Have been an Amazon customer since 1996. Have signed up for Prime dozens of times -- for the free trials. I have never paid for it. I would never pay for it. Se

Have been an Amazon customer since 1996. Have signed up for Prime dozens of times -- for the free trials. I have never paid for it. I would never pay for it. Seems like a ripoff. In the early days they would warn you: if you end the trial you will never be allowed back into Prime. Heh. Then they would send you emails begging you to try it out again. So I would. Used it for "free" shipping. Over the years they added lots of other stuff like the movies/tv shows but the picture quality was lousy and they rarely if ever offered multichannel 5.1 audio. Another reason I have never paid for it.