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> How do you handle things that are priced by weight? I assume they'll handle it the same way Amazon Prime Now seems to handle delivery from Whole Foods: it's
by sithadmin 7y ago
> How do you handle things that are priced by weight?
I assume they'll handle it the same way Amazon Prime Now seems to handle delivery from Whole Foods: it's a platform where weight doesn't actually matter.
I get insanely variable results when I have Whole Foods items delivered via Amazon Prime. 2 lbs of chicken breast might be as little as 1.2 lbs, or as much as 2.5 lbs. In either case, it's priced as 2.0 lbs. If you're savvy enough to weigh it and realize you've been stiffed, Amazon refunds the entire item, so it's a win for the consumer...I guess?
In general I find that my weight-based fruit/vegetable/meat/bulk bin item purchases via Prime Now slightly exceed whatever I actually requested and paid for, and Amazon never charges for delivering more than you initially requested. But maybe 1/8th of weight-based items will be drastically under-weight. I have a kitchen scale handy, so I always catch this and report it. Amazon has never failed to refund the full cost of the item, but I do wonder how many other consumers are never noticing that they've been scammed when Prime Now fails to deliver the weight that was paid for.