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Food stamp, WIC users - cheaper Amazon Prime memberships
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:00 am
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:00 am
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Amazon is offering a discount on its Prime membership for people who receive government assistance such as food stamps or WIC.
The program allows those with a valid Electronic Benefits Transfer, or EBT, cards to access Amazon Prime for $5.99 a month for one year. The regular annual membership fee is $99 a year, or $10.99 a month if paid in installments.
"We designed this membership option for customers receiving government assistance to make our everyday selection and savings more accessible, including the many conveniences and entertainment benefits of Prime," said Greg Greeley, Vice President of Amazon Prime.
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Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:02 am to Palmetto08
Why charge at that point just give it to them for free
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:04 am to Palmetto08
I really do try hard not to hate Jeff Bezos but damn if he ain't about to get the better of me.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:04 am to burke985
who cares? Private company they can do what they like.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:05 am to Palmetto08
So now I'm subsidizing welfare recipients though the private market? Great.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:06 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
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who cares? Private company they can do what they like
I agree just timing is interesting
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:06 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
A private company's customers may care about the actions of the company 
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:07 am to Palmetto08
Amazon going hard after Wal-Mart's business. They want to be able to ship groceries to them.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:08 am to Palmetto08
So why not just charge everyone $5.99?
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:09 am to Palmetto08
Price discrimination, and it's perfectly legal.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:09 am to Tiger at Law
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A private company's customers may care about the actions of the company
Then don't do business with them. Simple as that.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:10 am to Jyrdis
If you are so fricking poor, lazy, doped-up, etc ... that you have to get free food ... then how the frick do you afford the internet?
Or ... do you just go to McDs or the public library to use free wifi and order shite from Prime?
Or ... do you just go to McDs or the public library to use free wifi and order shite from Prime?
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:10 am to Palmetto08
Private business, they can do what they want.
On a side note, if you oppose businesses that seem to try and get all the money they can out of WIC/EBT users, like Walmart, you should object to this move as well, since it promotes spending money that these individuals do not have.
Like I said though, Amazon can do what they want.
On a side note, if you oppose businesses that seem to try and get all the money they can out of WIC/EBT users, like Walmart, you should object to this move as well, since it promotes spending money that these individuals do not have.
Like I said though, Amazon can do what they want.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:13 am to Palmetto08
Even more evidence that I'm a damn sucker for working and paying my own way in life.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:14 am to Palmetto08
quote:So they'll pay $71.88 instead of either $99.00 (if paid on yearly installments) or $131.88 (the usual installment price).
The program allows those with a valid Electronic Benefits Transfer, or EBT, cards to access Amazon Prime for $5.99 a month for one year. The regular annual membership fee is $99 a year, or $10.99 a month if paid in installments.
So they are probably enticing customers who may not be likely to have a membership, AND with their expansion into grocery ordering and delivery, getting those customers on food stamps makes sense. And if those prices are cheaper, then that's a net good anyways.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:16 am to GeeOH
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going hard after Wal-Mart's business
Eh, Dollar General is a lot better, Cuz you don't have to get all dressed up like you do when you're going to Walmart
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:17 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
quote:And if it actually becomes cheaper in the long run for the individuals to have a membership, and access discounted food they would already be buying elsewhere, then why would anybody be against Amazon specifically?
Then don't do business with them. Simple as that.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:18 am to dcbl
quote:Dollar Tree is actually the best, since everything is actually a dollar (or less). Aldi's is often cheaper too for many items.
Eh, Dollar General is a lot better, Cuz you don't have to get all dressed up like you do when you're going to Walmart
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:18 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
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who cares? Private company they can do what they like.
I wonder is people will start dropping if they raise membership prices again while still discounting the poor.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:19 am to Scruffy
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On a side note, if you oppose businesses that seem to try and get all the money they can out of WIC/EBT users, like Walmart, you should object to this move as well, since it promotes spending money that these individuals do not have.
I don't blame these companies for trying to get every penny of welfare out of customers that they can. Just like I don't blame colleges for accepting every pile of shite student who has a pell grant and a guaranteed student loan even though virtually no one thinks that pile of shite has a chance of receiving a a degree and becoming a productive member of society.
I solely blame the voters who have allowed that system to take root in this country for that nonsense.
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