Why would anyone pay for Amazon Prime?

[iamthemilkman]

I used to like Amazon, used to be a Prime subscriber, however that stopped 10+ years ago when they stopped having good deals. That said, I did just use a free month of Prime that I had, I ordered some games (one of them an "Amazon Exclusive" that's not sold elsewhere), as well as some that were on sale for Black Friday. The game that's an "Amazon Exclusive" came out on November 11th currently has a delivery estimate of December 6 - January 12, whereas the Black Friday game order that was made on November 23rd says "Delayed, not yet shipped."

We also ordered stuff from Walmart, Sam's Club, Best Buy, Woot, etc., and all of that stuff arrived in a few days after ordering.

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Cause when i want something fast like pencils or copic markers that i cant find in a art store, Amazon gets them to my door in a day. Pretty convenient

 

[Lod 10]

Eu gostava da Amazon, era assinante Prime, mas parei de assinar há mais de 10 anos, quando eles pararam de ter boas ofertas. Dito isso, acabei de usar um mês grátis do Prime que eu tinha e comprei alguns jogos (um deles é "exclusivo da Amazon" e não é vendido em nenhum outro lugar), além de alguns que estavam em promoção na Black Friday. O jogo "exclusivo da Amazon" foi lançado em 11 de novembro e atualmente tem previsão de entrega entre 6 de dezembro e 12 de janeiro, enquanto o jogo da Black Friday, que comprei em 23 de novembro, está com o status "Atrasado, ainda não enviado".

Também fizemos pedidos no Walmart, Sam's Club, Best Buy, Woot, etc., e tudo chegou poucos dias depois da compra.

BBen spitting as Texas is facing my country so it's worth it

 

[iamthemilkman]

Cause when i want something fast like pencils or copic markers that i cant find in a art store, Amazon gets them to my door in a day. Pretty convenient

I wish mine was fast. Taking up to almost TWO months to a ship a game? That's ridiculous. The only reason I haven't canceled is because it's literally not sold anywhere else. It's the Sacred 2 Remaster for PS5, and while it's reportedly a mess, I still want it for the collection.

 

[StopTheCatastrophe]

I cancelled Amazon Prime after the largest shareholder and former CEO, who is a greedy scumbag who likes the destruction of the world and oppression if it makes him rich, bought a newspaper and also killed an article that was going to criticize a nazi.

It's not a coincidence that one extremely rich sociopath bought a mass communication medium (Washington Post), and another extremely rich sociopath bought another mass communication medium (Twitter). Mass social control.

For people who somehow don't know it yet, it's easier than ever to find and buy things from other online stores today. In other words, it's easier than ever to cancel and stop using the one in question. Yet you see piles of their packages in front of every home, every day.

 

[CheesyExplosive]

For people who somehow don't know it yet, it's easier than ever to find and buy things from other online stores today. In other words, it's easier than ever to cancel and stop using the one in question. Yet you see piles of their packages in front of every home, every day.

yeah and that's the reason why "porch pirates" exist.

 

[Scotty Scotty]

To get their packages faster than the average Amazon shopper. That's it.

If I were to pay for Prime, it's certainly not going to be for watching TV shows, movies, sports, or even anime.

 

[diapered]

whereas the Black Friday game order that was made on November 23rd says "Delayed, not yet shipped."

To be fair, I think that can be a problem for any distributor. Last year, I encountered that when buying a laptop straight from the manufacturer (not involving amazon at all) on a really good black Friday deal. Didn't ship till next year >_< I think inventory gets screwed up around the end of the year, and many try to sell items they actually don't have stocked trying to make those numbers for black Friday...

Cause when i want something fast like pencils or copic markers that i cant find in a art store, Amazon gets them to my door in a day. Pretty convenient

Same, it's not art supplies for me, but I often need aftermarket parts/tools throughout the year that 1) I can't find locally 2) need fast and 3) I make many small purchases that would not meet the minimum for free shipping.

Also, I don't have a car, so even some "everyday" items are worth it for me to just order than to travel and get or carry on my motorcycle >_< For me, amazon prime pays for itself a few times over in shipping (which is all I use it for), hence why I keep it.

 

[Omnikron]

I only use it because I'm too lazy to go buy x-mas presents. That's pretty much it. I did like the streaming service but their new ad driven pay more to make it go away horseshit is stupid. They have enough money, just give us all a good service model and a go from there.

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

I think most people do it for the free/fast delivery and than end up never cancelling it out of convenience.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Im a carer and find when i mingle with the public too much now i fall ill. When i worked instore at a busy supermarket for 17 years i brought everything home with me or loaded it up in a car at 8am before shift.

 

[iamthemilkman]

I cancelled Amazon Prime after the largest shareholder and former CEO, who is a greedy scumbag who likes the destruction of the world and oppression if it makes him rich, bought a newspaper and also killed an article that was going to criticize a nazi.

It's not a coincidence that one extremely rich sociopath bought a mass communication medium (Washington Post), and another extremely rich sociopath bought another mass communication medium (Twitter). Mass social control.

For people who somehow don't know it yet, it's easier than ever to find and buy things from other online stores today. In other words, it's easier than ever to cancel and stop using the one in question. Yet you see piles of their packages in front of every home, every day.

I pretty much hate everyone so I'd own nothing if I decided to boycott.

 

[DjQuick2008]

The supermarket i was working for and giving my soul to is no different than amazon so i really can't take any moral high ground. If you search tesco you'll know.

 

[Omnikron]

I pretty much hate everyone so I'd own nothing if I decided to bo

I pretty much hate everyone so I'd own nothing if I decided to boycott.

I don't know you but I am sure people like you.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I kind of don't like paying for stuff like that when I can get my stuff just as fast by walking to the store (even if it is multiple stores I have to try out before finding the one that has the desired item/s) or through some elbow grease.

Sure, convenience is lost and all... But I feel that turning into a hermit is already easy enough without the extra help, so I tend to avoid it.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

I don't pay for it, but I always take advantage of the free month they give

 

[Questless Knight]

better question is who in their right mind would pay for.
Amazon prime
Disney +
Netflix
Hulu
HBO
Xbox live
Playsation +
Crunchyrolls

 

[moonbits]

I live in a city, so I get things shipped the very same day. Super convenient.

 

[medisinn]

I don't pay for it, but I always take advantage of the free month they give View attachment 132445

This is the strat I try to go for, since it happens once every several months. Sometimes there will be a week at 1.99, which feels reasonable given that there are usually a handful of "free" GOG codes available on Twitch Prime.

It comes down to convenience. I'm sure the pandemic vastly increased the reliance on Prime, at least here in the US. I know people that order DoorDash regularly and get their groceries via WalMart or Safeway delivery, so getting other stuff off of Amazon delivered goes along with that. I've used it before, but it's expensive and I don't care at all about the streaming stuff. Plus, it will continue to get more expensive as they add on things most people didn't ask for, like NFL games on Prime. Even the shipping times have slowed down. It's typical enshittification, but I am fine with it, since to me 2 Day and sometimes even Same Day shipping is not sustainable. Then again I'm usually in no rush to get whatever it is I'm ordering, so I'm fine waiting until I have at least 35 bucks worth of stuff and taking the slowest free shipping option. And I'm also partial to the inefficiency of going out to a store to buy things, it's an important part of the human experience in my book, even the traffic and occasional rude customers.

 

[Langoblian]

You get some pretty good benefits with Prime, but they're not discounted products on Amazon itself. I mostly think the $15 a month is worth it for the free/fast shipping (one time I got an R4 card off Amazon and it shipped to me the next morning since I live in a city with an Amazon warehouse), a pretty decent streaming library with Prime Video, and a couple free GOG/Epic games every now and then to look into claiming. I had to cut down on a lot of my subscriptions after getting laid off of my last job but I feel like Prime was worth keeping, personally. The Grubhub subscription being rolled into it is a pretty good deal too but we're getting into dangerous territory with that one if you end up using it, you should definitely have at least some kind of reason to leave the house lol.

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

Get it through my phone service. I don't really use it though

 

[iamthemilkman]

Items still not shipped. We're coming up on a month since the Sacred 2 remaster released. Amazon is a garbage ass company.

No movement on my November 23rd order. Still "Delayed, not yet shipped." I received all of my orders from everywhere else, all using free shipping, but Amazon just sits on Prime orders. I'm done with Amazon. So done.

 

[Kamako]

I've only ever paid for Prime when I've needed to get some last minute gifts and haven't been offered a free trial (which thankfully come around really frequently which is nice). I've appreciated a few of their exclusive discounts, and some of their original series too.

 

[strawberry29]

prime offers good fast delivery is all i know, one of my family members did have prime for fast delivery and video prime, although i don't see anything worth it in the gaming side of prime which all i saw was skins or some related to exclusive content. people do get prime because of fallout is dropping season 2

 

[iamthemilkman]

We have two Amazon accounts, one with the Prime trial, one without (it has one currently available, we're just not using it).

We ordered something on the one without Prime because it had a 30% off Discover Rewards promotion on it. That non-Prime order that was made on Dec. 6th has shipped and will be here by Friday, whereas the two Prime orders for a game that released on November 11th and an order from Nov. 23rd have yet to ship. What the fuck?