re: Another reason why I shop 95 % of time at Amazon

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Tell me again how paying them a $99 membership fee each year equates to being "free"

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Who pays that much for Prime? Mine is $49. Plus I have a family member on there. So anything over 7 orders is basically free delivery.

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Who pays that much for Prime?

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This weekend only they are running a new member special of $73 (first year only)...otherwise it's normally $99.

You can't understate how valuable the monthly diaper deliveries are

Don't have to pay sales tax either. No telling how much I've saved on that.

If they've been in business 21 years and survived when other juggernauts have failed, I'd say they've done something right.

Every single thing I order from Amazon appears to be some shitty returned item that someone else didn't want. I'll never order from that POS company again.

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Easily.

Netflix is 8 bucks a month. Hulu is 12.

For 8.33$ a month, I get another streaming service, plus music,
Plus savings on items and 2 day shipping, all with incredible customer service.

Hell, that's the cost of less than 2 beers. Plus I have a bunch of people who use my account to ship presents.

People pay more than that per month for many of the box subscriptions that are just a box full of crap.

It's so worth it.

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This is why Amazon is bad.

You think it's a great deal. But you have to use Netflix, Hulu, and all sorts of things in order to justify that.

If you purchase more along the lines of what you need, rather than what you want, it quickly becomes a giant waste of money. Also, if you look for what will suffice, it quickly becomes a waste.

A book I've been searching for a long time is $55 new, $35 used on Amazon. Found it local for $17. It doesn't take long for a prime membership to become a bad move financially.

Plus Amazon is just a terrible company.

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You think it's a great deal. But you have to use Netflix, Hulu, and all sorts of things in order to justify that.

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Justify? No. I piss away 9 bucks on my own every week easy. Acting like 100 bucks a year is some large amount is bollocks.

I value my TIME.

The fact that, if I realize I need something, I can grab my phone, find it for less than I would in a local store, not have to deal with traffic, not have to deal with idiotic cashiers, and all without having to put pants on, is a huge bonus to me.

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If you purchase more along the lines of what you need, rather than what you want, it quickly becomes a giant waste of money.

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What are you taking about?

You get a streaming music and video service, plus 2-day delivery on a multitude of products, all from the convenience of wherever the hell you are.

I get Christmas several times a week. I come home to a package and open it up and WOW!

A new knife! A new baking dish! An herb garden! Stuff for my kids.

Stuff if I went to the store to get, I'd end up with a ton more shite I don't need.

And I can find books for pennies on Amazon with a couple bucks shopping. Or get them streamed to the Kindle.

The future is great.

This has happened to me numerous times thanks to Smart Post. Getting free stuff is nice, but I'd pay a little bit extra to ensure my stuff is sent Fedex or UPS.