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I've been looking for a good reason to ditch Amazon and a 20% hike in their service price is as good a reason as any. With a few exceptions (like diapers), I r

I've been looking for a good reason to ditch Amazon and a 20% hike in their service price is as good a reason as any. With a few exceptions (like diapers), I rarely need something immediately. The courier companies they've been using can't seem to stop stomping across my lawn and through my planters, no matter how many times I scream at them or complain to Amazon. Prime Video has only a couple things worth watching and I already have a Netflix account. I just set the reminder to let me know three days before renewal, so I can cancel.

nambit 9y ago
Netflix costs $130 a year. Would you pay that upfront ever and/or does prime give you a better value?
- merinowool 9y ago
  I would pay. I treat it as subsidising alternative to greedy, dated and crusty Hollywood. I don't mind that there is rarely something to watch. I am happy that couple of times a year can binge watch some new series. Works out cheaper than cinema.
- igetspam 9y ago
  I actually pay more, so I can stream on more devices at once in 4k. It has entertainment value. I have no problem $15 a month for something that helps me relax after work or calms my child when she's upset that her mother and I are doing housework and I wouldn't have a problem paying that once a year as a lump sum. The Prime Video catalog provides none of those benefits as there's just not that much good content. Even the children's programming is mostly knock-off versions of popular shows/characters. The price isn't the problem, it's the value proposition. The true value of Amazon Prime is shipping and as others have mentioned, the near instant-gratification aspect of same/next day delivery has been bad for our spending habits. Waiting a day or two extra isn't a bad thing and plenty of vendors offer expedited and/or free shipping without a yearly membership.
  - igetspam 9y ago
    ps- Paying Amazon for Prime doesn't stop anyone from paying for Netflix because the Prime catalog is not an equivalent service. I currently pay for both. Now I'm only going to pay for one.

nambit 9y ago

Netflix costs $130 a year. Would you pay that upfront ever and/or does prime give you a better value?

merinowool 9y ago
I would pay. I treat it as subsidising alternative to greedy, dated and crusty Hollywood. I don't mind that there is rarely something to watch. I am happy that couple of times a year can binge watch some new series. Works out cheaper than cinema.
igetspam 9y ago
I actually pay more, so I can stream on more devices at once in 4k. It has entertainment value. I have no problem $15 a month for something that helps me relax after work or calms my child when she's upset that her mother and I are doing housework and I wouldn't have a problem paying that once a year as a lump sum. The Prime Video catalog provides none of those benefits as there's just not that much good content. Even the children's programming is mostly knock-off versions of popular shows/characters. The price isn't the problem, it's the value proposition. The true value of Amazon Prime is shipping and as others have mentioned, the near instant-gratification aspect of same/next day delivery has been bad for our spending habits. Waiting a day or two extra isn't a bad thing and plenty of vendors offer expedited and/or free shipping without a yearly membership.
- igetspam 9y ago
  ps- Paying Amazon for Prime doesn't stop anyone from paying for Netflix because the Prime catalog is not an equivalent service. I currently pay for both. Now I'm only going to pay for one.