# Amazon offers shoppers $10 to pick up purchases as it targets delivery costs
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2023-05-09
Category: Uncategorized
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Meta Title: Amazon Offers $10 to Pick Up Purchases, Targets Delivery
Meta Description: Amazon is offering $10 to customers to pick up purchases at select locations, cutting delivery costs and encouraging direct returns to reduce expenses.
URL: https://financedigest.com/amazon-offers-shoppers-10-to-pick-up-purchases-as-it-targets-delivery-costshtml

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By Lisa Baertlein

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Amazon.com is offering customers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than have it shipped to a home address, as the e-commerce giant joins other retailers in racing to slash costs for home delivery and returns amid slack consumer demand.

Amazon over the last few days has emailed an unknown number of Prime subscribers offering them $10 to retrieve an order of $25 or more at company pickup points at locations such as Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh or Kohl’s stores.

Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Upstate New York-based shipping consultant Dean Maciuba was among the [customers who received the offer](https://www.financedigest.com/improving-customer-experience-through-broadening-your-mobile-offering.html "Improving customer experience through broadening your mobile offering").

Increasing use of Amazon pickup points would help the company bypass costly residential [package dropoffs and is “a huge opportunity](https://www.financedigest.com/quad-flat-no-lead-packaging-market-huge-growth-opportunity-between-2017-2027.html "Quad-Flat-No-Lead Packaging Market Huge Growth Opportunity between 2017-2027") for Amazon to reduce the cost of delivery,” Maciuba said.

It also helps train [consumers to tender returns directly to the company](https://www.financedigest.com/more-than-twice-as-many-consumers-trust-customer-reviews-over-companies-themselves-according-to-research-from-smart-money-people.html "More than twice as many consumers trust customer reviews over companies themselves according to research from Smart Money People"), he said.

Amazon separately has started charging some [customers a $1 fee if they return packages via a United Parcel Service](https://www.financedigest.com/fiserv-survey-shows-digital-services-key-to-customer-loyalty.html "Fiserv Survey Shows Digital Services Key to Customer Loyalty") store when there is an Amazon pickup/return location closer to their delivery address, a change first reported by The Information news site.

[Shipping companies](https://www.financedigest.com/shipping-companies-feel-the-heat-as-investors-shun-coal.html "Shipping companies feel the heat as investors shun coal") UPS and FedEx have encouraged customers to use so-called access points, particularly in rural areas where delivering to far-flung addresses can be cost-prohibitive.

Amazon worked for years to train consumers to [expect fast](https://www.financedigest.com/demand-for-fast-transit-of-logged-woods-from-forests-to-stock-areas-is-expected-to-result-in-higher-demand-for-forwarders.html "Demand for Fast Transit of Logged Woods From Forests to Stock Areas Is Expected To Result In Higher Demand For Forwarders"), no-fee deliveries and returns. As the company [tightens its belt](https://www.financedigest.com/ocado-retail-cuts-outlook-as-britons-tighten-belts.html "Ocado Retail cuts outlook as Britons tighten belts") after a period of explosive growth, it has made numerous moves to reduce delivery-related costs across the company.

Amazon late last [year hiked the price](https://www.financedigest.com/world-food-prices-rise-for-first-time-in-a-year-fao.html "World food prices rise for first time in a year- FAO") of its annual Prime subscription that includes free shipping benefits by $20 to $139. It also has raised minimum order thresholds for free grocery delivery, encouraged customers to have all of their packages delivered on a designated [day of the week](https://www.financedigest.com/transitioning-into-a-4-day-week.html "Transitioning into a 4 day week"), and expanded speedier same-day parcel delivery with a fee for orders under $25.

(Reporting by Lisa Baertlein in [Los Angeles; Editing by Sandra Maler)](https://www.financedigest.com/patsnap-circumnavigates-northern-hemisphere-with-launch-of-los-angeles-office.html "PatSnap circumnavigates northern hemisphere with launch of Los Angeles office")


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