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[quote=Anonymous]I think Prime is entering a problem era.

The delivery delays are part of. They got people hooked on the 2 day shipping and now people... expect 2 day shipping. IF they can deliver that, they can maintain subscription rate, but yes, people will start to get made if they can't.

But that's not all. Amazon Prime video now has ads, and you have to pay an extra $3/mo in order to get rid of them. That's not a ton of money, but the Prime subscription is already pricy. If I'm not getting 2 day shipping, and I have to watch ads on shows, the value proposition starts to fall off.

The shows themselves are also declining. Prime has never had the best original content, but they did a good job of curating existing content, especially movies. This has declined in recent years, IMO. And their original content is expensive to produce (like Expats) but doesn't get the buzz or accolades of other streaming services, especially Netflix and Max.

The last few years when we review our subscriptions, we've kept prime because of the package deal -- 2 day shipping, some online deals, streaming, plus discounts at Whole Foods. But as each of those offerings gets worse and worse, the package starts to look less appealing. 2 years ago, I would never have considered getting rid of Prime -- it was one subscription that was an automatic one. It's not anymore, and I could see us getting rid of it in the next year or two because I just don't see the value.

Also we have been ordering less from Amazon -- shopping in person more often, buying in bulk from Cosco, choosing to simply not buy things we might have in the past. That might just be us but the days of us having several Amazon packages a week seem to be over.[/quote]

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