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

submitted 7 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] -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

No mention of the free shipping?

I'm no fan of Amazon, but not mentioning the free shipping as part of the benefits of being a Prime member is not presenting an honest argument to people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Lots of mentions. Most of the article is about that in particular. Don't trust summary bots

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Lots of mentions. Most of the article is about that in particular. Don’t trust summary bots

Well I depend on the summaries to decide if I'm going to read the article or not. /shrug

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wait, read the article? This is Lemmy, I thought we were just supposed to read the post comments and talk about what we think might be in the article.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Snarkiness aside, it's fair for one to look at the summary before deciding if they want to read the whole article or not.

The summary itself should have mentioned it, and it's omission is suspicious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, all those shipping costs add up over time and 100% cost you more than having Prime would. Granted not everything is on/off the Amazon store