Amazon Prime is jumping from $119 to $139 (US)--Worth it?

I will continue my subscription.  For the shows alone, it's cheaper than Netflix.  I don't order nearly as often as some of my neighbors--one gets deliveries more than once/day--but I do order some things.  If Prime Video was not included, I probably would not continue my subscription.

Yeah, it makes me sad looking at the American Amazon prices. They're regularly half or less than the same thing from Canadian warehouses. And availability on a lot of products is spotty or 'we don't know when this will be in stock again'.

I just looked at we already paid the $139 last year.

Now Netflix needs to stop with increases. That one I am teetering on canceling.

Nanner Amazon.ca is so pricey. I've seen an $18 item. priced at $130. Why? Who's buying it? It's not a hot ticket item.

Prime went up $20 last year in Canada, to $99. We watch a few things on Prime. I don't use the Kindle free book because I have a Kobo. We have Spotify so don't use Amazon music. It doesn't take much to get free shipping, rarely can you find an item for a few dollars so the shipping isn't a big appeal. And living in northern nowhere things take 7-10 days to get here from Ontario, which is where most of the packages come from.

You can either scan the in-store code from the Amazon app on your phone, or you can enter the phone number you have associated with your Prime account.

Yes we will keep paying. We stream movies and tv shows all of the time, so it's worth it. I have noticed that shipping is not really 2 days anymore. But Prime TV makes it worth it to keep paying.

I consider it’s the price I pay for my photo cloud backup and then I get tons of other stuff as bonus’s.

I purchase for my mom all the time and have it shipped to her. She knows how to find things on Amazon, but she doesn't order enough to make Prime worth it. She sends me a link to what she wants, and I have it shipped to her.

It is for us. We don't live near family and need to ship for birthdays / holidays several times a year. That alone covers the annual fee. Not to mention what we ship to us directly, and what we stream. Plus, the sheer convenience.

Will keep. I use it enough to make it worthwhile and I do live in a big city so I get my things in in 1 or 2 days. Also there are 4 of us watching Prime.

No. Other than Christmas, I have not been using it that much. I never get any shipments in 2 or even 3 days anymore. I’m going to cancel and see how it goes. I have other streaming apps for tv/movies that I prefer.

I use it for the convenience more than for lower prices so I'll pay the increase. I can't stand to swing in to the store after work for 1-2 items so I just jump on Amazon during the day as I think of things I need... so convenient to know that Amazon will deliver almost everything within 24-36 hours. (I know not everyone gets things so fast but we are close to the Seattle hub.)

For those like me that are seeing extended shipping times, is your delay with the item once it's in the courier's hands or is the delay in Amazon getting it to the courier? Because I notice that I do generally receive things within 2 or 3 days once Amazon gets the item to the courier but it is taking almost a week for my orders to even reach the "shipped" stage.

I'm in the US. I agree with those saying not worth it. However I think you have to figure out how you, individually, use it to then know if it's worthwhile to you.

We've been Prime members for years. Originally we signed up for the shopping perks. It was great,most every item was here within the 2 days. Then in 2019ish it started slowing down. Most things arrived within the 2 days but more and more took longer. Now we're lucky if we get the items within a week.

We've also noticed a marked increase in the packages arriving damaged/smashed/ripped/wet/dirty etc. There's also been an increase in receiving the wrong item. In all the years we've been members there's been maybe twice that we got the wrong item. Did a lot of Amazon shopping for Christmas. We received 4 packages that contained the wrong item. It's crazy.

Plus I noticed, this year in particular, that very few of our packages were delivered by Amazon. Many came via USPS and others came via courier (FedEx,UPS) which really surprised me.

We do watch Prime video. However we have both Netflix and Hulu. I don't think we'd miss it. I get the first Prime reads or whatever it's called.lol I'd probably miss it a little. However lately I've found most of the books just don't interest me. The money I'd save on membership I could use to just buy books that excite me.

Then you combine all that with the fact that they offer reduced or free memberships with all the same "benefits" that I'm paying for. Yeah no, it's no longer for me.

Plus I live in a large city. It's rare I have to drive to multiple places to purchase items. Most of the everyday stuff is available in one trip to Target or Wal-Mart. Any specialty items that aren't, in my area, are generally available at another store in the same shopping plaza/mall. So while I may be going to several stores, I'm only driving to one place.

Also, as a pp mentioned, free Amazon shipping is at $25. I can't remember the last time I spent so little on an order. If I wanted/needed something under $25 I'd either just pay the shipping or place the item in my cart for later. Buy several things which would put me above the $25.

I think initially I'll miss Prime a little but I'll get over it quickly. lol I figure I can always go back if I decide it was worth it afterall. So for me, it's not worth it. I won't be renewing. However, as the peas are fond of saying, your mileage may vary. 😊