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There are office supply stores and then there are stores that sell office supplies. The Star Reviews team checked into both types of establishments when performing our
online office supply reviews
. After all, you have to look at all ends of the spectrum to get the big picture, right?
Amazon.com
was one of the sites falling into the latter category. Wondering how they did when we stood them up next to the competition? Here's the scoop...
What's New?
Free 2nd Day Shipping with Amazon Prime Membership
Detailed Customer Ratings
Shop by Price
Our Favorite Feature:
We really liked Amazon.com's Prime membership opportunity. For less than $80 per year you can get free 2nd day shipping on all of your qualifying Amazon.com orders. If you order office supplies (or anything else Amazon sells) on a fairly regular basis, this can save you quite the pretty penny over the course of a year.
The Amazon.com Experience:
Let us start off by saying that Amazon.com is a great place to shop, especially if you know exactly what you're looking for or can do a quick keyword search. If, however, you're just browsing for office supplies there are easier sites to visit.
Amazon.com's office supply layout isn't as user friendly as it could be. You can get lost in the categories/subcategories and it doesn't help that some products are misplaced and aren't where they should be.
The selection itself can be a bit confusing too. Some supplies are sold directly by Amazon (and most of those qualify for free Prime or Supersaver shipping) but many others are sold by individual sellers who aren't affiliated with Amazon.com (think of an office supply eBay of sorts).
That being said, the site does offer a few useful features. First is the Prime membership. If you're a member of Amazon Prime (it costs about $80 a year) you get free 2nd-day shipping on all qualifying orders. The customer reviews are also helpful, letting you know which products are worth the money and which should be avoided.
Overall we think Amazon.com is a great office supply resource for regular Amazon.com shoppers who know what they want and are familiar with the way the site works. For all others, there are easier sites to shop at.
Amazon.com Features:
Free 2nd-day shipping with Amazon Prime membership.
Somewhat decent product selection.
Shop by price, brand or seller.
Detailed product reviews written by customers.
Amazon.com Pricing:
When the Star Reviews team set out to compare office supply websites we took a sampling of prices from each site by comparing identical products across all of the sites we reviewed. The chart below details this pricing comparison.