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Don't you get free deliveries up the wazoo with Amazon if you have Prime? I don't really know how one can compete with that.

by Hamuko 6y ago

JumpCrisscross 6y ago
> I don't really know how one can compete with that I’ll pay for delivery if I can be sure it’s coming from the manufacturer. Not only is counterfeit risk minimised; the product’s freshness is also maximised.
rorykoehler 6y ago
Prime isn’t free. They charge a monthly fee for it.
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- zikzak 6y ago
  I see the fee as largely a formality, you pay it then you think "might as well order from them since I paid for the membership". Then you have thier video streaming, subscribe and save, etc. It seems to pay for itself but it really increases the chance we'll order from Amazon over a third party (e.g. in Canada, Walmart is really a good alternative as long as you only by "sold as shipped by Walmart" items, but it is rarely the first place I go).
  - rorykoehler 6y ago
    Which is why I don’t pay for prime.
- criddell 6y ago
  I've wondered why UPS, USPS, and FedEx (and others) haven't tried to start their own prime-type programs. Charge me an annual or monthly fee and then any delivery to me from any participating retailer is free.
  - shigawire 6y ago
    Because they don't all have a web services branch to print money and prop up the cost of free delivery? I'm not sure of that is true but that's my guess.
TrueGeek 6y ago
I've been a Prime member since it came out, but lately it's just been awful. Packages will say "delivered" but then either the photo is of someone else's porch or there just isn't a photo. I have their Ring doorbell and I offer to show them no events were triggered. They always say "oh, we must have marked it delivered too early, please wait 48 hours". Then, 48 hours later they offer to refund me and I have to start over. I've asked if they can please only deliver via UPS but they say that's not an option.

Don't you get free deliveries up the wazoo with Amazon if you have Prime? I don't really know how one can compete with that.

by Hamuko 6y ago

Don't you get free deliveries up the wazoo with Amazon if you have Prime? I don't really know how one can compete with that.

JumpCrisscross 6y ago

> I don't really know how one can compete with that I’ll pay for delivery if I can be sure it’s coming from the manufacturer. Not only is counterfeit risk minimised; the product’s freshness is also maximised.

rorykoehler 6y ago

Prime isn’t free. They charge a monthly fee for it.

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zikzak 6y ago
I see the fee as largely a formality, you pay it then you think "might as well order from them since I paid for the membership". Then you have thier video streaming, subscribe and save, etc. It seems to pay for itself but it really increases the chance we'll order from Amazon over a third party (e.g. in Canada, Walmart is really a good alternative as long as you only by "sold as shipped by Walmart" items, but it is rarely the first place I go).
- rorykoehler 6y ago
  Which is why I don’t pay for prime.
criddell 6y ago
I've wondered why UPS, USPS, and FedEx (and others) haven't tried to start their own prime-type programs. Charge me an annual or monthly fee and then any delivery to me from any participating retailer is free.
- shigawire 6y ago
  Because they don't all have a web services branch to print money and prop up the cost of free delivery? I'm not sure of that is true but that's my guess.

TrueGeek 6y ago

I've been a Prime member since it came out, but lately it's just been awful. Packages will say "delivered" but then either the photo is of someone else's porch or there just isn't a photo. I have their Ring doorbell and I offer to show them no events were triggered. They always say "oh, we must have marked it delivered too early, please wait 48 hours". Then, 48 hours later they offer to refund me and I have to start over. I've asked if they can please only deliver via UPS but they say that's not an option.