Amazon Prime doesn’t come cheap, but if you do a lot of online ordering and are interested in all the other features it offers, it’s absolutely worth $ 99 a year to get free two-day shipping. While Amazon’s prices aren’t always the cheapest, the guaranteed two-day shipping can usually balance things out. But it’s not the only online retailer offering this expedited service.
Amazon’s free two-day shipping applies to a vast majority of its items, and Amazon is upping its game in some areas, offering free same-day delivery. Other retailers, however, are catching up, offering free two-day (or faster) shipping as well, on a list that is constantly growing.
Who are the retailers giving Amazon a run for its money? Here they are in alphabetical order, with all the key details on what restrictions and options are available to customers.
1. Apple
Apple offers free two-day shipping on in-stock items and free next-day shipping on in-stock iPhones. You can tell which items are eligible for free two-day delivery when they are in your cart.
- Minimums: None.
- Exclusions: Customized Macs, engraved items, and orders paid for with financing or by bank transfer.
- Locations: Residents of Puerto Rico don’t get guaranteed two-day shipping, with the shipment taking anywhere from two to five days.
2. Backcountry
You have to spend at least $ 50 on items from outdoor gear retailer Backcountry to get free two-day shipping and purchases. According to the website, this is a limited time offer.
- Minimums: $ 50.
- Exclusions: Complete bikes, bike frames, bike wheels, travel cases, ABS airbag packs or cylinders, kayaks, SUP boards, surfboards, crash pads, cargo boxes, car racks, indoor cycles, rooftop tents, & all other freight items. Not valid on pre-orders or backorders.
- Locations: Contiguous United States.
3. Barnes and Noble
Barnes and Noble members get free 1 to 3 day shipping.
- Minimum: None.
- Exclusions: All items identified as eligible for Free Shipping will qualify for the Free Shipping program.
- Location: Contiguous US only. Members shipping to P.O. Boxes, APOs, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and US Protectorates get free delivery but without the 1 to 3 business day guarantee.
4. Best Buy
Best Buy offers members of their My Best Buy Elite Plus program free two-day shipping on qualifying purchases. To qualify, you must have $ 3,500 in purchases per calendar year. Best Buy does add the caveat that additional processing time may apply.
- Minimum: None.
- Exclusions: Large home delivery items, and other select items.
- Location: Excludes APO/FPO addresses.
5. Birchbox
Birchbox offers free next day delivery, but it doesn’t come cheap.
- Minimum: $ 150.
- Exclusions: Nail polish, perfumes, and aerosols.
- Locations: Contiguous United States. Excludes P.O. boxes and APO/FPO addresses.
6. Blue Nile
This jewelry retailer offers free two-day shipping on purchases over $ 500. Purchases over $ 1,000 get free next-day delivery. Orders over $ 1,000 require a signature upon delivery.
- Minimums: $ 500.
- Exclusions: None.
- Locations: Excludes P.O. box addresses.
7. Camp Saver
Camp Saver offers free two-day shipping on over 700 products, but be sure to use the coupon 2DAYAIR on checkout for the offer to apply.
- Minimums: $ 99.
- Exclusions: Only valid for select products and eligible products change continuously.
- Locations: Excludes Alaska, Hawaii, US Territories, and APO addresses.
8. Competitive Cyclist
This online cycling gear store offers free two-day shipping, but only during promotional periods.
- Minimum: $ 50.
- Exclusions: Bikes, bike frames, bike wheels, cargo boxes, car racks, indoor cycles, and all freight items.
- Locations: Excludes Alaska, Hawaii, US Territories, and P.O. boxes.
9. Costco
Costco offers its members free two-day shipping on select items. Orders must be placed by noon and they don’t offer weekend deliveries.
- Minimum: $ 75.
- Exclusions: Applies only to eligible non-perishable food and household supplies.
- Locations: Excludes Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
10. CVS
CVS offers free 1 to 4 day shipping on select non-prescription orders. You can also get free 1-2 day shipping on prescription orders that include at least one non-prescription store item selected from the list of qualifying items made available during the checkout process. Orders must be placed before 4 PM.
- Minimum: None.
- Exclusions: Hazardous materials including aerosols, aerosol inhalers, and flammable, volatile or corrosive materials like rubbing alcohol, astringents, fragrances, nail polish, and nail polish remover. Must include eligible products.
- Locations: Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and APO/FPO/DPO addresses.
11. Gear Coop
Outdoor gear retailer Gear Coop offers shoppers free two-day shipping.
- Minimum: $ 50.
- Exclusions: None.
- Locations: Contiguous United States. Excludes P.O. boxes, APO, FPO, and DPO addresses.
12. Home Depot
Home Depot offers free two-day shipping and free standard shipping on select items.
- Minimum: $ 45.
- Exclusions: Available for “thousands of in-demand home improvement items.”
- Locations: Excludes APO/FPO, P.O. Boxes, or US Territories.
13. Jet
Jet offers free two- to five-day shipping, and to qualify, orders must be placed by 2:00 PM in your time zone.
- Minimum: $ 35.
- Exclusions: Two-day shipping, in particular, applies to what Jet describes as “everyday essentials.” Everyday essentials include household products like cleaning products, pet supplies, and snacks, and are labeled. Some expensive items like some computer monitors are also available for free two-day shipping. Freight items are excluded.
- Locations: Contiguous United States.
14. Moosejaw
Moosejaw also offers free two-day shipping with a minimum purchase.
- Minimum: $ 49.
- Exclusions: Oversized or freight orders.
- Locations: US excluding Hawaii and Alaska.
15. Patagonia
To get free two-day shipping for Patagonia you have to place your order by 3PM ET.
- Minimum: $ 75.
- Exclusions:
- Locations: Physical addresses only. Delivery to Alaska and Hawaii may take three days. Not available for PO Box and APO/FPO addresses.
16. Ray-Ban
While you might not want to purchase sunglasses without trying them on first, eyewear retailer Ray-Ban offers across-the-board free 1-3 day shipping on all standard orders.
- Minimums: None.
- Exclusions: None.
- Locations: 50 US states and the District of Columbia. Residents of Hawaii and Alaska should allow additional time for delivery/. Excludes P.O. boxes.
17. Reverb
Online musical product marketplace Reverb offers free two-day shipping on a select list of products. Items ship within one business day.
- Minimums: None.
- Exclusions: Only available for select products.
- Locations: Continental US.
18. Shop Your Way
Like Amazon Prime, Shop Your Way offers a program with a membership-based option to get free two-day shipping. The program, Shop Your Way Max, is applicable on select items on the Shop Your Way website as well as K-Mart and Sears.
To get free shipping on qualifying items, you’ll have to sign up for an annual membership that costs $ 39, and comes with a few other perks including points and exclusive offers.
- Minimums: $ 59.
- Exclusions: Non-qualifying items, marketplace items, oversized or heavy items, and appliances. It also excludes the following types of products: furniture, paper towels, bath tissue, dog food, cat litter, and laundry detergent.
- Locations: Excludes P.O. boxes and US territories.
19. Sunglass Hut
Like Ray-Ban, Sunglass Hut offers free two-day shipping across the board. Orders must be placed before 2:00 PM EST. Free next-day shipping is also available on orders of $ 250 and over.
- Minimums: None.
- Exclusions: Premium Engraving orders.
- Locations: 50 US states. Excludes APO/FPO addresses and US territories.
20. Sephora
Like Amazon, Sephora does charge a little extra for free two-day shipping, but it’s only $ 15 for one year. You also get the option of a special overnight rate of $ 5.95.
- Minimums: None.
- Exclusions: Hazardous items (including aerosols and alcohol-based products).
- Locations: Contiguous United States (excludes Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, P.O. boxes, and APO/FPO addresses).
21. ShopRunner
Annual membership on ShopRunner costs $ 79 and gets you free two-day shipping on eligible items from a long list of retailers and brands, ranging from PetSmart to Neiman Marcus. Brands include Tory Burch, Tommy Hilfiger, Karl Lagerfeld, and Hugo Boss. Eligible items will feature the ShopRunner logo. World Mastercard and World Elite Mastercard holders don’t have to pay the $ 79 membership fee.
- Minimums: $ 25–$ 49.99 (some retailers will require a minimum purchase of $ 25, with Staples alone requiring a minimum purchase of $ 49.99).
- Exclusions: Non-qualifying items.
- Locations: Excludes shipments to a P.O. box or APO/FPO/DPO address. Eligible items will be delivered to Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, but not all regions can be reached in two business days.
22. Steve Madden
Steve Madden customers can get a special offer of free two-day shipping with a minimum. This offer can’t be combined with other offers.
- Minimums: $ 50.
- Exclusions: Non-qualifying items. Clearance items don’t qualify.
- Locations: Contiguous United States. Excludes Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Military bases.
23. Target
Target is the latest to get into the free two-day shipping game. There are some restrictions including either a $ 35 minimum purchase or the use of your Target REDCard. Target does the have the occasional promotion—for example, doing away with the minimum purchase during the holiday season.
- Minimums: $ 35.
- Exclusions: Items with freight charges, items fulfilled by Walmart.com Marketplace sellers, personalized items, eGift Cards, and any item not marked eligible on its product page.
- Locations: Item eligibility and assortment vary by market and are determined by the location of the item and the destination ZIP code.
24. Uniqlo
Clothing store Uniqlo offers free two-day shipping with orders placed by 12 PM EST.
- Minimums: $ 150.
- Exclusions: None.
- Locations: Excludes Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO/US territories, and PO box addresses.
25. Verizon Wireless
Phone provider Verizon offers free-two day shipping on orders placed from Monday to Friday by 8:00 PM ET.
- Minimums: $ 49 (if purchasing accessories only).
- Exclusions: None.
- Locations: Excludes Hawaii and Alaska.
26. Walmart
Walmart offers free two-day shipping on eligible items with the free two-day shipping logo. To get free shipping, you must place your order before 2:00 PM in your delivery time zone, but Walmart does say it will do its best to get you two-day shipping after the cutoff time.
- Minimums: $ 35.
- Exclusions: Applies only to items that are eligible for two-day shipping that are sold by Walmart and not a Marketplace seller.
- Locations: Excludes Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO addresses, and addresses in US territories. (They get free 3 to 5 day shipping on eligible orders over $ 35.)
27. Warehouse Sites
Several of the Warehouse sites offer free two-day shipping, but with some different restrictions. Running Warehouse offers free two-day shipping on all purchases regardless of price. Orders placed by 10:00 PM PST will be shipped from the warehouse within one business day. Delivery is guaranteed in 2 business days once the package departs their warehouse.
- Minimums: None.
- Exclusions: Tennis balls, orders containing demo racquets, back ordered shipments and shipments that weigh over 12 lbs.
- Locations: Contiguous United States.
Sister sites Tennis Warehouse and Racquetball Warehouse offer free two-day shipping, but require a minimum purchase.
- Minimums: $ 75.
- Exclusions: Racquetballs, orders containing demo racquets, back ordered shipments, and shipments that weigh over 12 lbs.
- Locations: Contiguous United States.
While all these sites offer free two-day shipping to US residents, there are plenty of stores that offer free international shipping.
Read the full article: Not Just Amazon: 27 Online Shopping Sites With Free 2-Day Shipping
