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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription (slate.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The author canceled their Amazon Prime subscription on a whim and realized they didn't really need it.
Leaving Prime meant slower shipping but the author was happy to wait and still found the selection and delivery speed satisfactory.
Many people love Prime for its fast shipping and convenience, but some readers expressed ambivalence and considered canceling.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you decline a few times they'll eventually offer you an entire month of Prime for free. I've thus never paid for Prime, ever.

No gain or loss there. Amazon's logistics are so grabasstic now that delivery lead times are about the same with or without Prime. So I don't particularly care.

I only buy commodity bullshit on Amazon anymore, and sometimes not even then. If they have it for a good price I might get a pack of crimp connectors or a roll of 3D printer filament or nuts and bolts or something. Otherwise it's just wall-to-wall Chinese word salad non-brand knockoff shit on there anymore. You may as well just shop on AliExpress since at least they're honest about hawking tat from Shenzen and it's cheaper to boot.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

You might find this very interesting

https://youtu.be/B90_SNNbcoU

He tests crimps and various Amazon electical products.

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