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ChadTower:

Go watch the pilot of Jean Claude Van Johnson. Right effin now. I almost wet myself laughing watching that. Funniest thing in a long time.

BadMouth:
Meh, I went without prime for a few months until I needed an adapter cable to prove my boss wrong.
I just couldn't wait an extra few days to prove him wrong, so I restarted prime.

I regret it somewhat. Amazon used to be great, but now feels like the odds are always in the house's favor.
free Prime Pantry credit? Sure, but everything that qualifies is more expensive than it is from competitors.
free shipping on a $3 item? Well you'll have to pay $6 for the prime listing vs the $3 add-on item listing.
I might watch an hour a month of prime video and I'm doing it just to make myself feel like I'm getting some use out of it.
They don't so much reward Prime subscribers as they punish their customers who aren't.
It just doesn't pay for itself like it used to.

HaRuMaN:
You just have to game the system like PBJ... make it work for you, not the other way around.

ChadTower:

90% of what I buy on Amazon is stuff that I'd have to spend a ton of time tracking down locally. Hardware stores are gone, electronics stores are gone, general clothing stores have very little left that my kids actually want. It's not so much about saving money as it is about saving time. I'm a lot more likely to just click and buy if I don't have to worry about shipping. Especially if the item is heavy.

Howard_Casto:
Yeah but here's the thing.... typically those odds-n-ends that you get on amazon can also be found on eBay, for a lower price and with free shipping. It's ironic that an auction site is a better online store than the world's largest online store. Amazon usually has the highest prices AND the highest shipping costs. So if you get Prime you are still getting screwed by paying more for the item. You also have paypal protection on eBay. I only buy amazon because I usually get gift cards for some reason or occasionally they will sell something you can't find anywhere else.

Prime is only worth it for the other stuff they offer and honestly, after a 30 day trial I had watched every free movie in their cache worth watching.

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