--- title: Amazon Is Giving Some Prime Members $10 to Pick up Their Own Orders description: To cut down on shipping costs, Amazon is offering $10 credits to Amazon Prime subscribers to pick up their own orders at some locations. authors: - name: Brenden Rearick role: Reporter url: https://money.com/author/brenden-rearick/ bio: Brenden Rearick is a former reporter at Money who specialized in covering breaking news and enterprise stories about credit cards, real estate, investing, and personal finance trends. education: University of Pittsburgh, BA at_money_since: 2023 articles: 133 covers: - Professional Services - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology former_staff: true editors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Professional Services - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2023-05-10T14:56:27.000Z' modified: '2024-01-10T12:51:19.000Z' section: Professional Services tags: - News word_count: 503 canonical: https://money.com/amazon-prime-offer-10-dollars-pickup/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** Money may earn a commission when you click on the products and services below. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine where and how they appear. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/) about how we make money. ![Amazon pickup location](https://img.money.com/2023/05/News-Amazon-Pickup.jpg) You might be able to save some money on your next Amazon Prime order. The catch? You’ll have to be your own delivery driver. [Amazon](https://money.com/how-to-buy-amazon-stock/) is always looking to cut down on operating costs, and one tactic the company is reportedly exploring is incentivizing customers to pick up their own orders. The move might be paving the way for a major change to its return policies, too. According to a [*Reuters* report](https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-offers-shoppers-10-pick-up-purchases-it-targets-delivery-costs-2023-05-08/) published on Monday, Amazon has been offering select users who place orders of $25 the option to earn $10 by going to pick-up locations to receive their purchases. The special deal has become public slowly over the last few days, with an undisclosed number of random Prime subscribers receiving the offer via email. Pick-up locations include both Amazon-branded retail locations like Amazon Fresh stores and Amazon-owned businesses like Whole Foods, as well as partner retailers such as Kohl’s. It's worth noting that Amazon did not formally publicly announce this deal, and it isn't an official option for everybody, even Prime subscribers. Amazon did not respond to Money's request for comment prior to publishing. ## Amazon and "free" shipping Amazon's new offer comes at a time when many retail businesses are re-strategizing, especially when it comes to shipping. Amazon [beat expectations](https://ir.aboutamazon.com/news-release/news-release-details/2023/Amazon.com-Announces-First-Quarter-Results/) with its Q1 earnings report, reeling in over $124 billion in revenue even as inflation ravaged customers’ wallets. At the same time, though, the company has been suffering a spending crisis. Its operating margin — a measure of the costs of business relative to revenue — was a low 3.7%. In Q1 of 2022, one of the company's best ever by revenue, this operating margin was 6.7%. Simply put, Amazon's operating costs are much higher than they once were. The rising costs to accommodate “free” shipping among online retailers has much to do with these low margins. Shipping rates have steadily risen, and retailers that offer free shipping have reckoned with the growing expenses in a number of ways. Earlier this year, Amazon introduced new fees for grocery orders under $150, and in in 2022 it increased the [yearly cost for its Prime subscription](https://money.com/save-amazon-prime-price-increase-2022/) from [$119 to $139](https://money.com/is-amazon-prime-worth-it/). The $10 pick-up incentive consumers are starting to see is certainly one new way for Amazon to try and reduce transportation costs. But, as *Reuters* reported, it’s also a way for the company to begin changing the way it processes returns. Shipping consultant Dean Maciuba, who spoke with the outlet, speculated that the company is likely trying to train customers to pick up and return items to access points in the same manner other companies like FedEx are doing. In April, Amazon unveiled plans to [charge fees](https://money.com/amazon-returns-fee-ups-store/) to customers who make certain returns through third-party shippers rather than dropping them off at nearby Amazon checkpoints. [Retail Therapy? 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