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I believe you. I would hazard a guess that the people on your former team at Prime were "managed out" after strongly opposing the dark patterns that product te

I believe you. I would hazard a guess that the people on your former team at Prime were "managed out" after strongly opposing the dark patterns that product teams and execs demanded they implement. Would be cool to hear from others with actual knowledge of the situation on the specifics of how this state of affairs came to be. An aside: I am strongly considering canceling my Prime membership. I don't need 2 day delivery on anything that I order from them. In addition, Prime memberships have increased in price, and I don't use any of the other benefits that Prime offers. Throw in the fact that 1) prices for everything have increased to the point where it's often easier and cheaper for me to go to my local big box store that starts with W or C, and buy the same thing and get it same-day, and 2) there are so many knockoff and bogus sellers on Amazon now, and Amazon does not do a great job at enforcing their policies and removing them.

qup 3y ago
I don't even get two day delivery with prime. I live in the boonies, so on one hand, what do I expect? But on the other hand, they did for like six years and were never late.
- fsckboy 3y ago
  i wonder if that had something to do with their breakup with FedEx?
  - qup 3y ago
    Maybe. When the two day was actually still working, I would mostly get them via UPS, but sometimes FedEx. That's still the case now (mostly UPS), they just come after more delay.
- kotaKat 3y ago
  Also a boonies-Prime-er that had to cancel Prime because I gave up on it again. Even with Prime apparently my orders don't ship for 3-4 days, and only then do they ship Next Day Air and show up on day 5 after the order. When I complained to Amazon Executive CS about it their answer was that I "selected Standard Shipping" even though I was given no other choices for shipping that would expedite it...
  - jprete 3y ago
    I am not at all in the boonies and Amazon rarely or never gives shipping options other than to delay shipment for “Prime day”.
- lubujackson 3y ago
  In SF and a heavy Amazon user: 2 day shipping has gone out the window. Rarely things arrive on their expected date and Amazon now seems to "hand things off" sometimes. Just last week got a message saying an item was handed off to the local post office and I would have to come pick it up(!) I Was going to complain but the next day it was delivered anyway, by someone. They have consistently degraded their delivery to save a nickel.
fsckboy 3y ago
Amazon Prime video recently dropped the "show me what's free to me" link. Now they show tons of options that are free with ads, free with trial subscription, etc.
- jonhohle 3y ago
  Within the first year of Prime Video they started sticking trailers for Amazon properties before Prime content. I complained at an org all hands meeting that this seems to contradict the “ad free” claim, but was blown off. That kind of slippery slope crap is how unscrupulous business people move a product from loves to reviled, imho.

qup 3y ago

I don't even get two day delivery with prime. I live in the boonies, so on one hand, what do I expect? But on the other hand, they did for like six years and were never late.

fsckboy 3y ago
i wonder if that had something to do with their breakup with FedEx?
- qup 3y ago
  Maybe. When the two day was actually still working, I would mostly get them via UPS, but sometimes FedEx. That's still the case now (mostly UPS), they just come after more delay.
kotaKat 3y ago
Also a boonies-Prime-er that had to cancel Prime because I gave up on it again. Even with Prime apparently my orders don't ship for 3-4 days, and only then do they ship Next Day Air and show up on day 5 after the order. When I complained to Amazon Executive CS about it their answer was that I "selected Standard Shipping" even though I was given no other choices for shipping that would expedite it...
- jprete 3y ago
  I am not at all in the boonies and Amazon rarely or never gives shipping options other than to delay shipment for “Prime day”.
lubujackson 3y ago
In SF and a heavy Amazon user: 2 day shipping has gone out the window. Rarely things arrive on their expected date and Amazon now seems to "hand things off" sometimes. Just last week got a message saying an item was handed off to the local post office and I would have to come pick it up(!) I Was going to complain but the next day it was delivered anyway, by someone. They have consistently degraded their delivery to save a nickel.

fsckboy 3y ago

Amazon Prime video recently dropped the "show me what's free to me" link. Now they show tons of options that are free with ads, free with trial subscription, etc.

jonhohle 3y ago
Within the first year of Prime Video they started sticking trailers for Amazon properties before Prime content. I complained at an org all hands meeting that this seems to contradict the “ad free” claim, but was blown off. That kind of slippery slope crap is how unscrupulous business people move a product from loves to reviled, imho.