I don’t follow this whole claim. I’ve been a very happy Prime member since it first came out. Free shipping, Prime movies, etc. If you regularly buy on Amazon, it is a no brainer to subscribe. (There are other complaints about Amazon, like using USPS to deliver, usually late.)
We have been happy with Amazon’s customer service. It has been excellent. Just ordered a treadmill and got it in two days and in great condition. Was worried about that from the people who said to beware. We used our free Prime trial to order the treadmill. Sent UPS.
I like Prime too. And I love Amazon cash - - so you’re not putting your financial information all over the internet.
You get free shipping on most orders anyway.
I have been a Prime member for a long time.
I used their included streaming service to watch “The Expanse” and they do have good movies to watch almost all the time.
The free shipping on small items has come in handy. I ordered several items in recent weeks that cost less than 5 dollars and they shipped for free. Without Prime you need to buy a minimum amount of goods to qualify for free shipping, 35.00 I think.
I have great results ordering from Walmart and they use FedEx and the shipping seems a bit faster than Amazon’s UPS.
I live in the middle of nowhere, literally, and sometimes Walmart gets goods to me in less than 48hrs from ordering. This week I got a 43” 4K Phillips TV for 169.00 and got it within 48hrs... amazing, and it has 4 HDMI inputs :-)
Philips 43” Class 4k Ultra HD (2160p) Roku Smart LED TV (43PFL5756/F7)
Both Amazon and Walmart email you a return pre-paid shipping
label to make the return of faulty items easy, and that includes pickup at your door... no going to UPS or FedEx!
I order clothes from Amazon using Prime where you don’t pay up front, they ship it to you so you can see if it fits and if it does not they come pick it up and you owe nothing... I use it often. it’s a free home tryout, my late sister would order a size bigger than she thought she needed, a size smaller and the size she usually wears and send the poor fitting items back...
I’m 50 miles from the nearest big town to shop in, I save WAY more in gas than the Prime fee each month.