Um, you do realize you’re paying for the 2-day shipping with the subscription, right? It’s not free, it’s just part of your subscription.
I honestly just wait the extra couple days and make sure my orders are $35 or more to get free shipping. I usually keep a few non-essentials that I’ll need eventually ready to go so I can just add them on when needed (e.g. extra water filters is a common one).
But do you actually need it? How often is 2 days fine, but 5 days unacceptable? Are there local stores you could use instead to fill those needs?
Yeah, 2-day shipping is nice, and we had prime for years largely for that, but prime has steadily gotten more expensive and we eventually stopped seeing value. We cut it a couple years ago, and we’ve seen our spending shift to local stores, though we still use Amazon a fair amount. But at $15/month or $140/year ($11.67/month), we just weren’t ordering enough to make that worthwhile. Overnighting something occasionally is cheaper than subscribing to prime.
To me it’s worth it. I order a ton of Amazon, unfortunately it’s usually the best option to find niche items for my hobbies that can’t be found locally.
Then why do you pay for it?
Free 2 day shipping
Um, you do realize you’re paying for the 2-day shipping with the subscription, right? It’s not free, it’s just part of your subscription.
I honestly just wait the extra couple days and make sure my orders are $35 or more to get free shipping. I usually keep a few non-essentials that I’ll need eventually ready to go so I can just add them on when needed (e.g. extra water filters is a common one).
Uhh yes of course. I literally said the only reason I pay for prime is the 2 day shipping, prime video is just an added benefit I guess.
But do you actually need it? How often is 2 days fine, but 5 days unacceptable? Are there local stores you could use instead to fill those needs?
Yeah, 2-day shipping is nice, and we had prime for years largely for that, but prime has steadily gotten more expensive and we eventually stopped seeing value. We cut it a couple years ago, and we’ve seen our spending shift to local stores, though we still use Amazon a fair amount. But at $15/month or $140/year ($11.67/month), we just weren’t ordering enough to make that worthwhile. Overnighting something occasionally is cheaper than subscribing to prime.
To me it’s worth it. I order a ton of Amazon, unfortunately it’s usually the best option to find niche items for my hobbies that can’t be found locally.