Simple question: Amazon Prime. Worth it? Yes? No? Perhaps?

[Algernon Moncrieff]

A Prime Day is coming up, so I'm thinking about it.

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[onehandle]

1. Only if you buy a lot from Amazon. The shipping discount and free returns are good.

The media offerings are lackluster and low tech compared to all competitors.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

2. I'm a geezer in Amazon terms, so the media offeriings woud be OK for me

I'm thinking about the Holidays. All of the family is on the East Coast and we are in the Midwest. Usually, we get consumables with a shipping deal (Omaha Steaks, Usingers, HoneyBaked).

[yellowdogintexas]

5. I was using Amazon and saving up orders to exceed $25 to get free shipping

Now I don't have to do that, plus I get the streaming too.

I joined Prime and paid the fee when I bought my first Kindle because I got a discount if I did.

[progree]

7. Its $49 now in order to get free shipping. nt

and saving up orders to exceed $25 to get free shipping

[UTUSN]

3. My purchases are infrequent so no, for me. But the *reviews* for whatever are a great tool!1 n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Depends on how much stuff you buy from them.

I order enough that what I pay for Prime very quickly covers the shipping costs, so for me it's a good deal. I'm old and I hate shopping so I do most of it on line anyhow.

[BlueSpot]

6. Definitely worth it IMO

I probably don't buy things more than once a month or so (except around Christmas) but you don't have to wait until you collect enough to qualify for free shipping (which then takes forever). When you think of it, you can just order it. If you forget something, just make another order. You also get the free TV & movies, free music and a free Kindle book every month. I don't have any of the button things (i.e., run out of laundry soap, just push a button to order more) but it would probably be a big savings if you wanted to do that.

I've had my membership for less than a year but I intend to renew it when it runs out.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

9. I mostly buy electronic downloads (music)

I order the occasional book, and my kids have Kindles.

...but sometime on or about Thanksgiving I make 6-9 orders, all of which need to ship. Four of the orders are $75-100; two are $50-75; and the rest are in the $20-25 neighborhood. Oh -- and people are having kids, so there is likely to be more going forward.

[littlebit]

8. It has been for me.

I live in a small town that doesn't really have a lot of the stuff I like. So I spend a lot of money on Amazon.

[haele]

10. There's not just the shipping, there's also streaming.

Not everything that you might want to purchase is on Prime, though.
Prime benefits below:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200444160

Oh, they have a "Prime Pantry", where Prime members can purchase and ship groceries, pet supplies, and low-cost household care items to any address in the US for $5.00. Sort of a "pay it forward" service if you know someone who doesn't have a budget that allows them to make it through the month. That's actually pretty nice.

So ultimately, I'd say it depends on what you'd go to Amazon to do.

Haele

[Iggo]

12. Prime Pantry, eh?

Thanks for the info.

[haele]

13. Looks like it's the typical P&G brands...

Stuff you normally see in the Sunday Coupon Connection. But it looks like there's student discounts available. Basing the prices on typical California grocery store prices, the cost seems reasonable if you're shipping to a kid away to college or a family member out of state.

Haele

[Iggo]

11. So far, Yes.

I'm looking forward to the holidays.

I'm gonna try going 100% online for kids gifts. (I hate shopping for toys.)

[lunatica]

14. I buy groceries from them now

I have tendonitis all over my body and it's very hard on me to have to stand or walk a lot which you do when you go grocery shopping. It's also very hard to carry heavy groceries up a flight of stairs so I'm pretty much forced to shop for groceries online.

Amazon delivers when they say they will, which is usually the next day and they will leave the groceries on your doorstep in big green bags which are very light, have packs of ice in styrofoam for fresh and frozen food. All the bags are very light because they never pack them too much. You keep the bags until the next time you order and then you can leave them in front of your door for them to pick them up the next time you order.

My experience with them is far better than with Safeway or any other grocery delivery I've tried.

I also order a lot from Amazon because of the tendonitis. It's just too rough on my body to stand or walk too much without having to stop and sit. And the extra pain will last for days if I do it too much.

Amazon is great!

[WinkyDink]

15. Love! I buy a lot from Amazon. And I like the Prime free deal with TV and movies. Love my KindleFire

HDX 8.9" madly!

[Skittles]

16. I just wait until I have enough purchases to make it free

it's not that hard

[closeupready]

17. Has always been worth it, and it seems to get better, over time.

The free films on Prime Video, the free shipping on certain orders ...

I will say that with regard to their pantry, the prices seem high to me, but then I live in the NY metro area with tons of shopping options, like Costco, Walmart, and all the neighborhood ethnic places. If you live in a food desert or an area like that, or if you have mobility issues, then it would probably be worth shelling out the higher prices.

On Prime Video, they recently started partnering with some of the high quality entertainment providers like Starz, as add-on subscriptions. So yeah, I fully intend to rejoin as a member when my membership expires in December.

[Citrus]

18. Hmm...

We try not to do business with Amazon, but there are times when the prices can't be beat. Prime wasn't worth it. There wasn't enough on the streaming to make it worth even a dollar and it's easy enough to get free shipping without paying an additional fee for it.

A big NO from here.

[LynneSin]

19. Amazon Prime also includes their version of Netflix

So along with the free 2-day shipping you get for one year access to Amazon Prime TV shows and movies.

They also have excellent first run TV Shows like Transparent and 'Mozart in the Jungle'. Nice thing about AP is that you pay once a year instead of monthly fees.