[MayflowerMadam]

That’s what we do — collect enough items in the cart that are tagged as free shipping by Amazon totaling $49. (Not all items fall into that category.) We regularly get our pet food there, coffee K-cups on “subscribe and save”, vitamins, some electronics, linens, and varied other items.

I’m considering Prime, though, for streaming and the obvious shipping savings over time.

[daniel1212]

Some good buys w/ Free shipping on orders over 49.00:

2 of Black Gorilla Tape 1.88 In. x 35 Yd., One Roll $8.67

Liquid Nails LN903 10-Ounce Heavy-Duty Liquid Nails Construction Adhesive $2.48

Used from Amazon warehouse, HP Officejet Pro 8100 Wireless Color Inkjet Printer 68.28 (buy 5-PK 950XL 951 XL for HP OfficeJet Pro 8100 8600 Series on Ebay for US $11.93 Free shipping. Black carts hold over 50ml ink-2300 pages @ 5% coverage)

[goldstategop]

For Prime, the streaming video is worth signing up.

If you only want to watch streaming videos, you can do for $8.99 a month.