Amazon prime

oldernonethewiser

kimwp said:

I don't have it and always choose the free delivery option. Packages usually arrive within a couple of days, sometimes the next day.

Placed an order with Amazon just after 5pm yesterday and it arrived about 3pm today.

Chose the free delivery option and don't have Prime.

Olenna

Dizzycap said:

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

I don't miss Prime at all; not having it makes me spend less.

My account doesn't always have a free pickup option (unless it's over the free standard delivery limit) If I buy stuff under the free delivery limit I usually add items I would have bought elsewhere to top it up (e.g. coffee pods or toiletries) or see if there is a free / 99p promo Prime delivery option. 

Prime video went downhill when they added more adverts plus much of their decent content ends up on their Freevee app with similar adverts anyway. 

Dizzycap

Olenna said:

Dizzycap said:

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

I don't miss Prime at all; not having it makes me spend less.

My account doesn't always have a free pickup option (unless it's over the free standard delivery limit) If I buy stuff under the free delivery limit I usually add items I would have bought elsewhere to top it up (e.g. coffee pods or toiletries) or see if there is a free / 99p promo Prime delivery option. 

Prime video went downhill when they added more adverts plus much of their decent content ends up on their Freevee app with similar adverts anyway. 

TBH, I don't buy much from Amazon either as I don't like being held to ransom with a minimum spend. It's just the one off unexpected emergency stuff that I need in a day, really. Which is probably twice a year.

I too, have experienced at peak times, like Mothers day, Easter, Christmas for example, the Amazon Lockers show as full, trying to force me to purchase more to get free standard delivery and that point I either dump my basket and go onto G**gle Shopping or wait a couple of hours and try again which funnily enough the Amazon Lockers are available once again.

As for the other perks like music, videos etc, I've never really had the interest in those to warrant an Amazon monthly subscription, which is just as well as with Amazons held to ransom minimum spend policy, I too spend even less now;)

Doc_N

Depends how much you buy from Amazon. We buy a lot - at least one delivery a week, usually more. Well worth the money for us, particularly as we can share it with the family. 

Slowdown

 My prime membership was cancelled and I’m boycotting for the simple reason I don’t want to give Jeff Bezos any more of my money. I’ve decided to shop in person when I can and use smaller dealers when I can’t. If that means spending more then I’ll just have to save up. 

oldernonethewiser

Slowdown said:

 My prime membership was cancelled and I’m boycotting for the simple reason I don’t want to give Jeff Bezos any more of my money. I’ve decided to shop in person when I can and use smaller dealers when I can’t. If that means spending more then I’ll just have to save up. 

It annoys me that I have had to use Amazon, buying stuff for a relative who is not online.  I have at least stopped buying anything for myself.

RipleyG

My sister has Prime, I don't. She often gets shown a higher price for the same item than I do. Took us a while to realise Amazon was showing her the cheapest items available for Prime delivery - whereas I was seeing items from sellers who didn't use Amazons distribution service (but still offered free postage and had lower prices for the item) .

That said, I don't use Amazon more than once or twice a year now. I enjoy wandering around my local high street, and want the shops to continue to exist. That won't happen if we buy everything online. 

Marvel1

I don't have it and I can get free delivery without spending the minimum required - using their locker, my preferred option as I'm not at home, also I have had them delivered sooner than estimated, even next day!

kimwp

RipleyG said:

My sister has Prime, I don't. She often gets shown a higher price for the same item than I do. Took us a while to realise Amazon was showing her the cheapest items available for Prime delivery - whereas I was seeing items from sellers who didn't use Amazons distribution service (but still offered free postage and had lower prices for the item) .

That said, I don't use Amazon more than once or twice a year now. I enjoy wandering around my local high street, and want the shops to continue to exist. That won't happen if we buy everything online. 

Interesting that items could more for prime members! I'd like to use Amazon less, I don't like how they treat their workers. But it's so convenient and also I've no idea where I'd buy the things I buy on Amazon where I could be sure their ethics were better, so I keep going back to them.

Doc_N

I see there are suggestions of differential pricing between Prime and non-Prime. In a sense, that’s true, because there are often special deals available only to Prime members. There are however no circumstances in which better prices are available only to non-Prime customers. All the prices, from all sellers, are available with one click of a mouse. We have both types of account in this household - there simply are no pricing differences between them, except for the lower special Prime deals.