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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription (slate.com)
submitted 10 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 54 points 10 months ago (20 children)

I'll go further, I stopped using Amazon entirely and I don't miss it.

The junky shopping experience is especially clear once you leave and come back.

I only ever order books from amazon anymore, and usually only when I get a gift card or a product isn't for sale elsewhere.

The prices aren't even that good anymore.

[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago (6 children)

There's a great website called geizhals.de which gives you a price comparison for a lot of different online stores for each product and there are almost always multiple stores that sell it cheaper than Amazon.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Do you know an English version or alternative?

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't you have a local one where you live? Here, we have two good large (non English) comparison sites that everyone knows about.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not that I know of, that's why I was asking.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I thought those existed everywhere.

The more you know.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

They probably do, but I don't know about them.

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