Amazon prime?
 

I have had a year free membership to prime, just rec'd a notice of renewal. Thinking back over the year, I only purchased 1/2 doz things thru Amazon...nothing large. So, I'm wondering if I should renew for the $100.00 or let it lapse. What benefits do those of you who have it find justify the cost or really make the membership a good investment? Thanks

I use the Amazon prime music and tv services - both are free with prime membership. Compared to Netflix at $9.99/month, it's a good deal. I also get one free Kindle book per month with it - limited selection of free books, but it's free with prime. And there is also a selection of books you can "borrow" - up to 10 at a time.

You can share the free shipping with two other people. You add them to your account just for free shipping, nothing else. So my two DDs get the free two day shipping on Prime . You may find two friends who want the free shipping and will pay a part of the yearly fee. I watch a lot of movies and series using Prime. If you want a premium channel like HBO, ShowTime, Acorn, and many others, Prime has them for a reduced price and everything is on one account. Prime is much more then free shipping.

We like it for the different shows we've watched when nothing else is on the weekends.

$100.00 , wow they must have gone up since I joined. I know it wasn't that much. I like free shipping and it does help me a lot. movies i haven't watched much. takes me forever to find one i want. I also joined MHz Worldview tv. and watch european detective shows mostly. sub-titled. If Amazon is that costly, i may think again.

I don't watch movies online or streaming and don't order enough to make it worth my while. I had a free membership and when it was time to renew I added up how much I had paid in shipping. It wasn't nearly what the membership cost so I didn't renew.

It is good for 1 yr trial and I feel it is wonderful for me because I live 120 miles rd trip to a mall or costco . If I need something it saves a lot of gas also. My trial period is up next dec 28th so for a year I am good.

DIL uses hers all the time. She has a job and lives 7 miles from small town, 25 miles from the large town so she finds it very helpful to come home and have what she needs.

I use it all the time I like the free two day shipping. I don't live in a large city and would have to travel 100 miles round trip to get what I need. Prime saves me money, time and gas. It's amazing of what you can find on Amazon and I don't have to go to several stores looking for an item. So it saves me time, energy, and frustration and I don't have to leave my home.

Wait...what?! If I sign up for Prime I can add someone for just the free shipping? Oh I need to look at that!

I was given a year last year but didn't really know what all it did except for the free 2 day shipping. the past few months I've been getting caught up on TV shows that I like but have missed. I got rid of cable and cable TV, I get internet on my tablet and can mirror it onto the TV. 100 a year is a lot better than a lot of things out there and I know that I'm saving tons of money by not having cable tv. its the only thing that I'll use, that and my tv antenna,
you should check out what all comes with prime, I didn't and missed out on a lot this whole past year. They even have some of the sewing channels on it.

I like Prime for its convenience. I do like to buy local whenever possible but when it comes to driving around to find an item, the gas factors in too, plus there are things I can't easily find locally that I can get right to my door. For example I eat a certain brand of cereal (very high fiber) which isn't carried any place but Whole Foods. Whole Foods is a drive, in traffic, most of the time, so I get the cereal delivered 6 at a time and it is cheaper and no gas used and I didn't have to contend with traffic. I do believe between the gas saved, my time, and cheaper prices I have probably made the $100 back over the year, not to mention the TV watching options. But, if you don't think it is a bargain for you, then you shouldn't renew.

I use Amazon Prime for TV streaming. Totally hooked on their shows.

You can select No rush shipping and get $ credit. I found it is usually only a day later delivery. Go to Everything Included with Prime page and see all it offers and the benefits.

When I worked, my office paid for Amazon Prime for me since I did the ordering for the company. I let it lapse after I stopped working. I only used it to save shipping time and cost.

If I ever want to buy something from Amazon that I need in a hurry or has an especially large shipping cost, I'll renew. It's been over a year, and I have found that I can live without it. If I'm willing to wait, I'll put an item on my wish list. When I have $49 worth of items to buy, I'll get free shipping on all of them. Otherwise, I'll pay the shipping costs. One would have to buy alot of merchandise in a year to break even with the $99 fee.

I've also found that the items listed as Prime often are not the least expensive. I think they increase the prices to make up for having to pay for the shipping.

There is also another option. One could sign up for a monthly fee of $10.99 that can be cancelled any time. If one wanted to buy an item with a large shipping fee and needed it fast, that could be a good option. It would need to be cancelled before the month end. I'm sure Amazon thinks that most people will forget to do it before their credit card is charged for another month.

I hate to shop so I'm always ordering something on there. If I can get it for about the same price as the store, I'm all for not making that trip! I also cut cable so I watch Amazon prime. For me, it's worth it. It just depends on how much you use it.

Actually, I think that it says something like, 'someone in your household'. However, I am sure there many ways around that.

My membership ends in February. I am going to renew my membership because they have added other things to the membership that before you had to pay extra for. Can't think of what they are now, but you can look it up.

Also, did you know if you don't need the shipping so quickly, you can get credit for asking for regular shipping. There are many things that I can certainly wait to receive. I don't know how much credit you get, but it would be good to look into it.

take a break from it, if you really miss it, rejoin. I think the one hundred dollars is normal price anyway.

I've been an Amazon prime member for a number of years now, love it. Along with free 2day shipping I enjoy my Amazon music , movies, books. My husband is an avid reader and likes all the books too. For us our savings are way over our membership fee

Have it and love it for all the reason already mentioned.

How does Amazon Prime for movies and TV shows compare to Netflix movies?

We share it with our kids. We all watch Amazon Prime movies and tv shows, and we order way more than $100 worth of shipping in a year. I love that I never have to worry about shipping cost, can order whenever I want without waiting to save stuff up for shipping cost purposses and it comes in two days.

This is me. I never used 'Amazon' until I moved out into the woods! Now I use it all the time. I even bought a large roll of Quilt Batting via Amazon. My DH buys lots of odd-ands-ends like batteries, computer cables, unusual tools.

I have learned so much from this post...I am in my second or third year of Prime but didn't realize all the other benefits like movies and books and adding another address for shipping. I'll definitely be looking at my membership for these items. Since I live away from any big shopping areas and limited on local shops (especially during winter months) I do use Amazon from time to time.

I, too, hate to shop. I joined Prime in December when my brother gave my 98 year old mother the Amazon Dot so she could play music since she could not remember how to operate the cd player. Now she just tells the Dot what music she wants and - wa la - she has music (part of the music available through Prime). Just this week I downloaded a free Kindle book, and yesterday I ordered some small items I needed and did not want to go to the store for - they will be at my door tomorrow. My DH watches the movies, and I am watching a TV series through it - so we definitely feel it is worth the money. What I really love is ordering large size items (coffee kcups in quantity, dog items) and not having to lug them from the store but getting them delivered to my door.

I don't live too much in the boonies...most things I'm interested in I can access within 25 miles...and it gets me out of the house, walking around the stores, maybe stopping for lunch at a fav place or new place....a day out! So the shopping part benefit is not vital, ok, maybe a quilt book or gadget on Amazon that has a much better price than I can get locally!

question....how do you watch movies/tv? On computer screen, iPad? I'm really not that up on electronic gadgets....I have Comcast and now with new tv Netflix, so I think I can get all I'm interested in there..books via kindle..lukewarm for me...new library about three blocks away here. Music...I don't understand the need for it on a regular basis..my fav is classical, can get that on my little radio......along with news and some talk shows.....I guess I am living in the dark ages with my little candle burning in the corner....oh well

I watch movies on my large computer monitor/screen. last night my son showed me how to look up t.v. shows too. so now i know I will keep Prime. He is going to let the t.v. service go in a few months. nothing much on anyway.

when you purchase anything from Smile Amazon, the charity of your choice gets $$. It may be pennies but adds up. I use prime all the time, both for personal and business! Purchased toners for $11.00 LESS than the office depot. So I always check there first

You watch the movies on your TV. We have a Roku device we bought a few years back and we get the Amazon or Netflix through that. Some new TV's are "Amazon ready" I guess you could say and then you don't need a device.

Our Prime will be coming up for renewal soon and I will probably renew. We order a lot online and don't always want to wait until we need $49 in merchandise. I also use the Subscribe and Save for paper towels, toilet tissue and even garbage bags. I find it so convenient to get those things in the mail instead of lugging them from the supermarket to home, especially in the winter. You do have to monitor your items though as sometimes the price goes up or they may be shipping before you need something so you can postpone the shipment for another month or two or cancel at any time. I even sometimes buy cereal as strange as it sounds. I recently got 4 boxes of Quaker Instant Oatmeal for less than $2. a box plus free shipping which is far less than the store. I also purchase those boxes of batteries so we always have them on hand. I get the Duracell Pro I think they are and they are far, far cheaper than buying in the store.

Ladydukes, our son gave us a year of Netflix for Christmas so we now have both. I wondered the same thing as you. I think Netflix has a few more things to offer and one big difference is that you never pay extra for anything on Netflix. Many of the movies I checked on Amazon had a charge of $2.99 - $4.99 I think. Even some tv series required payment but there is none of that on Netflix.

One more point is that even with free shipping, Amazon is not always cheaper than other places so you do need to check around.

Good point! I've often found things on Amazon and when I went and looked at the brand's actual website I could do better there.

We have had Amazon Prime for years and it pays for itself around Christmas. This year is the first year I did the black Friday weekend and I bought Lego so inexpensively that the parents were upset because they thought I had spent a fortune on the kids. DH loves the music and the movies. I have a Kindle and love to read -- I have many many free books that I have picked up. They also send me daily deals on Kindle books and I have picked up some great bargains on otherwise expensive Kindle books (my definition of expensive Kindle books is anything over $2.99, but some of my bargains have a regular price of over $10).

I've never had Netflix but my daughter did and she got rid of it pretty fast. She said most of the shows were older ones that she had already seen. I do know that last week was the first episode of Hunted, I fell asleep toward the beginning and was really frustrated. I was on amazon a few days later and that 1st episode was already there. So that was good. I rarely order anything online so the watching of movies and shows is the main thing for me.

Last night I watched Mr. Church with Eddie Murphy on Amazon. Watched it on my t.v. which my son told me I could do. Still like my computer for pausing and looking at what scene is next, etc.

I use our Amazon Prime a lot! When we did some updates to our last home, I purchased chandeliers for formal and casual dining areas. One came broken (heard the pieces) and even before opening, I contacted Amazon and they provided a free shipping label back to them. I have had a few broken or missing items and they paid for return shipping. Easy to deal with as long as you use their website. I purchase a lot of items I can't get locally like specialty foods, drink or crafts. i.e.. Indian Harvested Minnesota Wild Rice, Zatarain's Dehydrated Green Onions, Chalk Paint in non-standard color,... Besides the Kindle Free Book that you get to borrow once a month, there are other free books that are offered. I also use the local library that is associated with Overdrive.com and I can check out eBooks through my local library. You then have to navigate the Kindle area on Amazon.com to get the book to download on your Kindle. We also use the free options for the tv too.