Amazon Prime Member Fee? Charged £48...

johnnyboyrebel wrote: »

My opinion is on Standard delivery, not any other service with Royal Mail. Clear enough I would have thought.

I've never seen the abbreviation 'SD' applied to 'Standard Delivery' before.

johnnyboyrebel wrote: »

Looking at your posts then perhaps you work for Royal Mail? Thats fine if you wish to defend it but this is simply my opinion from past experiences with items never arriving only to be found lying around the sorting office weeks later, numerous items "lost in the post" etc.

I believe custardy's signature says 'ex postie'.

All the items I've ordered from Amazon have arrived well before the estimated delivery date for the free service and have always been delivered by Royal Mail.
Nothing has ever gone missing.

That's just my experience and I do appreciate that you may get different quality of postpersons in different parts of the country.

Greenbix wrote: »

Very simple. That want you to pay more more a long contract.

I don't think the above is simple at all.
In fact, I can't even understand what you're trying to say to whom about what.

ronski wrote: »

i am with you on this , i have been trading with amazon for a couple of years with no problems and for them to put something in that can catch you out real easy is not good custom relations and i can do without this , so i will be closing my account with amazon to and move on to some one that i dont need to watch out for littel traps to get my money ,,, cheers ronnie

Welcome to MSE, Ronski.

You may wish to reconsider your decision to stop dealing with Amazon when you read just how clear and simple they make Amazon Prime:

Below is an extract from their website, this is what you get (in a whopping big box) if you click on:
FREE One-Day Delivery with a free trial of (1 business day)

Get FREE One-Day Delivery on This Order with Amazon Prime
New members are eligible to receive a Free one-month trial of Amazon Prime - Amazon's exclusive membership program that gives you and up to four of your household family members the benefits of unlimited One-Day Delivery on eligible Amazon.co.uk purchases.
AMAZON PRIME - FAST, FREE, NO-HASSLE DELIVERY Learn more



Place your order before the deadline displayed on the item detail page to get:

• Unlimited FREE One-Day Delivery on over a million eligible items
• Express Delivery (delivery before 1pm) for £4.49 per item
• Evening Delivery for £7.48 per item (London and Birmingham addresses)
• No Minimum Purchase - No need to think about delivery charges when you order

ENJOY IT FOR ONE MONTH - FREE

• The one-month trial is completely free for you to enjoy
• There's no obligation to continue beyond the trial period. You can cancel your membership through Your Account at any time during your Free Trial and you will not be charged the £49.00 annual fee

UPGRADE YOUR ORDER INSTANTLY

• We will upgrade products in your order marked 'Eligible for Amazon Prime delivery rates', to free One-Day Delivery, the moment you sign up

Click the button below to start your one-month Free Trial -- you won't be charged now. If you want to continue after your Free Trial, do nothing. Your benefits will automatically continue and we'll charge your payment method (Visa/Delta/Electron ***-0211) £49.00 for the next year. If you prefer, you can select "do not upgade" in the Manage Your Prime Account section of Your Account and your payment method won't be charged. If you continue, we'll charge your payment method annually thereafter for your full membership unless you select "do not auto renew". You can always request a refund of the most recent charge if your benefits haven't been used in the new term. If we're unable to charge the payment method above for either the first year or an annual renewal, we'll charge another payment method we have on file for you. You can manage your full membership, including payment method and renewal setting through Your Account.

Free Trial is available to new members only. Limit one per household.

By clicking the button below, you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to the Terms and Conditions and the above, and authorise us to charge the payment method above or another available on file.

Turn on 1-click ordering using my default Amazon Prime settings

Upgrade my order and start my Free Trial now

The colours are not mine, this is how it actually appears on screen.

Just how much clearer do you need it to be? Especially THIS bit:


There's no obligation to continue beyond the trial period. You can cancel your membership through Your Account at any time during your Free Trial and you will not be charged the £49.00 annual fee

It's not a 'little trap to get your money' at all, it's something that people actually have to opt in for.

Basically, some people just can't be bothered to read what's in front of them.

I'm all for bashing big businesses when they operate sharp practice policies but in this case, Amazon aren't guilty.