Castaway Jose Salvador Albarengo Spends a Year Adrift


He celebrated the end of his yearly hiatus at sea by drinking from a can of coke. A Mexican fisherman, Jose Salvador Albarengo began his journey with a teenager Ezekiel in a boat in order to catch...

Amazon UK adds £10 minimum spend for free delivery, except for movies, books, music and games

Amazon adds 10 minimum spend for UK supersaver delivery, except for movies, books, music and games

From today, Amazon customers in the UK will be required to shell out a minimum of £10 ($15) before they're entitled to free Super Saver delivery -- but there are some big exceptions. Purchases of DVDs, Books, Blu-Ray discs, CDs, video games and software won't be part of the new scheme, and in an email, Amazon specifically suggests that you pick up a paperback alongside a new HDMI cable to get around the rule. There's no word on if we'll see a change in the company's US policy, but if you see some delighted accountants wandering around Amazon's Seattle HQ, let us know.

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