Amazon Prime

This is pretty slick: Amazon is offering a new program called Amazon Prime. For $79/year, you get free two-day shipping on most items, and you get overnight shipping for $3.99 per item (I think, and hope, they mean “per order” and not per item, but the terms are unclear; the wording here makes it sound like it really is per-item). Considering how much stuff we order from Amazon, this is a great deal for our family. You’re allowed to share the program with four family members who live in the same household; considering that FedEx and UPS often drop our packages at Mom and Dad’s, or vice versa, I think we qualify.