If you're a member of

, life just got easier for residents of Central New Jersey.



The online retailer just announced expansion to 11 more areas of the country where Amazon's free same-day delivery is available for Prime members. In total, they now offer this service in 27 metro areas.



According to their site, the new metros areas added are Charlotte, Cincinnati, Fresno, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, central New Jersey, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Stockton, and Tucson.

While Amazon says the new same-day service is primarily in central New Jersey, zip codes entered on their map for various cities in Essex and Morris also were available for same-day delivery. Visit their site and check to see if same-day delivery is offered for your zip code.

Amazon's same-day delivery service debuted last May and comes as a perk to Amazon Prime members who pay $99 annually. The only caveat is that the orders must have a value of $35 and over. The delivery perk is only available for 1 million items in 40 categories.



There are more delivery options expected to platform from the online giant. Amazon's Prime Now is a free two-hour delivery service that is only available in select metro areas, but none in New Jersey.



Last November, Amazon released a video documenting how their breakthorugh Amazon drones will deliver packages in the future.

The Amazon Prime Air system is now testing is some markets in the U.S., United Kingdom and Israel. The drones will aim to deliver goods up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less and will fly fly under 400 feet and weigh under 55 pounds.

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