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Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.

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[–] 39 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I only have it because I have prime for shopping. If they were separate fees, I would not have streaming.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    If you live near a regional transportation hub it probably won’t make a difference on your delivery times. We dropped prime when our “1 day” deliveries kept turning in 3 day deliveries and never saw a difference.

    And honestly a lot of the stuff I used to get on there isn’t even cheaper on Amazon anymore. Half the time if I check the manufacturer website they’re having a sale or have no shipping costs or cover returns longer, something like that. YMMV, you know your situation and needs better than me.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You may as well buy from Aliexpress if you are shopping on Amazon. The only difference is the price and the transit time.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Aliexpress is great for the cheap useful stuff for around the house.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm about 6 years completely Amazon-free. A key component of the switch was realizing a lot of the random stuff I'd buy (mostly cycling equipment) is cheaper on eBay with faster shipping. The irony is that the seller is likely the same one on Amazon and the items would be delivered by Amazon Fulfillment Services.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I’ve been going back to eBay more recently as well! If anything I feel more confident that what I get on eBay is going to actually match the listing, since AFAIK they don’t do the same insane “jumble all items with the same ID code together in a bin and hope all the sellers were honest about it being real” system Amazon uses.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    The only reason I don't is that I can buy a bunch of stuff from Amazon and get it in one or two boxes, instead of a bunch of stuff from all over the country in a bunch of boxes. It's about saving a little bit of carbon emissions.

    Does it make a significant difference? Absolutely not. But it makes me feel better. (Also Amazon packages are more often reusable. The boxes and paper packing are better than eBay bubble envelopes and bubble wrap encased in packing tape.)

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    For me its kinda worth it. I can can next day or same day delivery, which is kinda nice when Im an impatient ass. Also I share it with my family, so we all make use of it.

    If it were just me, definitely would not be worth it.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    This doesn't work for me. Regional hub is 20 miles from me. Two day shipping is now just "free shipping over $35 and takes a week to arrive.

    I agree with your other points though. Amazon isn't the cheapest option anymore. My local Walmart is actually better. I know Walmart is still a shit company but still...better in terms of getting what I need.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    I live near multiple regional hubs. I have no subscription myself. It takes them 4-7 days to get my package to me.

    My friends who live on the same block as me gets them in 1-2 days with their prime memberships

    This includes if we both order the same exact things.

    So yeah, YMMV

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Same, and even that is getting worse. I feel like I have to fight with the search algorithm to actually find what I want for the best price. Most of the time, I could order something better from another retailer for a better price and still get free shipping. They don't even do free returns anymore.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I notice a lot of stuff has paid shipping if you dont order the correct stuff.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Yep, you have to filter for free shipping. You also have to filter for fast shipping, or you might get some "Two day shipping (ships in two weeks)" bullshit. And then you have to mentally filter out the "sponsored" results which may not be what you're looking for at all. Searching for a hard to find hat size? Top result is perfect, has free same day shipping, and is a reasonable price. Oops, except when you click on it, you have to pick a different size, which isn't available in that color, costs more, snd ships out of Mongolia.

    Fuck Amazon Prime.

    Although Fallout was good.

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