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Six years after launching Amazon Pantry, Amazon has discontinued the popular service.
Originally known as Prime Pantry, the option initially charged customers in the continental US a flat $5.99 shipping fee for a box that could be filled with up to 45 pounds of nonperishable groceries and household goods.
It had begun as an alternative to the traditional supermarket but had started to compete with other Amazon offerings - the Jeff Bezos-owned firm took over Whole Foods and launched its own Amazon Fresh grocery stores.
Amazon is still selling canned goods, pasta, cereal, detergent and other staples through the main Prime website.