On Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at 11:44:39 AM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
> On 7/11/2018 4:23 AM, wrote:
>
> > Amazon Prime is a gigantic Bargain, anyone who complains about the
> > yearly fee has sawdust for brains.
>
> So one would think!
>
> I usta have Amazon Prime. I even tested 'em on their claims. Sure
> enough. I bought an item fer jes over $2USD. It was there, at my
> doorstep, two days later, jes as Amazon promised.
>
> I even pay a guy to give me ride into town, now and then, cuz it saves
> wear/tear on my vehicle. OTOH, Amazon Prime does NOT save you $$$$. I
> had it for one yr (original rate), but dumped it the following yr. I
> figure I saved a couple hundred dollars by NOT joining again.
>
> Lotta places now charge zero shipping. Zappos --Amazon subsidiary--
> ships fer free. OTOH, they want yer bought item back in perfect
> condition. IOW, do NOT wear those shoes out-of-doors. OTOH, New
> Balance give you "free shipping", 30 days return, and WILL allow you to
> wear those shoes, "out-of-doors". Sam Ash (music store) only charges
> shipping fer orders under "$10".
>
> Sure, Amazon will save $$$$ on driving to a large urban center (for me,
> that's a 200 mi round trip), but it also promotes spending lotsa $$$$.
> So, if you have lotsa money to blow, by all means, get Amazon Prime.
>
> nb

Two words: streaming video

Free shipping and I save $11/month by not needing Netflix. No,
I'm not going to stream from pirate sites. My mother taught me
it's wrong to steal.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton