Amazon became a household name by letting you order almost anything you could possibly want from a single website. Naturally, Amazon wants to make it as easy as possible for you to buy stuff. Arguably, their greatest innovation towards this end is 1-Click Ordering.
The company has probably tried to push it on you already, but it’s worth knowing what it is and how it works before you do.At a basic level, Amazon’s 1-Click Ordering is a simple way to set a default payment method and address for your orders. After choosing which credit card and address you want to use, you can click a single button, then sit back and wait for your stuff to show up at your door.
Amazon also automatically consolidates your orders based on their availability. Say you use 1-Click Ordering to purchase three items at once. Rather than charge you for shipping three times, Amazon will take a look at where your items are shipping from, how long they’ll take to ship, and if they can be grouped together. The company will consolidate as many items together as possible to reduce shipping costs.
However, Amazon’s 1-Click Ordering can get a little tricky. There are a few different types of 1-Click Ordering and turning one on or off may not affect any of the others:
- Regular 1-Click Ordering: These settings apply to orders placed on Amazon’s website. They may also be used for orders placed through devices like the Amazon Echo.
- Mobile 1-Click Ordering: Slightly confusingly, this is a separate feature for normal 1-Click Ordering. You can use the same credit card and address, but if you turn off Mobile 1-Click Ordering, it won’t affect your regular 1-Click settings, and vice versa.
- Digital 1-Click Ordering: All digital purchases—such as ebooks, downloadable music, and digital game codes—are ordered using Digital 1-Click settings. This method uses a…
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