Amazon prime

jbrassy

I don't subscribe to Prime for a number of reasons:
1 - I think Prime Video is not that good compared to Netflix.
2 - whenever I buy stuff from Amazon and opt for free delivery, the stuff usually arrives very promptly anyway (albeit not next day).
3 - I often find things are better value when using other websites. For example, it is often cheaper to buy things off of ebay or by searching for them on Google Shopping. 

The third point is the main reason why Prime exists. For those people that subscribe to Prime, they are less inclined to shop around for better deals on other websites and just go straight to Amazon for convenience. This is why Amazon are desperate for people to sign up to it. In the spirit of this website (Money Saving Expert), I would say it is more money saving to cancel Prime and shop around on Google when buying stuff online. 

The only exception to this is December where I take advantage of Amazon Prime's one month free trial. This is because I know Premier League football will be on Prime video and because I'm going to be buying stuff in the run-up to Christmas. 

Dizzycap

elsien said:

The amount you have to spend to get a free delivery keeps going up though. It’s £35 at the moment. I don’t buy a lot from Amazon when I do it tends to be a bit and bobs so I have to wait till I’ve got enough to make the order.

Or I  wait until I’m offered a free trial, Although I tend to save these for towards Christmas when I know I’m going to be buying more. 

Yes, for home delivery the minimum spend to get free delivery is presently £35, which I personally find very steep. However, if you have items delivered to an Amazon Locker, you can order any value you want and it's free delivery. It may say delivery in 5 days but items usually arrive next day

I have taken advantage of Prime Free Trials but always cancel them immediately in my Amazon account once activated so I don't get charged when the trial is finished and I still have to 30 days free delivery and all the extras to try, if I want to. However, with Amazon Locker delivery being free, I may only activate 1 free Amazon 1 month trial a year.

kimwp

Dizzycap said:

elsien said:

The amount you have to spend to get a free delivery keeps going up though. It’s £35 at the moment. I don’t buy a lot from Amazon when I do it tends to be a bit and bobs so I have to wait till I’ve got enough to make the order.

Or I  wait until I’m offered a free trial, Although I tend to save these for towards Christmas when I know I’m going to be buying more. 

Yes, for home delivery the minimum spend to get free delivery is presently £35, which I personally find very steep. However, if you have items delivered to an Amazon Locker, you can order any value you want and it's free delivery. It may say delivery in 5 days but items usually arrive next day

I have taken advantage of Prime Free Trials but always cancel them immediately in my Amazon account once activated so I don't get charged when the trial is finished and I still have to 30 days free delivery and all the extras to try, if I want to. However, with Amazon Locker delivery being free, I may only activate 1 free Amazon 1 month trial a year.

Ooh, I hadn't realised that about Amazon lockers, nice!

kimwp

Dizzycap said:

elsien said:

The amount you have to spend to get a free delivery keeps going up though. It’s £35 at the moment. I don’t buy a lot from Amazon when I do it tends to be a bit and bobs so I have to wait till I’ve got enough to make the order.

Or I  wait until I’m offered a free trial, Although I tend to save these for towards Christmas when I know I’m going to be buying more. 

Yes, for home delivery the minimum spend to get free delivery is presently £35, which I personally find very steep. However, if you have items delivered to an Amazon Locker, you can order any value you want and it's free delivery. It may say delivery in 5 days but items usually arrive next day

I have taken advantage of Prime Free Trials but always cancel them immediately in my Amazon account once activated so I don't get charged when the trial is finished and I still have to 30 days free delivery and all the extras to try, if I want to. However, with Amazon Locker delivery being free, I may only activate 1 free Amazon 1 month trial a year.

 @Dizzycap I tried getting it sent to an Amazon pickup, but the delivery charge was £2.99, is that different from a locker?

horsewithnoname

It’s worth it for me, but it depends if it’s worth it for you. 

elsien

I think it depends where you live, but I’ve just done a test run and it wanted £2.99 to deliver to the post office I normally pick up from. I changed the pick up location to Amazon locker and that was free.  So you need to look in the delivery/pickup option specifically for Amazon locker. 

Dizzycap

kimwp said:

Dizzycap said:

elsien said:

The amount you have to spend to get a free delivery keeps going up though. It’s £35 at the moment. I don’t buy a lot from Amazon when I do it tends to be a bit and bobs so I have to wait till I’ve got enough to make the order.

Or I  wait until I’m offered a free trial, Although I tend to save these for towards Christmas when I know I’m going to be buying more. 

Yes, for home delivery the minimum spend to get free delivery is presently £35, which I personally find very steep. However, if you have items delivered to an Amazon Locker, you can order any value you want and it's free delivery. It may say delivery in 5 days but items usually arrive next day

I have taken advantage of Prime Free Trials but always cancel them immediately in my Amazon account once activated so I don't get charged when the trial is finished and I still have to 30 days free delivery and all the extras to try, if I want to. However, with Amazon Locker delivery being free, I may only activate 1 free Amazon 1 month trial a year.

 @Dizzycap I tried getting it sent to an Amazon pickup, but the delivery charge was £2.99, is that different from a locker?

There are usually 2 Amazon Locker delivery options: 1) Next day for £2.99 or 2) FREE 3-5 days Standard Delivery which in my experience, almost always arrives next day, except for peak times at Christmas. I've got a FREE standard 5 day delivery on an order placed yesterday which is presently out for delivery to an Amazon Locker today

davehutch

Don't forget, another benefit is unlimited storage to back up all of your photos. It's basic but it is free if you have Prime

ScepticalDumboJane

I have my renewal coming up in the next few weeks and was wondering whether to stop Prime or not. I just had a look to see what you get for the money and to be honest I think I am going to drop it this year. Thanks for the refernce that made me go look!! 

Olenna

davehutch said:

Don't forget, another benefit is unlimited storage to back up all of your photos. It's basic but it is free if you have Prime

The also had a version of Google Drive / One Drive and cancelled it with relatively short notice. I wouldn't bother personally with photos of any value.