Amanda Eecherk is worried her grocery bills will skyrocket after Canada Post closed a loophole that people across Nunavut were using to stock their pantries with items shipped for free through Amazon PrimeBut with a slight change to her postal code when purchasing through Amazon, Ms. Eecherk could get almost 10 cans sent to the hamlet on the northwestern side of Hudson Bay for the same cost.Amazon.com Inc.
Ms. Eecherk said inflation has worsened the issue. A cucumber that would have cost $2.79 in Rankin Inlet a few years ago now sells for $5.99.In the Amazon checkout section, she said, she put all the correct information but changed the local postal code of X0C 0G0 to a fake one – X0C 0G1. Amazon Prime marked it as free and it was delivered to the Rankin Inlet post office.
The mail service said items with incorrect addresses require additional processing, most often done by hand. Krista Matthews has started an online petition calling for Amazon Prime to extend its free shipping services to all communities in the North.
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