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Amazon Raises Annual Prime Price 20% to $119

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Re: Amazon Raises Annual Prime Price 20% to $119

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Post by hrabago »

tbatchelli wrote: post #19

When thinking about the cost of Prime, you need to think also of the cost of defaulting to Amazon for many purchases and not doing any price comparison. I have found that now it's fairly common to find the same item significantly cheaper elsewhere, but I just go with Amazon because of the convenience. But this convenience has a higher cost than just Prime, imho

I have noticed this with our purchases as well. Because of Prime, most of our online purchases are Amazon-first. Only when they don't carry it do we check elsewhere.

We recently cancelled because of customer service issues with Amazon, but we are close to signing up again. I'm on the fence, but my wife just assumes we'll be back on the wagon, that it's our 'default state'. It makes me wonder whether that by itself is good or bad.

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Post by InitialLastName »

Open question: what are other options to Amazon? I don't live in an area that has easy access to big box stores, so I order lots of what I use online. Who provides a good service? I'm not a fan of Walmart either, and I'll happily use Newegg for tech and Chain Reaction for bike parts, but for the generic ephemera of everyday life I'm at a total loss. Suggestions?

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Post by fiter »

masonic wrote: post #27

Given how often Amazon has shipped me counterfeit merchandise, I should be allowed to pay for Prime with counterfeit money.

With Amazon I feel confident that my credit card information will not be stolen, but I do not have the same level of confidence about getting legitimate products.

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Post by StudentStuff »

eganist wrote: post #29

Nope. • Prime Video is losing selection to "channels" that require extra payment on its own platform. • Prime shipping is no longer certain to be two days. • Those which are assured to arrive within two days don't always do so, but I never get a credit for that delay against my prime membership for a failure to meet their SLA even though I'm supposedly covered with some sort of guarantee. • Prime shipping is no longe…

This was my experience too, I've had multiple instances of fake items or really old stock (circa 2014) showing up, and in the latter case I'd even asked beforehand to ensure I didn't end up with an older revision of the product. Ended up being a few grand worth of hardware to return, and a week and change delay to that project. Not risking buying from Amazon again!

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Post by ams6110 »

chrisseaton wrote: post #26
ams6110 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe for some. I never watch anything on it.

Ok? Not every service has to be worth it for everyone does it? I don't spend much money on skateboards to be honest but I don't see the need to ask sarcastic questions about their business model just because it doesn't apply to me.

No it doesn't. I should have asked, "besides Prime video" but I assumed that was well known enough. I was wondering if there was some lesser known benefits that might be interesting, because otherwise, with this price increase, I'll probably cancel.

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Post by bardworx »

Johnny555 wrote: post #22
bardworx wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

its 100% still viable. Our household saves more on delivery fees then annual subscription price and you get access to their movies and TV shows, plus other prime stuff (early access to items, etc.) I think some will be turned off but it won't really be a lot of folks at the end of the day.

Our household saves more on delivery fees then annual subscription price Are you sure? Amazon has free shipping for orders over $25, if you didn't have that "free" shipping, how many times would you pay for shipping versus consolidating multiple orders? Would you count on free 2-day shipping or order far enough ahead to get the free shipping. I'm a long-time prime member when when my renewal comes up, I'm not sure I'…

Valid points. However, I do save on shipping based on just the ease of use.

Most items on amazon I can get next day for free. Sometimes it saved my bacon (forgetting a gift or some household item) and sometimes I just get what I want faster. That aspect is very appealing to me.

If they remove the next day shipping or start charging I will reconsider because it won’t make sense to wait for stuff that I can easily go to a store and buy.

So yeah, they have free shipping but not on next day delivery.

Re: Amazon Raises Annual Prime Price 20% to $119

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Post by wrs »

ams6110 wrote: post #11
benburleson wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Prime provides much more value than the order shipping benefit, which is part of their reason for the increase.

What value is that?

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