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		kenrikm on Jan 17, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon Wants to Ship Your Package Before You Buy I... The benefit I see with this is they can snail mail it to the local hub so total shipping costs would be lower for Amazon when you do actually order the product even if you're using Prime.

gonzo on Jan 18, 2014 [–]

Snail mail is not cheaper than truck freight or rail, in the aggregate.

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