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I'm with tranquility : the cost/benefit just doesn't make sense to me. I'm happy to wait a bit for the items to arrive. I've never been a Prime member.
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I have it but not happy that it’s almost double of what it used to cost. However, in that time I have received packages faster than I used to. Even my country house is able to get a package next day in many cases. We also use Prime Video. I think the trick is to ensure you order items that are directly from Amazon. I very rarely order an item from another vendor in Amazon because of the issues of not knowing when something gets shipped or will arrive.
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I've found with my Prime membership, and the amount of stuff we've bought, they give me the same treatment as Costco regarding returns/refunds. Last year I had a few solar landscape lights start getting condensation inside and frying the internals after 6 months. Obviously well past the return window. Guess what.. the seller/company was no longer available. Started a chat with an Amazon rep, and they fully refunded all the lights, even the ones that still worked.
Recently a $400 grind & brew coffee maker we bought stopped working after 11 months (Capresso brand, don't buy). I'm in Canada, and the Amazon listing on amazon.ca states 1 year warranty. We contacted the Capresso (based in New Jersey) and they told us despite a 1 year warranty, because we were in Canada (international) and purchased from Amazon Canada, that we were SOL and now own a paperweight. Quick Amazon chat, and they immediately refunded the full amount. |
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It's now $139 not sure how you get a 50 dollar discount, student id ? I cancelled a year ago. Grew up in the age of it will be here in 7-10 business days so if it takes 3-4 for normal delivery I'm good.
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-free shipping items only -shipped by Amazon -set a max $ limit -4 stars or above rating -only look at items w HUGE # of reviews (>a few thousand) -check out the vendor if reputable/high rating It's actually not rocket science but somehow some other ppl often run into prbs. Not sure how having Prime would additionally benefit someone if there is actually something wrong w the product, I'm sure they would back up their guarantee if one makes a complaint and it's valid.
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09-09-2023, 10:04 AM | #29 |
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Yup, *to me*, it never made any sense and I was perfectly fine w waiting a week for items to come, but now I was really impressed it only took the 2nd day, so shipping has gotten WAY better for reg customers (the pattern seems to be getting more and more efficient, from 1 week to 4, 3 days and now just 2) and ironically, a lot worse for Prime members, which is crazy.
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The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation...It's bullsh*t. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal...Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy?
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I have Prime membership mainly for the music and video. I stopped ordering things and prefer to visit brick and mortar small businesses to buy stuff. My wife gets deliveries everyday from Amazon because the kids are always needing things for school, and extracurricular activites.
Also, the current CEO of Amazon graduated in my high school class.
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He's in Canada, and apparently they get a great deal on Prime membership...that's even better when you consider that they're paying in Canuck Bucks and not real money.....
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US bucks is not real money either, you guys just don't know it yet (w/o the military backing it up, the Yanks' hyperinflation would make S Amer's look like a cakewalk)
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I have it for the free delivery.
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"Prime" energy drink - smart marketing associating their drink w. that word, they can't keep that crap on the shelves...
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That's what I paid last time I renewed, maybe it's gone up since then. We order a lot of stuff from Amazon as we live in the country a long way from any brick and mortar stores, free delivery, usually next day or two days, Amazon Music and Amazon Prime. Even if they up the price it still seems like a good deal all things considered.
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While I don't like paying $139 a year, I factor in the time I would otherwise spend in traffic driving to a big box store, contributing to pollution, waiting in a line, or going someplace only to realize the store is out of stock or doesn't carry what I'm looking for. I try to check websites before I do go to a store but that doesn't always work and some brick and mortar shops don't actually tell you if something is in stock locally. I figure I save at least $10 a month by using Amazon Prime by not using gas and not needing to expend time to get someplace. The balance of that bill I figure I get free videos and music.
And for when I'm in the country, it takes at least an hour to get to a big box store to buy anything. Much cheaper to just order it from Amazon. |
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Only reason I got it was for grand tour and clarson farm (got bored with netflix)Their version of pandora isn't bad (no stupid adds every 2 songs) no interest in buying stuff from them
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The wife got Prime years ago when we lived out in the sticks, and we still have it. I think she watches Prime Video. I took over paying the bills and have noticed that the price has risen a significant percentage. It's still low enough, though, that I'm not ready to do a deep-dive to figure out if it's worth it or not.
As for how I value Amazon itself, the 1- and 2-star reviews can be worth their weight in gold. The 4s and 5s generally tend to have little in the way of useful information; for every genuinely informative review, there are at least a dozen with no meaningful content. As Maestro pointed out, you can often find the same products for less somewhere else. If I find the manufacturer has the same price as Amazon, shipping included, I go with the manufacturer. More and more, Walmart has come through for me, and I now take the time to give them a look. Finding the best price continues to be a moving target. Service is another subject altogether.
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