Pay an extra 3 bucks a month to avoid ads, what BS.

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    10 months ago

    Almost perfectly coincides with the day I won’t be renewing my Prime membership this year

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    10 months ago

    I cancelled my Amazon prime membership. It’s only been two months without prime but it’s fine. Their streaming service was the one I used the least, and I have placed one order on Amazon for over $35 so I still got the free shipping. I bought myself a Costco membership and have decided to rely on it instead of Amazon. I don’t think Costco is as great a place to work as some people claim, but it’s a shit ton better than working for Amazon.

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    10 months ago

    You mean in addition to the ads they shove in front of their shows now? Will the added fee mean they remove those as well?

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    10 months ago

    Honestly, I’m surprised they didn’t just make Prime more expensive for everyone while citing “added value” like they normally do.

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      10 months ago

      Most people who pay for prime, do so for the reduced shipping costs Prime video is just an add-on.

      Putting ads on the video generates extra income without necessarily losing subscribers. So putting ads in the videos creates a new revenue stream with close to zero downside for them. It’s an MBA’s wetdream.

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      10 months ago

      Somebody crunched some numbers and decided that they’d keep more customers by making an optional fee instead of raising the price for everyone

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    10 months ago

    Like others on here, I did not renew my subscription for Prime. You could see where they were heading and the cost/benefit ratio is not there.

    My wife shops on Amazon way more than me and she has never had Prime. Not having 2 day shipping never (ad in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; Here at Target we >>Skip) bothered her and she never watched shows on there other than what you already have to rent to watch even with Prime.

    I encourage others to drop it, give it a spin, see how you (ad in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; Don’t let psoriasis get >>Skip) enjoy a little extra jingle in your pockets.

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      10 months ago

      I have prime membership for the 5% off prime card. It pays for membership easily as I shop there a lot. Also, they typically do a 6% discount if I select the slower shipping. Idk.

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        10 months ago

        If it’s the prime credit card, you get the 5% back regardless of your prime status. Also, shipping is free for non-prime Members, it’s just 4-5 days instead of 0-2

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      10 months ago

      You don’t have to pay for shipping on Amazon without prime?

      Here it’s 2,9 USD for shipping unless you spend more than 22,90 USD That price is for shipping to a pickup location that’s. Shipping time is 3-5 business days.

      Priority shipping to a pickup location is 4,9 USD. Shipping time is 1-2 business days.

      Home delivery is 4,9 USD. Shipping time is 3-5 business days.

      These shipping prices are similar to of other stores in my country. Although some stores offer always free home delivery nowadays.

      Prime costs 5,9 USD/month (4,575 USD/month for annual plan). So it seems that prime has a better value in my country.

      (All prices include VAT)

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    10 months ago

    At this rate I think I’m going to be taking to the high seas again. Adverts are a complete red line for me.

    I get Apple TV+ because of my iCloud+ Family Premiere plan anyway, and I enjoy most of the content on that. Might have to figure out how to get a Plex thing setup and working for my Apple TV 4K at this point though.

    Does anyone know any good guides to getting a Plex thing up and running? I have a gaming PC, a macbook, consoles, and an Apple TV 4K for media streaming stuff, if that helps.

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    10 months ago

    Canceling on Jan 28th. They’ve been doing well without the extra money. Fuck them. I still got other ways of watching movies and TV.

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    10 months ago

    Amazon is the last streaming service I’m subscribed to, mostly due to increasing costs and implementation of more ads with the others. I’ve replaced Netflix, HBO, Disney, and I guess Amazon is next, with Real Debrid and Stremio.

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      10 months ago

      Ugh, I was so excited for the adaptation, since TWOT is one of my favorite fantasy series. I made it 17 minutes into the show before I turned it off on disgust. Poor casting, poor acting, and they couldn’t even get the damn premise right!?

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        Season two is legitimately decent, but yeah they totally fucked it around season one. It’s like parallel universe wheel of time.

        You should watch the season 2 finale just for shock and laugh value of you don’t plan to continue.

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    10 months ago

    There’s a show I wanted to watch (Bosch Legacy) and Amazon only offers it through Freevee with multiple unskippable 60-second ads. No way to pay for ad-free. Toxic. I will be cancelling my Prime subscription.

    I’ve never sailed the high seas before. Is content like this available?