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Post by thyme4change on Jan 31, 2014 9:12:06 GMT -5
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Post by Formerly SK on Jan 31, 2014 9:15:24 GMT -5
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <---------Prays her annual renewal hits before they raise prices.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2014 9:16:53 GMT -5
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Post by adela76 on Jan 31, 2014 9:27:38 GMT -5
Ummm, I hate to burst your bubble, but it's not exactly an amazing prediction that prices of things go up over time. Of course Amazon was going to raise the price of Prime. I'm amazed that it's taken them this long - I know I've been paying $79 for at least 4-5 years, and they've added a ton of additional benefits since I signed up (when the only perk was 2-day shipping).
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Post by thyme4change on Jan 31, 2014 9:33:33 GMT -5
It was an old thread where people were going on and on about the $79 deal they were getting and they didn't care that Amazon was losing money. Since the thread, Amazon has raised prices twice trying to get to profitable. At the end of the day - if this increase doesn't bring them into significant profitability, Prime will change. I could see a day that prime would eliminate services, or at least separate the streaming service from the free shipping service. There were a lot of people that swore they would continue to get the deal forever. It was a really dumb thread. I was surprised at the stupidity of some of our posters. (And some of them are actually very reasonable people that have said a million smart things before.)
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Post by gooddecisions on Jan 31, 2014 9:46:44 GMT -5
Amazon has changed their business- they offer a lot more features and benefits then they did when the started. It's like comparing banks 100 years ago to banks today and wondering why there are fees. Well, there weren't convenient features like online banking, bill pay, check scanning/depositing from your phone, 24h/7d access to cash, etc. Additional services adds to the bottom line and changes the business model.
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Post by justme on Jan 31, 2014 11:26:52 GMT -5
I still can't justify Prime. I've been trying to talk someone into splitting it with me since you can get multiple people on the free shipping aspect, but of the people that I know that use it one is mooching off her mom's, the other splits his with his gf's family, and my brother is still getting the student discount even though he hasn't taken a class in over 2 years.
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Post by Bonny on Jan 31, 2014 11:30:26 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2014 11:33:22 GMT -5
I am probably one of the prime customers they will lose when the price goes up $20 to $40. I found $79 a little high for the amount I use it. I generally order enough to get free shipping anyway and I don't need things in 2 days (seems I don't get them in 2 days even with prime). Recently Amazon hasn't even been the best price for the items I wanted.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2014 11:40:29 GMT -5
"I'm waiting for the price of Amazon Prime to go up too. That wouldn't make me happy, but I wouldn't be surprised."
This is what I posted back then, so we weren't all stupid Oh Wise One.
A $20 increase would not cause me to cancel my Prime membership, but I would have to think about a $40 one. However, I think when they increase it, they will do smaller increases over a period of time, like cable companies.
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Post by 973beachbum on Jan 31, 2014 11:45:21 GMT -5
I know a good way they could save on shipping and it wouldn't hurt their businees one bit. STOP SHIPPING EVERY SINGLE ITEM IN MY ORDERS IN A SEPERATE BOX!!! I swear I order from them maybe 4 or 5 times a year and it is always at least 6 or 8 different. things. So I get free shipping anyway. The last time I got about 10 items and damned if they didn't ship them in 10 stupid different boxes. After the fifth or sixth different box I couldn't even remember what i had ordered to figure out what I was still missing. And I didn't order anything from a different shipper, everything came from the same stupid wharehouse. Even if it took an extra day or two i would have been fine with that to be able to open my one box and know I could go over the items in my order and be sure I got them all correctly.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jan 31, 2014 12:05:31 GMT -5
We just got Prime in December and we really like it. I think it would be worth it for us for another $20, not sure about $40. We use the Instant Video constantly and I'm really liking the two-day shipping. If I order something early enough in the day it's really one-day shipping!
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Post by milee on Jan 31, 2014 12:05:53 GMT -5
I love prime. It's still worth the money to me. What I don't love is that Amazon was practically selling books at a loss for money years to drive out the competition and then raised their prices when they had done so. I was an early adopter of the Kindle - got one within 2 months of it's initial release and still have one of those clunky off-white gems. (Don't use it any more, though since DH got me a newer one that works better for nighttime reading.) For the first couple of years the Kindle was out, I actually saved significant money by owning one even though it cost $300 to buy. The books were significantly less expensive than hardcover or paperback. Now, the prices are less than hardcover, but often more than paperback and not much of a savings. If I didn't have such a teeny, tiny house with no storage, I'd go back to paperbacks. I do miss the feeling of a book and the ability to scan and return to re-read passages easily.
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Post by justme on Jan 31, 2014 12:12:28 GMT -5
I love prime. It's still worth the money to me. What I don't love is that Amazon was practically selling books at a loss for money years to drive out the competition and then raised their prices when they had done so. I was an early adopter of the Kindle - got one within 2 months of it's initial release and still have one of those clunky off-white gems. (Don't use it any more, though since DH got me a newer one that works better for nighttime reading.) For the first couple of years the Kindle was out, I actually saved significant money by owning one even though it cost $300 to buy. The books were significantly less expensive than hardcover or paperback. Now, the prices are less than hardcover, but often more than paperback and not much of a savings. If I didn't have such a teeny, tiny house with no storage, I'd go back to paperbacks. I do miss the feeling of a book and the ability to scan and return to re-read passages easily. Look into your local library, I finally broke down and got a Kindle when I realized my library had a digital version of practically every book they had a hard copy of. I've had it for a year and a half now and have read through dozens of books without paying for it. The only downside is you have to wait for popular books and only have 3 weeks to read it (though if I'm almost done I just turn off wifi to finish it).
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Post by milee on Jan 31, 2014 12:17:29 GMT -5
I was an early adopter of the Kindle - got one within 2 months of it's initial release and still have one of those clunky off-white gems. (Don't use it any more, though since DH got me a newer one that works better for nighttime reading.) For the first couple of years the Kindle was out, I actually saved significant money by owning one even though it cost $300 to buy. The books were significantly less expensive than hardcover or paperback. Now, the prices are less than hardcover, but often more than paperback and not much of a savings. If I didn't have such a teeny, tiny house with no storage, I'd go back to paperbacks. I do miss the feeling of a book and the ability to scan and return to re-read passages easily. Look into your local library, I finally broke down and got a Kindle when I realized my library had a digital version of practically every book they had a hard copy of. I've had it for a year and a half now and have read through dozens of books without paying for it. The only downside is you have to wait for popular books and only have 3 weeks to read it (though if I'm almost done I just turn off wifi to finish it). Good idea. I do this every once in a while and then get frustrated by the lack of selection and/or long wait times. But it's a good resource. The library at my boys' school also has a limited selection of e-books available and the younger son enjoys that.
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Post by justme on Jan 31, 2014 12:22:34 GMT -5
Look into your local library, I finally broke down and got a Kindle when I realized my library had a digital version of practically every book they had a hard copy of. I've had it for a year and a half now and have read through dozens of books without paying for it. The only downside is you have to wait for popular books and only have 3 weeks to read it (though if I'm almost done I just turn off wifi to finish it). Good idea. I do this every once in a while and then get frustrated by the lack of selection and/or long wait times. But it's a good resource. The library at my boys' school also has a limited selection of e-books available and the younger son enjoys that. Also, a lot of Florida libraries have the reciprocal memberships so if there's another system that has a better digital collection that might be helpful. I haven't looked into it though because mine has practically every book I've ever looked for - I just noticed that they put up the wait list before the new books are released so you can get on the list early. It emails when the book that you placed on hold is available so you don't even have to keep on that. Oh, and mine has all the Sunshine State reader books available.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 31, 2014 16:23:11 GMT -5
You can get free books on Amazon too. I've only gotten one that was absolutely horrible. Depends on your tastes of course but there's a ton of them there. Just search for free kindle books
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2014 16:38:46 GMT -5
I predict the price of everything will eventually go up....DO NOT DOUBT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by milee on Jan 31, 2014 16:46:59 GMT -5
You can get free books on Amazon too. I've only gotten one that was absolutely horrible. Depends on your tastes of course but there's a ton of them there. Just search for free kindle books Definitely. I've gotten some good books or learned of authors that I absolutely loved that way. In fact, I think one of my new favorites came to my attention because he offered the first of his books free.
On the other hand, there have been some lemons as well. The most interesting lemon was one that was billed as an action adventure novel. When I started reading, it seemed odd that the main characters (a female attorney and a naval officer) spent so much time thinking about God and wondering what Jesus would think of things... Took me a few chapters to realize this wasn't really an action adventure novel, but a way to covertly introduce people to Christian fiction. At first I was angry, but then I calmed down and thought about it from a business perspective - decided I respected their tactics and novel approach even if I didn't especially appreciate being deceived.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2014 19:14:26 GMT -5
I saw the article and thought about it. I gave away three "free" shipping privileges . . . to my sister, my daughter, and my son. If it only goes up $20, I will still keep it. What it keeps me from doing is padding my purchase to reach the free shipping level, which is now $35. But most of my Christmas purchases are at that level already. I minimally use the Kindle free loan (thanks for reminding me to find something TONIGHT before January ends) and the streaming. So it's basically shipping for me. I rarely need things in 2-days. In fact, I sometimes tell them "never mind" to save them money.
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Post by sapphire12 on Jan 31, 2014 19:25:21 GMT -5
I don't have Prime. I placed two orders from Amazon this past holiday season, one in Nov and one in Dec. Both orders came in two days. Both boxes had the Prime sticker attached. Both orders were for at least $35, so free shipping regardless. It was a welcome surprise, but it wasn't necessary for me to receive my packages in two days.
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Post by thyme4change on Jan 31, 2014 20:07:30 GMT -5
I know a good way they could save on shipping and it wouldn't hurt their businees one bit. STOP SHIPPING EVERY SINGLE ITEM IN MY ORDERS IN A SEPERATE BOX!!! I swear I order from them maybe 4 or 5 times a year and it is always at least 6 or 8 different. things. So I get free shipping anyway. The last time I got about 10 items and damned if they didn't ship them in 10 stupid different boxes. After the fifth or sixth different box I couldn't even remember what i had ordered to figure out what I was still missing. And I didn't order anything from a different shipper, everything came from the same stupid wharehouse. Even if it took an extra day or two i would have been fine with that to be able to open my one box and know I could go over the items in my order and be sure I got them all correctly. That is exactly what I said. They could reduce their shipping bills by quite a bit if they got better at using a single box for several items.
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Post by motherto2 on Jan 31, 2014 22:53:53 GMT -5
I love prime. I've had it for a few years. I've not watched any movies from it because my computer sucks and wouldn't support it, but it is an option. When DD was deployed if something was listed as Prime they would ship it to an APO address for free, which was an absolutely huge savings for me. I sent her blankets and pillows and all kinds of stuff when she got there. It took longer than two days of course, but totally worth the free shipping. I could send her presents for her birthday, just because snacks, you name it. She'd email or text me a list of things she wanted, and then I'd find it and ship it. I also would send stuff to my son at school. It also saves me in other ways - I get only what I'm looking for, rather than going to town and buying things I hadn't planned on while I'm in town. I saw that it was going up. $20 is one thing, more than that I'd have to think about it.
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Post by buystoys on Feb 1, 2014 0:36:07 GMT -5
I know a good way they could save on shipping and it wouldn't hurt their businees one bit. STOP SHIPPING EVERY SINGLE ITEM IN MY ORDERS IN A SEPERATE BOX!!! I swear I order from them maybe 4 or 5 times a year and it is always at least 6 or 8 different. things. So I get free shipping anyway. The last time I got about 10 items and damned if they didn't ship them in 10 stupid different boxes. After the fifth or sixth different box I couldn't even remember what i had ordered to figure out what I was still missing. And I didn't order anything from a different shipper, everything came from the same stupid wharehouse. Even if it took an extra day or two i would have been fine with that to be able to open my one box and know I could go over the items in my order and be sure I got them all correctly. Part of this problem is how they have set up their warehouses and the directives they give to their vendors. We had to put our product into a box that could be independently shipped, had the UPC and Amazon's specific shipping marks on it. That means that Amazon does not want to consolidate anything, just pull it off the shelf, stick on the address label, and send it out the door. It actually costs them quite a bit of money to consolidate orders and pack into a single box.
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Post by marvholly on Feb 1, 2014 7:15:16 GMT -5
My 2 DDs each have their own prime accounts. I can see either:
Both droppig and making sure orders reach the min for FREE shipping (prob will go to $50) Split 1 membership between them.
they do see each other often enough that a single delivery address is an option BUT I suspect they can still ship to separate adresses as if a gift.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2014 9:45:18 GMT -5
My 2 DDs each have their own prime accounts. I can see either: Both droppig and making sure orders reach the min for FREE shipping (prob will go to $50) Split 1 membership between them. they do see each other often enough that a single delivery address is an option BUT I suspect they can still ship to separate adresses as if a gift. You don't have to do the "as if a gift" thing. One person has the Prime membership with all the benefits--shipping, borrow one Kindle book from the Kindle Lending Library for free, free streaming for some movies, etc. But that person can "give" the right to free shipping to four of his/her friends. So DH has one (he uses his own CC), DD, DIL, and sister have the others. All they get is free shipping. That's where Amazon could improve their model. Keep it $79 and don't let so many people ship off a single membership.
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Post by ZaireinHD on Feb 1, 2014 18:45:18 GMT -5
It was an old thread where people were going on and on about the $79 deal they were getting and they didn't care that Amazon was losing money. Since the thread, Amazon has raised prices twice trying to get to profitable. At the end of the day - if this increase doesn't bring them into significant profitability, Prime will change. I could see a day that prime would eliminate services, or at least separate the streaming service from the free shipping service. There were a lot of people that swore they would continue to get the deal forever. It was a really dumb thread. I was surprised at the stupidity of some of our posters. (And some of them are actually very reasonable people that have said a million smart things before.) YEA THYME!! TELL'EM!!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 2, 2014 13:49:23 GMT -5
I will most likely keep my Prime membership. I was always adding things to my orders to get to the free shipping. I do not like shopping, so I would rather shop online.
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Post by ZaireinHD on Feb 4, 2014 0:33:40 GMT -5
I don't know why I joined Prime in the first place? Last night I went to cancel the membership. but decided since I paid for a one year membership I decided to wait the year out. Prime is basically useless to me?
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 4, 2014 10:46:14 GMT -5
Thanks to all of you, , I signed up for the free trial in December when I was Christmas shopping. The free trial ended yesterday and I got dinged with the $79 membership fee. I have yet to buy anything else from Amazon since I signed up for the free trial, although, I will stand up here and now that when I do actually order from Amazon I want my stuff delivered fast -- like, yesterday fast. I guess i'll have to wait the "free" (how is it free if it costs $79?) 2 day period. Oh, and I don't have a Kindle. And, i'll have to look into this whole movie streaming thing. DH and the kids might enjoy it -- *they* have laptops.
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