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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription (slate.com)
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[-] secret300 20 points 4 months ago

Is this satire?

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

I think most people think you NEED the Prime subscription to use Amazon and that's false.

[-] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Though I've never used it myself, my understanding is that a subscription is actually less expensive than paying the shipping directly for lots of things.

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

You can get free shipping without the subscription if you spend over $35.

[-] Lemmeenym@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago

Amazon has free shipping on almost everything if you spend over $35 on the order. If I need to increase how much I'm spending I add some hand soap or some kind of dry grocery item.

[-] meliaesc@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Unfortunately the (extra) 2% back on the amazon credit card at Amazon and whole foods makes up for the cost every month for my family.

[-] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 months ago

It's pretty wild how deeply some people integrate products into their lives.

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