Re:Amazon Echo Released
by jm4 on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @11:53AM
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Amazon blasted out an email to early users a few days ago soliciting reviews so that could explain it. I have had Echo for 6 months and I imagine many of the other reviewers have as well. I got a 50% discount for being a Prime member. I'm not aware of any free samples simply for being a Prime member and good customer. My Amazon account is over 15 years old with an absolutely massive purchase history across nearly every product category and I have been a Prime member since the beginning. I'd like to think I would have been in line for a free sample if that was a thing.
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Thanks for the info, that explains it.
> My Amazon account is over 15 years old (...)
As a long term Amazon customer too I doubt Amazon cares. They nag me with their Prime subscription opt-in dialog every time like I am a new first time user. Though I couldn't care less about a subscription model - I use Amazon as a online storefront to buy physical and digital goods on demand.