Of course using free shipping can save you money, assuming you are only ordering what you need, and the total cost is lower than the cost of the item(s) plus shipping from another vendor.
But if you consider that one package delivery truck moving about through your neighborhood uses less gasoline than if everyone went to the store for an item, there's an environmental angle as well. Buy.com quotes a Carnegie Mellon study to back this claim, as well as several other points about green e-retailing. I assume other online retailers can make the same claim, and the bigger they are the more they can reduce pollution per item via economy of scale. So consider a free shipping option to get dry goods and sundry items to your household. Even with shipping in items from a distance, it still may be a better option for the planet as well as your pocketbook.
Spend less money, help the environment.
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