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

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

For the same price, you could buy so much else. For example, an old but still usable office PC. Every year.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I can buy PC for 12 USD? That's a totally crazy idea.

For that much for sure I can't buy many games, access to numerous movies and TV shows, additional Twitch sub and I don't know what else they have. Frankly the Amazon store is the least important thing to me in this package.

Oddly enough I still might not get it, as that company definitely has become pretty fucky.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

$140. I said every year, not every month.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I swear to God I'm losing it... It cost for me 12 USD per year in Poland.

Am I looking at the wrong thing?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I forgot to consider the price could be different outside of the US.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's not different, that's ludicrous. I don't understand.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Americans have more propensity to consume than Poles. Amazon sees this and prices accordingly to maximize profit. It's the same reason why games were sold in Argentina for $5 when they were $60 in the US.