Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Amazon fights poverty with Prime discount for those on food stamps


Amazon is giving poverty an upgrade by offering customers on government assistance programs a 45-percent discount on Amazon Prime. The Amazon service is normally $10.99 monthly but the discount for those with EBT cards drops to just $5.99 per month. The mega-retailer previously announced that it would accept EBT benefits on its website for the purchase of applicable products. Now those same customers will be able to take advantage of Prime Shipping — and other features included in the Prime subscription service.   Let’s be real here Living poor sucks and it is expensive. Late payments turn into final notices,…

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