According to that remark, if Amazon does not collect delivery costs, it may raise supermarket prices. However, consumers will wind up paying more anyhow – many people can’t afford its $150 minimum demand these days, and those who can not be able to eat all they purchased before the food goes bad or is no longer, well, fresh. Amazon has begun informing customers about the increased service prices through email, and some social media users are pointing out how absurd the price increase for free shipping is.
Customers, particularly those on the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), have grown to depend on Amazon Fresh for food delivery since the epidemic began. Persons with SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) debit cards may purchase via Fresh even if they do not have a Prime membership, making it an excellent (and in some instances, the only) alternative for people with disabilities. However, they would now have to pay an additional fee on top of their purchase. According to Amazon, they will be unable to use their EBT cards to pay for the delivery price and will be required to offer another form of payment.
