What if your Amazon orders showed up in just 30 minutes?
For Philadelphians, that’s the promise of Amazon’s new delivery service, bringing food and household essentials straight to their doors in record time.
The company shared in a news release that it is now testing “Amazon Now,” its 30-minute or less delivery service in parts of Seattle, Washington, and the City of Brotherly Love.
With this new “ultra-fast delivery” service, customers can shop from a wide selection of items, including milk, eggs, fresh produce, toothpaste, cosmetics, pet treats, diapers, paper products, electronics, seasonal items, over-the-counter medicines, chips, dips, and more.
Amazon said it is using smaller fulfillment sites to cut delivery time, and has strategically placed them close to where Philadelphia-area customers live and work.
“This approach prioritizes the safety of employees picking and packing orders, reduces the distance delivery partners need to travel, and enables faster delivery times,” Amazon wrote in a statement.
If interested, customers can check the Amazon app and the homepage for the “30-Minute Delivery” option in the navigation bar.
Prime members get discounted delivery fees starting at just $3.99 per order, while non-Prime customers pay $13.99.