ProudGrandma Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I started using Amazon prime when they were giving us 2 day shipping, but since that has gone away I am not sure what is keeping me subscribing. I rarely use Prime video...so I am not sure why I would stay. Can someone tell me what good is Amazon Prime these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I can’t remember the last time it took more than two days for an order to get here. We almost always get next day deliveries. Sorry it’s not working well for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyMom5 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I have considered it, too. My orders often take a week or more! Very frustrating. I do often order small things, though. Free shipping starts at $35, and most of my orders are less than that. My kids and husband also like the prime music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 hmm...I still get most of my stuff in 2 days; when I don't I can usually see that it's a USPS issue and not Amazon. What's the shipping like for non-Prime people these days? I used to manage to survive on free shipping for orders over $25; is that still a thing? I do use the free cloud photo storage...but I think I might have everything backed up about 3 different places at this point. I pay something for apple cloud storage, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 I haven't had 2 day shipping since the start of covid....and I used to all of the time....it worked like clockwork....not so much anymore. Very disappointing. My friend who lives 45 minutes from me has the exact same experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I noticed this past week things are speeding up again finally. I’m at 2-4 days deliveries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I just got prime. Before that I only got the free over $25 shipping. The few things I’ve had shipped since getting prime have been a week or under; before that they took at least 10 days, sometimes closer to two weeks. So it’s faster but not, I feel, as fast as it should be. Once the item is shipped it’s usually two or three days but seems like they sit on the order a few days before shipping it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I'd like to cancel because I really dislike the company, but I still get almost everything in 1 or 2 days, and we use prime video quite a bit. I will bite the bullet one of these days... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Most of the time, I'm just as happy to put things in the cart and leave them there until I get enough to have free shipping anyway. I don't buy from Amazon things I need within the next couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I can’t imagine canceling Prime. I use it pretty much daily. 🙂 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 If you like Wheel of Time, it’s coming to prime video on November 19th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: If you like Wheel of Time, it’s coming to prime video on November 19th. what is Wheel of Time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Frog Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 20 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: If you like Wheel of Time, it’s coming to prime video on November 19th. We've had a request from our young adults to watch all the episodes (I think there'll be 4 at that point?) the Friday after Thanksgiving. DD is going to a watch party to watch the first come out, but for some, they'll be seeing it for the first time. I haven't read the books, but dd loves them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Frog Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, kfeusse said: what is Wheel of Time? A series of fantasy novels by Robert Jordan that have been made into a tv show. Each tome seem to be about 1,000 pages and it seems like there are about 20 books. Very popular among my young adults (18-26 yo). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I don't have prime. I just put things in my cart as I think of them, and then usually decide within a few days I don't actually want them and delete them. Then, once a month or so, I place an order for everything I still think I need. Studies have found that people buy a lot more when delivery is fast. I get DVDs (!!!) from the library, which is actually a lot more fulfilling than Amazon. It used to be that we'd spend a long time deciding on a movie. Now, we put one on hold when we want it and usually have one on the shelf it we want a movie night. No more endless discussions around what to watch. 🙂 OK, so we're weird. Emily 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdj2027 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 It is not worth for us. Where we live we do not get 2 day shipping (it is 5 to 7 business days though what getting it out of the warehouse has to do with the final destination is beyond me. It actually often takes as much as 10 to 14 days. Once it is shipped, it gets here pretty fast) . We use neither the video nor the music part, there are no food deliveries, there definitely is no next day delivery. Not worth it for us and when I do order it usually is over $25 anyway and shipping is free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 The free returns on almost everything keeps me hooked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweets Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I canceled Prime about a year ago, and I really haven't missed it at all. I didn't use the Prime benefits at all. Now, I just wait until I have to order enough items to get free shipping. What I did get a year ago is Audible. It's $16 a month, but I use it all the time. I love it and it's my one indulgence to myself. I canceled Prime in order to afford Audible. Prime worked out to be about $11 monthly for me. I use Audible audiobooks all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 58 minutes ago, Forget-Me-Not said: The free returns on almost everything keeps me hooked. I wondered about this. I love the free returns.... so that goes away without prime???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 35 minutes ago, kfeusse said: I wondered about this. I love the free returns.... so that goes away without prime???? Good question. I don’t know the answer to that, but I’ve been assuming it’s a perk of Prime membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 5 hours ago, kokotg said: What's the shipping like for non-Prime people these days? I used to manage to survive on free shipping for orders over $25; is that still a thing? We get our items from Amazon quite fast. Anything urgent and we would go to brick and mortar stores anyway. The minimum amount for free shipping keeps fluctuating until I forgot what is the amount currently. We usually get three UPS trucks daily nearer to Thanksgiving until after Christmas. USPS delivers Amazon parcels on Sundays as well. 2 hours ago, kfeusse said: I wondered about this. I love the free returns.... so that goes away without prime???? We drop off Amazon returns at Kohls. There are quite a few Kohls near us so it hasn’t been a hassle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, kfeusse said: I started using Amazon prime when they were giving us 2 day shipping, but since that has gone away I am not sure what is keeping me subscribing. I rarely use Prime video...so I am not sure why I would stay. Can someone tell me what good is Amazon Prime these days? I keep getting shopping apps on my browser redirecting me to other sites that are "cheaper" . . . when I get there, they're very rarely cheaper. Usually it's a different item (different size or color), and the one I actually want - costs more than amazon. Edited October 26, 2021 by gardenmom5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 hours ago, kfeusse said: I wondered about this. I love the free returns.... so that goes away without prime???? No Idea. we have whole foods (amazon owned). Kohls, and Amazon hubs. Even Amazon B&M stores. I seldom have to send anything via UPS anymore. Which is good - as I've recently had a few things there was NO WAY it was going to fit back in the pkg. . . . . - re: viscose foam mattress topper (she said they get that at least once a month.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 we don't have a Kohl's near us and even our closest big box store is 45 minutes away and I don't get there very often....glad I asked here....this has given me things to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 We have been able to do Amazon returns at Whole Foods and at a UPS store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 17 minutes ago, kfeusse said: we don't have a Kohl's near us and even our closest big box store is 45 minutes away and I don't get there very often....glad I asked here....this has given me things to think about. 5 hours ago, gardenmom5 said: No Idea. we have whole foods (amazon owned). Kohls, and Amazon hubs. Even Amazon B&M stores. I seldom have to send anything via UPS anymore. Which is good - as I've recently had a few things there was NO WAY it was going to fit back in the pkg. . . . . - re: viscose foam mattress topper (she said they get that at least once a month.) I've never been charged for a return, but I don't return much. Sometimes they just tell me to keep it. And I don't have Prime. There are likely some items they would charge to return, I imagine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Carolina Wren said: We have been able to do Amazon returns at Whole Foods and at a UPS store. dont' have those either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Catwoman said: I can’t imagine canceling Prime. I use it pretty much daily. 🙂 Days without a package arriving are perplexing to me... Before we moved, we got most things in two days, sometimes 3 if a weekend was involved. Since we moved to Ohio, about half comes in one day, most of the rest in two. And I know it ahead of time if it's going to be more than two days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 In our city house we get the original promised 2 day service but at our remote cabin we get ‘Prime delivery’ a week or more out. It’s not any faster than regular delivery. This is not how it was when we started prime in 2014 or so. I kept it anyway mostly for the convenience of having a running shopping list, records of past purchases, and Prime video, but have kind of stopped using Prime video lately so might drop it one of these days. Not sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, QueenCat said: Days without a package arriving are perplexing to me... Before we moved, we got most things in two days, sometimes 3 if a weekend was involved. Since we moved to Ohio, about half comes in one day, most of the rest in two. And I know it ahead of time if it's going to be more than two days. once in a while things take like 3-4 days...others more like a week...it used to be 2 days tops no matter what, with the option of quicker if I wanted it. I am not unhappy with 3-4 days...maybe I am just spoiled.... :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH_Homeschooler Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 If you're not feeling it, let it go. I've let my subscription lapse in the past. Trust me when I tell you they will be happy to let you back in if you change your mind. I think they even gave me a couple free months one time when I re-subscribed after taking some time off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) Are you getting things from Amazon that you need to get from Amazon, and are you getting your $119 worth (or whatever it is now) in having things slightly faster? Or could you just as well look at things you're getting low on and will need in the next few weeks and either order them in a batch or wait until you're going out to where the stores are? You could try canceling and re-subscribe if you miss it. They're not going to put you on a waiting list or something. Edited October 26, 2021 by Carolina Wren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, kfeusse said: dont' have those either we live in a similar area - nowhere to do Amazon returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymama7 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I can't even imagine a life without amazon prime 🤣. I order all kinds of things. Pretty much everything we buy except groceries(a few shelf stable stuff is in our monthly subscription shipment though). Lost the protractor again? Can get one tomorrow or the next day straight to my door no errand needed. Finished with one piano book level and need the next? Here at our door long before your next lesson. Art supplies, clothing, shoes, dance/jazz shoes, hair product I can't ever find in the store anyways so I quit trying, everything. I rarely go into any stores and if I do it's something like Joann's and usually not urgent. I ordered all my kids Halloween costumes and had much more selection and didn't have to leave the house. I do live in a city with a warehouse so our shipments are usually super fast. I wouldn't want to save up for the free shipping because so much I buy and need quickly is well under that. I suppose I could add in shelf stable groceries each time to get the free shipping but I'm super glad I don't have to. We so use video some and music even more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 2 hours ago, EmilyGF said: I've never been charged for a return, but I don't return much. Sometimes they just tell me to keep it. And I don't have Prime. There are likely some items they would charge to return, I imagine. I've had a few things - but that was the seller. I had a wall mural (I ordered three of this mural - they were ALL different color backgrounds) they told me to keep, the next one I returned (because the color wasn't right) - they had me return. no consistency there either. I did end up with two of the same on the walls of my home theater. 2 hours ago, QueenCat said: Days without a package arriving are perplexing to me... Before we moved, we got most things in two days, sometimes 3 if a weekend was involved. Since we moved to Ohio, about half comes in one day, most of the rest in two. And I know it ahead of time if it's going to be more than two days. Here comes amazon, here comes amazon, right up my driveway . . . . . . I never know when it's going to be. I've had same day, and five days. and from third party sellers which took a month. (I ordered something after midnight this morning - and was given two choices for delivery today. This morning/noon - or later this afternoon/evening. ) but I do like the science docs on prime video. (anything with Jim Kahlil, for starters..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 We had a distribution center open in our city so I get nearly everything the next day, even things that say won't arrive for 2 or more days. It's funny but I can't imagine life before Amazon and Prime. It's so darn convenient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 thanks for all of your responses....it has been very useful...not sure exactly what we will do...but I am leaning towards keeping it...but we will see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I have been on Amazon Prime since it started. We order so much through Amazon. I mean we have Amazon packages coming so often, along with other packages. I can;t drive most of the time right now due to the great deal of pain I am having or brain fog or stiffness where I can hardly get into the car, let alone drive. Plus we use Prime Video a lot-PBS series we missed, The Expanse, and sometimes movies that are not on Netflix or HBOMAX or... any other service we have. Plus discounts at Whole Foods too. We have a new Amazon facility that is opening here but it may be not actually help us get anything faster since it may be something to do with his space program. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 We don't have Prime, but we have done free returns. We just recently had to do this for an item that arrived shattered. We were able to schedule a pickup with UPS at no cost to us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I’ve been thinking about this also - nothing ever takes LESS than two weeks to get here - and often longer…. I also tend to park things in my cart and think about them for awhile, so grouping them to make the minimum wouldn’t be hard. I don’t use prime music or video, but maybe one of my kids does. Now you have me thinking more seriously!! Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 See where I am I get things next day and at worst two day. I can see why you're considering dropping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 47 minutes ago, Anne said: I’ve been thinking about this also - nothing ever takes LESS than two weeks to get here - and often longer…. I also tend to park things in my cart and think about them for awhile, so grouping them to make the minimum wouldn’t be hard. I don’t use prime music or video, but maybe one of my kids does. Now you have me thinking more seriously!! Anne Sounds like you can just let it go and renew if you miss it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Since we have a hub nearby, and live off major transportation routes, I often get my Prime items next day. Oldest dd who moved to Los Alamos has to wait extra time to get her orders. I think a lot of it is luck of where you live. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 16 hours ago, EmilyGF said: I don't have prime. I just put things in my cart as I think of them, and then usually decide within a few days I don't actually want them and delete them. Then, once a month or so, I place an order for everything I still think I need. Haha, I put them in so I WON'T buy them! LOL My cart is $1300 right now. I save so much when I put things in there and forget them. 😄 Most of the time amazon prime is saving my butt. It means I've forgotten something, need something, don't feel well enough to go to town. Nuts, I use it now to deliver things to my dad in assisted living. I can get him anything he needs immediately, without stress, and it's dependable, tracked delivery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I can’t see signatures on phone. If you have young adults away in college using your Amazon Prime, it might be worth keeping. A friend doesn’t use Prime that much but her family members does. I think the 2 day delivery is only for items marked as Prime. The items we buy are often not a Prime item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 19 hours ago, whitestavern said: I'd like to cancel because I really dislike the company, but I still get almost everything in 1 or 2 days, and we use prime video quite a bit. I will bite the bullet one of these days... I share your dislike of the company for multiple reasons, so try to avoid giving them my business. My goal each year is to only order from them once at most, usually for otherwise impossible to find items. Most years I succeed. I don’t like shopping of any type, online or otherwise, so just avoid buying stuff whenever possible. And my husband doesn’t mind errands and is usually out and about getting stuff for house or other projects, so he handles most shopping, except for food which we generally do together. I was very sad to see recently that they are getting into the pharmacy business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I've been getting deliveries quicker lately, sometimes in two days, sometimes not. Amazon has so many things I cannot buy locally, plus as a history students, I'm always buying used books generally with free shipping from Amazon if possible. I do use prime video as well. For me it's worth it because I use it regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 I've never had Amazon Prime and I don't feel like I'm missing much. OTOH, I rarely buy anything so I'm not one of their best customers anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 I don't have Prime, most things come in 3-5 days. Free shipping on $35. I just keep things in my cart until I reach that threshold. Free returns are on most things except some things that are from third party sellers. I just double check before I order to make sure about the returns if I'm not sure if I'll be keeping it. I don't/wouldn't use any of the digital content so for me, Prime makes zero sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Frog Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 17 hours ago, Arcadia said: If you have young adults away in college using your Amazon Prime, it might be worth keeping. College students with a .edu email address used to be able to get their own prime at half off. I wish I had the option to add more address to my prime, kind of like what Netflix does. I'd love to include all of my adult children instead of only 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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