Amazon Prime does not apply to the upper 2 states (Hawaii and Alaska) but you can still get super saver shipping on a huge range of goods. Thus Amazon is really the first port of call in any online shopping expedition around here.
The reason for this is that most other online merchants only ship FedEx or UPS, and their Hawaii/Alaska rates are just insane - easily exceeding the cost of whatever it is you are buying in most circumstances. Because Amazon uses USPS (as well as a service called ParcelPool), even when you want to pay for shipping in order to have a faster delivery they are still a better option.
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Amazon Prime does not apply to the upper 2 states (Hawaii and Alaska) but you can still get super saver shipping on a huge range of goods. Thus Amazon is really the first port of call in any online shopping expedition around here.
The reason for this is that most other online merchants only ship FedEx or UPS, and their Hawaii/Alaska rates are just insane - easily exceeding the cost of whatever it is you are buying in most circumstances. Because Amazon uses USPS (as well as a service called ParcelPool), even when you want to pay for shipping in order to have a faster delivery they are still a better option.