May 6, 2024
People in Cambridge Bay pay as much as $30 to ship a $5 bottle of vitamins
A Cambridge Bay resident is urging Amazon Canada to make the free shipping that’s included with Amazon Prime memberships available to people who live in remote communities.
Krista Matthews started a Change.org petition to that effect on April 26. As of Monday morning, it had 2,424 signatures.
She said many people in the North are dependent on Amazon Prime for necessities including food, clothing, vitamins and other items that are unavailable or unaffordable locally.