Amazon Prime is Increasing Annual Fees

We're keeping our Prime membership. We use it enough that the free faster shipping makes sense for us.

ADDED: we've been buying from Amazon since 1999. Since the time that Jeff Bezos said that they "lose money on every sale but make up for it in bulk" ... whatever that meant. But look at him now.

Anyway, it's still worth it to us.
 
JustinCase said:
Good points all, the bottom line is a little here, a little there., at some time you have to take a stand. The last point is the only one I take exception to. I get no pleasure from Prime itself. Yes, I've changed my mind after seeing the numbers. Thank You!
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Every little bit adds up, that's for sure. I prefer to cut costs where I can and pay more for what I fully enjoy.
 

Wondering if the folks who get grocery deliveries tip the delivery people, or are they just left on the porch? (Tipping is great, but of course adds another $5.00 to the Prime monthly fee each delivery.)
 
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Lara said:
$20 a year more is only 1.66 a month more.
You can't get a bottle of water for that.
You can't get a Taco at Taco Bell for that.
You can't get a candy bar nor a pack of gum for that :LOL:
It depends on how much pleasure you get from Amazon Prime.
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And @Devi For those who are using Prime just for free shipping, there's another way for many items they sell. As I mentioned above if you order more than (may be at) $35 per order now, shipping is free anyway if Amazon is fulfilling the order. And some of the enticement of one day shipping has gone away, because sometimes that just doesn't happen.
 
I don't use annual Prime. I just try to order $25 at a time to get free shipping.
Seems to me that Amazon's Prime Videos has a pretty good selection of films. Certainly much, much better than Netflix. Here in Mexico, Netflix's selection of films is geared mainly to youngsters and lower I.Q. folks. Certainly waaaay too many drug dealer type films. Oh, yes, they do have a few excellent films but they are few and far between.
 
I never joined Amazon Prime, I do order some things from Amazon, some I can get free delivery and for others I'll pay. We have Comcast cable, and my husband is considering signing up for Netflix through them. He mentioned having to join Amazon Prime to get the Netflix, and I understand the Netflix is a separate charge. I assume if he does this, we will get free shipping for all Amazon purchases and other benefits from joining. I'm not sure of the cost of either.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I never joined Amazon Prime, I do order some things from Amazon, some I can get free delivery and for others I'll pay. We have Comcast cable, and my husband is considering signing up for Netflix through them. He mentioned having to join Amazon Prime to get the Netflix, and I understand the Netflix is a separate charge. I assume if he does this, we will get free shipping for all Amazon purchases and other benefits from joining. I'm not sure of the cost of either.
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You won't necessarily get free shipping on everything you order....only on items that Amazon fulfills. And the way Amazon shows things on their site can be tricky so watch out. I subscribed to Paramount+ via Amazon Prime because of the great introductory offer that was shown on Amazon's site but I won't do that again. I had a few things in my Prime watchlist that got mixed with my Paramount watchlist, it became confusing. I don't like Amazon;s video interface anyway. Even after I temporarily cancelled Paramount plus, the shows and movies were still showing in my Amazon watchlist. It just felt cluttered and got confusing. So when I re-subscribed to Paramount+, I did it through Paramount's website. I subscribe to all my other streaming services separately. Netflix used to offer a one month free trial, I don't see that they are doing that anymore.
 
I had Prime for one year and don't really purchase that much stuff, so it wasn't a great deal for me. I'm lucky enough to still be mobile and I actually enjoy going to the grocery store to interact with people. I really disliked their video interface too. I think Netflix does a much better job there.
 
Everything has gone up, or going up..
but I don’t use prime ..I don’t have Netflix …..
 
My grandson got a job last year, good worker but lacks social skills. He has worked into higher pay and the manager has promised him further advancement if he'll just stay, He dependable, willing to work extra hours anytime. Was told when they were staffing for the mandates that he will always have a job, so don't look else where. Around here I've heard it said, dependability & just showing up is rewarded over other skills!
 
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I do a great deal of my shopping on Amazon. I have Amazon Prime and I love it. Just last week I bought a wheelchair for my friend. It cost $160.00. I called Amazon to see if I could return it. They said I didn't have to return it but they returned my money and said I could donate the chair to someone who needs one.
 
Considering the price of gas, I’d be surprised in Amazon Prime didn’t raise their rates or put a minimum purchase. Maybe they have long term, locked in contracts with the delivery folks. They have the power to do whatever they want.
 
bob22 said:
Wondering if the folks who get grocery deliveries tip the delivery people, or are they just left on the porch? (Tipping is great, but of course adds another $5.00 to the Prime monthly fee each delivery.)
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The groceries I buy on Amazon are usually delivered by USPS delivery or sometimes FedEx. No tips.
 
Jules said:
Considering the price of gas, I’d be surprised in Amazon Prime didn’t raise their rates or put a minimum purchase. Maybe they have long term, locked in contracts with the delivery folks. They have the power to do whatever they want.
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The cost for return shipping & handling were probably higher than the cost for the item. If they put a minimum order limit on orders they will probably lose a lot of the fence sitters like me. Again it's all about money (the bottom line) & has nothing to do with ethics, pollution or waste.

We have become a disposable society, it's someone else's problem.
 
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JustinCase said:
The cost for return shipping & handling were probably higher than the cost for the item. If they put a minimum order limit on orders they will probably lose a lot of the fence sitters like me. Again it's all about money (the bottom line) & has nothing to do with ethics, pollution or waste.

We have become a disposable society, it's someone else's problem.
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I've never had to pay for returns of orders fulfilled by Amazon. They make it easy too...they send (or one can print) return labels that can be used at UPS and I guess USPS too. I happen to live within walking distance to UPS, so I've just taken the returns there. The last thing I returned was a pair of sweatpants. They have a system where you can try on and return what you don't like or doesn't fit. The return label and envelope came with the sweatpants so I didn't even have to wait. Usually if I see that there's a fee for returns from other sellers on Amazon and I'm not absolutely sure about the item(s), I just don't order them.
 
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