How does that work? I sell random items on eBay and I'm not seeing that
Home Depot free delivery
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HD's prices match Amazon most of the time. Free delivery, like Amazon, only you don't need to pay to join the site (like Amazon Prime).
Yesterday, I ordered a $10 tool, and it was delivered by UPS. They can't be making much of anything on that sale.
I saw the free delivery on some large and heavy pavers stones. I need about a dozen of these, but they only deliver for free on four pieces. Not sure I want to make multiple orders of four each. That seems like abuse. Haven't decided yet, though.
Yesterday, I ordered a $10 tool, and it was delivered by UPS. They can't be making much of anything on that sale.
I saw the free delivery on some large and heavy pavers stones. I need about a dozen of these, but they only deliver for free on four pieces. Not sure I want to make multiple orders of four each. That seems like abuse. Haven't decided yet, though.
I sell you a bolt. You pay me $5 for the bolt. I log onto Home Depot and have them ship the bolt to your house. Home Depot charges me $2 for the bolt, I pocket $2.50 after eBay fees.
Ahh, you are drop shipping. Not shipping your own product. Makes sense now. Thanks!
I have used and enjoyed the convenience of HD free shipping to my house. Was looking at Lowes last night. Wanted to buy a $23 light switch timer and have it shipped. Lowes requires $45 for free shipping. Got it on Amazon instead.
This is a business decision and it is the management's job to find a way to do it.
Target does free ship if you use their credit card and that's on top of their 5% off.
Amazon does it if you order above $35.
Same for Walmart.
Either they have to get efficient like the other guys, or ask for the same deal from their vendors to pay for it.
Target does free ship if you use their credit card and that's on top of their 5% off.
Amazon does it if you order above $35.
Same for Walmart.
Either they have to get efficient like the other guys, or ask for the same deal from their vendors to pay for it.
Why would customer buy from you instead of HD directly then?
Make a profit?
They lose money in your case.
They are desperatley trying to stave off Amazon and Walmart from eating their lunch.
IMO.
They lose money in your case.
They are desperatley trying to stave off Amazon and Walmart from eating their lunch.
IMO.
eBay is easy. People don’t always have time to scour the internet.
Until problem arise like you need to return something that doesn't work right.
Return through eBay.
Well and actually WM and Amazon are nervous about DoorDash, Uber Eats etc
There's a weird rush in the market for EVERY "major" retailer to offer free delivery from store of just about anything. It's great for the consumer right now but this will settle out in some way. The only thing that would make it sustainable long term is perfecting drone deliveries, or maybe self driving cars with lockboxes or something: enter code at the curb to retrieve your stuff.
Also, in cities I get it. But I'm in BFE rural CO and they're (WM and HD) delivering out here. I think rural customers will be dropped once the panic subsides. I mean I'm not @Chris142 where the whole of California shows up to party
HD relies on private/independent drivers to make these home deliveries. In my experience, whenever I order something that costs so little, it never actually gets delivered because no driver is interested to take that job, unless they also have another more lucrative delivery nearby, so it just keeps getting rescheduled to the following day, every day, until the customer gives up and either cancels the order or goes into the store and picks it up himself.
Amazon's "Airborne Fulfillment Center" (AFC) patent, granted in 2017, details a high-altitude airship (approx. 45,000 feet) that acts as a flying warehouse, launching drones to deliver packages in minutes. This "mothership" concept uses smaller shuttles to replenish inventory, allowing for rapid, energy-efficient deliveries in crowded urban areas.Well and actually WM and Amazon are nervous about DoorDash, Uber Eats etc
There's a weird rush in the market for EVERY "major" retailer to offer free delivery from store of just about anything. It's great for the consumer right now but this will settle out in some way. The only thing that would make it sustainable long term is perfecting drone deliveries, or maybe self driving cars with lockboxes or something: enter code at the curb to retrieve your stuff.
Also, in cities I get it. But I'm in BFE rural CO and they're (WM and HD) delivering out here. I think rural customers will be dropped once the panic subsides. I mean I'm not @Chris142 where the whole of California shows up to party
Makes me think of the overhead ship thing in the big screen Aeon Flux!