Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp
The thing you really need to watch out for is the new way they handle returns.
Used to be, my refund was issued as soon as my return shipment was scanned.
My most recent returns are taking weeks to process. These returns were due to defective items.
Pretty dirty of them to be that way all of a sudden, without warning.
Amazon used to be amazing, in the past couple or few years they have really taken a nosedive.
They are still OK, simply not as good as they once were, and I do agree that Prime orders are not NECESSARILY as much the value as they once were.. There can still be additional shipping charges, thus negating the $99 a year, it used to be a true no question as to which way to go with Amazon.
If you do not have Prime and get everything shipped Standard and grouped into as few shipments as possible, you can still take advantage of the add-on deals and if you can wait slightly longer for your orders, maybe you are at work or out of the house all the time anyway! then that further blurs the lines of how Amazon simply is not as as it was even a short time ago. Frequent customers may still benefit from Prime.
I have no need for their digital content. I would venture to say that most of us do not. Particularly Google and Apple customers. So that's another strike against wonderful Prime.