AMAZON PRIME

bootsanne · ‎01-21-2011

While I knew that Prime had an increase, I was taken aback while checking my statement. I always do it by phone. The charge was $126 plus change. I love Amazon but I'm questioning whether I need Prime. I don't do anything other than placing orders, no streaming, books, or any of the other services. Nothing i order is so important that i need it within a couple of days. Like everybody else, Amazon's prices have gone up and I can buy locally for less. I guess I'm trying to talk myself out of Prime. With all my other memberships, the cost has risen to around $700 a year. Those that have Prime, do you think it's worth it?

kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

After using Amazon Prime for a number of years we have decided to discontinue it. In the past we were ordering a lot since we moved into a new condo. Now that we have most of the items we need, don't see a use for it anymore.

butterfly123 · ‎06-27-2013

@bootsanne

I am discontinuing Prime. I am unable to stream due to slow internet and live in a rural area without the perks of those who live in a Metro area. If I need something, I will wait until the minimum is met for free shipping.

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

It is for me, I live in a small town with few shopping opportunities. If I need something large or small I can have it in two days. I also use Prime video, prime reading and music. It sounds like you could live without it, but I don’t want to.

" You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan

willdob3 · ‎11-01-2010

@bootsanne wrote:
While I knew that Prime had an increase, I was taken aback while checking my statement. I always do it by phone. The charge was $126 plus change. I love Amazon but I'm questioning whether I need Prime. I don't do anything other than placing orders, no streaming, books, or any of the other services. Nothing i order is so important that i need it within a couple of days. Like everybody else, Amazon's prices have gone up and I can buy locally for less. I guess I'm trying to talk myself out of Prime. With all my other memberships, the cost has risen to around $700 a year. Those that have Prime, do you think it's worth it?

@bootsanne

Cancel. You obviously have no need for Prime.

I’ve had Prime for years and love it. I would never get it for shipping. I rarely paid shipping before I had Prime. I got Prime for the video - I don’t have cable. The video alone is worth the price for me. But I use other benefits, too.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

I gladly pay the fee as I do most of all my shopping online with AMZ---- I pay way less for a year than all the shipping I get for free. And I am on my DD account as she lives with me, so I only have to reimburse her for 1/2. Works great!!!

Dusty1 · ‎03-10-2010

I'm thinking it is not worth it to me, either. I order some things. I watch a little bit on Amazon Prime. I read/listen to some books & music, but I think I can do okay without it.

I don't think I am going to renew when it's time.

We can always join again if we miss it.

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

I would never even consider cancelling Prime. I've had it since it began.

Amazon is my go-to place for just about everything! I figure I save more than it costs me for Prime.

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

I’ve never had Prime and don’t need it. I wouldn’t use the services and free shipping isn’t free if I have to pay for a membership. I don’t order much from them anymore, so it isn’t worth it for me. But I realize I’m in the minority.

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

I gave up Prime after I did a serious look at my use. I had started with it when I bought an Amazon tablet and wanted to catch up on the years of Downton Abbey that I'd missed and Amazon then was the only availability. I kept it for a while, but found I didn't much like their free new books, I already have an estensive CD collection of the music I want in my house, and I had already begun to cut way back on random ordering.

When I compared my annual cost for shipping aa well as the basic cost of products ordered, that year I was way ahead here at QVC. And I could see no reason to pay upfront for "free" shipping. Now that Prime costs more and I buy even less, for me it's even less important.

I could try again some year as I did with Costco which I rejoined after several years without it - I didn't save much by rejoining, but there are specific products of theirs I like, but I can decide when my rernewal date is closer. They, too, could price me out!