Amazon debuts same-day delivery

Mary Bruno

Mary Bruno Jun 27, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Amazon debuts same-day delivery</h1>
                <h2><p>Score one for instant gratification — that is, if you're an Amazon Prime member. Geekwire reports that our favorite hometown e-tailer launched a free, same-day delivery service today (Thursday). The luxury of buying pet food or a GoPro in the morning and having it on your doorstep that afternoon</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/mary-bruno-crosscut-com/">Mary Bruno</a></p> 
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            <p>Score one for instant gratification — that is, <em>if</em> you're an Amazon Prime member. Geekwire <a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2015/amazon-launches-free-same-day-delivery-for-prime-members-in-500-u-s-cities-including-seattle/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">reports</a> that our favorite hometown e-tailer launched a free, same-day delivery service today (Thursday). The luxury of buying pet food or a GoPro in the morning and having it on your doorstep that afternoon is reserved for the Amazon Prime crowd ($99 a year for a Prime membership). The day-of program will be available in 500 U.S. metro areas, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York, LA and, of course, Seattle. Orders over $35 ship free. Order by noon if you want your item by 9 p.m.</p>
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Score one for instant gratification — that is, if you're an Amazon Prime member. Geekwire reports that our favorite hometown e-tailer launched a free, same-day delivery service today (Thursday). The luxury of buying pet food or a GoPro in the morning and having it on your doorstep that afternoon is reserved for the Amazon Prime crowd ($99 a year for a Prime membership). The day-of program will be available in 500 U.S. metro areas, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York, LA and, of course, Seattle. Orders over $35 ship free. Order by noon if you want your item by 9 p.m.

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By Mary Bruno

Mary was Crosscut's Editor-in-Chief and Interim Publisher. In more than 25 years as a journalist, she has worked as a writer, editor and editorial director for a variety of print and web publications,