06-23-2023, 12:00 PM | #46 |
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06-23-2023, 12:01 PM | #47 | |
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Other than that, I'd say the value of Prime for me is that you get offsets through various promotions that over the course of the year pay for a large chunk of the price of Prime. I almost never get the digital credit offer, though. Pity; I grab it when I do. I have no interest in Prime Video. For all that, next time my Prime anniversary comes up, I'm going to think long and hard about renewing. |
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06-23-2023, 12:06 PM | #48 | |
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My point is that any kind of "reckoning" that people seem to hope is in store for Amazon is not going to come from legislation or litigation. It's going to have to come from customers putting their money where their so-called ideals lie. Which in my opinion, means it ain't coming. Because again: customers are by and large as self-serving as the businesses they accuse of being the same. Last edited by DiapDealer; 06-23-2023 at 12:14 PM. |
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06-23-2023, 12:43 PM | #49 |
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People shouldn't have to decide whether to boycot businesses because of their shady business practices, though. Businesses should be forced to not have shady business practices in the first place. And it's not consumers that can force that change, for the most part.
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I do think that since Jeff left, Amazon is settling down into being a regular ol' company and some of their shine is coming off. But that's neither here nor there. I just started replying to your posts to refute (my understanding) of your earlier post #20. FTC doesn't have to wait for customers to abandon a business before they step in. If customers abandoning ship worked, there wouldn't be anything for the FTC to do. Quote:
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06-23-2023, 01:06 PM | #51 | |
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If Amazon thinks these sorts of things are making me more likely to pay for Prime again, they're wrong. They've made me angry instead. |
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06-23-2023, 01:45 PM | #52 |
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06-23-2023, 02:17 PM | #53 |
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We are without Prime for the first time in many years. When I started it was $99. Now, with tax it's $148. That crossed the line for us. And yes, it is inconvenient to have to wait until I have $25 in goods to make an order. I got used to instant, effortless, gratification. Somehow I'll muddle through, not getting everything I want on a daily basis without having to go to the store. I managed it for many decades.
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06-23-2023, 02:24 PM | #54 | |
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06-23-2023, 03:08 PM | #55 |
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06-23-2023, 05:28 PM | #56 | |
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I listened to a podcast today about the lawsuit and apparently 90% of people who get prime keep renewing it, so that's why Amazon is pushing so hard to hook you up, once they have you, they know you're unlikely to leave and they have a steady source of income. |
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06-23-2023, 05:43 PM | #57 |
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Agreed. It's happened. While waiting, I wound up buying a couple of items at local shops, one with a cheaper price than Amazon. Others I just let go because there was no urgent need.
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06-23-2023, 06:11 PM | #58 |
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I've certainly noticed this. Regular free shipping used to take 2-3 days, so Prime's unlimited 2-day shipping didn't make much sense. Now Amazon seems to deliberately let your order sit in the warehouse for a few days just to punish you for not having Prime.
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06-28-2023, 01:33 PM | #59 | |
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So if you do use Prime Video, it's not really all that bad a price. |
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06-28-2023, 03:22 PM | #60 |
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We have to decide whether or not to renew in the next few days. For the first time in years, it's not an easy decision.
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