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

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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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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[–] ramsgrl909 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I just genuinely don't understand why people think it's necessary. I use Prime once a year and it's when my boss gives me a gift card for Christmas. I guess I just don't understand what the typical person is buying every single month from Amazon to warrant a subscription - I know 1 or 2 people buying cat litter every month and having it delivered, but why? Just go to the store! I love in a rural town and I still trek to the store. Maybe if you have mobility issues or something but I just don't get it. Probably just the anti-consumer in me.

[–] ook_the_librarian 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Buying cat litter when you also need diapers and have to shop with a baby in tow? I'll be anti-consumer next year.

[–] xX_fnord_Xx 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Plot twist! By then you will need a second job to fund your child's Need for Robux.

[–] ook_the_librarian 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's easier to boycott than diapers, my friend.

[–] xX_fnord_Xx 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I have yet to witness a fulfilled life that is not flush with 20 Robux a week.

/S just in case people thought I gave more than two craps about Roblox.

[–] ook_the_librarian 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Maybe I've always just felt a Roblox-shaped hole in my heart.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I know 1 or 2 people buying cat litter every month and having it delivered, but why? Just go to the store!

Subscribing to deliveries typically gives a discount, which makes the cost cheaper than going to the store and removes wear & tear on your vehicles and your own gas costs.

Depending on what kind of litter you want, the store might not even carry it. My cat litter is from a major brand, but is one that doesn't get as much in stock at my local places and when itis in stock, it's rarely the cheaper, larger box, so that also increases the cost.

Cat litter is fucking heavy. I don't blame anyone wanting it delivered to their door.