Originally Posted by wakey:
“The increase in reality isn't that high tbh when you think about it. Anyone who does a reasonable amount of Amazon shopping will even at £79 be quids in unless they only buy things in batches to get meet the super saver threshold. Even then the benefit of getting the item next day is a major benefit rather than 3-5 on super saver. Most retailers charge at least £5 for next day after all.
Certainly if you don't have prime you are paying between £2 and £6 an order for First class so if you order at most just 4 of the cheapest to post items a month you have covered the cost.
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“The increase in reality isn't that high tbh when you think about it. Anyone who does a reasonable amount of Amazon shopping will even at £79 be quids in unless they only buy things in batches to get meet the super saver threshold. Even then the benefit of getting the item next day is a major benefit rather than 3-5 on super saver. Most retailers charge at least £5 for next day after all.
Certainly if you don't have prime you are paying between £2 and £6 an order for First class so if you order at most just 4 of the cheapest to post items a month you have covered the cost.
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I can see where you are going with this and yes I agree to a certain extent, but it is still a sharp increase for more or less the same service if you only use it for the original intention
They are only doing this to get people to use their video service, which I think have been knocked down by Netflix.
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“Also as prime is marketed as something you share with your family members you can pay! add them and get them to contribute towards the costs while getting the same benefits
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“Also as prime is marketed as something you share with your family members you can pay! add them and get them to contribute towards the costs while getting the same benefits
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If you got family members or if there is anyone else in the residence that uses Amazon.
My friend only got her daughter living there and she don't use Amazon that often.
My friend told me that she may take the offer this year, but next year she will drop Amazon. It will give her time to look elsewhere.
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Also it may be more than an increase due to the streaming being added as Amazon did hint they would be rising the price of a prime in the US.”
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Also it may be more than an increase due to the streaming being added as Amazon did hint they would be rising the price of a prime in the US.”
But not that much of a increase. Amazon should give people a choice, either Prime by itself or prime with extras.
It is not as if their streaming is that good anyway, I only tried it once as a trial and thought it was pretty naff to be honest.



