The alternative is ordering shit from another website and then wondering if it’ll ever even show up at all
Prime is already a protection racket. Sure, we could deliver your package on time but we won’t unless you pay us extra to not artificially slow it down.
It’s amazing how so many people still haven’t realized this and dutifully pay for Prime because, “It’s just so convenient!”
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I’ve made a couple electronics orders recently where my order seemingly just slipped into a void somewhere (no confirmation email, no tracking info) and then just showed up at my door two weeks later. I think Amazon has made us all forget what ordering things from the internet used to be like.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Exactly. And unfortunately, the other go-to response, “just go to a physical store,” is rarely an option since even in major areas as even major chains like Radio Shack and Fry’s, not to mention all the small local shops that used to exist, have gone under.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Yeah I’m definitely jealous of the people who have a Microcenter nearby. We had Radio Shack and a Fry’s 45 minutes away and both are gone now. Fry’s came in clutch when my old AM3 backing plate snapped in half and my CPU cooler fell off. They had one in stock and I was able to buy just the backing plate by itself. If I’d gone to Best Buy, they’d probably just look at me weird and tell me I’d need to buy a whole new computer.
Baaahb@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
Honestly I’m 50/50 on getting my prime shit on time.