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> one of the perks offered with Prime Just remember that the price of prime is going up $40 a year and part of that new $40/year you are paying is for this. A

by icefox 12y ago

> one of the perks offered with Prime Just remember that the price of prime is going up $40 a year and part of that new $40/year you are paying is for this. As with many of the perks that Prime gets you it feels like it isn't very good, but it feels "free" so it is hard to complain much. My fear would be that there are a lot of people that will be okay with Amazon Prime services that are not very good just because they got them for "free" thus stopping new companies from attempting to get in on the same market.

adsfasdf23f23f 12y ago
It went up $20 right, is there another increase scheduled?
e40 12y ago
In the US it's going up $20, from $80 to $100.
dublinben 12y ago
I've already resolved to cancel my Prime subscription, and this reveal just confirms my decision. I was happy with getting free 2-day shipping for $40 (or even $80) a year. I'm not happy paying $100 for a less robust "2-day shipping" service, a crappy VOD service, and a music streaming service with none of the music I listen to.
- phillc73 12y ago
  I'm with you. Prime was great for "free" delivery for the physical items I purchased from Amazon. However, Prime Video is not something I can use. In short, does it work on Linux? No. Therefore, the price increase for no apparent benefit has now priced me out of this product.
- WCityMike 12y ago
  Pardon me, but could you expand on "a less robust '2-day shipping' service"? I'm not aware of what you're talking about and would like to know, as I'm currently a Prime customer as well.
  - dublinben 12y ago
    They've removed a number of items from Prime, and now left them in a strange limbo of "Add-on items" which can only ship with $25+ orders. I've also had a significant portion of my orders take well over two business days to arrive, even with Prime shipping.
icefox 12y ago
Edit: sorry $20, not $40 (I was remembering the initial rumors of the price going up to $120)

by icefox 12y ago

adsfasdf23f23f 12y ago

It went up $20 right, is there another increase scheduled?

e40 12y ago

In the US it's going up $20, from $80 to $100.

dublinben 12y ago

I've already resolved to cancel my Prime subscription, and this reveal just confirms my decision. I was happy with getting free 2-day shipping for $40 (or even $80) a year. I'm not happy paying $100 for a less robust "2-day shipping" service, a crappy VOD service, and a music streaming service with none of the music I listen to.

phillc73 12y ago
I'm with you. Prime was great for "free" delivery for the physical items I purchased from Amazon. However, Prime Video is not something I can use. In short, does it work on Linux? No. Therefore, the price increase for no apparent benefit has now priced me out of this product.
WCityMike 12y ago
Pardon me, but could you expand on "a less robust '2-day shipping' service"? I'm not aware of what you're talking about and would like to know, as I'm currently a Prime customer as well.
- dublinben 12y ago
  They've removed a number of items from Prime, and now left them in a strange limbo of "Add-on items" which can only ship with $25+ orders. I've also had a significant portion of my orders take well over two business days to arrive, even with Prime shipping.

icefox 12y ago

Edit: sorry $20, not $40 (I was remembering the initial rumors of the price going up to $120)