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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription (slate.com)
submitted 11 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/frugal@lemmy.world
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[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

After canceling Prime, I’ve been able to reevaluate the necessity of that ultra-fast, always-free shipping and have found it mostly unneeded. Amazon still ships free when your cart is above $35, albeit a few days slower. After leaving Prime, I’ve been happy to wait. The products still arrive relatively fast, and the selection is still excellent. I’m also less inclined to make impulse purchases. If the tech giants can have their years of cost-efficiency, I guess I can too.