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Yes, in a horrid future we find ourselves in right now. And it's just getting started.
what's horrid about it exactly?
Prime really was a stroke of genius. The free shipping was just the lure. Once you’ve signed up, you’re now invested in using Amazon first for everything “because I’m paying for the membership”. Then they started adding video and the other benefits, and it became such a great value even if you don’t use most of the benefits.
Isn't that exactly what Costco and Sam's Club did? My dad was a member back in the 80's (and still is). Every time we wanted something, we would wait until he could get it at Costco -- which was further away than Walmart and K-mart -- "because I'm paying for the membership". Amazon Prime is of course a lot more addictive because of the one-click, not-leaving-your-house thing. But the idea of retail memberships has be…
Some may think that is a subtle difference, but I think it’s huge and the effect is clear.
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what's horrid about it exactly?
The additional resources to send your toothpaste many miles by plane, truck, etc in additional packaging because you don't want to travel to the local grocery store to buy it.
In a way, The prime videos alone now is worth the price. Get access to wide range of movies and exclusive TV shows for 79£ (coming to 6.7£ per month - less than netflix). + Prime reads, magazines, prime music etc. One day and same day shipping is already a side benefit.
So far whenever I’ve wanted something from amazon I’ve been able to qualify for the free super saver shipping.
As an active subscriber, I find Prime very frustrating, the plethora of different benefits on offer sounds amazing. However, in practice Video doesn't have the shows and movies I want to watch, Reading doesn't have the books I want to read, Music doesn't have the music I want to listen to and shopping still takes two days to arrive (to one of the biggest cities in the UK). It seems every time I want to watch a movie…
In a way, The prime videos alone now is worth the price. Get access to wide range of movies and exclusive TV shows for 79£ (coming to 6.7£ per month - less than netflix). + Prime reads, magazines, prime music etc. One day and same day shipping is already a side benefit.
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The additional resources to send your toothpaste many miles by plane, truck, etc in additional packaging because you don't want to travel to the local grocery store to buy it.
The toothpaste still has to travel from A to B, and it's probably more efficient for a single truck to deliver 200 items than for 200 people to get in their cars and go to the supermarket.
As an active subscriber, I find Prime very frustrating, the plethora of different benefits on offer sounds amazing. However, in practice Video doesn't have the shows and movies I want to watch, Reading doesn't have the books I want to read, Music doesn't have the music I want to listen to and shopping still takes two days to arrive (to one of the biggest cities in the UK). It seems every time I want to watch a movie…
This is exactly why I am no longer a Prime subscriber. I rarely order from Amazon anymore because they deliberately delay shipping because I am not on Prime, and I can order from ebay or Walmart and get my stuff within 2-3 days usually, for the same price or less. Prime has a few shows I might watch, but it filtering what I can and can't watch free with Prime is impossible (or at least was the last time I had it). Ne…