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Old 03-15-2014, 04:41 PM   #229
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe View Post
I cancelled my Canadian (free) prime membership as for me it is not worth the 88.95. But I appreciated the free trial although I only ordered one item. If Amazon.ca had half as good selection and prices as the US website I would sign up again in a heartbeat.

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The Amazon.ca web site is still pretty lame, and they won't do second day to my location regardless of Prime or not, so I've passed on Canadian Prime. OTOH, I love my US Prime, since I have a mailbox in Washington state. And it really helps being able to predict when the stuff will get there so we don't need to overload the poor Pony Express guy.

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Originally Posted by Blossom View Post
We have both Netflix and Hulu Plus and I think Netflix is what we use most of the time. Hubby has just finished off the entire series of Eureka. The best way to go for streaming shows is get a Roku. Netflix will never be current you have to wait months for new seasons to be added but Hulu Plus makes up for that as that's where the new stuff is added each week then there is Amazon Instant Video that sells pretty much all TV shows episodes for $2 NonHD and $5 for HD. Netflix and Hulu Plus both have a PayPal option while Amazon uses the Card on your account but you can add gift cards to your Amazon account and it will come off of that. Other places like Vudu or M-Go which uses Ultra Violet which has the walmart program where you can take your DVDs to walmart and they add the digital streaming version to your account for like $5 bucks a video.

I find Amazon Prime very seldom has anything that Netflix or Hulu Plus doesn't always have. Sometimes they have exclusive content but it's rare to not find it on one of the other services for free.
I'm not a big fan of Netflix, though my DW likes some of the stuff they have. OTOH, we both agree that Hulu Plus is just lame. I wouldn't mind paying for it if we could get it without commercials. But paying AND commercials? And worse, ones I can't fast forward through on the TiVo. No thanks.

My renewal date is March 22, so I've got any entire extra year at the $79 fee. My fees won't go up until March 22, 2015.
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