Amazon can already deliver your packages fast but that’s about to get even faster with the launch of Prime Free Same-Day service so Prime members can receive their orders in as little as five hours at no extra cost.
There are now three new delivery windows for Prime members in Sydney and Melbourne – overnight delivery, afternoon same-day delivery and evening same-day delivery.
Customers can choose any of these delivery windows for eligible orders over $49.
So that means it’s possible to order a product before bedtime and see it on your doorstep before 8am or order before breakfast to have it by the afternoon or order at lunch time and have it by the evening.
This new service expands Amazon’s existing Prime Free Same-Day Service and can be used to purchase a huge number of eligible products across categories like everyday essentials, small appliances and electronics, home and kitchen, beauty, books, toys, shoes and clothes and much more.
There are more than 1 million products available to customers in Sydney while customers in Melbourne have access to more than half a million items.
To launch the new Amazon Prime Free Same-Day Service, Amazon teamed up with some of the Aussie gold medallists from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games including swimmer Cam McEvoy, weightlifter Eileen Sikamatana and gymnast Jesse Moore to bring overnight deliveries to Prime members across Sydney and Melbourne.
To find eligible items for Prime Free Same Day Delivery. Customers need to look for items marked with Prime Delivery and available delivery time slots on the individual product detail pages within the Amazon app or on the website.
These include:
– Overnight Delivery — “Get it overnight”, “Prime Overnight” or “Get it Tomorrow by
8am”. Order by 10pm and it’s at your door between 4am and 8am, ready before
work or the school run. Overnight deliveries are left quietly at your designated safe
location without knocking or ringing the doorbell, so you can wake up to your order
without being disturbed.
– Afternoon Same-Day Delivery — “Fastest Delivery: Today” or “Get it Today by
6pm”. Order by 8am and receive it between 2pm and 6pm. Order over breakfast, get
it by the afternoon.
– Evening Same-Day Delivery — “Get it Today by 10pm”. Order by 12 noon and
receive it between 5pm and 10pm. Order over lunch, get it by bedtime.
“Speed and convenience have always been at the heart of our delivery investment in Australia,” says Arno Lenior, Director of Prime for Amazon Australia.
“We’re seeing more demand from customers for delivery options that fit around their lives, not the other way around.
“Many Prime members already enjoy Same-Day delivery by 10pm, but today we’re going
further by introducing new afternoon, evening, and overnight delivery windows on a huge selection of products.
“This is a step change in what Australians can expect from online delivery – and it comes at no extra cost for Prime members on eligible orders over $49.
“We designed these windows around real life — whether it’s ordering a birthday present
before bed and finding it at your door by morning, or grabbing a replacement skincare
product at lunch and having it by evening.
“Customers now have the speed, selection and flexibility to shop on their own terms. We’re continuing to invest heavily in our Australian delivery network, and our ambition is to bring this experience to more Prime members across the country.”
Amazon is also launching another service for Prime members called Amazon Day, which is a delivery option that lets users choose a specific day of the week to receive their eligible orders in one delivery.
This gives customers more control over when their packages will arrive to make it easier to plan around their busy schedules and to ensure someone is home to receive the items.
Amazon aims to expand delivery areas and product selection to more Australian Prime members to allow them to access more products even faster.
Amazon has invested more than $35 billion across all its businesses in Australia since 2011.
These include investments that improve the delivery experience for customers.
Amazon Australia, between 2024 and 2027, will have invested $1.6 billion, opening five new operational sites and creating an additional 4,000 jobs once fully operational.
In Australia Amazon has now eight fulfilment centres and 12 logistics sites.
