• 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I usually “collect” some products before buying them, so I’m always above their limit. I am totally not getting their Prime scam.

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      1 year ago

      I just sign up for Prime free trials. You can cancel them immediately but still get the full month. I only use Amazon sporadically, though - a half-dozen times a year at most - when I just can’t find the thing I need anywhere else for a sensible price.

    • Haui@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      I recently bought 3 products for 50 bucks and had to pay 10 bucks extra for shipping since 3 different vendors. We really need a federated amazon.

      • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        This IS federated amazon. What you mean is centralized Amazon. Just make sure to buy products from the same store.

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        1 year ago

        Just make sure anything you order is either “fulfilled by Amazon” or “Ships from Amazon” and you should avoid that. I personally don’t order anything that isn’t shipped by Amazon (either through fulfillment or otherwise).

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      1 year ago

      i only shop there when they give us prime for free. sometimes (more frequently the last couple years) it’s only a discounted shorter-term trial–so we don’t bother, but the last time it was a full month–free. yea, we used it a little. and binged most everything worth watching off video, too.