Increase from 15 September, renewals and new accounts
£7.99. To. £8.99 pm
£79. To. £95 annual
Don’t think I’ll be renewing next year.
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Increase from 15 September, renewals and new accounts
£7.99. To. £8.99 pm
£79. To. £95 annual
Don’t think I’ll be renewing next year.
Strange that here in France it's going up from €49.99 to €69.99 (approx £59....).
Given the amount I buy from Amazon, and it's pretty extensive Firestick film etc choice, that's not too bad.
9 quid a month isnt too bad imho, 12 quid a year more
I needed some Turn thumb catches for a shed door yesterday ( I built a shed for someone ), tried Wickes and Screwfix, both didnt have it, got on amazon, it's arriving today, cant moan about that, 4 catches for 3 quid delivered
includes the Prime TV, I watched " straight outa Compton / directors cut " last night
The next day deliveries are a good but I don’t really use Prime TV very often. Probably not worth it for me when I can just order things off someone else’s account.
They say they set the Prime fee in 2014 and haven't increased it since - until now.
I started paying for Prime in January - initially one of their regular free trials but this time didn't cancel at the end. Not sure I will continue with it. The next day delivery is useful, but I got on fine before. Prime TV has got some gems that I used to binge watch on free trials, but now watch when I want. Can go back to annual binge watching. I don't use the other 'benefits' they keep telling me (by email) that I'm missing out on. I can't listen to any more music than I do now!
First price increase since 2014, still really good value when you consider the array of stuff that comes with it, and the fact that things like Apple Music/Spotify Premium are £10 a month on their own, Netflix another £12-£14 a month
Oh I forgot about the Music, we have the speakers in most rooms ( handy for making announcements like " tea's on the table " ) and they are always playing music, my daughter 3 years ago wanted Spotify for christmas, She was happy with Prime music unlimited ( which we might pay extra for ? ? )
I have had Amazon Music as an app since I first used Amazon - and it's got free digital versions of every CD I ever bought via Amazon on it. But I'm confused now what comes with the basic app, what is free with Prime, and what is the difference with Prime Unlimited (there is a one month free with Prime, but then it goes to £10.99 pm according to the messages I've seen). Apart from songs/tracks and albums, there are playlists, podcasts, music stations, vidoes and more. Too much stuff and not enough time.
Still worth it , it's been that price since 2014, I save a fortune in postage , great turnaround times for urgent needs , the easy bird Prime deals are excellent, music , even shows some footy .. I will drop Netflix as it offers less.
God speed Jeff..
Perhaps you’ve not noticed the global supply chain issues and how the cost of everyday things has increased significantly over the last year including oil and paperboard packaging.
I get at least 2 deliveries from Amazon every week often for household items like rubbish bags, washing tablets, dog food etc.
It’d cost me much more than their fee even if they’d doubled the price. The most valuable thing however is the time I get back.
Free delivery on every ‘Prime’ item normally within 24 hours and often on the same day. Amazon Music is free with it (but that’s pretty shit as it doesn’t carry anywhere near the catalogue of Apple/Spotify or Deezer) Kindle Books, Prime TV (arguably as good as Netflix now) Amazon Photos(free storage of all your digital photos)…. there’s probably more that I’m not aware of.
I'd spend more in fuel and wear and tear on the car.
No brainer in my opinion
I think Amazon are justifying the hike by saying they have even more Premier League games showing next season. Not really much cop if a) you don't like football b)you're not interested in the prem. Which I'm not to be honest, unless City are there. Having said that, I'd like to see how Forest do this coming season, and will take an added interest if Leeds and/or Everton struggle next season.
Don't make me laugh folks
The local plumber puts up his rates a few quid and you drop him and go for the next cowboy ......because you can
Amazon hikes things up and you can't go elsewhere so you defend them
Jesus
Amazon is indispensable to many shoppers and they ......amazon ....know it
I use amazon but I don't think everyone needs to be falling over themselves to justify amazon's price hike
I understand the time that Internet shopping saves but let's not pretend these buggers are a charity
If Cardiff City increased tickets by 3 quid people would be having fecking kittens on here and the club would be accused of fleecing the customers 🙄
That's exactly what amazon are doing with Prime. It doesn't matter that some people think its already a good deal . They are stiffing customers because customers can't really go elsewhere .
Mine is 36 euro a year, going up to 49.90, nearly 40% increase. Like Sludge says, they do a service but no need to fall over yourselves justifying that sort of increase, especially given record profits, government subsides, low wages, appalling working conditions, zero corporation tax, and the union busting tactics they use.
Not even sure my Kids watch the streaming service, will soon find out when it's switched off in December.
Thanks for the reminder :thumbup:
Used to use it a lot (especially during lockdowns) but I did get more and more uneasy about paying a fair whack for the privilege of being tied into mostly shopping at Amazon so I cancelled about 6 months ago.
Fair enough if you use the extras though (I found there wasn't much on Video or Music that I was using) and their customer service/returns policy is very good.
Gotta love the cost of living crisis there will be thousands spending £3.50 to £5 a pint this Saturday and I'm guessing an average spend with grub 40 to 50 bucks .
Put into perspective with lots of things its still incredible value really. But only if you find value in it.
As I don't watch prime enough or buy every month from Amazon I tend to take the fairly regular trials and sometimes just pay the odd month here or there. I find it worthwhile for the next day delivery at certain times of year.