Rate Increase for Amazon Prime

[queasy27]

Going up to $119 per year. Is it still worth it to you?

It's less than $2 a month more, but I still think I've had it. I can order elsewhere and many stores offer free shipping now. I rarely need anything in two days, don't watch many of the Prime videos, listen to their music, use cloud storage, etc. The rate increase coming on top of their record quarterly earnings report has put me off.

[Bjeanj]

I saw that, and it will still be worth it to me. It is nice to go “one-stop shopping”, and it’s a life saver for birthdays, holidays, etc. We will also watch Prime videos from time to time.

Based on what you said, it may not be worthwhile to you anymore.

[Tweety Bird]

I may just drop Netflix and pay the amazon increase. Two movie sources are a bit much anyways.

[JoMar]

The increase is minimal for how we use Amazon...and they keep adding services we use. It has allowed me to reduce the plan I had with SirusXM, use itunes less and make holiday, birthday, anniversary shopping so easy. As with most services, I expect price increases......it doesn't sound like you use Amazon for much so it probably isn't for you.

[Buffalo Jim]

I too am a huge user of Amazon Prime and do not mind the small increase . It has more utility to me on an annual basis than what I am being charged .

Sorry to disappoint the OP if they were seeking an outpouring of support for their position .

Now if we could just get rid of the printed Rec News and realize an annual savings of about $12 in our amenity fees that we would never see anyway . [ Not ! ] . I support receiving a USEFUL, detailed and complete printed weekly Rec News and yes .... I would pay for it .

[villagerjack]

Going up to $119 per year. Is it still worth it to you?

It's less than $2 a month more, but I still think I've had it. I can order elsewhere and many stores offer free shipping now. I rarely need anything in two days, don't watch many of the Prime videos, listen to their music, use cloud storage, etc. The rate increase coming on top of their record quarterly earnings report has put me off.

I can understand not buying something because one does not use it but not because they are making too much money. How much should Amazon make?

[asianthree]

I use prime at least twice a week, but I rarely shop brick and mortar. With free return, two day ship, movies, books, and most of my groceries. I save more than that in my time and gas to worry about $2

[retiredguy123]

I am so used to the free 2-day shipping, that when I order something from someone else, it seems to take forever to get here. I will just have to pay the increase.

[fw102807]

I am so used to the free 2-day shipping, that when I order something from someone else, it seems to take forever to get here. I will just have to pay the increase.

Yup, I am totally addicted.

[Allegiance]

If you use amazon a lot, as I do, you can get prime discounted or free.

There is an app that monitors your deliveries and automatically requests a free month of prime with any late delivery.

Paribus is the app, you must give up some privacy.

There is a little additional trick, place your order at the last possible moment. On the last page before placing order, there is a section that says "order in the next xx hours xx minutes to get your by x day." Don't place your order until it gets closer to zero.

Of course if something is on sale. Don't wait.

Also order all your prime items seperately, amazon will still ship together, but you Have a chance of getting multiple free months.

Lastly, it's unproven, but I always include a gift note, I assume it might help delay the process.

It seems like work, but it becomes habit and keeps my prime cost down, especially since the last one left University, so no more prime student.

Of course the cheapest prime, is to be an add on to someone else's account, or know a student. ;)

[tcxr750]

I find that Amazon pricing is competitive with most other sources that include free shipping. On Amazon Smile, Amazon will donate a percentage of the sale to the charity of your choice without charging you for the donation.
On a lighter note Amazon is building multimillion dollar distribution centers and creating thousands of jobs. Worth $2 more per month.

[tomwed]

If you use amazon a lot, as I do, you can get prime discounted or free.

There is an app that monitors your deliveries and automatically requests a free month of prime with any late delivery.

Paribus is the app, you must give up some privacy.

There is a little additional trick, place your order at the last possible moment. On the last page before placing order, there is a section that says "order in the next xx hours xx minutes to get your by x day." Don't place your order until it gets closer to zero.

Of course if something is on sale. Don't wait.

Also order all your prime items seperately, amazon will still ship together, but you Have a chance of getting multiple free months.

Lastly, it's unproven, but I always include a gift note, I assume it might help delay the process.

It seems like work, but it becomes habit and keeps my prime cost down, especially since the last one left University, so no more prime student.

Of course the cheapest prime, is to be an add on to someone else's account, or know a student. ;)So I could add on to my sons account and add my debit card and cancel my account. Is that correct? Would I be privy to knowing everything he is buying? I would rather not know. I feel a little foolish I didn't do this sooner.

[Northerner52]

Do you know a friend or family can just add the 2 days free shipping to your account. You just don't get the digital services like movies, etc.

Amazon.com Help: Create a Household (https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201806380)

[tomwed]

Do you know a friend or family can just add the 2 days free shipping to your account. You just don't get the digital services like movies, etc.

Amazon.com Help: Create a Household (https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201806380)I don't need the digital services but if I get into a family account would everyone see what everyone else is buying? I don't know what my kids buy and I don't want to.

[manaboutown]

Although I use Amazon its labor practices trouble me. It depends on poor elderly workers whom it works half to death according to the research done by the author of this book.

Amazon is one of the largest employers of the workampers — and the most notorious. Incentivized by federal tax credits for employing elderly workers (25 to 40 percent of wages), the company aggressively recruits them, especially during the holiday season. Jeff Bezos has predicted that a quarter of all workampers will pass through his warehouses, working 10 hours or more a day, sorting packages.

It’s crippling work. The workampers’ RVs look like “mobile apothecaries,” Bruder writes. Amazon’s warehouses feature wall-mounted dispensers of free painkillers. America runs on ibuprofen; it’s the performance drug of the new economy.

Most infamously, on a sweltering day in 2011, managers at an Amazon warehouse in Pennsylvania refused to open the loading doors to cool down the building (they were worried about theft). Instead, Bruder reports, they arranged for paramedics to wait outside, on call, to wheel out workers who became too sick to work. All those sent home, it was later reported, were disciplined for it.

On the Road With the Casualties of the Great Recession - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/books/review-nomadland-jessica-bruder.html)

[tomwed]

I don't need the digital services but if I get into a family account would everyone see what everyone else is buying? I don't know what my kids buy and I don't want to.

[i think this answers my question]


When you live with a family member who has Prime, it's easy to just ask for their login information and take advantage of those benefits without paying for an extra membership. The trade-off is the loss of privacy.

Everyone in my family uses my brother's account when we need to use Prime. It's convenient and keeps the cost of membership low, but it also means we can all see what everyone is looking at and buying. Furthermore, confirmation and shipping emails are sent to my brother and have to be forwarded to the appropriate recipient.

It turns out we've been overlooking a key feature that would help relieve these problems and help us regain control of our shopping: Amazon Household.

Amazon Household lets each adult keep his or her personal account while sharing Prime benefits at no additional cost. Here's how it works:

You'll need two adults (ages 18 and over) each with their own Amazon account. One must have a Prime membership.
Both adults must agree to share credit and debit cards associated with your Amazon accounts. Both accounts will retain their current payment methods, but you'll each be able to see and use each other's credit and debit cards.
You can set up content you would like to share within your Household. This includes current and future purchases. After setup, you will still be able to manage or change your shared content. Shareable content includes apps and games, audiobooks, and eBooks, so you can have a whole family library accessible to you if you'd like. Here's what that setup looks like:
amazon household sharingAmazon
Amazon Household helps keep your gift purchases a secret while sharing Prime benefits - Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-household-prime-benefits-shopping-hack)

Of course, you can't share the great Prime benefits with anyone if no one in the household has a membership in the first place. From speedy shipping and delivery policies to digital content access and exclusive member pricing, a Prime membership will be an indispensable tool for the whole family.

[tomwed]

another question it says
"When you live with a family member who has Prime,"

I don't live with my son. Can we still have a household membership?

[asianthree]

Played golf with a guy who works for amazon, didn’t say what part he worked in, but he had been with company long enough to be close to retirement. He owns a home in TV and comes down once a month to play golf. He had only good things to say about how he enjoyed his job, that he was only 55. Still considering working awhile longer.

[Allegiance]

another question it says
"When you live with a family member who has Prime,"

I don't live with my son. Can we still have a household membership?Good question. Would like to know the answer too. I share my account with a friend, but they can see all my embarrassing purchases, [emoji48][emoji83][emoji84][emoji88][emoji49][emoji879]

[thetruth]

I can understand not buying something because one does not use it but not because they are making too much money. How much should Amazon make?

Some people just like to complain. You can bet if Amazon finds they loose XXXXX customers they will offer something.

aS TO HOW MUCH MONEY should aMAZON MAKE. They are a huge, profit motivated company-NOT A CHARITY. You could get even and become an EVIL HOLDER of Amazon stock. AMZN is one of the most widely held companies in the US and in the world. If, you own a stock fund, many ETFs have a pension etc-YOU ARE LIKELY ONE OF THE EVIL OWNERS OF AMAZON.

My view-I fear Amazon. They have been allowed to grow where perhaps the term TOO BIG TO FAIL APPLIES

[asianthree]

I look at amazon as a money saver for me. No impulse buying, just buy what I need. My Mom was feeling a little down, so ordered her couple of surprises to cheer her up. Yep could have gone to Bealls, but found same thing on amazon and less money.

[JGVillages]

I am one of the EVIL stockholders of Amazon, whatever that means. My EVIL shares have paid my Prime membership and much more. Conservativly 1 EVIL share could accomplish this. For now a great success story, not unlike the Morse family with The Villages. Ride the wave until it crests.

[Nucky]

I have drastically cut back on order's from Amazon in the last six months. After years of flawless service, we have been shipped two different items in a row that were undoubtedly used, scratched and dented with no manual included and a pair of scuffed up, badly, Zumba shoes. This is the second year in succession that our yearly Prime fee was $$ Zero $$. I would rather pay and not wonder if my next order will be here on time and new.

I've also read that every shipment I get from Amazon hurt the U.S. Postal Service financially. I don't know if this is true or false but I don't want to be a participant if this turns out to be a FACT.

Another $20 a year is the Icing on the Cake. Adios Prime!

[asianthree]

I have drastically cut back on order's from Amazon in the last six months. After years of flawless service, we have been shipped two different items in a row that were undoubtedly used, scratched and dented with no manual included and a pair of scuffed up, badly, Zumba shoes. This is the second year in succession that our yearly Prime fee was $$ Zero $$. I would rather pay and not wonder if my next order will be here on time and new.

I've also read that every shipment I get from Amazon hurt the U.S. Postal Service financially. I don't know if this is true or false but I don't want to be a participant if this turns out to be a FACT.

Another $20 a year is the Icing on the Cake. Adios Prime!

I get about 30% of my prime deliveries from USPS, the rest is just to heavy or large for post office

[Brenda.ball]

If you use amazon a lot, as I do, you can get prime discounted or free.

There is an app that monitors your deliveries and automatically requests a free month of prime with any late delivery.

Paribus is the app, you must give up some privacy.

There is a little additional trick, place your order at the last possible moment. On the last page before placing order, there is a section that says "order in the next xx hours xx minutes to get your by x day." Don't place your order until it gets closer to zero.

Of course if something is on sale. Don't wait.

Also order all your prime items seperately, amazon will still ship together, but you Have a chance of getting multiple free months.

Lastly, it's unproven, but I always include a gift note, I assume it might help delay the process.

It seems like work, but it becomes habit and keeps my prime cost down, especially since the last one left University, so no more prime student.

Of course the cheapest prime, is to be an add on to someone else's account, or know a student. ;)

We have used Parabus...we have gotten several items free because of late shipments. We have also gotten several months free for Prime. Totally worth the time to use Parabus.

[ColdNoMore]

I have drastically cut back on order's from Amazon in the last six months. After years of flawless service, we have been shipped two different items in a row that were undoubtedly used, scratched and dented with no manual included and a pair of scuffed up, badly, Zumba shoes. This is the second year in succession that our yearly Prime fee was $$ Zero $$. I would rather pay and not wonder if my next order will be here on time and new.

I've also read that every shipment I get from Amazon hurt the U.S. Postal Service financially. I don't know if this is true or false but I don't want to be a participant if this turns out to be a FACT.

Another $20 a year is the Icing on the Cake. Adios Prime!

Fact Check: Is The Post Office Losing Money By Delivering Packages For Amazon? : NPR (https://www.npr.org/2018/04/04/599579232/fact-check-is-the-post-office-losing-money-by-delivering-packages-for-amazon)

Per Michael Plunkett, who was a vice president at the Postal Service and now leads PostCom, an association of large mailers.


...the Postal Service does not lose money delivering Amazon's or anyone else's packages.

The Postal Regulatory Commission does review the Postal Service's contracts, and they've concluded the opposite - that the Postal Service does make money from its shipping contracts.

Amazon probably looks very different from the rest of the Postal Service's shipping business because they have enough volume in their own network of distribution centers, so the vast majority of their packages are being entered locally, and they're very cost-efficient for the Postal Service to handle for the most part.


Facts matter! :ho:

[tomwed]

To create an Amazon Household with another adult, you can either send an email invitation or sign in together to verify your accounts.

To send an email invitation to another adult:

Go to Amazon Household in Your Account and click Add an Adult.
Enter the name and email address of the adult you'd like to invite and click Continue.
If you want to share Prime benefits and create a Family Library, select the option to share your wallet.
Confirm the name and email address of the other adult and click Send Invite. They'll have 14 days to accept the invite. You can manage your invitation from Manage Your Household.

[it doesn't look like you need to live in the same house]

Paribus Just Launched New Delivery Monitoring Service and OMG (https://thekrazycouponlady.com/tips/money/paribus-new-delivery-monitoring-featur)

[if i am in a Household Account, how would a Paribus account work]

[fw102807]

Fact Check: Is The Post Office Losing Money By Delivering Packages For Amazon? : NPR (https://www.npr.org/2018/04/04/599579232/fact-check-is-the-post-office-losing-money-by-delivering-packages-for-amazon)

Per Michael Plunkett, who was a vice president at the Postal Service and now leads PostCom, an association of large mailers.


Facts matter! :ho:

I once told my mail person I was sorry that they had to come out and deliver on Sunday and they replied that they were happy to do it since it added to their job security.

[thelegges]

I could not understand why my other half started amazon prime. Then after the hurricane I said there was zero water, bread and basics at the grocery, doorbell rang there was a box of every staple I needed. In anticipation, box was ordered two days earlier, with bread, water, sports drinks, and things I didn’t have to heat up if I lost power, by my quick thinking spouse.

The kids send down stuff they need so less to pack. I think the UPS and USPS is at my door couple times a week

[ColdNoMore]

Per Michael Plunkett, who was a vice president at the Postal Service....


Facts matter. :ho:

[Nucky]

It would be environmentally positive to give people the option to opt out of junk mail. The people would love it. Maybe reduce mail to Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Reduce the postal service staff by 35+%, give them relocation options to border patrol jobs.

Win, win

Now that's thinking out of the box. Opt out of junk mail? Can you imagine how many car keys the local dealers would be stuck with?

[Allegiance]

Now that's thinking out of the box. Opt out of junk mail? Can you imagine how many car keys the local dealers would be stuck with?90% of what goes in my box is junk. Since I get email pictures of my mail, if not for the box filling with junk, I could probably empty my box every three months.


But no, I have to go empty it Weekly and throw all those car keys in the postal garbage.

End those lobbies.

[ColdNoMore]

"But the Postal Service says all such deals it makes are profitable — and must be by law.

An independent body, the Postal Regulatory Commission, oversees the rates that the Postal Service charges for its products. By law, the agreements it cuts with corporate customers like Amazon must cover their “attributable costs” that directly result from their use of the postal network.

Amazon helps lower those costs by organizing the packages it takes to the Post Office by destination ZIP code in over 35 sorting centers around the country, leaving less work that must be done by postal workers. The company relies on the Postal Service strictly for last-mile delivery to customers, short trips that further limit the cost of delivering each package.

Is Amazon Bad for the Postal Service? Or Its Savior? - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/technology/amazon-postal-service-trump.html)

Funny how facts interrupt ...

Facts Matter!

Thanks for providing some. :thumbup:

[Bogie Shooter]

I have drastically cut back on order's from Amazon in the last six months. After years of flawless service, we have been shipped two different items in a row that were undoubtedly used, scratched and dented with no manual included and a pair of scuffed up, badly, Zumba shoes. This is the second year in succession that our yearly Prime fee was $$ Zero $$. I would rather pay and not wonder if my next order will be here on time and new.

I've also read that every shipment I get from Amazon hurt the U.S. Postal Service financially. I don't know if this is true or false but I don't want to be a participant if this turns out to be a FACT.

Another $20 a year is the Icing on the Cake. Adios Prime!
Consider the source of this statement..................

[collie1228]

I don't know if Amazon is a good deal for the post office or not, but I do know that if Amazon didn't use the post office, there would be thousands of post office workers out of a job. Sorry, but articles in the New York Times and on NPR don't always sat "truth" to me. I love Amazon, use it a lot, and also love Prime, even with the modest increase in price. I recently needed to replace four backup batteries in my smoke alarms, and found that two 9 volt batteries cost $7.99 at a retailer in The Villages, I purchased four batteries on Amazon for a total of $6.99, no tax, shipped for free, arriving two days later.

[fw102807]

I don't know if Amazon is a good deal for the post office or not, but I do know that if Amazon didn't use the post office, there would be thousands of post office workers out of a job. Sorry, but articles in the New York Times and on NPR don't always sat "truth" to me. I love Amazon, use it a lot, and also love Prime, even with the modest increase in price. I recently needed to replace four backup batteries in my smoke alarms, and found that two 9 volt batteries cost $7.99 at a retailer in The Villages, I purchased four batteries on Amazon for a total of $6.99, no tax, shipped for free, arriving two days later.

I too love Amazon Prime but have recently realized that if the price seems to good to be true it is sometimes a knock off or returned item. Once I ordered something and it was shipped from China. They sell a lot of 3rd party stuff and probably have no way to verify if the stuff is totally legit. The good thing is though they will take back almost anything.

[Bucco]

Consider the source of this statement..................

Actually, while nobody is perfect and mistakes are made, I find it a bit unnerving to have Americans attacking a real American success story like Amazon. Not speaking of mistakes in shipping or the like, but attacking them in general, basically because the owner also owns other companies (WAPO)

[Jdmiata]

We use it a lot. Well worth it for the convince .

[valuemkt]

the beauty of capitalism is that you are free to choose .. no need to make a big deal of things .. if 20 dollars a year is enough to make you go to an alternate solution .. so be it .. be thankful you have options ..

[Chi-Town]

Amazon Music and Amazon Prime Video are excellent apps and worth the price of admission. And shopping is crazy easy as a plus.

Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

[Kenswing]

The amount of fuel and time I save by not having to drive to the store alone is worth it. Being able to get just about everything in one place is also a bonus.

[GoodLife]

4k movies and original series = worth it

[Nucky]

I would think that someone could conclude if they read everything about a particular subject that their reality can be chosen from one of the points of view that have been written and posted and colored and be put in bold type and the first is the typical attack mode and then circle the wagons with like-minded people to promote your reality to bury one person at any cost. Not me, a bigger fish in a bigger pond. Is it possible that the perceived shortage of shipment funds from Amazon could be in FACT real? Is it possible? Just admit it is possible that the U.S.P.S. could possibly be losing money on the deal they cut with Amazon? Has the Government ever made bad financial decisions before? We know Nothing for sure. Facts when it comes to the government and financial dealing are on a swivel. Adjust the facts to suit your outlook. I'm out on Amazon. I'm going to spread my millions amongst local businesses and keep local people working. For those of you who are staying I don't blame you one bit. It is a great deal and very good service. No hard feelings. Good Luck.

[Ecuadog]

"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." -- Mark Twain

[Allegiance]

I would think that someone could conclude if they read everything about a particular subject that their reality can be chosen from one of the points of view that have been written and posted and colored and be put in bold type and the first is the typical attack mode and then circle the wagons with like-minded people to promote your reality to bury one person at any cost. Not me, a bigger fish in a bigger pond. Is it possible that the perceived shortage of shipment funds from Amazon could be in FACT real? Is it possible? Just admit it is possible that the U.S.P.S. could possibly be losing money on the deal they cut with Amazon? Has the Government ever made bad financial decisions before? We know Nothing for sure. Facts when it comes to the government and financial dealing are on a swivel. Adjust the facts to suit your outlook. I'm out on Amazon. I'm going to spread my millions amongst local businesses and keep local people working. For those of you who are staying I don't blame you one bit. It is a great deal and very good service. No hard feelings. Good Luck. Could you spend some of those millions on a paragraph structure lesson? My eyes hurt, but I totally agree with you, as usual. USPS does NOTHING but lose money. They are not above cooking the books.

They are civil service... = complete incompetence and zero accountability.

[CWGUY]

Could you spend some of those millions on a paragraph structure lesson? My eyes hurt, but I totally agree with you, as usual. USPS does NOTHING but lose money. They are not above cooking the books.

They are civil service... = complete incompetence and zero accountability.

:bowdown:Thank you! I didn't know I was incompetent. I'm sure 100's of other Villagers (that you're proud of being a part of) that are retired civil servants didn't know either.:shrug:

[fw102807]

I would think that someone could conclude if they read everything about a particular subject that their reality can be chosen from one of the points of view that have been written and posted and colored and be put in bold type and the first is the typical attack mode and then circle the wagons with like-minded people to promote your reality to bury one person at any cost. Not me, a bigger fish in a bigger pond. Is it possible that the perceived shortage of shipment funds from Amazon could be in FACT real? Is it possible? Just admit it is possible that the U.S.P.S. could possibly be losing money on the deal they cut with Amazon? Has the Government ever made bad financial decisions before? We know Nothing for sure. Facts when it comes to the government and financial dealing are on a swivel. Adjust the facts to suit your outlook. I'm out on Amazon. I'm going to spread my millions amongst local businesses and keep local people working. For those of you who are staying I don't blame you one bit. It is a great deal and very good service. No hard feelings. Good Luck.

They are getting less money but substantially more volume so I don't think they are losing money. They are also keeping a lot of people employed. There is no way to actually know for sure. I do love the local shops but I also love the convenience that Amazon offers so I will still give them some of my millions.

[tomwed]

"However, the notion that this state of affairs stems [loosing money] from losses attributable to a sweetheart deal with Amazon.com strays far from the defensible fact. By law, the USPS is required, at minimum, to break even on the deal. "
copy and paste in google to read more---and draw your own conclusion

Walmart could buy products cheaper then the local stores. The local stores brought people into town who also supported the restaurants, movies and bars. So many downtowns were hurt. Amazon is making it more difficult for the little guy unless he get's creative.
A long time ago ebay was cutting into the sales of my local my local proshop. The owner started selling on ebay to recover his looses.
When I drive by a strip mall I count the businesses that can be replaced by Amazon and Walmart.

[Bucco]

I would think that someone could conclude if they read everything about a particular subject that their reality can be chosen from one of the points of view that have been written and posted and colored and be put in bold type and the first is the typical attack mode and then circle the wagons with like-minded people to promote your reality to bury one person at any cost. Not me, a bigger fish in a bigger pond. Is it possible that the perceived shortage of shipment funds from Amazon could be in FACT real? Is it possible? Just admit it is possible that the U.S.P.S. could possibly be losing money on the deal they cut with Amazon? Has the Government ever made bad financial decisions before? We know Nothing for sure. Facts when it comes to the government and financial dealing are on a swivel. Adjust the facts to suit your outlook. I'm out on Amazon. I'm going to spread my millions amongst local businesses and keep local people working. For those of you who are staying I don't blame you one bit. It is a great deal and very good service. No hard feelings. Good Luck.

A bunch of "is it possibles" led you to drop doing business with an American company who is actually quite a story of old fashioned American ingenuity ?

[ColdNoMore]

A bunch of "is it possibles" led you to drop doing business with an American company who is actually quite a story of old fashioned American ingenuity?

Yep, that's the way it sounded (in between some incomprehensible ranting)...to me. :oops:

[Nucky]

Here’s a short paragraph for you. Six weeks of vacation for a worker bee is pretty good. I’m sure the total package equaled the effort put in on the job. Somethings rotten in Denmark. No rants. Facts. My typeing sucks, your correct.

[fw102807]

OK people we are generalizing again about people we don't know. Let us give everyone the benefit of the doubt and make a personal decision about whether or not Amazon is worth it to ourselves.

[Nucky]

OK people we are generalizing again about people we don't know. Let us give everyone the benefit of the doubt and make a personal decision about whether or not Amazon is worth it to ourselves.

Your correct. :eclipsee_gold_cup: Thanks.

[CWGUY]

Your correct. :eclipsee_gold_cup: Thanks.

:thumbup::beer3::highfive:

[Bucco]

I have drastically cut back on order's from Amazon in the last six months. After years of flawless service, we have been shipped two different items in a row that were undoubtedly used, scratched and dented with no manual included and a pair of scuffed up, badly, Zumba shoes. This is the second year in succession that our yearly Prime fee was $$ Zero $$. I would rather pay and not wonder if my next order will be here on time and new.

I've also read that every shipment I get from Amazon hurt the U.S. Postal Service financially. I don't know if this is true or false but I don't want to be a participant if this turns out to be a FACT.

Another $20 a year is the Icing on the Cake. Adios Prime!

To your concern "I've also read that every shipment I get from Amazon hurt the U.S. Postal Service financially".....

Not to worry.

Today the official quarterly numbers came out...

"The United States Post Service says that its large financial losses are caused by market forces and governmental constraints but not Amazon, in a release of its quarterly statistics that stood in contrast to ......."

Trump said Amazon cost the USPS ‘billions.’ But the Post Office has a different explanation. - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/05/11/trump-said-amazon-cost-the-usps-billions-but-the-post-office-has-a-different-explanation/?utm_term=.14a8d6ef98a4)

Post office blames U.S. government — not Amazon — for billion-dollar loss - MarketWatch (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/post-office-blames-us-government-not-amazon-for-billion-dollar-loss-2018-05-11)

Just thought you would want the FACTS