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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription (slate.com)

submitted 1 year ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The author canceled their Amazon Prime subscription on a whim and realized they didn't really need it.
Leaving Prime meant slower shipping but the author was happy to wait and still found the selection and delivery speed satisfactory.
Many people love Prime for its fast shipping and convenience, but some readers expressed ambivalence and considered canceling.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/3M27c

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[–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Prime shipping is included with my prime streaming subscription and the streaming subscription pays for itself. Having prime shipping is just an added bonus for me.

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[–] Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Basically a "it works for me but not for some people" statement. Such a waste of my time to have read that.

[–] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

Duh?

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago

You mean to tell me Amazon prime hasn't been around since the dawn of life on earth????

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

No mention of the free shipping?

I'm no fan of Amazon, but not mentioning the free shipping as part of the benefits of being a Prime member is not presenting an honest argument to people.

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[–] Nobsi@feddit.de -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have prime because i don't have to pay for shipping. Good on the author for being wealthy enough to be able to afford 38 Bucks in shipping for 10 items. I pay 0.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You're prepaying your shipping with the subscription. You could divide that by all the shipments and probably still have a great rate per shipment, but consider that paying for individual shipments would push you to make fewer, larger purchases. Personally, it's pretty rare I need it tomorrow and can't wait a week. Some things I need today so I go to a store, some things are rooted in poor planning. The special Amazon shipping window isn't a big deal for me as I worked to unhook myself from the near-instant gratification.

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[–] TheBig2023Meltdown@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But then I also pay for shipping separately

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