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[Duckncover]

I buy most of our supplements on Amazon and also send egift cards to our kids and grandkids via Amazon. I would rwther they choose what they would like to have rather than me trying to figure it out on my own. 

[songbird]

Love Amazon & Prime.  My husband found them first.  He was with Amazon right after they started.  Most of our purchases are with Amazon.  The free shipping really helps.  We been with Prime since they first offered it.  We buy mostly practical stuff.  I don't buy clothing from them, but you can.  We have since purchased some gold jewelry too.  My anniversary gift necklace was purchased through Amazon.  That was my first jewelry there.  I couldn't believe how beautiful it was (when my husband presented it) and how much it cost.  Amazon notifies us when our membership becomes due. 

[chickenbutt]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

Totally worth that price.

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I so agree, at least, for my use.  YMMV. 

One thing is that the money I get back from my Amazon card throughout the year FAR exceeds the price I pay for Prime, and that's just one benefit. 

[Shelbelle]

I am very careful about my Amazon shopping, much of the time I find much lower prices on ebay and elsewhere. Here is a prime example, no pun uintended. I bought a small compact microwave at Home Depot few months ago, it was $58, same exact one on amazon was $115, you can do the math. 

[Snowpuppy]

I don't have Prime. I have used the 30 day free trials for a couple of Whole Foods orders for DS that he can pick up.

I bought Beautyrest bed pillows online at Belk for $12.98. Amazon had them for $37.

I usually order my Simple Human trash bags from the A, but shipping is free for many items if you're willing to wait 5-7 days.

Amazon earns the majority of their income from memberships, not from the merchandise they sell.

[Silver Lining]

Consider yourself lucky. Everything you purchase here and subsciptions are taxed 10%. Food, groceries, etc., etc., etc. You name it, we are taxed 10% no matter what. We pay $128.50 for Amazon Prime. Of course, people who get EBT, i.e. foodstamps and/or section 8 housing and/or Medicaid, and/or other freebies, pay little or nothing for Amazon Prime.

[decaf]

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@Silver Lining wrote:

Consider yourself lucky. Everything you purchase here and subsciptions are taxed 10%. Food, groceries, etc., etc., etc. You name it, we are taxed 10% no matter what. We pay $128.50 for Amazon Prime. Of course, people who get EBT, i.e. foodstamps and/or section 8 housing and/or Medicaid, and/or other freebies, pay little or nothing for Amazon Prime.

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@Silver Lining  Doesn't Amazon charge you the same percentage tax that you'd pay if you purchased an item at a store in your town?  Our local sales tax is 7%, and I thought Amazon charges us the same.

[chickenbutt]

Yeah, sales tax is charged based on the laws of whichever given state.  It has nothing to do with the retailer.  

I'm always charged sales tax (well, since they started that at Amazon) based on the laws of my state.  In my state, food items that are not prepared and served (that includes fast food ests) are not taxable.   So, when I purchase food items from Amazon they aren't taxed.

[Silver Lining]

@decaf

Yes, we are taxed 10% for everything. For instance, lets say you buy an avocado that costs 78 cents and go to pay for it. You are charged 86 cents. Ten per cent tax. They also  round up the tax to 10% regardless of the original cost. Amazon charges 10% for everything we buy which includes Amazon Prime.

[Nuttmeg]

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@Silver Lining wrote:

Consider yourself lucky. Everything you purchase here and subsciptions are taxed 10%. Food, groceries, etc., etc., etc. You name it, we are taxed 10% no matter what. We pay $128.50 for Amazon Prime. Of course, people who get EBT, i.e. foodstamps and/or section 8 housing and/or Medicaid, and/or other freebies, pay little or nothing for Amazon Prime.

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@Silver Lining

If you have a student in your family, they would qualify for a lower cost Prime Price.