Compare the extra purchase with the shipping charge avoided. Include whether the additional food fits your normal use and storage plan rather than treating free shipping as automatic savings.
What to check
| Check | What to verify |
|---|---|
| Extra spend | Calculate what must be added. |
| Avoided fee | Record the actual delivery charge. |
| Use | Confirm the extra item is genuinely needed. |
Use this checklist for your own comparison
Record product details, quotes or unanswered questions. Notes stay in this tab; download them before leaving.
Calculate what must be added.
Record the actual delivery charge.
Confirm the extra item is genuinely needed.
A practical example
Adding $18 of unwanted items to avoid a $6 fee increases today's spending by $12.
Before you decide
A shipping promotion saves money only when the complete purchase makes sense.
For the broader task, see Compare food cost per day.
Reference and scope
FTC: online shopping provides background for this topic. Examples and checklists are original planning tools; no current seller prices or policies are asserted. The comparison prompts and examples above are practical planning aids, not reports of product testing.