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by ensignavenger 2605 days ago
This is exactly why I am no longer a Prime subscriber. I rarely order from Amazon anymore because they deliberately delay shipping because I am not on Prime, and I can order from ebay or Walmart and get my stuff within 2-3 days usually, for the same price or less. Prime has a few shows I might watch, but it filtering what I can and can't watch free with Prime is impossible (or at least was the last time I had it). Netflix has a lot more interesting content to me, and I don't have to worry about ads for paid content in my search results.
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It’s not so much that they delay shipping, it’s that they can deprioritize your order because you didn’t pay for shipping (through upgrading the shipping method or using prime)
Either way, I can get my stuff faster and just as cheap or cheaper from their competitors.
You're not the target. You're "on the fence" with prime, and you're probably not spending that much with amazon. It's for the heavier shoppers with prime who double down on their spending.

It's ok, you're probably not the market for vegas casinos either.