Re: AMAZON PRIME

SurferWife · ‎12-12-2010

Having prime is beneficial for me, living in Hawaii. Otherwise shipping costs an arm & a leg. We order quite a bit, so the membership fee pays for itself in no time.

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chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@CJC wrote:
Seems Prime is worth the cost only if you use lots of video services from amazon. I order many items but use no other services, so I would lose money big time using Prime. I can pay for lots of shipping for far less than $129/year, and I usually pay zero for shipping anyway since I just wait and place orders totaling more than $25. Nothing is so important that I require delivery in 2 days for pete's sake. On that note, nobody and nothing is so important that I must talk on my phone or text while driving. I wait until I am at home to communicate with others, just as I have done for 70+ years. I fear leaving this crazy world to my grandchildren.

Not really. Prime also gives us free books to read so it's worth it for people who read a lot. That alone would be worth the $119 a year for me. But if a person doesn't use any of the other many, many Prime benefits but shops a lot with Prime and Primenow then it's well worth the $119 a year. Free grocery deliveries is a huge benefit for many people. Of course, it wouldn't be worth it for someone who buys a 2 or 3 things a year. However, why would someone who rarely shops with Amazon and doesn't intend to use any of the Prime benefits even enroll in Prime? That is the thing I don't understand.