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by shanecleveland 3230 days ago
Only free if you pay for Prime. And it likely means it is in a nearby warehouse to you.
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Right, so why doesn't anyone do universal 1-day shipping??
Amazon appears to be intent on attempting to do so, and may even make it pencil out. But it only makes sense if your logistics/warehouse network allows you to be within a day of all/most customers by a "ground" delivery method. Not too many retailers can offer that.