One of my biggest pains of online shopping is the extra cost of shipping. A lot of online stores add on an extra $10+ for shipping, which in the end, makes the online bargain, not so much of a deal anymore. Amazon has some of the best shipping rates available. Furthermore, because they sell so many different items, often you can make a big order of unrelated items and have them all shipped together at the same time – once again saving you on your shipping costs. In addition to shipping costs, it’s shipping speed. I want my stuff right away and don’t want to wait 7-10 days for it. Amazon has most items shipped with 2 days! People have even noted that they sometimes receive the item the same day, or the very next day. How great is that?