Amazon opens to cash payments. The new ‘Pay at the nearest store’ service allows you to pay cash orders at no additional cost in one of the 4,300 Western Union locations and then receive the package at your preferred address. The money must be delivered, informs the Seattle giant, within 48 hours from the order, presenting the code received by e-mail. “We are always looking for ways to simplify our customers’ lives” they explain from Amazon Italia to Adnkronos. “In this case we also wanted to open to those who, for the most varied reasons, they do not have access to an electronic credit or debit card, and prefer to pay in cash“.
However, not all purchases can be paid for in cash. You will not be able to buy Amazon Warehouse products, that is used or returned with open packaging, temporal promotions such as lightning and top offers, digital products such as e-books and mp3s, subscriptions such as Prime, Prime free trial, Prime for students, purchases made with ‘One-Click’ mode and, of course, with Amazon.co.uk Gift Vouchers. Items ordered with next day delivery or scheduled deliveries are also ineligible as’ Pay in cash at the nearest Point of Sale ‘, explain from Jeff Bezos’ creature, is only available for items ordered with standard shipping or express if more than one day.