Did you ever imagine that there will be a time when all your grocery items will be delivered to your doorsteps just by clicking a few tabs on your mobile phone or your laptop? Well, welcome to the future because Amazon has made it all possible for you to manage your grocery shopping from the comforts of your home. Where you were once shopping for books, clothes, and electronics, you can now shop for your home utilities from groceries to sanitary products without going to the store. In this article, we will see about ‘What Is Amazon Prime Pantry?’.
What Is Amazon Prime Pantry?
Amazon Prime Pantry is an online store where you can buy your essentials, household items, etc. You don’t necessarily have to be a prime member to buy items from Amazon Pantry. But for people who have prime membership of Amazon, the delivery charges are none if they buy anything above $35.
Whereas, for non-prime members, Amazon charges delivery charges of $5.99 every time they make an order, no matter how much it costs. Amazon Pantry delivers mostly non-perishable items such as canned food and any other household item from baby diapers to toothpaste. It also has coupons to help you save more money.
Details
Amazon Pantry delivers the Pantry items separately and not with the regular goods you order from Amazon, even if they are from Prime. The Pantry delivers all the items in a single carton which can hold up to 45 pounds or four cubic feet, whichever happens first.
Amazon Pantry tracks the weight of the items and how much space they will occupy within the box. You can shop accordingly. It will show you when the capacity of the box is complete, and it is the time to check out.
You can get a Prime Pantry supplement subscription to save the delivery charges. This subscription will cost you $4.99 on top of your Prime membership. Once you get a supplement membership, all orders above $10 will be free.
Amazon Pantry only delivers the items which are listed in the Pantry section. The delivery of the other items will be like the usual Amazon delivery, even if the items are bought together. Amazon Pantry delivers the box in one to four business days.
How to Use Amazon Pantry?
Amazon’s aim has always been to make shopping more convenient and bring the market to the comforts of your house. Therefore, using Amazon Prime Pantry is super easy.
- First, you need to go to the website of Amazon or the app on your phone or laptop.
- If you already have a Prime membership, good for you. If you do not, you can get it for $119 for a year or $13 for a month.
- Now go to the home page of Amazon and click on the “All” gray colored bar near the search bar.
- Scroll down the list and select “Prime Pantry” and Amazon shows a list of all the items in the Pantry.
- You can also shop for Pantry items the usual way you shop for things on Amazon. The items from the Pantry have an icon below their price indicating that they are from the Pantry.
- Once the items are selected, you can check out and go to the billing page. Amazon tells you how much of the box is occupied. You can continue with whatever payment option you are comfortable with, and your order will be placed.
Limitations of Amazon Prime Pantry
Though Amazon Prime Pantry helps you get groceries home delivered, it comes with its own set of limitations; a few of them are:
- Amazon Pantry uses ground delivery, so it can only deliver in “contiguous states of the US”. It doesn’t ship goods to Alaska, Hawaii, or Canada.
- It can only ship to residential or business addresses and no other address where Amazon can otherwise readily deliver.
- Even though we are talking about grocery shopping, it can stock a limited number of food items. The ones that are tinned or canned and are non-perishable.
- It does not deliver luxury goods. It only sells regular brands. You might be disappointed by Pantry if you are brand specific.
- This shopping platform is made for your convenience, but it comes with a cost price. Since it brings the market to you, it costs a little extra. So, if you are thinking of saving money, you are highly mistaken. If anything, you are spending extra.
Amazon Pantry Delivery
Amazon Pantry only uses ground shipping methods which limit its delivery to many places. It can be delivered in all states of the US, except Alaska and Hawaii. Unlike Amazon Prime, Pantry does not guarantee a two-day shipment of the order.
It can take around four business days to deliver the box. The size of the box is usually huge, and therefore, they must stick to the ground shipping methods. They do not deliver at all addresses, like Amazon lockers or P.O. addresses.
Amazon does not use a third party to sell its items for Pantry. Involving a third party for grocery delivery might delay the time. The third party might not have all the items available since Pantry delivers all the goods in a single box, it would be time-consuming to collect all the things and then deliver them.
It would be difficult for Amazon to track the goods and make sure that the customer is satisfied with what they have received. Therefore, all the items ordered on Pantry are delivered by Amazon’s stores and not by other sellers.
Conclusion
Amazon Prime Pantry might not be as cheap as you expect Amazon Prime services to be; nonetheless, it can be of great help for people who find grocery shopping a burden. If you live in the suburban areas and have to travel some distance every week to get your essentials, then paying a little extra price to get things home delivered is the right thing for you. For mothers with newborn babies or toddlers, it can be a great help.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q.1) Is Amazon Prime Pantry worth the price?
Ans. Amazon Prime Pantry can be a little more expensive than the market prices. But to pay a little extra to get doorstep delivery is worth paying those extra bucks. You can also get coupons to save extra money once you start using Pantry regularly.
Q.2) Can I get a student discount on Amazon Pantry?
Ans. Amazon gives students a 50% discount through the ‘Prime for Students Program’. You can use this for four years or until you graduate from college. This way you can get a discount on Amazon Prime Pantry as well.
Q.3) What is the point of Amazon Pantry?
Ans. Amazon Pantry is for your benefit. You can order home essentials the way you buy them from the store from the comfort of your house. You can buy regular-sized things. They do not have to be in a bulk.
Q.4) How do I get free delivery with Amazon Pantry?
Ans. If you are new to the Amazon shopping family, then your first delivery on Amazon will be free. It doesn’t matter whether you have a Prime membership or not.
