{"id":29249,"date":"2017-07-06T11:41:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T18:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=29249"},"modified":"2017-07-06T11:50:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T18:50:31","slug":"amazon-launches-discounts-no-rush-shipping-battle-walmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/bens-bytes\/amazon-launches-discounts-no-rush-shipping-battle-walmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon launches more discounts for No-Rush Shipping to battle Walmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Being pushed out more aggressively as Prime Day inches closer, Amazon is stepping up additional discounts for Prime members by offering roughly identical discounts (compared to Walmart) for choosing the slowest shipping method. While\u00a0Amazon has offered promotional discounts for choosing slow shipping AFTER you complete a purchase, this new discount is\u00a0immediate at checkout.<\/p>\n

This move is likely designed to counter Walmart’s new anti-Amazon Prime program<\/a>\u00a0called the Pickup Discount. Walmart is essentially paying customers to completely avoid shipping and pickup the product at a local Walmart instead. This allows Walmart to save on shipping costs as resupply trucks that are already headed to a specific store can simply be loaded up with online orders.<\/p>\n

For instance, this\u00a0King-size Bed frame<\/a>\u00a0includes an additional $36 discount if you choose the slower no-rush shipping. You can find the discount listed beneath the pricing. That brings the price down to less than $30.<\/p>\n

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Over at Walmart, the retailer offers a similar discount<\/a> of $37 when choosing to pick up the item rather than have it shipped to your home. However, Walmart isn’t offering the additional discount on the frame’s price, only bringing the price down to $64 (identical to Amazon’s starting price).<\/p>\n

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At this time, there’s not an easy way to search Amazon for products that include an additional\u00a0No-Rush Shipping discount. If you are shopping on Walmart and come across the Pickup Discount, you may want to search Amazon for the same product.<\/p>\n

When you choose no-rush shipping on the Amazon Checkout page, it will look like this:<\/p>\n

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If you want to read all the details related to the promotion, the rules & regs can be found here<\/a>. Some of the more important ones are below:<\/p>\n