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Amazon Prime to offer free same-day delivery in Indy

Allison Carter
allison.carter@indystar.com
These boxes could be showing up at your door a lot faster soon.

Good news for when you absolutely need a DVD box set of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" today but don't want to put on pants: Amazon is now offering free same-day delivery in Indianapolis. The only catch is you have to be a member of Prime, Amazon's premium service. An Amazon Prime subscription costs $99 for one year.

Here's how the service works: It's only available on about a million of Amazon's products. To qualify, you have to spend at least $35, or else Prime members will pay $5.99 and non-Prime users will have to fork over $9.98. You also must place your order no later than noon for delivery by 9 p.m., seven days a week. Orders placed after noon will be delivered the next day.

Indianapolis is one of 14 test markets to receive the free same-day shipping, alongside cities including Boston, New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.