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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription (slate.com)
submitted 10 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • The author canceled their Amazon Prime subscription on a whim and realized they didn't really need it.
  • Leaving Prime meant slower shipping but the author was happy to wait and still found the selection and delivery speed satisfactory.
  • Many people love Prime for its fast shipping and convenience, but some readers expressed ambivalence and considered canceling.

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[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

For the same price, you could buy so much else. For example, an old but still usable office PC. Every year.

[–] BustinJiber@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I can buy PC for 12 USD? That's a totally crazy idea.

For that much for sure I can't buy many games, access to numerous movies and TV shows, additional Twitch sub and I don't know what else they have. Frankly the Amazon store is the least important thing to me in this package.

Oddly enough I still might not get it, as that company definitely has become pretty fucky.

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

$140. I said every year, not every month.

[–] BustinJiber@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I swear to God I'm losing it... It cost for me 12 USD per year in Poland.

Am I looking at the wrong thing?

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I forgot to consider the price could be different outside of the US.

[–] BustinJiber@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's not different, that's ludicrous. I don't understand.

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago

Americans have more propensity to consume than Poles. Amazon sees this and prices accordingly to maximize profit. It's the same reason why games were sold in Argentina for $5 when they were $60 in the US.