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Re:The making of Amazon Prime, the internet's most devastati... by ensignavenger on Friday May 03, 2019 @12:16PM (#19819686)
This is exactly why I am no longer a Prime subscriber. I rarely order from Amazon anymore because they deliberately delay shipping because I am not on Prime, and I can order from ebay or Walmart and get my stuff within 2-3 days usually, for the same price or less. Prime has a few shows I might watch, but it filtering what I can and can't watch free with Prime is impossible (or at least was the last time I had it). Netflix has a lot more interesting content to me, and I don't have to worry about ads for paid content in my search results.
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Re:The making of Amazon Prime, the internet's most devastati... by colejohnson66 on Friday May 03, 2019 @04:14PM (#19821857)
It’s not so much that they delay shipping, it’s that they can deprioritize your order because you didn’t pay for shipping (through upgrading the shipping method or using prime)
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Re:The making of Amazon Prime, the internet's most devastati... by ensignavenger on Friday May 03, 2019 @05:07PM (#19822285)
Either way, I can get my stuff faster and just as cheap or cheaper from their competitors.
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Re:The making of Amazon Prime, the internet's most devastati... by m463 on Friday May 03, 2019 @10:43PM (#19824032)
You're not the target. You're "on the fence" with prime, and you're probably not spending that much with amazon. It's for the heavier shoppers with prime who double down on their spending.

It's ok, you're probably not the market for vegas casinos either.

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