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by pidg 4483 days ago
In the UK, Amazon have just raised the cost of Prime from £49 to £79, and bundled in their (failing?) LoveFilm movie streaming service to excuse it.

A lot of people I know (including me) are cancelling as a result - not due to the cost, but more the brazenness of it.
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moron4hire 4483 days ago
Probably not actually a lot of people. Most likely most people will continue their subscriptions. And if you haven't cancelled already, I'd be surprised if you actually did, even with what you said. It's just human nature. You'll put it off. You'll forget about your rage daycamping. And 6 months from now, when you accidentally look at your credit card statement, you'll say to yourself "I really should cancel Prime" and go back to playing Flappy Bird instead.
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morsch 4483 days ago
Incredibly, it's 49 EUR (41 GBP) in Germany -- that's after the price hike/LoveFilm inclusion. Half that amount for students.

Still not worth it for me, everything I buy from Amazon tends to be eligible for free shipping anyway. And as far as I know their streaming service doesn't stock videos in their native languages, so it's practically worthless to me.

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