One reason Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is so successful is that a customer can buy just about anything from the company or one of its resellers. In fact, the total number of items available probably exceeds 300 million. That’s a lot of choice.
In addition to the range of items, prices vary from $0.01 to thousands of dollars. A lot of those items for sale for a penny also include shipping fees that provide some profit for the seller. For example, a butterfly-style corkscrew sells for a penny from one reseller who charges $4.99 for shipping the device. Wal-Mart sells a similar corkscrew online for $4.04 plus $5 shipping from a reseller of its own. The device costs $4.97 in the brick-and-mortar store.
We looked through some of Amazon’s departments and picked out 10 items that cost less than $10 and that could actually save a shopper some time and money at that price.
If you like to wax your own car, for example, you might consider a package of eight microfiber applicators (MIC_292_08) sold by Amazon for $9.99. You can save 15% with a coupon, and shipping charges will apply unless your total order amounts to at least $49.
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A set of Samsung 3.5 mm stereo earbuds (EHS64WHT-6906) sells for $5.82 with the same shipping options.
A Bell Child Star Stars Multi-Sport Helmet (Chopper) sells for $5.18. This item is included in Amazon’s Add-on program and ships with qualifying orders of more than $25.
For those young soccer players, Challenger Teamwear Shin Guards (ASIN: B00GN2S2YA) sell for $2.75 and $9.45 in shipping from an Amazon reseller.
A package of two SKLZ reduced impact safety baseballs (FT-SAFBL-06) sells for $8.99 from Amazon and is subject to the company’s usual shipping costs.
A sleeve of three ATP World Tour regular duty tennis balls (ASIN: B00Q9CNVW2) is selling for $3.74 from a reseller. Shipping is free but there are only two left in stock.
The Master Lock self-coiling, four-foot coiling cable lock (8143D) sells for $5.98 from Amazon and comes with the usual shipping options.
For a little home improvement project, a set of 10 30 mm diamond shape crystal glass cabinet knobs (Hmxpls) sells for $8.70 from an Amazon reseller, but is shipped by Amazon with the usual options.
A camping must-have is a flashlight, and an Amazon reseller is offering a mini LED Torch 7-watt 300-lumens Cree Q5 LED flashlight with adjustable focus zoom (ASIN: B00HGTEOBY) for $5.99 and free shipping from the reseller.
Finally, for a closer look at stuff, an SE MZ101B helping hand with magnifying glass from Amazon for $6.94 with the add-on shipping option as well as the usual choices.
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