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PlainName:

--- Quote ---I have never seen any real point in Prime. I already get free shipping on every order I place from Amazon, all I have to do is...
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Prime isn't for you, then. But everyone else isn't you, so maybe it works for them even though it doesn't for you? Worth considering.
Stray Electron:

--- Quote from: tooki on August 17, 2022, 06:45:02 pm ---I couldn’t agree more. I used to enjoy Amazon back when, other than used books, it was just them selling. The search worked well, and Amazon’s prices, while not always the lowest, were always decent.

Now I literally can’t be bothered. Ordering just takes way, way, WAY too long. Between wading through pages of keyword-stuffed third party crap that isn’t the specific thing I want,
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    I have to say that I completely agree.  I can search for one very specific items and Amazon shows me hundreds of items that have to relationship to what I'm looking for.  Then bombards me with numerous large banner ads of "Similar items" (NOT!), "people also bought", "children's toys" and other ridiculous categories.  It's become impossible to find what you're looking for an Amazon and I rarely bother to even look now.  It's much easier to go Ebay, and immediately find what I want and order it and pay for it with PayPal. I also KNOW that E-bay/PayPal will stand behind the product.

   Several weeks ago I ordered one item from Amazon, the first thing that I've ordered in months. Delivery was quoted as taking almost two weeks!!!  I had ordered well in advance so I agreed to that.  But since then, the deliver date has been extended FOUR times!  FYI this is pet food made in the US and shipped within the US. There is no "china", "overseas shipping" or other "Covid" related excuses, just very slowing shipping time from the seller (two weeks) and now I think they're sending it via tortoise post.

    I'm just about DONE with buying anything on Amazon!
Bud:
Only buy items that are marked as "sold and delivered by Amazon" or something to that extent. This stuff is delivered promptly from their warehouse. Otherwise you are buying from a private seller.
james_s:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on August 17, 2022, 11:43:10 pm ---
--- Quote ---I have never seen any real point in Prime. I already get free shipping on every order I place from Amazon, all I have to do is...
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Prime isn't for you, then. But everyone else isn't you, so maybe it works for them even though it doesn't for you? Worth considering.

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I never claimed it didn't, I'm not sure why you sound so defensive. Perhaps you could explain what is so great about it? It's not charity from Amazon, they offer it because it generates profit. The shipping isn't free, you pay for it in the membership cost and by buying things from Amazon instead of other places where they might be cheaper. The main thing I don't get is what the draw of faster shipping is and why that's worth so much money. I have never once paid for shipping on an Amazon order since I never order less than the threshold anyway, so I don't understand why SO many people are willing to pay such a large sum each year just to get their orders a bit quicker. If I need something by a certain date I simply order it sufficiently prior to that. I am one of the only people I know who doesn't have prime and I don't see what I'm missing.
xrunner:

--- Quote from: james_s on August 18, 2022, 12:54:29 am ---I never claimed it didn't, I'm not sure why you sound so defensive. Perhaps you could explain what is so great about it?

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There's more to Prime than shipping.  :-DD

For example, I want it because Amazon has exclusive broadcast rights now to NFL Thursday Night Football. Now whether or not you care about that isn't my point, I'm simply pointing out what Prime offers.
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