[bee_rider]

The only downside about canceling Prime is that you can only do it once. I canceled prime because they started putting ads in their video service, despite the fact that I was paying for it. That was a fun one.

Now it’s like, well, what else can I do? I guess I’m boycotting Amazon, but is it really boycotting when their store is “here’s a random electronic device, maybe it is what you ordered,” I mean, why would I place an order for that in the first place?

I’m also boycotting gun store that only sells footguns.

[goostavos]

The ads thing is unreal. "Customer obsession". I pay the extra 2.99 and still see pre-roll ads, but those apparently, according to customer service, don't count as ads. Oh, and part of the platform is under "freevee," which is an ad-based service, so "obviously" the fee for removing ads doesn't apply to that one. Prime started out great. I still like that I can pay money in exchange for watching something, but ham-fisting of ads fills me with contempt for the entire thing.

[TheBozzCL]

The same thing made me cancel Apple TV. People keep telling me “but those aren’t ads, they’re trailers!”

[blibble]

they offer you the free trial again a few months after cancelling

so you can sign up for the free trial every time you want some counterfeit tat shipped cheaply

then immediately cancel it