Why You Should Cancel Amazon Prime
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Honestly I used Amazon during the COVID-19 crisis but now it’s like Nicole said “ when you put things in your cart and wait awhile you forget the urgency of wanting to have it.” I don’t have a membership. However because I’m disabled and cannot drive, I found the convenience handy, and used their ‘30 day free trail offer’ (only when the moon was blue)but I do use it sparingly and shop around in my area and shops that offer delivery. After COVID-19 they do! I would much rather give a local store $10.00 than Amazon.
In the US membership is $14.99 month plus $2.99 month for no commercials on Amazon Prime Video. I recently cancelled my membership with no regrets. I live in a rural area and haven’t ever gotten an item in even 2 days for a few years now!
I pay yearly. I think it's $139. And I don't have commercials in my movies. I think you got that part wrong. Amazon doesn't put commercials in movies. That's Freevie or Tubie or something where you can pay extra not to see the commercials.
I would just say if you want to rent movies sometimes, Amazon is a good option. They have nearly anything you can think of and you can be watching it in seconds at any time you feel like it. Otherwise you are driving to the RedBox and making a very limited choice that you then have to return.
I've tagged mine to cancel too when renewal date arrives. I feel taken advantage of, especially when they added ads to the streaming service. I didn't sign up for that.
I'm in the USA. I don't know what you are talking about with ads on Amazon Prime. I've never seen an ad in a movie on Amazon, only on Freevie or Tubie or something like that. I don't have to pay extra on Amazon, and it's cheaper if you pay yearly instead of monthly.
In the Netherlands, a membership used to be just €2.99 until November last year. Now it's €4.99 instead. I've never seen any commercial, btw. It sounds like Amazon really screws over their American customers big time.
Hmmm...I've posted two replies here and both have been deleted. Neither said anything bad, just that you are wrong about ads on Amazon. Well if my replies are going to be deleted for something stupid like that, I won't be wasting my time watching this channel. Sayonara. Unsubscribed.
I'm keeping Prime. I've cancelled it twice, and came back twice. People talk about buying locally, and I do that when I can. Then people talk about driving around to buy what I'm looking for. I don't drive. I don't own a car. I've been bicycling as my main transportation for over 40 years. I'm not riding all over town to find an item. I work 6 days/60 hours a week. I'm not waisting my time looking all over the place. I can't ride and buy three months worth of paper towels and get them home on my bike. It's a convenience tax, and I'm willing to pay it.
There's going to be exceptions, but there are a number of people who don't need the membership and may just be uninformed. If you ride your bike everywhere you probably live in or near a city, right? You may be close enough to just pick up smaller items, but not having a car is the real reason for this exception. Plenty of people own cars and live in the suburbs just 5 mins away from most major stores. Also, there are carts and ways to add storage to your bike. You could use free shipping for the larger items. Just my 2 cents.
When I saw your title, I thought, "I'm not going to cancel, but I might enjoy listening." I listened and you made such a compelling case, I decided to cancel after all. Thanks, Nicole!
There's usually a month per year where we order a bunch of stuff in a short period. So we pay for Prime, and _instantly_ cancel it. It lasts for the 30 days, and we just get all the free shipping, without accidentally forgetting to cancel it. Works well for us.
@@smileychess😂
Nicole, I love the "in your face" truthfulness. Thank you for sharing.
I was paying 14.99 per month plus 2.99 for no ads streaming. I just went and canceled. Thank you. I needed to hear this today.
I only pay 6.99 for Prime
@@TheCybertiger9 No your not.
@@PLANETWATERMELON
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Monthly $6.99 (plus tax)
I quit buying anything from Amazon a few years ago when I realized that with a little bit of effort (using the internet or simply getting in my car and going shopping) I could find what I wanted for a better price, knew exactly what I was getting and wasn't getting all that wasted packaging. People ask me how I can do without it and it's no problem at all, it's easy. Plus I don't want to spend my money at a company that treats their employees like dirt.
Thank you
What brand of phone do you own? There’s the thing no one wants to leave their home, time is too precious. If I can do my shopping while on break at work and have it at my door step that day or the next saves me time I can spend doing something I like.
@@grd1184I'm with KASH. My wife just dumps the boxes in the garage and expects me to make them disappear in the recycling bin. Unfortunately that means actually cutting them down to fit in it. I'm just used as a hump in that process. FU amazon.
Get a job where you don't have to shop from work... eek. Princess...
As soon as they added commercials I was like eff Amazon and canceled my prime membership
Me too.
yep. I also shouldn't have to pay 4 dollars extra to watch some comedy from 2007 with a Prime membership. Soured me on Prime Video totally when that sort of thing happened repeatedly.
Me too.
yes wtf??? I'm pissed!
@@seltzermint5 Ya, I'm salty about amazon music. They promote it as if you have a prime membership you get amazon music for free... yet I was still being charged for both each month.
I LOVE THIS VIDEO! My Prime membership was up for renewal in early Feb at $139.00 USD per year. I did not and will not renew - EVER. I can get everything I need from local stores or other online, LEGIT merchants. The last few items I purchased via Amazon were not the real thing but cheap knock-offs. Just one example: in January, I bought PowerStep insoles from Amazon. The ones they shipped were NOT authentic - not even close. I returned them and at that point made the decision to never pay for a Prime membership again. THANK YOU for this video - you are right on the money!
What gave you the impression that they are fake Powerstep insoles? I don't see that being a highly likely product to fake. Nikes or Hoka shoes sure, but not Powerstep. Even Superfeet insole perhaps as that is a much bigger name. So what makes you think they are fake?
Let’s not forget: The sales on Prime Days are often a big scam - I’ve seen items marked up to way more than it usually is, just so they can “mark it down” for the same amount. That way you THINK it’s on sale if you have no idea what it usually costs. I watched a video where someone took screenshots of their wishlist, only to see this happen to most of the items they were hoping to purchase for less.
totally true! I also think many "Prime Day" items are absolutely unnecessary items that no one needs and only buy on Prime Day, they have never shopped for it before and have no idea if the price is a good deal.
Everybody does that on black Friday too.
Exactly. It's like Black Friday...the deals are not really deals at all!
It’s been eye-opening when I see something I’d recently ordered, and then it was on a Prime Day sale or a lightning deal a few days later. Multiple times, it’s cost the same or more when it’s a “deal.” Often, it’s because the regular price has a coupon, but the deal price removes the coupon and then gives a percentage off the regular price. So when they compare to the regular price, it looks like a big discount, but they’re not telling you that on a normal day, there’s like a $40 off coupon. What a scam.
Just cancelled mine. Thanks for the eye opening report.
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I just did too! Been meaning to cancel since ads were introduced to the streaming service but just hadn’t gotten around to it.
Look in her description. She's an Amazon affiliate.
@@WilliamTheDestroyer. I haven't watched the video yet but maybe she sees Amazon prime as the problem, and not necessarily amazon itself?
I disagree. I buy all sorts of daily items on Amazon from dog food to my oatmeal. It’s gotten to the point where if I can wait two days for something, drop it off at my house tyvm. It saves me s lot of time, the cost of driving, and the aggravation of the store. The cost is often comparable and the convenience unbeatable. It frees up my most important resource, time. I can either earn $100+ an hour working or do something I’d rather be doing than errands. Their algorithm is not good enough that I mindlessly scroll the way I would social media. I’m in, I’m out, I move on.
If it works for you, then great. However, the majority of the things others buy are knickknacks that they don't need or wanted in the first place.
hard to believe for many people ... one of the biggest items ordered are cat litter and cases of bottled water (because they are too heavy for so many people) @@lunayen
How would you know this?
I've had Amazon Prime for close to 20 years but I cancelled it when you spoke about it in previous videos. You pointed out how much it's turned into the "Amazing new stuff, very great stuff, veritable super stuff, prime cool stuff, make you feel more gooder stuff, stuff for make you happy, stuff" store. Your videos have pointed out how everyone (governments, businesses, nearly all social media channels (including yours), and many people in real life are trying to get your money or sell you shit to get your money. Everything is advertising or a scam and very few things have value. In fact, now I'm just journaling here..., you might consider making a video or series of videos about the few things in life that aren't actually scams and have true value. Love the content, keep it up!
Ya, 5 years ago when I started minimalism... I woke up to reality that 99% of things we buy is a scam to prop up an artificial economy with imaginary monopoly money used to create economic slavery. I watched the movie Fight Club for the first time last year... and it basically opened my eyes in a new way.
I had Amazon prime for the last three years. I have way too much junk now. I did get rid of it and I do still order from Amazon but I just save it up till I get free shipping so I can get more junk. My latest junk will be here Thursday.
That's funny.
I don't use Amazon Prime and use regular Amazon maybe twice a year at the most.
I seem to use Amazon a lot like Nicole describes. Probably 4-6 times a year. It's crazy to me how many friends literally buy something on Amazon every day or several times a week. I see piles of boxes on porches near me. I also think a lot of people get lazy and buy stuff on Amazon instead of noticing the price is cheaper in stores locally. Like dish soap, $4 at Target and $7 on Amazon.
@@seltzermint5 It still cost money to drive to Target with the added risk of being in an accident either on the roads or in a densely crowded parking lot. Many times the added convenience is worth it.
@@AfrocanukI guess that makes sense for a lot of people. For me it's weird because I live in a small convenient US city where everything's like within 1-4 miles from work or my house and rarely crowded.
“Am I an influencer too?… Aww shit”😂
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Yea, I would prefer to buy it things in store, but places stopped carrying 4k dvds, video games, pc parts, clothing, & shoes.
Normally I would walk into a best buy for any electronic up until 2019, but every year after I stopped shopping there as their prices went up & carried less of a selection than amazon.
idk why, but every time I'm trying to find things I'd like for clothing & shoes in my size are impossible to find in a store as well. Even if I go online to something like dicks sporting goods, adidas, or nike 9/10 it's sold out and the only place that has it is amazon.
One thing I noticed with online shopping... is products never being in stock, instantly sold out, or straight up disappearing of the face of the earth.
I pretty much only leave the house for groceries & work.
I came to the same conclusions about Prime. Not sure what I'm getting for the $14.99/month or $129/year, since all orders over $35 have free shipping anyway. What really bugs me is the way you're placed on autorenew by default, and you literally have to go through multiple screens to cancel or "pause" your subscription to avoid it. Their autorenew does not notify you when your subscription is up; it just goes down the list of every form of payment you have until it finds one that will go through. I felt like I was getting financially raped.
Yea, choosing to be notified that your subscription is about to renew is an option, and it is off by default. That doesn't smell scammy at all /s.
I didn't know notifications were an option. But the fact that it's off by default is part of that rapist mentality that seems to be the modern business model. Just yesterday I went to buy a Starbucks on the app, and it automatically reloaded my SB card with $25.00 and paid for my coffee out of that. Last time I was on the app, the SB card was not the default payment method. Now every time I buy a coffee on the app, I have to be sure to change the payment method to my bank card. @@joeb4294
I have always been notified when my renewal comes up.
@@bonriver9420 I was not notified in previous years. Are you outside the US? Maybe you live somewhere that has consumer protections?
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You hit another one out of the park Nicole. I am content to say I AM one of the exceptions. I have never bought anything on line, never used Amazon, I do not do internet banking and have never had anything delivered to my house (with the exception of wood and tin for my roof) I still for the most part, 90% of the time, use cash when I go to buy groceries, gas or the occassional outing for a beer. I do however pay to much for internet and cell phone so I will look into Mint Mobile. Thanks again.
I just got Mint last week. It works great!
You will like Mint Mobile service. I switched to Mint 2 years ago this April. I saved $40/month and yes, I did sock away that 40 bucks. I cut the cable cord at the same time and bought a Roku device for $25 and kept internet/wifi for a savings of over $120/month. I feel so stupid for paying so much for cable and renting that equipment. I bought my own modem/router. Best of luck to you!
I take it one step further Nicole and say people shouldn’t shop on Amazon at all. In my community the malls and downtown are dying. In this economy I think we are going to regret not spending our money as close to home as possible.
I agree. I almost never use Amazon and would never pay for Prime. My issue is I love Audible. The problem is it is becoming harder and harder to avoid these companies when they are in EVERYTHING.
I have a friend who goes on about injustice. He shops Amazon all the time. Like many people, he just doesn't get it.
malls and downtowns are dying from crime
@juliusstriker4465 No, not all of them. I live in a very rural area where there is virtually zero crime, and the malls and shopping centers are still struggling. Every time I look at my window I see an Amazon Prime delivery truck going down the road.
@@BathtubMary Scary isn’t it.
Agree 100%. I've never had prime, & most of the items I'd considered buying on Amazon are not cheaper. My friend who had prime didn't know about the $35 thing. One thing though I noticed is that during checkout, there's several areas where it's super easy to inadvertently sign up for Prime (I did it once, luckily realized it, & cancelled). So I wonder how many people have done the same but didn't realize it
I dislike to go out shopping. Amazon is wonderful.
Loser.
I love Amazon, it's very convenient and I order from there frequently. I'm older and have less energy to do all the shopping I need to do. It saves me time as well. I get many necessities from there and I shop for gifts as well. I rarely return anything.
I am also a senior and find Amazon very convenient. Normally I check stores around me for items first but there are a lot of things I can't find and that is when Amazon is my go to store.
I just looked at my orders for the last 3 months. It was all stuff I was pleased to have next day shipping for. Usually a project or a repair in the house, and most of it was between $3 and $15. So the free shipping kind of works for me. Fluorescent bulbs, printer labels, a broken bulb covering the light in the den, a can of gold spray paint, 10' USB extension cable, Paint Thinner, file boxes for that weekend closet cleaning, etc. All things I'm still using right noe, so no impulse buys. Each one saved me 15-20 minutes of driving time and $2 in gas driving to the right store. That's about a days worth of time and $30 in gas every month. Hmmm... I think I'll keep it. Nice to know about the $35 thing.
That is me too. No wasted gas or time looking
Since I live out in the mountains, subscriptions like Amazon Prime can save me money. However, the perks are being squeezed out these last couple of years and I'm wondering when it will be considered not worth it anymore. I really don't like the escalation of ads and commercials or the loss of UPS to my door shipping. There are other sites that will give free shipping for an order minimum, usually via Fed Ex. I find those worth my time and money too.
There is nothing needed next day, unless there's a flood or a sick liver. As it is, they no longer abide by it.
Totally agree. I had a similar thing when deciding to buy super compact cars, first a Toyota Aygo, now proud owner of the second make of a Smart 4 seater... the difference in price of ownership would allow me to rent a decent sized van once a month, and this just happened for the first time in twenty years last month... and won't happen again for another ten years I'm confident.
Funny how you got seriously nostalgic about the mindfulness involved with going to a shop and buying stuff there :)
I live in a rural area. The nearest town is a 30 min drive away If I'm going into town to buy something I have to make sure the store has them in stock, which doesn't always work, I've had it happened several times this year which is a few gallons of gas and over an hour spent in the car. Amazon works better for me. I do check if I can get a better price elsewhere, and when I do, I buy it. But most of the time Amazon is either the same cost or cheaper.
I live rurally also & Amazon always gets my items to me. I've tried other stores like Vitacost, that items get lost so I'm willing to pay a bit more not having to deal with shopping. Plus I do watch some films too.
@@mtngrl5859 I do support my local community as much as I can. Even after I confirm that a store has something in stock, many times I arrive at the store to find out that they actually don't have what I need in stock. This cost me me about $10 in gas, puts wear and tear on my truck, and cost me an hour or two of my time. So yeah, I often just order it off Amazon, and 99% of the time I get exactly what I need in a couple of days.
@@TammySmith-nb6se I've found that they usually are cheaper, or at worse the same as I could get locally but having to spend $10-$12 in gas and hour or two of my time to get it. I also get 5% cash back on the items I buy through Amazon, and that amounts to a few hundreds dollars a year.
I wish it wasn't so good, and I wish there were reliable locally owned businesses that could at least match the convience and price. But the reality is for a lot of people who don't live in or around big cities, Amazon provides the best selection and price.
I'm guessing she is talking about people who live in large urban areas with a variety of options. But Amazon is pretty good for people in rural areas.
I'm like you Edmund. I buy things from Amazon because I save money and they ship it all over for me. There seem to be a really lot of stupid people who can't figure this out. With 5% back I also save a lot, and they never take advantage of me. Let the Amazon haters keep on going. I snap up a lot of good deals they miss because they can't figure it out!
My friend's company wanted to cancel their contract with Amazon wearhouse after hearing all those rumors about horrible conditions. So he went kind of like an undercover boss to see for himself if it was true. He "worked" there for a few days, and talked to a lot of employees. Turns out it is not so bad, they start paying benefits right away, a lot of different shift options. He said it would be not so bad start job for a teen.
Every warehouse is different.
Unless your friend "worked" at multiple warehouses, he can't fully refute the reports.
Plus, a lot of these "start jobs" aren't just for teens because they can't work long hours or late/morning shifts.
WOW. What a MASSIVE dopamine hit. I think I'm addicted to rational thinking now.😃 No more toasted tortilla blankets for me! 😂👍
I roll myself up like a joint with my blanket with a big industrial fan blowing cold air. Best sleep ever.
I live in a small town in the south and the shops and stores are about 20 miles in any direction. Sometimes there isn't enough time in the day to go shopping and it's easier to get some stuff online.
Plus i dont want to lug my stuff from the store with my bad back.
I'm on the fence in canceling my prime account. Since mine just renewed, i got time to contemplate canceling next year. But i will monitor my use during that time and see if it's worth keeping it.
Thanka for the info as always.
I live in a small town too where it’s not so easy to find things I’m looking for. I think the point nicole is trying to make is that you can use Amazon for free. You don’t have to pay for prime. So I think using it to get things you can’t find anywhere else makes sense, but just waiting to buy what you need until you’ve hit your $35 minimum for free shipping. That’s what I do, and it works great. Good luck to you!
Just cancel now and it will stay active until the renewal date. Then you can resubscribe next year if you decide you still need it.
Awesome advice and excellent humor too. Thanks for my Sunday entertainment!!
😂🔥spitting facts with good humor. Thanks for saying what some of us are thinking but don’t really say to others
I agree with you however as a handicapped person it makes my life so much easier. Love your content Nicole.
I have chronic illness, so I understand, but I do not have Prime. I wait until I have $35 worth in my cart, before I order.
While I canceled my Prime membership years ago, I still used Amazon for countless items. I made sure to buy *needed* items so I could get free shipping. It didn’t matter that the delivery date was 4 days away. I’m normally not that desperate for anything unless it’s produce (grocery store for that). Last week was the final straw though. Amazon dropped off my package at a door I didn’t recognize in the photo and I walked around looking for it but gave up.
A lady walking her dog stopped by the next morning with my package. I canceled Amazon completely that Monday. I also noticed that jumping on Amazon was becoming a habit that I wanted to break, so all is good and I have zero regrets canceling Amazon. I know for a fact that some people need it for convenience like those who may be homebound, so it’s not a one-size-fits-all issue. I can go without it.
Imagine if she accidentally opened it up and it turned out to be a personal back massager you had ordered.
Well that would have been just too funny. Actually, It was Manila folders and a new Roku box thing. I buy my “back massagers” in person locally to test them out first. 🤪
I have prime membership $14.99 here in the US. I do order lots of things under $35 that I need within 2 days. I live in a beach/ farm town and the art & gardening supplies are not available within driving distance. I am also old as dirt and hate driving. So although I love all of your advice, Jeff and I will remain friends (well not exactly friends lol).
I agree. I'm in a rural part of Ohio, and we don't have specialty stores. When I'm working on something and need a part or a cable to make it run, Amazon usually has it.
I understand where you are coming from. I know an older couple on the coast. They say Amazon has wiped out most mom and pop brick and mortar stores.
I cancelled my Prime last year when I noticed that the shipping was actually taking MORE than 2 days... and the movies I used to watch on Prime has mostly all been removed... and my beloved Unsolved Mysteries all of a sudden had ADS on it even though I was paying for Prime??? BYE!
Great video very valid points. You could have included the free trial aspect that people forget to cancel as well. I just canceled my free trial on Friday. I did buy a few extra items that were not on my needs list but have been on my radar for a while but totally agree its way too easy to buy on there.
Wow Nicole you can talk,and talk fast without taking to much of a breath,i just love your attitude and videos keep them coming Greetings from Stockholm Sweden
Love the video as always, and Levi’s cameo too! When I’m looking for an item on Amazon I take a screenshot, then compare it to other stores. Sometimes I go through my photos and decide that I really don’t need the item anyway. I never had Amazon prime because there’s nothing that I need that quickly and I don’t like to pay extra if I don’t have to. I still listen to music in my car on the radio (gasp) or use the free version of Spotify.
Amazon is turning into Temu
They absolutely are. The stuff they have listed on there now are absolutely no-name fictitious brands of rock-bottom quality, choking out the good/real stuff. It’s so sad to look for a camera on there these days, or a stereo. You’ll see a couple discontinued things from legitimate brands, and a bunch of junk from drop shippers that only exist to look decent in the product photo.
Amazon was always temu.
Nicole, I work for Amazon in a warehouse. We work normal hours and take normal breaks, just like any other job. At Christmas time we do have overtime hours, just like other retail facilities, but we receive overtime pay for that six week period. No one has to piss in bottles. If you are a delivery driver whose route is a completely residential area, there are no public restrooms. The driver will have to deviate from the route to find a restroom or think of another way to pee. Just kinda tired of the rumors about working for Amazon, sigh…
I have heard a lot of horror stories from people in my regional area, mostly a few years ago (pre-COVID). But they were all bussed from rural areas into the city with an Amazon warehouse. They were told to buy 3 pairs of sneakers and rotate through them to avoid wearing them out or hurting their feet. So weird to me. I did hear they made perfectly normal wages and worked pretty regular hours but then they were laid off en masse around 2019.
"The driver will have to deviate from the route to find a restroom or think of another way to pee."
That's exactly what Nicole and the employees said. They have to "think of another way to pee." How does this contradict that "no has to piss in bottles?"
@@cyberanalyst If I was driving a delivery truck around, I think I'd prefer to just piss in bottles, as opposed to parking, finding a washroom, and taking a chance on the nasty condition of the public washrooms and the public. Also good old fashioned pissing on trees and bushes can't be beat.
Finally, someone tells the truth. Wow, Wildflower222 actually tells it first hand. Appears she is grateful she has a job, which I believe pays pretty well compared to the rest of the country, and no thanks to "penishead" according to you. See, Nicole, not all bias is derived from fact, and some even have found a way of capitalizing on it. Maybe like you?
@@cyberanalystWe have restrooms in the Amazon facility. Employees don’t piss in bottles because our overlords won’t allow us to stop work. There are no restrooms in a delivery truck. So if you are a delivery driver, you will have to figure out where the nearest public restroom is on your route. If the driver is in an area with no public restrooms and chooses not to take the, say, 15 minute drive off the route to the restroom and the 15 minute drive back, and finds some “alternative,” how does this make news?
I never use Amazon. I really love the background music you use in your videos enjoy rest of your weekend Nicole!
I live in a rural area in Tennessee. Not many stores around and I return a lot of things. I’m not planning to keep prime forever but it’s very convenient now.
Same thing here...there are lots of things not available in my little town, and I am partially disabled and cannot always get out of the house depending on the day. Amazon is a major lifesaver with tons more options than I have locally in stores. Most things come very quickly. Many items on Amazon are actually cheaper than they cost in the local stores, even the big box ones like Target.
Many things you can buy on amazon can be purchased via the retailers website directly, as an alternative (I also live in a rural area and understand how useful amazon can be).
I cancelled Amazon Prime years ago and don't miss it. I don't have any paid streaming services. I own a vehicle that transports me any place I need to go to get anything I might need or want without having to step foot inside a Wal-Mart which I haven't done in over 30 years.
Great video with deep insight for a young lady. Keep doing what you're doing. BRAVO. 🎉
my mom is a disabled senior and loves Walmart groceries which annoys me to no end. But it's kind of funny, I go to Walmart 2-3 times per month for her and as for my household personally we only buy like 5 items there in a year and a total of MAYBE $30 of our shopping is spent at Walmart. I haven't shopped there regularly since 1999.
I love the Amazon service! I get 5% back. I buy things all over town. I send stuff all over America and England with Amazon. It is a great service for me. I finally got rid of my extra cars and SUV's. But I kept one late model Toyota. I also love Walmart. I get a lot of things I need there and have an IQ high enough to know what I should be buying. This of course helps me invest better! Good luck
Having to DISAGREE. Been with Amazon Prime for 10+ years. Being a senior I pay $6.99 monthly for free shipping and movies. What I like when I do buy is SELECTION AND CONVENIENCE. Do you need a shirt in powder blue, size 3X (they have it) I need my monthly grocery staples (they have it) ETC. All at prices that are the same if not cheaper than local stores. Most of the orders arrive in 24 hours. Also i use the Amazon credit card and get 5%-6% back on every purchase. (make sure you pay it off monthly) Returns ? print out a shipping label, go down to my local UPS store and DROP it off. It's a win-win for me.
Loser.
I do like shopping local, but when I needed to both both of my 4K cameras and my two Gimbals along with my RODE mics. No one in my area had anything I needed. My entire set up was available on Amazon and it worked out well for me. I used the Amazon lockers, not my front porch. 😊🤓Side note, Costco makes all of their money by membership. Great video thanks! I pay the Prime fee, it helps when I need a spare battery in the morning. 🤪👍😎
If you use Amazon responsibly, it can save you a lot of time and money. If you use it mindlessly, yeah, you'll waste a bunch of money.
Have you done a video on buying gold? I don’t think you have, but I’ve only been following you for a few months.
I do have Amazon prime and your making some pretty good points. Something to consider. Thanks Nicole for another great video.
The first things that come to mind when I think of Amazon:
1. Over worked staff urinating in a bottle.
2. Toxic work environment with a massive turnover.
3. The destruction of the real Amazon due to over consumption.
I canceled Amazon years ago and never shop or any of the companies they own anymore for all of these reasons. Thanks for spreading awareness.
Such a great video, Nicole!
Love the videos. Thanks again.
Thanks for watching!
When I worked at Amazon Fresh they wouldn't give you an employee discount unless you were a Prime member. And that's about all you need to know about Amazon
I know this will go unnoticed, but it is this content that makes me choose you as an honest(wants good shit)person. I look forward to seeing more.
I love your videos Nicole !!!! everyone sales items online now, so im not sure why everyone flocks to Amazon.
I mean, if it takes me a few days to get my stuff , im not going to die.
Urinating in bottles is actually pretty common for delivery drivers. UPS is a unionized company and their drivers do the same thing.
(Except they're paid enough to make it worth the trouble, lol.)
I have over 50-60 orders a year under $30. I use the film streaming service because it offers a lot of older films nobody else does. I also get Amazon's music service. $10 a month to save 20-30% on things people want me to pay locally is enough to avoid breaking my bank for an ideology. No, I am not defending Amazon. But I also know how to utilize services to my advantage.
Hard media and book collectors don't have many options.
when ordering from Amazon, it was always the case of read the small print. I always saw this on the Prime video and always. declined it, just made no sense to be stuck on a membership I do not want. Since I started to work in the delivery business and see all the crazy crap that people buy all the time online. I changed my habits and gone back to brick and mortar shopping for most things. Just so much better in so many ways.
Your take on Amazon is very accurate for sure.
I use Amazon once or twice a month for convenience, locating something I can't reasonably find elsewhere.
In that capacity, it works well.
So, it's the second day of Spring 2024. Milwaukee hardly had snow this Winter, and today we are getting 6 inches of Snow with a lot of moister in it.
I put stuff I am wanting to buy on my "save later list", especially if smaller cost items. I do make purchases of combined things to go over $35 to get the free shipping. I have no problem waiting 5+ days to get them. Now if they offer 2 or 7 days of free shipping as they do at times, I will take that offer, order everything on my list and the cancel the subscription after all orders are placed, lol. I typically just order within categories of gardening supplies, home projects, camping and solar items as I never need right away and plan for them. I have never streamed to listen or watch anything. I had Netflix a few months about 10 years ago when I broke my foot, but have never had any subscriptions, streaming of any kind...and haven't even had cable since 2000. I hate to spend money unnecessarily. Great video.
The only time I use Amazon is when I absolutely can't find it locally and I absolutely have to have it. I've only ever had to use it a handful of times,
Companies like amazon are killing the highstreet here in the UK. Don't be lazy folks, get off line and go to the shops 👍
After 13 years, we cancelled ours last week (though it's going to be months before it takes effect due to us being on the annual plan). We do shop on Amazon, we live in a very rural area (closest Wal-Mart is 45 mins away, same for Home Depot/Lowes) and would spend so much time and gas driving around that we have to choose which evil to support. The time is our biggest issue; spend it in a car or doing something we enjoy. We, however, do not need Prime. We watch next to nothing on the streaming service and can easily wait for $35 spends on our orders.
I’ve been thinking of canceling it, you just “influenced” me to do it. I had no idea about the landfill.
Minor nitpicks: prime is $200/yr now and Costco membership is not required to shop their foodcourt.
All good but you left out how amazon accepts/tolerates overwhelming number of fake reviews at their website. Makes it harder to realize that much of their inventory is lousy stuff.
Nicole, you hit another home run. I agree with everything you said about Amazon & Bozos. I have prime but I use it mostly because I no longer have to drive to a dozen local stores to see if they have what I’m looking for. If I call the stores I’m always faced with ultra long telephone menus and when I finally get to talk to a human they don’t almost never can help me.
Keep the wonderful videos coming! I always love watching them and your no-nonsense delivery. It’s so refreshing to hear your honest descriptions of things.
As a fellow Canadian (but currently trapped in the bowels of Texas) it makes me long to return to Canada and my roots. But as you highlighted in another video houses are too overpriced for me to want to buy there.
By the way, my dad served in the Canadian army. He went to Canada to join the army in 1939 to fight the NAZIs. He served over 7 years in the Canadian army so he was there for the duration of the war. My uncle was in the Canadian navy and my grandad was in the English army during WWI. I loved hearing about their service.
All the best Nicole and keep up the fantastic work!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you for the reminder 😊
I hate mega giant corporations. The three worst of all is Blackrock, Vanguard, and one other Goliath bankster, I forget the name. They have circular ownership and own large pieces of well know big corporations so the public doesn't see how much they own and control.
I agree! I am the walk in store and buy only what I need. Thank you for this great video!
They’re sly though - gave up AP and tried to build up goods past the free shipping threshold and occasionally it would be at least £10 over and I’d keep getting the message ‘only x amount away for free shipping!’. Their reasoning I didn’t qualify was because some of the items weren’t directly shipped from Amazon themselves 😡
And that's another thing I don't like about Amazon. Their marketplace sellers. Some are great, but many aren't and if there's a problem it's even odds they've disappeared or just don't respond. I don't buy from marketplace sellers.
Recently I was at $35.39 but when I went to check out one of my items had dropped in price by .40 cents. I had the notification "only 0.01 cents away from free shipping" 🙄
@@daisyglaze1817 makes you wonder if there’s some sort of formula/alert that deliberately does that! 🤔
Nicole, why oh why are the smart channels having less subscribers. Keep up the great work 👍
Only reason I maintain my membership is because I have the Chase Credit Card that gives me 5% back if you are a Prime member. There is an Amazon store card that offers 3% back, but I did the math and I am saving money by paying for the membership.
That being said, I agree about unnecessary purchases, environmental impact, and the evilness of Amazon.
Fantastic analysis! I do have prime but split it with my mom. We use the same account and within the account you can have multiple addresses and payment methods. I feel like it’s a good value for me. But you make many valid points. I have considered being a delivery driver as I love to be out on the road, but the bathroom issue was huge for me. I can’t pee in a bottle so easily 😂
Hi Nicole, I am a Prime membership subscriber. I just wanted to let you know why I still pay for this membership. I get tired of going to stores and have to do gymnastics to get around or over their mound of stuff that needs to be put away. The tons of excuse me, oops, sorry, oh my gosh, will you please just move... I just don't miss that. Oh, and lets not forget the how nasty people are .... Have these people forgotten how to present themselves??? Their attitudes.. I just am a happier person and probably safer, as well for shopping on Amazon.
I get your video.. and completely understand ... I am in favor of my sanity over paying for shipping. I will say, in my early days of shopping online with AmazonI did overspend quite a bit. I put myself on a budget and doing well with that.Thanks for the good content.
Take care, Kris from the U.S.A
You are top-notch informative and hilarious!
Love your videos!😊
What I think about Amazon Prime is a nightmare 😅😅
This was a brilliant video. I fingercross 🤞🏻 for you to pass 50k subscribers.
I hate influencers because most of them do not provide any value to society but low or no quality content. I am glad you are different. 😊
Never had Prime subscription and shopping on Amazon very occasionally. Great video Nicole 🙌
I only really use Prime if I'm looking for a graphic novel I'm interested in along with the occasional 4K Movie, besides that I could do without it and it's always a good morning when Nicole uploads a new video of wisdom.
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Ok, you really made me think about this. My renewal comes up next month. I’m gonna go through and track my account activity.
But... but... I haven't been to a physical store in so long that I forgot how to! 😳
Thanks for making this video 😊❤
Hi Nicole! Could you please let me know if you have a place where you sell the instruments. I am looking to buy a ukelele for my son who is trying to learn guitar. I was told the kids usually start learning from ukelele first and then shift to guitar. Could you suggest any brands or any places where I can buy the ukeleles. Your subscriber. Please help.
Learning of the whole drop shipping thing and return process has completely changed the way I look at Amazon.
There are no 'good' options out there for the most part if you use Amazon for business like I do. If a customer needs a part for instance, I can hop on Amazon and have the part delivered 'same day' or 'next day' in many cases. All of the brick and mortar part suppliers in my region are gone. Even if I find the part cheaper at another company the customer generally doesn't want to wait for standard shipping of five to seven days on many sites and any returns are generally arduous. I make more orders on Amazon yearly than there are days in the year, because I will order many times a day sometimes for customers and yes many of those transactions are under the free shipping limit. An example I bought an XLR cable for ten dollars including shipping, which ironically arrived right as I started watching your video. A local music store wanted fifty-dollars for the same XLR cable, which is insane even if I wanted to support their local business. I do appreciate your video for the average home consumer though.
Totally agree. When I do order I always request free shipping. I can wait a few days and actually my experience has been they release the orders earlier and I get them sooner. I’ve cut down from consuming big time. If I need something that day or next I actually jump in the car and go buy it. Don’t fall for people the free shipping and the fees. Monthly annually really means they want you to spend more, don’t do it.
Delayed gratification made things exciting back in the day. The excitement of going to a shop and getting a video game you'd saved up for and then reading the box and looking at the instruction manual in the car home was most likely better than actually playing the game. Kids don't understand this feeling anymore.
I am not sure, the returned items go to a landfill.
I recently ordered Revlon paraffin bath, and received cracked bath with melted wax inside and some missing parts.
It came from Amazon as a new item.
Of course, they returned my money, when I called. And I was the one, who had to send it to a landfill
In my area we have a ton of Amazon return stores - in most cases they have all the random stuff in giant bins for a set price that changes throughout the week, starting at 10 bucks and then if you go on 99 cent day it's literally just broken plastic and boxes of food with 2 weeks left before it expires. Pretty gross but preferable to landfills.
I used to have Amazon Prime, but never use the Prime Video. Also, I ordered more when I had Prime. Now I hardly order Amazon unless I really needed the items. My wallet got fatter without Prime.
Many of us never fell for the Amazon Prime lure so we don't have to cancel anything.
Same 🙌🏼
Same! However, I can see for someone housebound it could make sense to use it. Perhaps there is a better solution for them like directly ordering from a company.
I actually canceled my Amazon Prime membership because you made the point of how awful it was in your other video. I've made one purchase from them since canceling for over $35, my life hasn't changed at all, & I kept that annual subscription fee in my pocket. It didn't really matter the package took longer to get to me & if I needed something sooner, I went & picked it up. Got me a walk & fresh air. Sounds like a win to me.
I have never had Amazon Prime. But I do buy things on Amazon and will continue to. Why? Because the things I buy from them are not available anymore in the stores around me. I used to buy the stuff in the stores but the stores stopped carrying it.
Thank you‼️
I cancelled 2 weeks ago and I haven’t missed anything. Now I’m just saving money! Thanks for your content!
The best part to cancelling subscriptions is also cancelling the internet bill. The internet bill is the root of all evil... it's a gateway drug to subscriptions.
After hearing you mention this a few times last year, I did not renew back in January. I had so many of my followers saying they could NEVER cancel their membership bc they get such value from it. I was like well we shall see if we really need it. Here we are halfway through March and still do not need it.
I had no idea orders over $35 ship free, no need for Prime. I have it for work. The supplies we use aren't available or available at a competitive rate locally. (Plotter paper for example in my city). Gotta go, headed to cancel Prime.
Love the channel!! Can't get enough of your content! Especially the Simpsons clips,etc.
Consumerism is fun and gives me dopamine hits. I love Amazon.
I have had Amazon prime for several years now. I know I could probably save some money by bundling everything we desire but as a senior couple I often dislike the hassle of driving in bumper to bumper traffic to get to the far-away shopping center. Unfortunately in our area our two options are very limited - Walmart or Amazon - unless you’re after some specialty item. Thanks for the advice.
I've been buying mostly Amazon (and others) returns from a local auction lately. Was able to furnish a house for students at an average of 90% off retail value. As long as you a crafty and can repair things, it's a really good deal. First - things don't end up in the landfill and I do save a ton of $$. The auction company buys pallets of stuff and auctions off single items. It's a been a great win for us.
I wish local charities assisting needy people who are struggling with setting up their new homes could benefit from this.