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Increasing the cost of Prime now??? My recent prime orders have all exceeded 1-2weeks for delivery. Prime is really losing its stickiness for me: The only thi
by wintermutestwin 5y ago
Increasing the cost of Prime now??? My recent prime orders have all exceeded 1-2weeks for delivery.
Prime is really losing its stickiness for me:
The only things I get from Prime that are of value to me are:
1) 5% off all purchases using a Prime CC.
- I can get 2% with other cards and have the freedom to pick and choose where I buy from.
2) Free shipping (that once was quick, but now it isn't and I have had no communication as to why and when it will return)
- $139 pays for a lot of shipping - particularly if I am patient and aggregate orders.
Dropping Prime gives me the moral benefit of kicking a monopolizing data thief to the curb. Starting to sound like a no-brainer.
- joshstrange 5y agoDo you lose the 5% if you aren't a prime customer? I though that was just 5% on Amazon purchases but I could be wrong. But I agree in terms of speed of delivery, a lot of items aren't prime (super dark patterns on this front) and the ones that are get delayed by a few days normally. I don't use Prime Video or anything else from Amazon so maybe I should re-consider my subscription. They are now just shy of what I pay for /every/ JetBrains product annually with a whole lot less useful for me.
- wintermutestwin 5y agoI just checked it and it is 5% on Amz purchases for Prime members and 3% for non-members. Even things marked as Prime are taking 1-2 weeks for me. (I'm ~1hr from a major city) I'm probably ditching my Prime sub when it comes up for renewal.
- joshstrange 5y agoHmm, well then it really comes down to "Do 2% of your Amazon Purchases equal $140 or more?" (Aka, do you spend more than $7000 at Amazon), last year I did spend more than that so I guess Prime pays for itself in my case.