To be fair, Amazon Fresh originally cost $15 per month in addition to any Amazon Prime membership fees you were paying - it was only in October 2019 that the two services became bundled together. We’re introducing a service fee on some Amazon Fresh delivery orders to help keep prices low in our online and physical grocery stores as we better cover grocery delivery costs and continue to enable offering a consistent, fast, and high-quality delivery experience. In an email sent out to Prime customers on Friday, Amazon offered an explanation to customers, claiming - without a hint of irony - that these new rates will “help keep prices low” in its online and physical stores. Totals ranging from $50 to $100 will cost an additional $7, while anything lower than that will incur a whopping $10 delivery surcharge. For orders between $100 and $150, you’ll be charged a $4 fee.

This is in addition to the $15 per month or $140 per year customers already pay for a Prime membership, which is required to access the grocery delivery service in the first place. Beginning February 28, Amazon will charge scaling delivery fees on Fresh orders totaling less than $150.

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