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As a Canadian Amazon customer, I'm used to this second class treatment. With a fraction of the inventory, no "addon items", no access to Prime Instant Video or
by jbinto 13y ago
As a Canadian Amazon customer, I'm used to this second class treatment.
With a fraction of the inventory, no "addon items", no access to Prime Instant Video or Kindle Lending Library, there's absolutely no reason for Amazon.ca customers to subscribe to Prime, even at $79.
- graeme 13y agoIt's worse, but I wouldn't say there's "no reason". I make almost all of my purchases on amazon; their selection has improved greatly in the past year. Adding Prime has removed much of the friction from the process. I don't have to group items together to get free shipping. Yet I also find I'm not making impulse purchases, so it works out well. Mental space is precious, so removing the planning from amazon purchasing has helped, even if I spend a bit more money.
- Pxtl 13y agoYeah, I've spent a couple of late nights scrambling trying to think of one item I want to buy from Amazon to pad an order out to the desired price. Freeing myself from that bit of mental gymnastics might be worth it.
- jbinto 13y agoInteresting. I guess my usage of Amazon deviates from the norm then. I don't think I've ever struggled to put more than $25 in my cart, and I've never elected for a more expensive shipping option. Aside: On Amazon.ca, the cheapest (free) shipping method has always outperformed the promise for express shipping. If they say 5-8 days, it's there in 2-3. My record was ordering a product on a Saturday afternoon, selecting free shipping, and getting it Monday morning. I was dumbfounded that was even possible.
- graeme 13y agoI often buy a single book, usually $11. I might buy a $14 book two days later, but I don't want to keep track, or buy more than I want to for free shipping
- Pxtl 13y agoiirc, I've started seeing "addon items" in the Canadian store.