Amazon Grocery

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Last month Amazon.com announced that Amazon Grocery is now available for their Affiliates to promote online.

There have been shopping and delivery services online for awhile now, but unfortunately none that were available in my area. So when I got the email as an Amazon Affiliate, I thought "Hey! That means I can order groceries online now!"

The best part about it (besides the fact that it's available in my area!) is that all grocery orders qualify for their Free Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. What a deal!

I just noticed too that there is a $10 coupon off orders of $49 or more. (The code is GROCERY2 when you check out, in case you dont see it on your screen)

I can see where this might do really well if you have a cooking or recipe site, or a site that targets women or parents. I'm not sure what the payout is for Affilites, but I assume it is similar to their commission structure on other products. And I assume that you earn commission on ANY order placed at Amazon.com if a visitor clicks through to Amazon Grocery and then purchases books or other types of products.

I'm curious - what are your thoughts on Amazon Grocery? Have you checked it out... Are you using it yourself... Are you promoting this on any of your sites? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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  1. Jen says
    July 21, 2006 at 9:42 am

    I have not yet started promoting Amazon Grocery but I might in the future. I'm sort of known as a deal-hunter and coupon queen among everyone who knows me so it might be difficult for me to trade savings for convenience, but I can see how busy families might find this an interesting resource.

    In our area, we have two companies that deliver groceries that can be ordered online, but I haven't used them yet. I see the trucks all the time, so I know it's popular, so this might be a great way to earn commissions on regular, recurring sales if that's how Amazon plans to pay commissions to affiliates. If it was a persistent cookie that could pretty much assure that I would get paid for subsequent sales I would jump on it in a heartbeat, but I'm not sure if that's the case. Does anyone know?

    Jen

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  2. Lynn Terry says
    July 21, 2006 at 12:26 pm

    I was just looking through Amazons 'Associates Central' and it doesnt say anything specifically about Amazon Grocery, but the general answer to that question was this:

    You earn referral fees on any qualifying items placed in a customer's Shopping Cart within 24 hours of their arrival at Amazon.com via your Associates link. However, this 24-hour window closes once the customer submits his order or reenters Amazon.com through another Associate's link. Once the window is closed, you will not earn referral fees on any subsequent purchases. However, if the customer then returns to Amazon.com through one of your Associates links, this opens a new 24-hour window.
    It is of course possible that a customer may arrive at Amazon.com via your Associates link, add an item to his Shopping Cart, and then leave Amazon.com without placing an order. As long as the item was added to the customer's Shopping Cart during this 24-hour window, you will still earn a referral fee if the order is placed before the Shopping Cart expires (usually after 90 days). The referral fee will not be credited to your Associates account until the customer has purchased the item, accepted delivery, and remitted full payment to Amazon.com.

    I assume the payout is the same as the other product lines (starting at 4% and going as high as 8.5%) - unless anyone knows different? Surely they would have made it clear in the email or on the site if it was different...

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  3. Teli Adlam says
    July 22, 2006 at 11:39 am

    While I can't say anything about the affiliate program (haven't started promoting it), I can say something about the actual process.

    When I first discovered Amazon had a grocery section (i.e. the gourmet foods section), I tested it out by purchasing some Edamame from Gristedes. Then, when I discovered the new grocery section with free Amazon Prime shipping (by accident), I knew I was in heaven...sort of.

    If you browse around the grocery section, you'll probably notice that it's equivalent to shopping at a store like Costco or Sams Club. The items you purchase there are in bulk...that can be good (if you're like me and really hate going out for toilet paper or detergent every other week), or it can be bad if you're only looking for a single portion of something.

    So far, it's been helpful for me...ordered my favourite toilet paper, paper towels, and detergent in massive quantities so I won't even need to worry about them for another 6 months. It arrived quickly (2-day shipping free with Amazon Prime) and in good condition.

    I should admit, though, that I haven't tried to order any food stuffs yet. My next order will probably be for a huge box of Luna protein bars and Stash tea. 😀

    ~ Teli

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  4. Ellen C Braun says
    July 25, 2006 at 5:12 pm

    I am excited to promote this on my parenting site!

    Anyone promote the grocery yet?

    Lynn, did your food arrive well?

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  5. Lynn Terry says
    July 25, 2006 at 11:14 pm

    I havent actually ordered anything yet. Looking around on the site, I was disappointed to find that the image was a bit misleading - you cant buy individual items like it shows in the picture. Instead, it's more like Amway in that you buy in bulk quantity.

    This could be great for some things, obviously - and if you had room to store the boxes.

    It seems to me that if Amazon can send you ONE music cd... then they can just as easily send you ONE package of Oreo's 😛

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