Maybe it’s time to consider quitting!
  • 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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    • Fisch@lemmy.mlEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      There’s a great website called geizhals.de which gives you a price comparison for a lot of different online stores for each product and there are almost always multiple stores that sell it cheaper than Amazon.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      9 months ago

      The junky shopping experience is especially clear once you leave and come back.

      I mean, the junky shopping experience isn’t unique to Amazon. You could find it in Walmart and TJ Maxx and any number of other low-income retailers a decade ago.

      But that’s largely a result of the pivot to Planned Obsolescence as a universal standard for consumer products. Things are junk because if they don’t degrade in quality you won’t be inclined to buy new ones. Your shoddy kitchen appliances break after a couple of years. Your electronics die just in time for a new release. Your IKEA furniture can’t be disassembled without destroying the particle board its made from, so you need something new every time you change residences. Everything from your AC unit to your car radio to your dishwasher is designed to fail inside ten years, because that’s how business gets you back in line to shop.

      The prices aren’t even that good anymore.

      Greedflation, baby. Everyone’s got to justify their existence with steadily increasing profits.

    • coffee_poops@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      The prices aren’t even that good anymore.

      That’s because they have been forcing suppliers/sellers to raise their prices.

    • Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
      49·
      9 months ago

      How nice for you. you must live near a metropolis and have much time on your hands and not living with something impacting your ability to leave the house. You must have multiple sources for products are already in your area because in many parts of the world amazon is supplying many things that are not sold even at local brick and mortars. And many people who live in disabilities/injuries/disease to not be able to go very far without passing out while they receive home treatment.

      • JargonWagon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        9 months ago

        Jesus, they were just saying that they themselves don’t miss it, not that no one should ever use it, no need for all the snarky sarcasm.

        • Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
          42·
          9 months ago

          I will remind you the title of the post ‘it’s surprisingly easy to live’ - no. It isn’t. Representation matters. when people start speaking their experiences for application: Other experiences should count too. You don’t silence me just on unapproval or ‘not shared experiences’ alone. Stop the ableism.

          • JargonWagon@lemmy.worldEnglish
            5·
            9 months ago

            I agree with you that those with disabilities and those in isolated areas rely on it, but you didn’t reply to the post - you replied to that comment. I’m not being ableist, but pointing out that you replied to a person who was just stating that they themselves can live without it. The person you replied to wasn’t being ableist either.