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Part of my internet hygiene is to close my Amazon account every year, and sign up again under different details (those that make sense). Around five years ago b
by thomassmith65 2y ago
Part of my internet hygiene is to close my Amazon account every year, and sign up again under different details (those that make sense). Around five years ago back there was a spate of articles about Amazon's 'surprisingly' bad security. Maybe they have improved lately, but I'd just as soon not have years of data stored under one live Amazon account.
As for 'Prime', I assume it is a bad deal, solely based on how desperately Amazon pushes it. If a company like Amazon is this ridiculously aggressive for me to do something, there's no way I'm getting the long end of the stick.
- attendant3446 2y agoI do the same. Maybe not every year, but I am on my 5th Amazon account. But the last time I created one, I was immediately banned and asked to provide a lot of documents to confirm my identity. That's a bad sign.
- BizarroLand 2y agoI think Prime is a psychological system designed to make you buy more and pay for the privilege, and that most people would be significantly better off without it both financially and psychologically. Having Amazon Prime is like being on a diet and eating at an all you can eat buffet. If you can stick to your guns it is convenient having your food ready for you quick and easy (getting fast free shipping), but after a while you have to stop and ask yourself if you're not wasting that money on the food you're not eating and paying more for the buffet than you would for food that fits your diet (paying for $95/yr for "free" shipping if you don't use it.)