Comment by koyote

I have done this specifically with the second item in the list in the OP.

Not only did I do it to get free shipping, I got it to get free international shipping.

For extra bonus CO2 points, the other item was coming from a different country. So I basically paid $0.42 to have a single packet of kool-aid shipped across the pacific ocean.

(I'd never had kool-aid before and I must say I was disappointed.)