Serenade Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I just read that Prime is going up to $119 starting May 11. Of course, my renewal is in June, so I get to be one of the lucky people to pay the higher rate right off the bat. Does anybody know if there is a way to pay early? I'm really bummed, because this happened to me last time, too. My membership was due right after the price hike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I just read about this and am not happy. I've been thinking I need to diversify my spending anyway; not renewing Prime may be the encouragement I need. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholastica Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 For a second I thought this was a new service like Prime Pantry only selling people. Or it could be a competitor to Facebook for Prime members. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 14 minutes ago, scholastica said: For a second I thought this was a new service like Prime Pantry only selling people. Or it could be a competitor to Facebook for Prime members. Made me giggle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 20 minutes ago, plansrme said: I just read about this and am not happy. I've been thinking I need to diversify my spending anyway; not renewing Prime may be the encouragement I need. I wish I were brave enough to do the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 35 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: I'm not sure, but I thought that if you renew before your anniversary date, it just adds the year to the end of what you already have. I wonder if I should try this. Although I'm not sure how to do it. I just searched "renew prime membership" on Amazon, and I found a link to renew for $99. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_15?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=renew+prime+membership+account+now&sprefix=renew+prime+mem%2Caps%2C139&crid=69U1A9I6JQDC However, when I clicked on it, I got this, which is not very useful https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Prime-One-Year-Membership/dp/B00EW0FYA0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524794897&sr=8-1&keywords=renew+prime+membership+account+now Maybe it's because I'm not allowed to renew early... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 An article I read specifically said current members who's membership expires after the price change will not be able to renew early. I think our household will not be renewing. 2 day shipping is great and all but it isn't worth the price hike alone. And their streaming interface is so annoying that I generally only stream using Netflix. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholastica Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 24 minutes ago, Serenade said: Made me giggle. I think you should trademark PrimePeople and make them pay you a gazillion dollars when they want it. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 19 minutes ago, hjffkj said: An article I read specifically said current members who's membership expires after the price change will not be able to renew early. That's a bummer. I'm jealous of all the people who get to renew for $99 right before the price hike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Ours renews next week so we get one more year at the $99 price. It's funny that they didn't raise the cost for something like 10 years and now it seems it's going to be regular thing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, Lady Florida. said: Ours renews next week so we get one more year at the $99 price. It's funny that they didn't raise the cost for something like 10 years and now it seems it's going to be regular thing. They wanted us all to become really used to it, and then bam. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 53 minutes ago, Lady Florida. said: Ours renews next week so we get one more year at the $99 price. It's funny that they didn't raise the cost for something like 10 years and now it seems it's going to be regular thing. Jealous! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I think you can buy yourself a gift membership. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 9 hours ago, foxbridgeacademy said: I think you can buy yourself a gift membership. Oh, that's a good idea. I'm going to look into it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 10 hours ago, Serenade said: Jealous! The last time it went up I was jealous of those who could renew before the increase. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Just now, Lady Florida. said: The last time it went up I was jealous of those who could renew before the increase. This is the second time it's happened to me, so maybe next time I'll be one of the lucky ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I guess I should check to see when mine renews! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 20% increase is crazy! On top of all the articles I keep reading about the profits Amazon is turning over and the increase in number of Prime members. Obviously they aren't hurting for money, so why the increase? The only reason I can see is greed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 14 hours ago, heartlikealion said: Given that a bunch of people share accounts, maybe they figure what's another $19? You can share the shipping benefits with someone. I don't remember how it works, but ours is set up that way somehow. sharing "benefits" https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200444180 prime household - https://www.amazon.com/myh/households I have dh and 1 & 2 dss on my account. 1dd had been on it - but only one person get's access to amazon prime streaming and she moved out. huh . . . anyone have experience with "prime photos"? unlimited storage. I like the idea of getting everything in the cloud. I can access it from anywhere - and I dont' have to worry about something happening to my laptop. -apparently amazon does have a "fb" type forum - for gamers. it's called amazon twitch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Ehh, I'm thinking of not renewing. I don't buy as much from Amazon as I used to and I don't use the other 'benefits' (streaming music, video, etc). Amazon is definitely not my 'go-to' anymore for the best price for many things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdj2027 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 We won't be renewing because we really don't use any of the services and I tend to buy used books from 3rd party sellers. Shipping to our place is not faster with Prime and offers like Prime pantry, Fresh and delivery are not available here anyways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I was thinking of quitting Prime, so perhaps I will do so. I only use it for 2-day shipping, but I could live without it. If arrives an instance I have to expedite shipping, it will not be $120. I don’t use any other Prime services. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 My family’s usage of Prime Music alone is worth the cost even with the price increase. I’m sure there is a point at which it will make sense to cancel, but $119 isn’t that point for me. I suspect that Amazon adding on other services to the membership has to contribute to the increase. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Blah. I'd like to quit Prime but we do use the Prime Video pretty often. Though it's not like the 2-day shipping is really 2 days any more... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Maybe I will quit Prime. I rarely use the Prime Videos and have been curious about some of the other streaming channels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Sneezyone said: I guess I should check to see when mine renews! I just checked mine but it doesn’t renew until December. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I don't think it's worth it for shipping, but photo storage + streaming video + streaming music + subscribe & save + the 5% credit card altogether make it pretty good. I just checked, I'll renew in Feb. Yay. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 10 minutes ago, Quill said: I just checked mine but it doesn’t renew until December. Turns out I’m good until next Feb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 As an aside, my DH only recently learned that prime was $99. He was horrified we pay for that. Oops. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 17 hours ago, Liz CA said: They wanted us all to become really used to it, and then bam. You’re not wrong. Much like cloud storage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 2 hours ago, mamaraby said: My family’s usage of Prime Music alone is worth the cost even with the price increase. I’m sure there is a point at which it will make sense to cancel, but $119 isn’t that point for me. I suspect that Amazon adding on other services to the membership has to contribute to the increase. Some of the Prime Original tv is really good (kids stuff). That adds to the cost, making their own content. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 We get A LOT out of prime. The free shipping is great when overseas. Granted, we don’t get prime TV and movies because of location restrictions but we will when we get back. I love being able to check out/return trashy romance novels for free and having access to cheap goods is great. D'you know how hard it is to find masa in the Middle East?! We def. get our money’s worth. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Eliana said: I am really loving the prime photos. Dh and I both have the app so all the photos we take (or that get sent to us via text messaging or WhatsApp, etc) get automatically uploaded to the cloud. I lost a lot of photos when my old phone died and appreciate the automatic backups this offers. My favorite Prime benefit, however, is Prime Now which offers same day delivery, and includes many grocery and household items. It has made life with one car and chronic illness a tony bit easier and has saved gas money for those times when I discover we've gone from 2 full gallons of milk to none, or that someone accidentally snacked on things someone else needed for their lunch the next day. thanks. I'll have to compare it to dropbox. I'm already paying for prime . . . . I spend so much on amazon - I got their visa card for 5% back. it more than pays for itself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 22 minutes ago, Patty Joanna said: We got it and use it a lot; in the past, free shipping easily paid for the membership... But im wondering now is everyone pretty much gets free shipping. I’ve started watching more closely and it seems like the free shipping often means the product is more expensive...by about the same amount as the cost of shipping. ? Two-day shipping is nice but not really essential. That said, I just got three jars of the skin goop I use, delivered to my door for free, at a price 25% less than the cheapest local store, so I won on time, cost of product, and cost of acquisition (no gas used). I know we will sign up again because dh likes the streaming much better than Netflix’. And I didn’t know about the photo storage. That would save me some money at Apple. ($36 a year—whoopee!) in case this enters into anyone’s decision—TMobile will “pay” for your Netflix subscription, at least on some contracts. We did that and that saved me $120+ a year. Dh loathes Netflix tho, and would not pay actual money for it anymore. We’ve also quit Hulu in the past 6 months. And we sincerely regret giving away our DVDs because we thought they were streamed. They WERE—but most have been cut from the streaming library, or are abridged in egregious, plot/character-altering ways. Rant over. Thank you for the info upthread on account sharing. you also didn't spend the time driving to the store. walking around the store - or standing in the checkout line. then loading your car and putting the cart in the cart corral. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 22 hours ago, heartlikealion said: er, $20 This. It's an increase of $1.67 per month. Amazon Prime is a total deal. And I'm assuming people know that they don't do it for the convenience of the customers... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 15 hours ago, Eliana said: My favorite Prime benefit, however, is Prime Now which offers same day delivery, and includes many grocery and household items. It has made life with one car and chronic illness a tony bit easier and has saved gas money for those times when I discover we've gone from 2 full gallons of milk to none, or that someone accidentally snacked on things someone else needed for their lunch the next day. I wish we got Prime Now. If I lived in my old house a half hour away, I'd get it. However, I doubt it will ever come to the small town I now live in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 One weird thing I've experienced with Prime is that Prime won't allow me to buy all products advertised as Prime. It makes me feel like a sub-Prime member, lol. For instance, a couple of weeks ago Amazon advertised the new Bubly brand sparkling water on the home page. I tried to buy it, but they won't deliver it here, no explanation as to why. This has happened to me several times, usually with beverages. These same beverages are usually available locally, so it's not like they can't be delivered to my area, KWIM? I've tried to talk to customer service, but I basically get blown off by the customer service center located offshore. I asked to know the reason why, but no response. So I'm paying for Prime, but I can't get all Prime products. And it's not like I'm in an off-the-beaten track or anything. I've had all kinds of weird things delivered here, but I have a problem with beverage deliveries. I feel that Prime should be upfront about this, that all Prime members can't get all Prime products. Has anybody else had this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 15 hours ago, Sneezyone said: We get A LOT out of prime. The free shipping is great when overseas. Granted, we don’t get prime TV and movies because of location restrictions but we will when we get back. I love being able to check out/return trashy romance novels for free and having access to cheap goods is great. D'you know how hard it is to find masa in the Middle East?! We def. get our money’s worth. I saw masa harina in the grocery store once here. It cost about five times as much as it would have in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 32 minutes ago, Amira said: I saw masa harina in the grocery store once here. It cost about five times as much as it would have in the US. Yep. We had a group event last week where someone brought fried plantains. I’m still in shock. I haven’t seen one in two years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 19 hours ago, poppy said: I don't think it's worth it for shipping, but photo storage + streaming video + streaming music + subscribe & save + the 5% credit card altogether make it pretty good. I just checked, I'll renew in Feb. Yay. I did not know I could use it for photo storage. How does that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmamatx Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Don't forget if you get some types of assistance - you can get prime for $6 a month. I think it's SNAP, Medicaid, and maybe WIC? It's been a god-send for us. Anything heavy - I get shipped or primenow. We stream a ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 34 minutes ago, frugalmamatx said: Don't forget if you get some types of assistance - you can get prime for $6 a month. I think it's SNAP, Medicaid, and maybe WIC? It's been a god-send for us. Anything heavy - I get shipped or primenow. We stream a ton. so -$72 a year. college students can get it very cheap too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 44 minutes ago, frugalmamatx said: Don't forget if you get some types of assistance - you can get prime for $6 a month. I think it's SNAP, Medicaid, and maybe WIC? It's been a god-send for us. Anything heavy - I get shipped or primenow. We stream a ton. How does one find out about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Janeway said: I did not know I could use it for photo storage. How does that work? Unlimited cloud storage including RAW files. There is a desktop app to make upload easy. You can get a photo storage plan only, it's $12 for 100 GB, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmamatx Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 23 minutes ago, alisoncooks said: How does one find out about this? https://www.amazon.com/l/16256994011?ms3_c=0068becfbce7f03fe37940b01a5da309 I think that should take you to it. Otherwise, try prime > see more plans > do you have a EBT/medicaid card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I'm saying this as someone who gets another year at the $99 dollar price but we'll most likely still keep it next year. We stream Prime videos all the time and don't have any issues with it. All three of us use Prime Music, we order a lot so the two day shipping is great. I haven't looked into the photo service but I should. If we used it for just videos that would be less than $10 a month but video (with a good amount of original content) plus music plus shipping, plus photos if we start using that service, etc. I don't like price hikes but still think it's totally worth it for us. YMMV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Somehow when DS22 signed up for student Prime he did it on my account. It just renewed ($49) a couple of days ago, so we're good for another year before we have to think about whether or not to keep it at full price. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 It's still worth it to me, as is my Costco membership and membership for online grocery shopping. I have somewhat limited shopping near me, although I'm thankful for a really good independent hardware store and a few chain stores. I buy most of my clothes there. We recently moved, and I ordered all of the curtains through Amazon. Even though we returned some, it was very cost-effective. I told DD that I could do $20-30/window only, and we made that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Amazon Prime knows I’m thinking of breaking up with him, because when I just now dropped in, he reminded me of all he’s done for me in the past year. Apparently he has saved me $250+ on shipping and spared me 40 trips to the store. Manipulative bastard. 6 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 22 hours ago, gardenmom5 said: thanks. I'll have to compare it to dropbox. I'm already paying for prime . . . . I spend so much on amazon - I got their visa card for 5% back. it more than pays for itself. This. We use our Amazon card as our main card and pay it off every month. $20 isn't even close to the amount of points I've saved up just since Christmas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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