Amazon prime price increasing to 12.99$

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Yearly isn't changing, though. $99 for an entire year for all Amazon Prime has to offer (plus bundled Twitch Prime) is a fucking steal and I have no idea why it is so low.

 

[Tonkatsu_ramen]

Definitely not worth it for Amazon Canada. Raising the prime price even more just makes it much easier to say no.

 

[Novoitus]

Because even in New York City they can't get it right. We order a lot. Half of our orders are late. Have missing or damaged items. Frozen items aren't cooled properly, products arrive smelling of smoke. The last time we got Now, a 'driver' took the wrong subway and arrived 3 hours late.

They also use shady third party shipping companies that tends to just leave packages unattended in the lobby. This is in NYC where that basically means your package is gone within the hour.

They can't handle their growth right now, busting at the seams. And this is Manhattan, you would think they would have this covered.

It is great that they are giving people jobs, but they need to start their own proper delivery service. Give your staff a uniform, training, a vehicle. At least for Now/Fresh.

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Ahh okay. We've just had vastly different experiences with it then. I live in Chicago and I've never once had a incorrect/late order, however there have been times where perishables aren't stored correctly.
I agree that a dedicated staff for Now would be preferable but I doubt that ever happens.

I've heard Insacart is good, have you ever used that?

 

[Dynamite Cop]

Every single time there's a price increase, people are quick to complain and cancel, despite their use of the services increasing every year. Boggles my damn mind because they end up coming back.

 

[ElBoxy]

Why would anyone pay monthly for Amazon Prime?

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Not all of us can spend $100 like it's nothing.

 

[tellNoel]

Probably a good idea to put monthly rate in the title.
I clicked in here thinking the student annual rate was increasing

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Not all of us can spend $100 like it's nothing.

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Paying monthly, though, would be a much larger financial burden though?

Also, I just cancelled my Prime even though I would be able to pay the fee in the future. Best not to generalize about how wealthy those with Prime are.

 

[ronco2000]

Not all of us can spend $100 like it's nothing.

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If you can't afford $100 for a year then you're not their target consumer. You're paying for convenience to not go out and waste gas to buy those items. You probably spend 3x the annual fee in gas just by going out and buying it.

 

[Yasuke]

I pay for it yearly, so, I'm still good. *shrug*

 

[Kschreck]

I bet they are testing the waters to see if there is a lot of backlash or not. Fully expectung the annual price to increase soon as well despite what is being reported.

 

[twofive]

I don't even know there is a month-to-month option

 

[overcast]

I've never had issues with prime and 99 bucks a year is worth it.

Monthly is not obviously.

 

[blame space]

they just added melodrama by Lorde tho.. buy the album of the year today

 

[ElBoxy]

If you can't afford $100 for a year then you're not their target consumer. You're paying for convenience to not go out and waste gas to buy those items. You probably spend 3x the annual fee in gas just by going out and buying it.

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You're assuming I have a problem with this price hike. I actually don't. Also if I wasn't their target consumer I wouldn't be getting great customer service and speedy delivery.