Title: Backlash from Amazon Prime price hike may be worse than Amazon thought, report finds - GeekWire
Headings: Backlash from Amazon Prime price hike may be worse than Amazon thought, report finds
Backlash from Amazon Prime price hike may be worse than Amazon thought, report finds
Content: We will not be renewing,” one customer wrote in the forum. Another unhappy customer, under the name Jason Byrd, wrote that he doesn’t think Amazon Instant Video is a good enough perk, and that two-day shipping is not very reliable. “ The Prime movies or horrible and there is NO guarantee to their 2 day delivery which I might get 50% of the time. Just don’t see renewing it as a result. Not for $99.” In the forum, another customer raised questions about whether Prime eligible items were the cheapest way to shop: “ I realize that shipping costs have risen over time, but I’ve also noticed that the prices of “prime-eligible” products are higher (sometimes considerably higher!) than ones that don’t qualify for prime. The way I see it, Amazon has already been compensating for higher shipping costs through price increases for quite some time.” If you are asking many of the same questions, Slate.com created a handy widget to calculate whether Prime is worth it for your family.