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Amazon offers same-day shipping to selected cities (none in California)

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In anticipation of the holidays, Amazon.com has unwrapped a same-day delivery service to recipients in seven U.S cities. Local express delivery will be available in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Seattle and Washington, D.C., according to the company, and will soon be extended to Chicago, Indianapolis and Phoenix.

So what’s wrong with California? Amazon has overlooked our sunny cities filled with deep-pocketed consumers ready to satiate their shopping cravings. On the bright side, perhaps the exclusion is tacit acknowledgment of Californians’ ability to plan.

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According to Amazon, ‘Now, if a customer needs a last-minute present for a birthday or wants a copy of their book club book before the weekend starts, they can order from Amazon instead of the hassle of a last-minute trip to the mall.’

The service costs $5.99 per item for Amazon Prime members. For others, charges depend on the price of the purchase.

-- Melissa Rohlin

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