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

submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] BustinJiber@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Is it really 140 USD annually in US? Here in EU it's about equivalent of 12 dollars yearly... What is that?

[–] demesisx@slrpnk.net 6 points 9 months ago

It’s called regulatory capture. They have a monopoly here, so they can just raise their prices until the pain threshold starts diminishing their returns noticeably then dial it back a notch.

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