• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Amazon upping cost of Prime

Page 3 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
Viper GTS said:
That is a terrible idea. Setup a household and share that way.

Viper GTS
Click to expand...

So this is basically links our accounts together and allows us to pay for prime once? Didn't realize that was an option. Not sure why sharing an account is a terrible idea but I guess this is just as easy.
 
Viper GTS said:
That is a terrible idea. Setup a household and share that way.

Viper GTS
Click to expand...
Yeah but you have to share payment account. That's terrible too. I'm just glad I'm still on the old grandfathered 5 household plan where each can have own payment account and own billing and delivery address. The new household setup blows.
 
I don't care what anyone says but no one will ever beat the speed of Amazon Prime shipping.

Like 1 and 2 hour Amazon Now delivery.
 
ponyo said:
Yeah but you have to share payment account. That's terrible too. I'm just glad I'm still on the old grandfathered 5 household plan where each can have own payment account and own billing and delivery address. The new household setup blows.
Click to expand...

Yep. I am on the old grandfathered 5 household plan too!
 
ponyo said:
Yeah but you have to share payment account. That's terrible too. I'm just glad I'm still on the old grandfathered 5 household plan where each can have own payment account and own billing and delivery address. The new household setup blows.
Click to expand...
I'm on the old "everyone in the family emails me links to the shit they want" plan. Whatever....
 
s0me0nesmind1 said:
Back to the game of waiting till my cart total gets to 35 or whatever it is for free standard shipping.
Click to expand...

I used to do that all the time with no problem, until I had kids and started having to buy gifts more often in the $20 range and along with procrastination, it's tough to plan out $35 and get it in time too. I don't think I could ever go back to not having Prime. So please, everyone else please cancel to send them a message to drop the price back to reasonable. K?

paperfist said:
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/use-honey-to-save-money-on-amazon-purchases/
Click to expand...

Yes Honey is great. Sometimes it finds an alternate seller that doesn't require tax and keeps Prime shipping.
 
rh71 said:
I used to do that all the time with no problem, until I had kids and started having to buy gifts more often in the $20 range and along with procrastination, it's tough to plan out $35 and get it in time too. I don't think I could ever go back to not having Prime. So please, everyone else please cancel to send them a message to drop the price back to reasonable. K?
Click to expand...

No I will order everything as a single item like I normally do.
 
Once the lady finishes doctorate and we don't get the 49 dollar prime I'm out. Who even needs amazon anymore? I've noticed lately there are so many sites to buy from I rarely even use amazon anymore. A few years ago I was racking up big bills there, but not much the last 2. Amazon.com could be gone in a few years and just a cloud service provider. They'd probably make just as much money.
 
BudAshes said:
Once the lady finishes doctorate and we don't get the 49 dollar prime I'm out. Who even needs amazon anymore? I've noticed lately there are so many sites to buy from I rarely even use amazon anymore. A few years ago I was racking up big bills there, but not much the last 2. Amazon.com could be gone in a few years and just a cloud service provider. They'd probably make just as much money.
Click to expand...

I disagree we have become a instant society and nothing even comes close to Amazon Now.

No other store or place can delivery items you order online to you in 1 to 2 hours. Not even Best Buy with their same day delivery.
 
KB said:
I expect more increases in the future. Amazon must grow every quarter or wall street will abandon them and Bezos won't be the richest anymore.
Click to expand...
Yup it's the curse of being a public company. My company makes $80bil/yr in revenue, $5bil straight profit, and we NEVER get raises or bonuses. Instead we are threatened with layoffs each of the last 10 years.
 
pcslookout said:
I disagree we have become a instant society and nothing even comes close to Amazon Now.

No other store or place can delivery items you order online to you in 1 to 2 hours. Not even Best Buy with their same day delivery.
Click to expand...

I guess this will be important as we all devolve into obese disabled morons who can't fit out our front doors.
 
tynopik said:
how else will they be able to afford their fancy new HQ2?
Click to expand...
Everyone bitches about the price hike but they'll bend over and take it. I bitched and moaned about Costco raising their membership price but I gave in because they started carrying cheap Prime briskets. AT&T just raised my gigabit internet $10/month, and I'm going to bend over and take that too. Amazon is in total control here.
 
Not sure if I really need the "benefits" provided by Prime anymore. Of all those listed ... I only buy/ship. I do not use their video, audio, etc. services and do not wish to pay for them. Our renewal is coming up very quickly so will have to consider cancelling soon.
 
pete6032 said:
I agree they add media options that make prime more appealing, but at the same time a couple months ago they removed a number of benefits of Amazon Music and made Amazon Music mostly a paid service even though it used to be available 100% free to Prime members.
Click to expand...
Yeah, before Prime Music Unlimited was a thing, it seemed like I could find a lot more of the music I wanted to listen to on Prime Music.
 
I believe that Prime is a game that Bezos plays to amuse himself. Every day he figures out ways to make it a little worse and checks to see how many people are willing to keep paying for it. If making it slower doesn't decrease customers he makes it less reliable. If that doesn't work he makes it more expensive. And if people still pay he'll go back to square one and make it slower again. Eventually Prime is going to cost $1000 a year for packages that take 22 days to arrive half the time, the other half they'll be tossed into your neighbors koi pond and every box will include live scorpions and some people will STILL buy it.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top