SMALL ITEMS
When you need only a single pot of lip balm or pack of hair ties, don’t count on Amazon. You have to buy $25 worth of merchandise to throw in an “add-on item” (small products Amazon is willing to ship only with larger items to keep costs down). The same problem rears its head when it comes to smaller quantities of household goods or food.
You have to be a Prime member to get access to these items through Prime Pantry. Even then, you have to pay a monthly charge for free Prime Pantry shipping, or a flat shipping fee of $8 an order.
