Amazon offers 1-hour and 3-hour deliveries for US customers willing to pay an extra charge

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee. The e-commerce colossus said Tuesday (March 17, 2026) that customers in more than 2,000 cities, towns and suburban areas can now get orders from among 90,000 items delivered in three hours. They include pantry staples, clothing, over-the-counter medications, cleaning supplies and electronics. The charge is $4.99 for Amazon Prime members and $14.99 for nonmembers. One-hour delivery slots also are available in hundreds of places, including major metropolitan areas like Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, and smaller cities such as Des Moines, Iowa and Boise, Idaho. Amazon says Prime members will get charged $9.99 for the one-hour service, which costs nonmembers $19.99, Amazon said