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Amazon is once again flirting with a $35 minimum for non-Prime subscribers to qualify for free shipping. It\u2019s currently testing the increased minimum order amount, which has been set at $25 since 2017<\/a>. The price actually started<\/em> at $25 before Amazon raised it to $35 in 2013<\/a>, then raised it again to $49 in 2016<\/a>, when it began lowering it<\/a> to $35 and, later, $25<\/a>. (Yes, it\u2019s all very confusing.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Amazon\u2019s ongoing roller-coaster ride of pricing naturally pushes people toward its $139 per-year Prime membership \u2014 where you don\u2019t have to worry about minimum order amounts on items that qualify for free two-day shipping (or faster).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n CNBC\u2019s reporting<\/a> indicates that the minimum order hike hasn\u2019t yet rolled out to all non-Prime accounts, and a quick check of some of our personal Amazon accounts here in The Verge\u2019s<\/em> newsroom confirms that some are seeing the new $35 minimum while others are still at $25. You\u2019ll have to log in to your non-Prime Amazon account and check the sidebar status near an item\u2019s price to see which price your minimum order is set to. As for Prime subscribers who have a similar minimum order price for extra speedy same-day shipments, that tier at this time seems to be holding at $25.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Amazon has obviously reversed course on this before, though it\u2019s not hard to imagine that the higher price may be here to stay as many services in 2023 are getting pricier<\/a> and one of Amazon\u2019s biggest competitors, Walmart, also has a $35 minimum. Amazon spokesperson Kristina Pressentin said to CNBC, \u201cWe continually evaluate our offerings and make adjustments based on those assessments.\u201d And Amazon\u2019s track record certainly shows a lot<\/em> of evaluating and course-correcting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n