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  • Mnoee
    Mnoee Posts: 948 Forumite
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    Doc_N said:
    Mnoee said:
    Doc_N said:
    Here’s another one that’s much cheaper with Prime:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08L5DX25C

    Around £20 cheaper with Prime.
    Who's paying RRP for an advent calendar at the start of spring?!

    I know, there'll be bargain hunters buying long life calendars cheap out of season. But the 'normal price' of Christmas stuff right now is not RRP. The non-prime price may as well be thousands, the market for full price tiny jams in specifically festive packaging is not large. 
    Of course. It was merely one example of a low price available only to Prime customers. There are plenty more, and it's just a factor to bear in mind when deciding. For this family Prime is an absolute bargain, but for many others it won't be. 

    As for the advent calendar, Amazon is likely to be the only place you can find one and get it delivered to the door at no extra cost. A bargain for some, complete waste of money for others.
    It's £17 on ebay, delivered, for anyone desperate for festive jam. 
  • twopenny
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    It's always worth checking how much you'd pay buying direct from a company.
    Just got frustrated with Amazon where it say free delivery but adds delivery - not for the first time.
    Checked the manufacturer and delivery is cheaper than Amazon.
    I wonder if you use £95 in delivery over the year.

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  • finbaar
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    I watch quite a few programmes on prime - annoyingly with adverts these days - and order a shed load of stuff. My account is linked to my wife's account so we only pay one fee per year for everything. She's a teacher and she orders even more stuff than me. I would say we get five deliveries a week averaged over the year between us. We also use the unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos - this is our third location for storage along with Google Photos and Microsoft OneDrive. So a combination of all that is value for money for us. I think you need to consider what you are getting out of it to see if it is value for money though.
  • mjm3346
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    There are/were some scam offers on Amazon where it might say Free delivery (not prime) but that is free delivery for 1 and it turns out there is a minimum order quantity of say 3 or 4 when there is a large delivery charge. I have never had prime free delivery where delivery has to be paid for (sometimes not all variants of a product will have PFD)
  • gran3
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    I dont get this minimum spend. I sometimes order small value items with no charge.  I live in the sticks so this stops me having to travel, search the shops and pay to park. I use the video service a lot, having just binned sky, the photo storage, the free books etc. I regard it as great value for money, but thats my take. 
  • I had Amazon prime for about 14 years and we all used it. However I decided to cancel it last year as part of a financial overhaul. Often films we wanted to watch were not included in the cost so no problem there and I get free delivery on my products by having them delivered to my Post Office. I bypass the £2.99 fee by opting for later delivery. 
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