Amazon Prime membership is a ripoff. How to get free shipping without membership

[dreamshake]

Think of what else the $100 per year could net you rather than giving it to Amazon every year for a service you can easily get for free.

For the price of a single Amazon prime membership per year, you could do any one of the following:

10 haircuts
Two months of gas for your car
Go on five fun dates
Eat out once a month with your colleagues
Put it towards investing

And still get free shipping on Amazon. Shipping is free as long as you can plan your purchases so they're at least $25 to get that automatic free shipping. I'm not saying don't shop on Amazon. Just be smart about it. There's a reason you don't have money in the bank and one of them is called unnecessary memberships like Amazon prime.

[dreamshake]

Honestly have been buying more things at my local Walmart. They have an easier return policy. Whereas Amazon recently changed it so that you have to go to one of their Amazon drop locations.

[CelticBaller]

I use it for 1-2 day shipping

[scuzzy]

I use it for 1-2 day shipping
this

i love it

[John Connor]

Amazon, at present, is vastly superior to all online retailers... and most b&m retailers. Depending on your location and proximity to a distribution center, Amazon may be straight up better than all b&m retailers also.

Their search algorithm is second to none in the world of retail. Basically every other website, particularly those of Wal-Mart, Target, etc... are all very, very bad. These are not tech companies and they're hiring second rate programmers investing minimal amounts into their websites and it shows. Their searches do not bring back relevant results nearly as well as they should. Amazon's does. Amazon's shipping is second to none.

If you live close to certain DCs, you can get same day shipping. Basically no matter where you are, you can get two day shipping.

In addition to their search algorithm being vastly superior, you can also get an abundance of information about the product you're about to purchase via user reviews. Although, these are becoming worth less and less over time because manufacturers have figured out the game and give their product away for free in exchange for 5 star reviews. I digress.

You also get access to Amazon Video, Twitch Prime(not as good since they re-added ads), Prime Music... it goes deeper than that, but those are the core bullet points. Alexa integration...

It's rare that I have a desire to return an item I purchased from Amazon, and when I do, I drive to a local UPS store and they take it without me even so much as having to package the thing.

[scuzzy]

Amazon, at present, is vastly superior to all online retailers... and most b&m retailers. Depending on your location and proximity to a distribution center, Amazon may be straight up better than all b&m retailers also.

Their search algorithm is second to none in the world of retail. Basically every other website, particularly those of Wal-Mart, Target, etc... are all very, very bad. These are not tech companies and they're hiring second rate programmers investing minimal amounts into their websites and it shows. Their searches do not bring back relevant results nearly as well as they should. Amazon's does. Amazon's shipping is second to none.

If you live close to certain DCs, you can get same day shipping. Basically no matter where you are, you can get two day shipping.

In addition to their search algorithm being vastly superior, you can also get an abundance of information about the product you're about to purchase via user reviews. Although, these are becoming worth less and less over time because manufacturers have figured out the game and give their product away for free in exchange for 5 star reviews. I digress.

You also get access to Amazon Video, Twitch Prime(not as good since they re-added ads), Prime Music... it goes deeper than that, but those are the core bullet points. Alexa integration...

It's rare that I have a desire to return an item I purchased from Amazon, and when I do, I drive to a local UPS store and they take it without me even so much as having to package the thing.
well said

if you have an addiction of buying random shit that you'll never use like me, Prime is clutch

something about opening up those packs

[NBAGOAT]

it's nice you get tv shows to watch too

[John Connor]

well said

if you have an addiction of buying random shit that you'll never use like me, Prime is clutch

something about opening up those packs

Amazon does a tremendous job branding their boxes. The Amazon logo on the side plus Amazon prime tape make you feel like you're getting something special every time. The other retailers have yet to figure this out. When I get a package from another website, it's just kinda... eh... but when it's Amazon, it's excitement basically every time because of the branding. They've done a very fine job at manipulating my monkey brain.

The other thing I also forgot to mention... their catalog of items is so much bigger than everyone else's that it's actually mindblowing.

[scuzzy]

Amazon does a tremendous job branding their boxes. The Amazon logo on the side plus Amazon prime tape make you feel like you're getting something special every time. The other retailers have yet to figure this out. When I get a package from another website, it's just kinda... eh... but when it's Amazon, it's excitement basically every time because of the branding. They've done a very fine job at manipulating my monkey brain.

The other thing I also forgot to mention... their catalog of items is so much bigger than everyone else's that it's actually mindblowing.
worse decision I ever made was started following slickdeals.net (https://slickdeals.net/)

now I feel like I have to catch all the best deals and most are usually amazon

like a grandma watching the shopping network :lol

[highwhey]

i HIGHLY recommend if you have amazon prime, to take a look at the new Amazon Original Series "ZeroZeroZero", it's badass.

[RoseCity07]

My one year is up on the 17th. I paid 60 for the year because I'm a college student still.

I'm cancelling it though. The only thing I ever did was watch House and X-Files lol. Not really worth it.

[Cleverness]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGEAiUeiaKs

[dreamshake]

My one year is up on the 17th. I paid 60 for the year because I'm a college student still.

I'm cancelling it though. The only thing I ever did was watch House and X-Files lol. Not really worth it.

Good on you to realize that. We have people out here throwing $100 at Amazon each year buying shit they never use because they think it's a good deal. Flexing until they go broke like NBA players.

[hold this L]

I don't really get the need for it since I don't use it that much. On top of that without it, 90% of the things still come by my place relatively quickly

[hold this L]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGEAiUeiaKs

LMAO His special was fantastic, especially the latter half

[rawimpact]

Good on you to realize that. We have people out here throwing $100 at Amazon each year buying shit they never use because they think it's a good deal. Flexing until they go broke like NBA players.

What does that have to do with amazon? sounds like the problem is the consumer.

Amazon is great... it's not difficult to save 100 dollars annually. If people agreed with you guess what? Amazon wouldn't be as big as it is today.

[Brujesino]

Is the 2 day shipping not working for anyone else? I ordered razor blades on thursday and they're coming in on wednesday. This fvcking virus is fvcking everything up.

[NugzFan]

Think of what else the $100 per year could net you rather than giving it to Amazon every year for a service you can easily get for free.

For the price of a single Amazon prime membership per year, you could do any one of the following:

10 haircuts
Two months of gas for your car
Go on five fun dates
Eat out once a month with your colleagues
Put it towards investing



im pretty sure you are being sarcastic but $100 for 10 haircuts? 2 months of gas? 5 fun dates? wtf?

[dreamshake]

I'm being serious. Might as well use that $100 on fireworks. At least you'd get more satisfaction watching your money burn up.

[Stanley Kobrick]

I'm being serious. Might as well use that $100 on fireworks. At least you'd get more satisfaction watching your money burn up.
what kind of fireworks? mine are the black worms that grow as they burn


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tvf8MtOSEc

[NugzFan]

I'm being serious. Might as well use that $100 on fireworks. At least you'd get more satisfaction watching your money burn up.

your haircuts cost $10? including tip?

you spend $50 per month on gas? do you not drive?

your fun dates cost $20? where do you take her? mcdonalds?

[dreamshake]

your haircuts cost $10? including tip?

you spend $50 per month on gas? do you not drive?

your fun dates cost $20? where do you take her? mcdonalds?

Haircut $9 plus $1 tip. Go to any Asian barber shop.
$50 for 17 gallons a month. That's for normal commuting in a reasonable gas sedan.

$20 is really for my cap. It doesn't take much money to take someone on a date. Coffee shops run what $10? Two tickets to a movie $20. An hour of bowling. An hour of pool with some drinks. An hour of arcade. Could go on and on.

[Draz]

10 haircuts? My haircut alone is $20 + $5 tip. That's about $100 a month give or take

[bladefd]

10 haircuts? My haircut alone is $20 + $5 tip. That's about $100 a month give or take

You get a haircut every week?? Jeez, they probably cut 0.1 inch each week that nobody would ever notice if you were to leave in place.. You can do 1 haircut a month and be perfectly fine. I get 1 haircut every 3 months, and it saves so much money. I also cut my hair short so I can go 3 months with small growth. If I didn't care about money, I would still get 1 haircut every 2 months. Waste of time to get a haircut every week.

Take a photo of yourself right after a haircut and a week later - I promise you will not be able to see 0.1 Inch of growth. You will notice one month of growth but it won't be enough for you to go "Oh wow, I look so much worse than when I got the haircut a month ago." Save the money and put it to use elsewhere like buying a stock.

Amount spent w/ weekly haircuts for 2 months: $200
Amount spent w/ one haircut every 2 months: $25

Use the $175 to buy some stock or Betterment for AI investing

[Levity]

im pretty sure you are being sarcastic but $100 for 10 haircuts? 2 months of gas? 5 fun dates? wtf?

:lol

[Meticode]

I haven't used Prime in years. I live in Wisconsin and have a warehouse where most stuff ships out of in and gets to me within 2-3 days out of Illinois through the FREE shipping option on $25 or more. You just need to make sure it's supplies to Amazon to get the free shipping.

[NugzFan]

Haircut $9 plus $1 tip. Go to any Asian barber shop.
$50 for 17 gallons a month. That's for normal commuting in a reasonable gas sedan.

$20 is really for my cap. It doesn't take much money to take someone on a date. Coffee shops run what $10? Two tickets to a movie $20. An hour of bowling. An hour of pool with some drinks. An hour of arcade. Could go on and on.


cheap haircut, and a very low tip.

17 gallons gets you about 400 or so miles per month. I guess that can work if you dont drive much or live close to work. I drive (well not anymore) way more than that.

movies dont cost $10 per ticket anymore. arcade date? how old are you?

[Draz]

You get a haircut every week?? Jeez, they probably cut 0.1 inch each week that nobody would ever notice if you were to leave in place.. You can do 1 haircut a month and be perfectly fine. I get 1 haircut every 3 months, and it saves so much money. I also cut my hair short so I can go 3 months with small growth. If I didn't care about money, I would still get 1 haircut every 2 months. Waste of time to get a haircut every week.

Take a photo of yourself right after a haircut and a week later - I promise you will not be able to see 0.1 Inch of growth. You will notice one month of growth but it won't be enough for you to go "Oh wow, I look so much worse than when I got the haircut a month ago." Save the money and put it to use elsewhere like buying a stock.

Amount spent w/ weekly haircuts for 2 months: $200
Amount spent w/ one haircut every 2 months: $25

Use the $175 to buy some stock or Betterment for AI investing

It depends but yeah. I try to do it at least every two weeks. For me, I get a skin fade so it grows back on the sides everywhere. I think I do it because when you look good you feel good especially in a toxic environment like I am in 24-7 for work you need every bit of confidence you get.

I can understand why people are frugal on haircuts though. For others it's the complete opposite. I have a friend who does it every week consistently for years. I had another friend who does it every 3-4 days. In NYC it's not cheap either. Especially since my barber I had for over 10 years so tipping is important.

[bladefd]

It depends but yeah. I try to do it at least every two weeks. For me, I get a skin fade so it grows back on the sides everywhere. I think I do it because when you look good you feel good especially in a toxic environment like I am in 24-7 for work you need every bit of confidence you get.

I can understand why people are frugal on haircuts though. For others it's the complete opposite. I have a friend who does it every week consistently for years. I had another friend who does it every 3-4 days. In NYC it's not cheap either. Especially since my barber I had for over 10 years so tipping is important.

They are throwing away money then. 0.1 inch of growth requires no haircut. That amount of growth is so minuscule that nobody can draw out 0.1 inch on a paper. It's about the length of two tiny ants lined up end-to-end lol

But to each their own. I just would rather put the money to better use

[dreamshake]

cheap haircut, and a very low tip.

17 gallons gets you about 400 or so miles per month. I guess that can work if you dont drive much or live close to work. I drive (well not anymore) way more than that.

movies dont cost $10 per ticket anymore. arcade date? how old are you?

How is a %11 tip on a $9 haircut low? That's actually above average tip.

Movie tickets can cost even less with matinee pricing. Like $6 a pop. You have much to learn young grasshopper.

[rawimpact]

How is a %11 tip on a $9 haircut low? That's actually above average tip.

Movie tickets can cost even less with matinee pricing. Like $6 a pop. You have much to learn young grasshopper.

You're taking your date to a matinee viewing? I mean i count my pennies too but that's a different level.

[NugzFan]

How is a %11 tip on a $9 haircut low? That's actually above average tip.

Movie tickets can cost even less with matinee pricing. Like $6 a pop. You have much to learn young grasshopper.

because its a buck. its a small tip. doesnt matter how you spin it. it takes them time to cut hair. doesnt matter what they charge you.

young grasshopper? lol. you sound like a teenager (dont drive, arcades, $1 tips, coffee shop dates). if you are, then keep doing your thing. I had to learn to scrape by on every dollar too when I was 16.

[NugzFan]

You're taking your date to a matinee viewing? I mean i count my pennies too but that's a different level.

its actually smart. go super cheap on dates so there isnt a second date! then you save even more money - brilliant!

we have so much to learn from this wise one.

[dreamshake]

I haven't used Prime in years. I live in Wisconsin and have a warehouse where most stuff ships out of in and gets to me within 2-3 days out of Illinois through the FREE shipping option on $25 or more. You just need to make sure it's supplies to Amazon to get the free shipping.

I thought you live in Ohio. Anyways people who have prime need to realize they're paying over a hundred dollars for a service they can actually get for free.

[dreamshake]

You're taking your date to a matinee viewing? I mean i count my pennies too but that's a different level.

I don't actually. But I don't see why it matters if you're the one paying for both parties. There's levels to this ish.

[Meticode]

I thought you live in Ohio. Anyways people who have prime need to realize they're paying over a hundred dollars for a service they can actually get for free.

I lived in Cincinnati, Ohio until I was 19. I was born and raised. Moved to Wisconsin in 2004 and lived here since.

[dreamshake]

10 haircuts? My haircut alone is $20 + $5 tip. That's about $100 a month give or take


$1200 a year on haircuts...

[dreamshake]

Think of what else the $100 per year could net you rather than giving it to Amazon every year for a service you can easily get for free.

For the price of a single Amazon prime membership per year, you could do any one of the following:

10 haircuts
Two months of gas for your car
Go on five fun dates
Eat out once a month with your colleagues
Put it towards investing

And still get free shipping on Amazon. Shipping is free as long as you can plan your purchases so they're at least $25 to get that automatic free shipping. I'm not saying don't shop on Amazon. Just be smart about it. There's a reason you don't have money in the bank and one of them is called unnecessary memberships like Amazon prime.

To add an important detail to this. To get that free shipping, make sure it's at least $25 of products directly from Amazon or fulfilled by Amazon.

[imdaman99]

I've been my coworker's nephew for the past 15 years to get that free prime shipping. I haven't seen him in almost 8 years... but I suppose it doesn't bother him that I'm still attached to his account lol. To be honest, I've prob wasted a LOT of money because of that free shipping. Before I'd be conservative about what I bought, now I don't think twice. Stupid slickdeals. Will have to have control now that I'm home from work and who knows if work will be around once this virus is neutralized.

[highwhey]

I've been my coworker's nephew for the past 15 years to get that free prime shipping. I haven't seen him in almost 8 years... but I suppose it doesn't bother him that I'm still attached to his account lol. To be honest, I've prob wasted a LOT of money because of that free shipping. Before I'd be conservative about what I bought, now I don't think twice. Stupid slickdeals. Will have to have control now that I'm home from work and who knows if work will be around once this virus is neutralized.

:lol i'm the one with the amazon account. my brother, his coworker, my sister, her ex roomate...my brother in law..my ex roomate. they all used mines at one point. my bro and sister are the only ones using it now.

[imdaman99]

:lol i'm the one with the amazon account. my brother, his coworker, my sister, her ex roomate...my brother in law..my ex roomate. they all used mines at one point. my bro and sister are the only ones using it now.

:cheers: hw got the hookup. My coworker said he didn't care adding me because he was going to get prime anyway, and I was a decent friend that he had no problem hookin up. It doesn't cost any extra, and I'm not sure if it matters but I buy a lot so maybe he gets better customer service because of me? They would be less apt to cancel his account if he returned a lot of things, not sure if that matters :lol

[scuzzy]

Quite often I order gfx cards on Amazon when deals are too good and just flip them

A few times their warehouse has shipped me upgrades by accident, maybe their factory bots? Anyways once instead of getting a half dozen rtx2060's, they sent me six 2080 supers for the same price. This has happen a couple other times with smaller parts as well. Their auto packaging/labelling gets miscanned by those warehouse bots I think. Or maybe their shipping workers just hate their job and hook it up.

Also when you buy used/like new stuff from them, in my experience 90% of the time it's brand new unopened factory sealed stuff.

[highwhey]

Quite often I order gfx cards on Amazon when deals are too good and just flip them

A few times their warehouse has shipped me upgrades by accident, maybe their factory bots? Anyways once instead of getting a half dozen rtx2060's, they sent me six 2080 supers for the same price. This has happen a couple other times with smaller parts as well. Their auto packaging/labelling gets miscanned by those warehouse bots I think. Or maybe their shipping workers just hate their job and hook it up.

Also when you buy used/like new stuff from them, in my experience 90% of the time it's brand new unopened factory sealed stuff.

once saw some reddit guy post a pic of a shitload of high end ram that was sent to him by amazon, he claimed he only ordered 2 sticks lol.

[bladefd]

once saw some reddit guy post a pic of a shitload of high end ram that was sent to him by amazon, he claimed he only ordered 2 sticks lol.

I once ordered listerine strips. It was supposed to be 2 packs of 4 apiece (total of 8). They sent me 2 packs of 8 twice for some reason. I ended up with total of 32 pieces lol.. Used it for over a year before I ran out

[baudkarma]

That's how I'm doing it. My brother was doing a bunch of traveling for his job, and his company actually paid for Amazon Prime for him. Something about making his time at home more productive. Since I'm a family member, he was able to add me on to his account for free. Didn't matter that I live in a different city. Still free shipping.

[dreamshake]

Lots of you have cuck friends and family. I wouldn't pay $120 a year to watch other people get the same benefits that I get for free. That's some bonafide cuckoldtry.

[dreamshake]

6 million people loss their jobs. Nowadays money is harder to come by. One way to save money is to cut that expensive and unnecessary Amazon prime membership.

[insidehoops]

I got it for a year of grocery deliveries. Was worth it for that, mostly. Probably doing it again soon for a second year. Have to decide soon.

[rawimpact]

Lots of you have cuck friends and family. I wouldn't pay $120 a year to watch other people get the same benefits that I get for free. That's some bonafide cuckoldtry.

Sounds like you've got finance issues if you care so much about 120 bucks

[BigKobeFan]

Amazon prime doesnt even guarantee 2 day delivery

[Axe]

Whatever happened to op nowadays? Was LeQuatro too stronk huh?

[rawimpact]

Amazon prime doesnt even guarantee 2 day delivery

Not sure if it's 'guarenteed' but my parents and brother who are both in socal get things delivered next day. For me, takes about 5 business days which sucks... but last year I had ~80 purchases from amazon -- not sure how many were under the free shipping threshold but that alone and streaming services solidify my annual membership.