Amazon raises monthly rate for Amazon Prime

[Value Buy]

Amazon announced today they raised the monthly fee by $2 to all prime members effective this February to $12.99 a month.
I am not a Prime member, but did not realize everyone was charged a monthly fee as well as the usual annual fee.
I do not understand how anyone felt they were getting free shipping when you pay $11 a month.
Will these new fees, make anyone thinking of not renewing the membership?

www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amazon-hikes-price-for-its-prime-service-by-18-percent/ar-AAuTIbY?li=BBnbfcL

[dannylion]

Two different things. 

You either have an annual membership at $99 OR you have a month-to-month subscription, which is the one that is being increased.

[dee27]

Jan 19, 2018 12:08:28 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Amazon announced today they raised the monthly fee by $2 to all prime members effective this February to $12.99 a month.
I am not a Prime member, but did not realize everyone was charged a monthly fee as well as the usual annual fee.
I do not understand how anyone felt they were getting free shipping when you pay $11 a month.
Will these new fees, make anyone thinking of not renewing the membership?

www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amazon-hikes-price-for-its-prime-service-by-18-percent/ar-AAuTIbY?li=BBnbfcL

The bolded assumption is incorrect. You can pay monthly or pay the annual fee once per year. You do not pay two fees. 

[Value Buy]

Jan 19, 2018 12:12:16 GMT -5 dee27 said:

Jan 19, 2018 12:08:28 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Amazon announced today they raised the monthly fee by $2 to all prime members effective this February to $12.99 a month.
I am not a Prime member, but did not realize everyone was charged a monthly fee as well as the usual annual fee.
I do not understand how anyone felt they were getting free shipping when you pay $11 a month.
Will these new fees, make anyone thinking of not renewing the membership?

www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amazon-hikes-price-for-its-prime-service-by-18-percent/ar-AAuTIbY?li=BBnbfcL

The bolded assumption is incorrect. You can pay monthly or pay the annual fee once per year. You do not pay two fees. 

Ahh, got you!
I was tripped up by the student fee going up a dollar a month, but the annual fee is a one time thing.

TY

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I don't overtly pay for it because I use the cash reward feature on my Discover card.  Yes, I know I get less cash back, but I think the free shipping feature more than makes up for the reduction in cash rewards.

[dannylion]

Jan 19, 2018 18:26:07 GMT -5 @donethat said:

I don't overtly pay for it because I use the cash reward feature on my Discover card.  Yes, I know I get less cash back, but I think the free shipping feature more than makes up for the reduction in cash rewards.

I agree. I think I get very good value for my Prime membership between the free shipping and Prime videos.

Also, I own stock in Amazon, so there is that.  I try to patronize companies in which I own stock. 

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

1. I'm a Prime member- one order of dog food worth of shipping pays for it.
2. I'm an FBA business owner as well- and sellers pay the shipping & fees. That's how they do it.

[chiver78]

so is the one-shot annual fee increasing as well? I may just switch my method of payment. I only recently signed up, when I started using my fire stick. 

[teen persuasion]

The cost of a yearly membership, $99, will not change

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[❤ mollymouser ❤]

It's cheaper to pay the fee annually, so that is what I do. I think I get a LOT of value for my $99 ~ I watch videos all the time, I listen to Amazon music, I store photos, and I can read Kindle books. Oh, and that super-nifty fast-and-free shipping. I ordered something yesterday morning and it arrived last night. That's pretty darn cool.

[lurkyloo]

The shipping is worth it I think.  Walmart often has comparable prices but I hate having to come up with $35 of stuff every time I order from there-I do a lot of smaller orders from Amazon. I also like the prime video access, DS can often try the first season of a kids show to see if he likes it or not.

Glad to see the annual membership isn’t changing though!

[saveinla]

I don't buy enough from Amazon to have the annual Prime membership and use the monthly fee to just signup for the month I need to buy something. Thanks for letting me know that the fee has increased.