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

submitted 3 months ago by return2ozma to c/frugal

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I've never had one, other than their free trials. Only then it was to make use of the next day delivery.

[–] return2ozma 7 points 3 months ago

After canceling Prime, I’ve been able to reevaluate the necessity of that ultra-fast, always-free shipping and have found it mostly unneeded. Amazon still ships free when your cart is above $35, albeit a few days slower. After leaving Prime, I’ve been happy to wait. The products still arrive relatively fast, and the selection is still excellent. I’m also less inclined to make impulse purchases. If the tech giants can have their years of cost-efficiency, I guess I can too.

[–] HootinNHollerin 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I’ve been doing it since December

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[–] fluckx 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I only really use it for the prime gaming free games :').

[–] SidewaysHighways 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

How does that work? Do they require another launcher or other kind of drm?

[–] fluckx 3 points 3 months ago

They have their own launcher. Other times its gog.com, steam or epic.

I got things like both KOTOR games, deathloop, the force unleashed series and a few others.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Sometimes the games are given via their DRM storefront, many of them are codes to Steam, Epic, and Humble

[–] lazycouchpotato 2 points 3 months ago

You need their launcher to install them, but I believe there is no "DRM" as such.

Once you claim the game, it's yours to keep even if you unsubscribe from Prime.

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