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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@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (6 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@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (4 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@lemmy.world 1 points 9 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@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] xX_fnord_Xx@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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

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