https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-hikes-price-prime-18-142951363.html
It doesn't apply to yearly subscription cost, which already went up a while back to $99 (from $79, IIRC).
Two questions come to mind:
1. Does anyone pay on a monthly basis? If so, is there a reason why? To be honest, I didn't know that was an option.
2. Do you have a "breakeven point"? In other words, at what price would it not be worth it any more?
I'll be honest, I'm not sure what annual cost Amazon would have to go up to for me to reconsider my Prime membership. I imagine there would be a max price I would pay, but they're not there yet.
I know my sister pays monthly but I have no idea why. I think she did it that way originally and keeps forgetting to change it.
I don't know what the price point is for me canceling. I definitely get way more than my money's worth.
1. I have been, because they have made so many errors (with shipping or sending expired food or the wrong item)
Check out Target.com's grocery section. They have free shipping over $35. And they don't have weird minimums on items the way Amazon does. And no Prime needed to buy grocery items.
Also, Walmart.com has an even larger grocery section online. Also free shipping over $35.
Everything I've gotten has had a decent expiration date.
Add me to the list of individuals who would be lost without Amazon and therefore don’t know my breaking point. We had over 250 deliveries last year, everything from dog food to books to a pack of red taper candles for Christmas. It probably makes me inefficient as a shopper but it’s so easy.
With Amazon starting their own distribution and delivery arms, it will be interesting to see what happens next. My husband and I were joking that they should just take over the post office and be done with it.
I thought it has more to do with their Prime movie & TV streaming service. There are some shows & movies one can buy outright separately, without Prime. Others, are offered only to Prime members to watch.
I thought to do Prime for a month when I wanted to watch the whole series of Downton Abbey before the new/last season started. It was cheaper than buying each episode separately. Then my PBS channel aired the whole series, so I didn't have to get Prime.