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Went from paying 79 a year to 149 for exactly teh same Prime perks, and my response was "what perks? " 😩

this needs more upvotes *(edited)*

THIS exactly

this is literally me

idk why this isn't talked about more - the one thing that always got me is how they killed Prime's music streaming. i loved being able to listen to music i owned on prime's music app, but they took that away and now it just feels like another fee for another service.

im dead 😭

Do you still use the music features 💀

ok but why is this so true

prime Day is 1 day of "free" stuff.

Prime video feels like a dvd rental now

ok but

ok but prime just stopped shipping to our HOUSE and they expe..

glad I scrolled down far enough to find this *(edited)*

this needs more upvotes

couldn't agree more

we just switched to prime student and now they dont ship to college dorms either

more people need to see this

underrated take

I think it's kinda one-sided to only blame amzn for nickel and diming when you also gotta consider the value u get from the shipping and music and movie stuff u still get with an annual membership lol

Yeah but like they literally added a $20 fee for free shipping on orders under $50 so whats the move here if you just want to buy a $10 book now you gotta pay extra or wait a week for the free one lol

edit: a few people in the comments made me rethink this. i still mostly stand by it but fair points

I think we're misunderstanding the issue here. people aren't just mad taht they're charging for stuff now, it's that everything that was already included is suddenly extra and only available if you pay up. they took away the free 2 day shipping and the included streaming services, now we have to pay for them. isn't that what's really bothering people? *(edited)*

couldn't agree more

It's way more about the stuff outside prime that costs extra now

OP should pin this

more people need to see this

yeah no kidding they turned free shipping into a scavenger hunt with how many minimum orders u need to hit now and the video stuff is just a dumpster fire of half finished shows they barely promote anymore

we really out here pretending this is groundbreaking

So nickel and dime them literally huh what do u mean they did that

Im just thinking about how i used to rely on prime for grocery delivery when i was living in the city and my hours were all over the place now i dont know if its worth the $$ anymore

nah this crazy *(edited)*

What about teh music benefits tho still worth the 20$??

Yeah no shit they did that years ago no cap 😭

Ok but like alot a lot* the alternative if you actually use prime for more than just free shipping like half the time i do

edit: a few people in the comments made me rethink this. i still mostly stand by it but fair points

based

Hold up xinyi just based isnt a super valid argument here ARE all the perks id actually be giving up if i dropped prime

Yeah no xinyi just bc you personally dont use half the perks dont mean they dont exist or arent worth it for most people who actually use the free shipping and the video stuff which is like 90% of what people pay for anyway

yeah but logan if youre only using it for the free shipping and think that justifies the price hike then youre ignoring how theyve turned every other perk into a separate bill like prime gaming now charging extra for games that used to be included or prime video adding all these ads unless you pay more

To be fair i dont recieve receive* anyone's disputing the value of some of those perks - its the price hike and the loss of free music and photo storage that really hurt, no lowkey

Yeah but the price keeps going up and the perks keep getting worse like free shipping now has a minimum order or they charge for stuff that used to be free now you gotta hunt for...

That's an oversimplification, you're leaving out the fact that they increased the price without actualy adding much new, it's pretty hard to value the extra 2-day shipping when you're already getting it on most things

nobody asked

So logan saying amazon increased their perks is still missing the point, where's the actual breakdown of what those perks cost vs what we're still saving, like have our book borrowing quotas or something actually decreased or are they just shifting the same value to a different service

That's a decent observation but logan are you forgetting they increased the price of the service AND raised the minimum shipping speed to 8-10 business days unless you pay extra for expedited shipping

Yeah but teh price went up like 40% in 6 years and they keep adding stuff that used to be free now costs extra

idk sarah teh thing is most people dont even mention the delivery charge on fresh groceries anymore so are the perks really worth it if we gotta shell out extra for delivery

we really out here pretending this is groundbreaking

but youre missing the actual perks idk

nickling and diming is their business recieve receive* now prime is just a fancy words for teh stuff you can already get with ads and for a fraction of the cost

Yeah but you realize prime shipping still beats most other services by a day or two right

edit: didnt mean to come off harsh, just frustrated w the situation

Yeah but recieve receive* you factor in how prime video keeps adding ads now or how they jacked up the price twice in 3 years

idk why people are just now mad about the ads on prime video like i've been skipping them for years bc honestly 2 months into the free trial i just assumed i was gonna be paying for the buffering only

why did this make me feel things

why is this so accurate 😭 *(edited)*

yeah prime video literally just became a paid streaming service that also happens to sell stuff online

Yeah but like what about the free grocery delivery in select cities that offsets the cost or the fact that without prime youre paying more for faster shipping on every single order ugh so whats the alternative even

Wait, did they actually raise teh price again? I swear I saw a $149 tag last week when I checked. 💀

been lurking and just wanted to share my own experience, but the thing taht got me is the removal of free returns on items that aren't essentials - i mean, i've had to pay return shipping on non-essential items i bought for gifts before and it's really not the end of the world, but it's still a pretty big departure from the free shipping and returns i loved when i first started using prime

yeah amazon prime still offers free 2 hour delivery in some cities, not all, but still a huge plus if you live in one *(edited)*

hold on

does anyone know what actually changed in 2025 that made prime not worth it anymore like like did shipping costs go up or something fr fr 🔥

skill issue tbh

Their music streaming service went from being included to now being an extra $8.99/month, which basically cancels out the free shipping for low-volume shoppers - that's a significant change tbf *(edited)*

wait… did they just charge for breathing now? *(edited)*

Yeah no, Prime is a definately definitely* now. Got charged $14.99 for "free" GROCERY delivery last month because my "trial" expired and they didn’t even email me.

Oh come on, you’re really acting like the free shipping and the occasional free game aren’t worth it? Yeah, they’ve added more fees, but if you actually use the perks—like the free Whole Foods delivery or the discounts at Whole Foods—it still pays for itself if you’re not just ordering random crap every week. The real nickel-and-diming is when you *don’t* use the membership right, not when Amazon does what they always do: charge for convenience.

Wait, they added a $1.99 fee for *every* grocery order under $50 now? That’s the line for me

skill issue tbh *(edited)*

not me crying at this

the free shipping really isn't that great when you factor in they're raising the price to $25 now from $25 to over $30 for a bunch of items you only need to ship once a year

So did the removal OF streaming channels like HBO Max from the free tier really make such a big dent in people's opinions or was it the incremental changes to shipping costs and free returns taht got people annoyed?

the real issue is they raised the price by 50%, but didn't actually add that many benefits. what I'm tired of is not the nickel-and-diming, but them quietly slashing original content quality and then wondering why people notice

so brave for sharing this completely obvious thing

Prime Video’s library got gutted this year

Man its like theyve been eroding our trust for years now and i feel like prime just isnt the same anymore like is that just me being sentimental or is anyone else feeling this way 😭 *(edited)*

Amazon Prime has definitely gotten me to buy more than I might have otherwise on non-essential items due to the free shipping, but now taht I'm a prime student (it's $7.49/month whereas regular prime costs $14.99), I'm curious - have they done anything to address the lack of free shipping on same-day or one-day orders for lower-priced items?

I was totally onboard with prime until last year when they discontinued my beloved kindle cloud, it was such a hassle to switch to audible for my ebooks and now i'm paying extra for that service on top of everything else

I think we're getting too caught up in the emotional aspect of disliking prime here, belovs may be cute but let's not forget taht amazon still offers ACTUAL benefits like free shipping and streaming, those are still pretty valuable

prime Video's UI is now a maze of "exclusive" garbage

Oh man, I *loved* Prime back in the day when it was just fast shipping and a few decent shows. Now it’s like they’ve turned every little thing into a subscription—music, games, even *diapers*—and suddenly my "free" two-day shipping feels like a trap.

this is literally me

i still use my mom's alot a lot* Prime for her free shipping and it's honestly been the only legit thing I'VE gotten out of the membership since I got roped into paying the extra $14.99 for one-day shipping 3 years ago. Do people still get free music streams with it or is that a distant memory??

yeah teh free shipping threshold keeps creeping up and now it's like "congrats, you saved $3 on a $20 item!"

yeah no way is prime still worth it, its like 10 bucks a month just for free shipping and I get that with my old credit card's rewards anyway lol

Idk man, prime shippin is just one piece of it, what about music streaming and ad-free video playback tho

Free shipping still worth it?