Comment on It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription

Nobsi@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You’re prepaying your shipping with the subscription. You could divide that by all the shipments and probably still have a great rate per shipment, but consider that paying for individual shipments would push you to make fewer, larger purchases. Personally, it’s pretty rare I need it tomorrow and can’t wait a week. Some things I need today so I go to a store, some things are rooted in poor planning. The special Amazon shipping window isn’t a big deal for me as I worked to unhook myself from the near-instant gratification.

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  • Nobsi@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I pay 12 Bucks a Month. I order things from Amazon daily. No i cannot wait a week for food. I also cannot wait a week for a fuse for my fridge.
    I also cannot fathom why i would spend twice as much for things i need to survive just because.
    bread at my bakery is 8 Bucks. I can get the same bread from the same bakery every sunday morning for 6 Bucks from amazon.

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    • nymwit@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Come on, the same bread? That’s crazy. How can that work?

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      • Nobsi@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I don’t know, i only know that i “profit” from this system and use it.
        Probably Amazon and slave wages.

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    • yukijoou@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      where do you live where stuff’s so expensive? genuine question, because honestly, i’ve never seen such pricing here

      most of the stuff i get from amazon (which is, to be fair, not much and mostly non-food/perishables) has free shipping (without prime) to amazon lockers or to your house if you have a >25€ (or maybe >40€ now…?) order

      also, may be biased because i live in france, but like, a loaf of bread is at most 3€ here, even in the most remote villages, you’ll likely not have for more than 1.30€ for a baguette

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      • Nobsi@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        www.amazon.de/Braaker-Mühle-2525-Bauernlaib-650g

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