Neil Williams wrote:
On 2016-10-02 17:43:46 +0000, Roland Perry said:

What? Less postage than Amazon, who will have negotiated the very best
discounts.

Amazon charge quite a lot for postage for non-Prime purchases. No
doubt this is very profitable for them.

No, I get free delivery with all my Amazon-fulfilled orders, without Prime.
I just make my orders are all for goods with a total value of at least £20.