Amazon Prime has announced a major change to its online supermarket orders.
Shoppers relying on Amazon Prime for speedy delivery of their Morrisons food shop are now facing a steep price hike.
According to an email sent to customers by the online retail giant, Prime customers will need to spend 50% more than they previously did to qualify for free two-hour delivery.
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The Mirror reports that Prime members currently have to spend £40 to qualify for the free, speedy shipping of their Morrisons groceries. But from June 19, that will rise to at least £60 to be eligible.
However, if shoppers don’t spend that much, they won’t have to fork out too much to get the two-hour offer, spending only £2 on the delivery.
In the email sent to Prime and Morrisons customers, Amazon said: "As of June 19, free two-hour delivery included with your Prime membership will be available when you spend £60 or more.
"Orders between £40 and £60 will be available within a two-hour window for just £2, and orders between £15 and £40 can be delivered within a two-hour window for £4."
But some disgruntled users were less than impressed with the change.
Barbara Sutton took to Twitter to say: “Email p***** me off-one from Amazon advising their free Morrison's delivery will not be available for orders under £60 now (previously £40)”.
Another user added: “The limit for free delivery from Morrisons via Amazon has gone up, as of June 19, from £40 to £60. So that'll be three tins of beans needed instead of two.”
But Amazon and Morrisons aren’t alone in changing the minimum amount customers need to spend to qualify for home delivery without paying more.
Tesco also recently upped the minimum basket value at the beginning of May.
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