Is Amazon Prime still a good deal ?

[Smokin Okie]

Amazon gave me an option to " pause " my Prime subscription. I took them up on it.

I immediately get an email listing all the benefits I gain from giving them $140.

The only item on this list that I use is the free shipping and I believe I can get around that by combining items and not needing one day delivery, which btw, this one day delivery here in OKC, is sporadic.

I'm a cord cutter and I subscribe to other streaming services like YouTube TV, Discovery +, Paramount +, Peacock, and ESPN + that offer me more than I can watch, or have the desire to watch.

I also have a Tablo DVR and there's a whole lotta OTA programming that's free.

Here's the list

Prime gives you access to exclusive members-only benefits: Free One-Day Delivery on tens of millions of items Unlimited instant streaming of thousands of movies and TV episodes Free streaming of more than two million songs plus thousands of playlists and stations Free game content and ad-free viewing on Twitch.tv Unlimited access to over a thousand books, magazines, comics and Kindle Singles Unlimited listening to original audio series from Audible Unlimited photo storage, accessible anywhere you are 30-minute early access to select Amazon Lightning Deals And more

 

[Smokin Okie]

Try buying an incandescent light bulb at Home Depot. Good luck. But, I can get them on Amazon for the same price and, yes, free shipping in a day or so.

I'll stick with Amazon.

I don't want to buy any more incandescent bulbs. And if I did, I would not need one tomorrow. Amazon offers shipping options that would get it here free without paying for Prime.

 

[Displaced Texan]

I don't want to buy any more incandescent bulbs. And if I did, I would not need one tomorrow. Amazon offers shipping options that would get it here free without paying for Prime.

I'm not here to get in to a discussion on whether or not someone should buy incandescent bulbs or not. I am just saying that finding many things in a store is hard to do these days. I buy enough on Amazon that the Prime membership easily pays for itself, and I don't have to look for free shipping options.

 

[Smokin Okie]

For some reason , I can no longer embed tweets on this forum , but here's one. Another reason not to pay for Prime Amazon, if you watch the vids , your're gonna get commercials

https://x.com/CordCuttersNews/status/1711155618822639907?s=20

 

[Bigtank]

I wonder how much it's going to go up since UPS settled their strike. I work for an auto dealership and we ordered 200 10" windshield Ice Scrapers (customized). Most of the companies were all about $2.25 ea for the scrapers, shipping was anywhere from $ 85.00 to $153.00 for the order.

 

[Smokin Okie]

I'm finding free shipping without Amazon Prime as long as I'm willing to wait. And almost everything I buy, I'm in no hurry.

 

[clifish]

I wonder how much it's going to go up since UPS settled their strike. I work for an auto dealership and we ordered 200 10" windshield Ice Scrapers (customized). Most of the companies were all about $2.25 ea for the scrapers, shipping was anywhere from $ 85.00 to $153.00 for the order.

probably 90% of my Amazon orders are delivered with their own trucks, very little comes UPS now