A drone with an Amazon package floats in front of the Amazon logistics center in Leipzig, Germany, 28 October 2014. (Photo by Peter Endig/picture alliance via Getty Images)
\n\nFrom toiletries to grill accessories, hundreds of cities could now begin to see their Amazon deliveries literally drop from the sky, as the retail giant is expanding their drone delivery service to nearly 500 cities nationwide.
\n\nWhile millions of people will now get their deliveries through the air direct to their homes, the practice is only a fraction of the volume of deliveries they go through each year. However, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy believes their "Prime Air" service will be a definite part of the mix in the company’s near future.
\n\n"Prime Air now has a design that’ll scale, plans to serve communities with 30 million customers by year-end, and expects to deliver half a billion packages by the end of this decade (with an aim to deliver inside 30 minutes)," Jassy to shareholders in a letter earlier this year.
\n\nThe drone deliveries will be free for Amazon Prime members, while non-members will pay $4.99. Orders will also have to have a $50 minimum, otherwise a $2.99 fee will be added for…
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