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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Most stores minimum is $50. We have Prime and will keep it. Prime Combined with subscribe and save and Amazon Mom saves us 20% on the items that we buy on a regular basis.
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This! I started Amazon Prime when they ran a Christmas discount offer 5 or 6 years ago, but quickly realized it was worth every penny to get diapers auto-shipped. My daughter's skinny little tush only fit Huggies Supreme. Amazon Subscribe and Save saved me a lot of laundry, money and time spent driving around town checking different stores for her size. The Prime meant I could afford to have diapers shipped.
I'm not brand conscious for most things, but there are some hygiene and cleaning products we prefer due to sensitive skin. Local stores do a lousy job keeping certain items in stock, and I can't substitute something else if it's going to give one of us a rash. So anything that I have a brand preference for, I have a subscription, even Kotex. You can also get a 20% discount if you have 5 or more subscriptions that ship in the same month. I'm not a big fan of Amazon's Kindle, but I'm a big evangelist for Prime + Subscribe & Save.
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Originally Posted by jswinden
It was no brainer for me to have Prime back when I didn't have to pay state sales tax. But now I have to pay the state sales tax through Amazon, so the prices are more on par with other sites. But I still get a good deal through all the shipping orders.
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Yeah, that took a chunk out of the savings, but it's still generally cheaper for me to buy from Amazon, and it's worth it for me in time - I hate shopping, and I REALLY hate shopping for something I know I'll have to check more than one store to get.
I haven't used the lending Library, since I don't own a Kindle, although I buy kids books with the Kindle iOS app. But I have enjoyed watching the PBS and BBC programs at my leisure in the Instant Video app.
So I feel I get a lot for my $79.
I think people will do the math and realize they might as well pay the Prime fee. I wonder if they'll do a Prime discount this holiday season?