[granzymes]

I buy on the order of ~80 things from Amazon every year. Prime more than pays for itself for me.

[neogodless]

Does it actually "pay for itself" or does it just get you items faster (which is you paying for something)?

For me, I go without, and I only buy things with free shipping, so having Prime would not save me money; it would cost me money.

(I also buy less things when I do not have Prime, so that saves me additional money!)

[openknot]

Similar experience here. I also found that Wal-Mart has a similar selection (lower prices for some items) to Amazon. It shares the same price threshold for free shipping, and also arrives sooner (reliably two to three days from Wal-Mart in my area, versus five to seven from Amazon without Prime).

[missedthecue]

I don't even live in a city, but prime gives me free overnight delivery on most items if I order in the afternoon.