In New Amazon Prime Program, Not All Goods Ship for Free

Beware Amazon Prime members: All blenders aren't created equal. A Cuisinart warehoused in California may no longer qualify for no-fee shipping to a Prime member in Vermont. That’s the idea behind a new program Amazon.com is testing with some independent merchants. The program, nicknamed Ship by Region, lets certain sellers designate where they’re willing to ship goods at no additional cost to Prime members.