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It's honestly kind of insane Amazon has 100 million prime members
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:35 AM Author: fighting cruise ship How did they convince everyone to signup to pay $100 a year? I honestly doubt I get $100 in value out of it a year. I used to back when my ex ordered shit every couple days, but now that I get stuff like once a month? Doubtful (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872124) |
Date: April 19th, 2018 12:36 AM Author: Adventurous Milk Party Of The First Part they have a monthly plan too. a ton of businesses probably have prime accounts too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872131) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:37 AM Author: fighting cruise ship Oddly enough I think I'd cancel if I saw the recurring charge every month (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872135) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:41 AM Author: Adventurous Milk Party Of The First Part the monthly plan probably has decent churn, like after holidays or national TV campaigns. with new signups the average # probably fluctuates but grows steadily over time. Trump's complaining that they're raping USPS was great free publicity, highlighting prime's unique value proposition (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872152) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:37 AM Author: Rambunctious State You can add 3 people to the main account. I go on my parents' account so it's free for me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872136) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:38 AM Author: fighting cruise ship I should sell access to my account (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872138) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:38 AM Author: Adventurous Milk Party Of The First Part they changed that. it's prime household only now. unless you live with your parents you'll be kicked off the shipping benefits. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872141) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:42 AM Author: Rambunctious State I still get free shipping. Been doing this for years. I can't watch prime movies though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872159) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:47 AM Author: pontificating wrinkle temple Same. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872182) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:47 AM Author: Soul-stirring theater ? Both sets of parents order shit through our account, just use their shipping address and have their credit cards in our account (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872183) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:39 AM Author: Sticky Step-uncle's House Fortuitous Meteor It's well worth it for me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872142) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:40 AM Author: fighting cruise ship That's what I used to think but I probably order stuff maybe 15x a year. And you'd be surprised how much stuff has free shipping even outside of Prime. For example all of December they give free shipping to everyone regardless of Prime status (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872147) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:43 AM Author: Adventurous Milk Party Of The First Part it's a better value than Netflix, or other dumb shit like Evernote (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872162) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:44 AM Author: fighting cruise ship True, though I don't have Netflix. I can't bring myself to get Netflix when I pay $150+ a month on cable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872171) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:46 AM Author: Adventurous Milk Party Of The First Part if you use the prime 5% back card (and why wouldn't you) you're getting prime for free after $2000 in purchases. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872178) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:48 AM Author: fighting cruise ship I do have the prime CC. I use it at whole foods too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872188) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:55 AM Author: Curious Feces Resort (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872225) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 1:01 AM Author: Adventurous Milk Party Of The First Part I think it's insanely profitable for them. it only applies to prime items which means they can control the prices and they capture another layer of invaluable consumer data, for example how consumers respond to different promotions. they own the entire end to end user experience. Target, Lowes and other big box retailers have had similar 5% member cards for years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872247) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:39 AM Author: Curious Feces Resort (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872143) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:41 AM Author: fighting cruise ship You don't have to be a Prime member to get refunds (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872148) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:42 AM Author: Curious Feces Resort (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872157) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:44 AM Author: sooty exhilarant pit I've been buying from Amazon since 2001 and have never had Prime other than a couple months of free trials (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35872165) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 1:52 PM Author: smoky racy scourge upon the earth principal's office They don't let you quit. I keep trying, and they won't let me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35875294) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 1:54 PM Author: light windowlicker 100 dollars a year is nothing, even for proles. Why does xo act like that’s a lot of money (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35875316) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 1:55 PM Author: Fragrant Karate tcr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35875322) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 2:39 PM Author: Hilarious Persian (Amazon exec)
The tricky part isn't the $100, it's the implied amazon surcharge. I guarantee prime members end up spending more $$$ on things over the years because they think, eh I'll just buy it at amazon rather than shopping around
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Date: April 19th, 2018 2:44 PM Author: Excitant digit ratio ticket booth Kind of like how Aetna hands out a "CVS Health" branded prescription card -- but you aren't restricted to CVS Pharmacies.
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Date: April 19th, 2018 2:50 PM Author: floppy ocher whorehouse The time I get back from not having to go to stores is easily worth it. And if you live in NYC essentially nothing is cheaper at IRL stores. So you're just talking about big ticket items that I'm going to shop around for anyway. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35875728) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 2:55 PM Author: floppy ocher whorehouse BTW what are these items that are more expensive on Amazon? The only things I regularly use that I don't get off Amazon are razors, which I've now subscribed to from dollar shave club. Toilet paper and paper towels are a bit more than from costco, but you also need a membership for costco, which I let lapse years ago, and living in NYC it is better to have them delivered to the doorman than to have to haul them from harlem brooklyn or jersey or pay to have delivered from google delivery. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35875763) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 1:55 PM Author: irradiated trump supporter it's not 100 a year, they have student plans, discounted plans, intl stuff probably costs less etc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35875320) |
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Date: April 19th, 2018 1:55 PM Author: Fragrant Karate Can't live without it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953514&forum_id=2#35875328) |