Amazon offers free shipping for light items

Seattle - Amazon.com continues tweaking its shipping policies. A week after offering free same-day delivery for members of its Amazon Prime loyalty program in select cities, the retailer is now offering all customers free shipping on lightweight items in a program called Fulfillment by Amazon Small and Light.



The eligible goods include cosmetics and mobile phone accessories. There is no minimum purchase requirement, and membership in Amazon Prime, which offers free shipping on all purchases, is not required.



Products that weigh eight ounces or less will be eligible. Free shipping will take four to eight days and orders will be fulfilled from a designated center in Florence, Kentucky. Most items that qualify for the free shipping program are sold by third-party Amazon Marketplace merchants.