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I also cancelled a month ago. It doesn't stop there though. I've ordered stuff from Amazon since then and every order still prompts me to use Prime or select it

I also cancelled a month ago. It doesn't stop there though. I've ordered stuff from Amazon since then and every order still prompts me to use Prime or select it for the fastest shipping. Interestingly I'm still getting my packages on average of 2 days without Prime. The only downside is having to spend the $25 minimum for the free shipping, but I tend to buy things that exceed that price anyway.

loeg 5y ago
> Interestingly I'm still getting my packages on average of 2 days without Prime. Yeah, the way they make Prime work and affordable for them is to locate warehouses everywhere, close to recipients. People have been observing 2-day non-Prime delivery times for years now. They'll also usually offer you a month-long free Prime trial once a year and you can do a batch of holiday shopping or whatever.
jimmaswell 5y ago
I spend enough on Amazon that it's still worth the extra percentage cash back on the Amazon card, but I'm not sure how much longer if these price increases keep up.
- anotherman554 5y ago
  You have to be spending 7,000 a year to break even on prime, because the Chase Amazon card gives 3% cash back if you don't have Prime.
  - jimmaswell 5y ago
    Looks like I came very close in 2021. Difference is worth it for small order delivery and the occasional use of Prime Video then.
dont__panic 5y ago
Likewise, cancelled in Feb because I'd like to buy from smaller merchants directly when possible. I can buy toilet paper from Amazon still and get free shipping, so... no loss, really? Amazon was already nagging me to bundle separate shipments together on "prime days", so it literally makes no difference to me. The dark patterns on cancelling my subscription were so disgustingly manipulative that it made it really easy to be happy with my decision to leave, though. I admit to feeling a tinge of regret when I quit a service that politely allows me to cancel because that actually gives me some respect for the service. With Amazon, Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram, they try SO hard to make it impossible to leave that it cemented the decision completely in my mind and eroded the last bit of respect I had for those platforms.
MerelyMortal 5y ago
I cancelled a couple of months ago (was on a Student membership and wouldn't let me extend). Things still take only 1 or 2 days to ship, but they hold off on shipping it for about 3 or 4 days.
- vladvasiliu 5y ago
  > Things still take only 1 or 2 days to ship, but they hold off on shipping it for about 3 or 4 days. I've had prime for quite a while, and I still get this for some items... But they're usually upfront about it and say the expected delivery is in X days before I complete the order.
isleyaardvark 5y ago
How long did you have Prime? I ask because I never had Prime and at some point they added they added the prompts as an upsell.

loeg 5y ago

> Interestingly I'm still getting my packages on average of 2 days without Prime. Yeah, the way they make Prime work and affordable for them is to locate warehouses everywhere, close to recipients. People have been observing 2-day non-Prime delivery times for years now. They'll also usually offer you a month-long free Prime trial once a year and you can do a batch of holiday shopping or whatever.

jimmaswell 5y ago

I spend enough on Amazon that it's still worth the extra percentage cash back on the Amazon card, but I'm not sure how much longer if these price increases keep up.

anotherman554 5y ago
You have to be spending 7,000 a year to break even on prime, because the Chase Amazon card gives 3% cash back if you don't have Prime.
- jimmaswell 5y ago
  Looks like I came very close in 2021. Difference is worth it for small order delivery and the occasional use of Prime Video then.

dont__panic 5y ago

Likewise, cancelled in Feb because I'd like to buy from smaller merchants directly when possible. I can buy toilet paper from Amazon still and get free shipping, so... no loss, really? Amazon was already nagging me to bundle separate shipments together on "prime days", so it literally makes no difference to me. The dark patterns on cancelling my subscription were so disgustingly manipulative that it made it really easy to be happy with my decision to leave, though. I admit to feeling a tinge of regret when I quit a service that politely allows me to cancel because that actually gives me some respect for the service. With Amazon, Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram, they try SO hard to make it impossible to leave that it cemented the decision completely in my mind and eroded the last bit of respect I had for those platforms.

MerelyMortal 5y ago

I cancelled a couple of months ago (was on a Student membership and wouldn't let me extend). Things still take only 1 or 2 days to ship, but they hold off on shipping it for about 3 or 4 days.

vladvasiliu 5y ago
> Things still take only 1 or 2 days to ship, but they hold off on shipping it for about 3 or 4 days. I've had prime for quite a while, and I still get this for some items... But they're usually upfront about it and say the expected delivery is in X days before I complete the order.

isleyaardvark 5y ago

How long did you have Prime? I ask because I never had Prime and at some point they added they added the prompts as an upsell.