Martin Lewis' MSE issues £35 warning to anybody who gets Amazon deliveries

Amazon has increased the minimum amount you have to spend to qualify for free deliveries from £25 to £35. If you shop at Amazon and don't have a Prime membership, you now need to spend at least £35 to get your order delivered for free.

Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert team warned: "The online retail giant has quietly upped its minimum spend for free delivery from £25." It added: "Amazon has blamed the increase – which we were first alerted to by users of the MoneySavingExpert.com Forum – on "a number of external factors influencing shipping costs"."

There is a way to avoid paying the increased cost, by ordering an item to be collected from a "Pickup Location" or an Amazon locker. Amazon Prime members get free delivery on most orders, although they have to pay £1.99 for same-day delivery orders that come under £20.

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Amazon Prime membership costs £8.99 a month or £95 a year. If same-day delivery is available for that Prime item, you normally need to place your order before midday to get your package by 10pm. The fee for customers who are not Prime members is £5.99.

An Amazon spokesperson told The Sun: "There are a number of external factors influencing shipping costs right now. We are constantly innovating and working to bring more value to our customers, and customers who are not Prime members will receive free shipping on all orders above £35.

"Prime members will continue to benefit from unlimited fast, free One-Day Delivery on millions of items regardless of order value.” Orders that include £10 or more of eligible books still qualify for free delivery. MSE explained: "If you're buying books dispatched by Amazon, the minimum spend for free delivery remains at £10 for now.

"This means if your order includes £10 or more-worth of books dispatched by Amazon, all other items from Amazon in the order will be dispatched for free too."