3 ms·
Why not buy Prime? It's one of my favorite no-brainer subscriptions apart from music streaming. Just curious what your reasoning for not having it is given that
by askafriend 10y ago
Why not buy Prime? It's one of my favorite no-brainer subscriptions apart from music streaming. Just curious what your reasoning for not having it is given that you seem to be a pretty big Amazon user.
- gdulli 10y agoI've averaged fewer than one order per quarter for the last few years, so $100 would amortize to be a very expensive shipping fee. (I wouldn't use the streaming.) If I spent $100 I'd feel pressured to shop more at Amazon rather than shop for the best price, and to do more consuming in general. Neither of which I want. Amazon is removing the friction from and incentivizing impulse buying. The aggressiveness with which they push Prime should be a big warning sign. My original disinterest with Prime has become stubbornness to avoid it. The more Amazon resembles a monopoly, the worse off for consumers in the long run. So I believe spreading my support to other businesses is a good idea anyway.
- HeavenBanned 10y agoKey is if they start trying to shove prime down your throat with bloated and ridiculous shipping prices, check for the identical product at Walmart.com -- guaranteed to shave off several dollars. I do this regularly now that Amazon has gotten to be a greedy little dickasauraus Rex with their business practices.