Update: Amazon has dropped the threshold for free shipping back down to $25 since this post was written.

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Amazon was the first online retailer to find a way to make money and build a sustainable Internet-based business, and today they are the largest online retailer in the world. And they are also my favorite online retailer, for a couple of reasons:

1 – They offer extremely competitive prices on virtually everything they sell (and they sell virtually everything!).

2 – They offer free shipping on orders that meet the requirements of their Super Saver shipping program.  [Read more…]