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Originally Posted by Catlady
I wonder if they might consider doing something like creating two levels of Prime--offer 3-5-day standard shipping and keep the current price (or perhaps a minimal increase), and charge a higher membership fee for Prime with 2-day shipping.
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They kind of do that already--you get free 3 to 5 day shipping on some items if you get to 35 dollars of qualifying merchandize. It's usually about 5 days, but I've had things get to me in 3. So I think the "bottom" tier is those of us who combine a bunch of items and get to 35 dollars and get 'free shipping.'
Someone mentioned on another thread that people most interested in prime are those who want to stream video. In other words, the free shipping is less and less of the reason people are signing up (of course Amazon isn't saying this, this is forums/individuals). Since I don't even watch TV or movies, I have no idea if this is the case, but I've seen that thrown around a bit other places and at least one person who wrote in on my blog when I did a poll mentioned she carries prime for the video.