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The only reason I used prime video was because it came with prime. I’m just going to stop using it altogether if there’s ads
I’m probably just going to cancel prime. It’s only gotten worse and worse. I can wait a week for shipping
I think Prime is up to $140 a year now. They used to promise 2 day delivery, but that is now 2 day shipping, and delays prior to shipment aren't counted. We are not renewing when it comes up later this month. It's no longer worth it.
I like the same day delivery stuff. A lot of their catalog gets to me in a couple hours if my cart is over $25
Honestly, that’s the only thing keeping me paying for prime. Most of the shit in their catalog comes in less than a week without prime. But if I need something today, Prime is cheaper than a lot of the competing same-day delivery services.
We're also in an area where same-day is possible, but I don't mind waiting for stuff anymore. Typically there's only been a few times a year I really need something today or tomorrow. I'm betting/hoping the charges for fast shipping when I need it will total less than $140.
I swear the actual gain from prime is virtually indecipherable. The less you understand it, the less you can actually complain about what you are paying for.
It also does not boost my confidence when they use deceptive patterns to sneak you back into prime, or keep you from leaving.
The average person doesn't give a hoot though, and will get actively upset at you for pointing out deceptive patterns when it's a brand they use, so I we can probably expect things to get worse whenever physically possible.
I have appreciated Amazon’s tactics in trying to get me back to subscribing to audible. I’ve gotten 4 books this year for free, I just set a reminder to cancel the sub once the free month is almost over.
Someone else said they will do the same thing with prime if you don't order a lot.
Can confirm.
I only order off Amazon 4-5 times a year, and almost every time they offer me either a month free trial, a week free trial, or a month for $2.99.
I just say yes, then immediately go to the account page and set it to cancel at the end of the period instead of autorenewing.
Fun fact. If your cancel prime and dont order that frequently they will offer a month free over and over no matter how times they've given you free months. Then i do a whole buncha ordering in that one month and cancel prime. Free prime forever.
Sounds like what they do with my audible account, nice
Thanks for the reminder to cancel my audible!
Look into libro.fm! It has a subscription/credit service just like audible (if you want that; you can also just buy the books outright), except your subscription helps to support a local bookstore of your choice.
I switched prolly two years ago or so and haven't looked back.
We cancelled back in 2022. It was noticable for about a month, then we got used to buying much less and going to a store for what we needed. I feel better about buying directly from a company's site when I need to get their product online and most places offer free shipping anyway.
Exactly, also its better to cancel to send a message that this shit won't be tolerated
We cancelled lasted year and haven’t really missed it.
same tbf, but this might be the reason they are doing it, they know a majority of the users only use it cause it's there, and the ones who will care enough would buy the ad free. Less cost on bandwidth and more money from ads or subscriptions. It's a win-win for them
Right? Or maybe watching the first part of a show until the first commercial to determine if I want to take the time to find it elsewhere.
During COViD, I did get addicted to Prime, so I guess they’re just trying to help with the cure? Anyhow, now I can goto stores again, plus my kids are off on their own so it’s just me, so it does seem excessive. Actually,Prime TV has already gotten harder to watch, as they keep steering g you to ad supported networks. Just when I get less use out of it, they raise their prices and add ads?