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Originally Posted by ApK
I understand that the indignation comes from the idea of trying to entice someone who can't or shouldn't be spending money on something to do so anyway, against their best interest.
Like when Judge Reinhold's character in "Ruthless People" tried to sell the kid the huge, over priced speakers (Caution: Language NSFW):
As for whether Amazon actually is doing that here (or if Amazon might be PERCEIVED to be doing that here, which is apparently the same thing these days) is under discussion.
ApK
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I don't think Amazon is trying to coerce anyone into anything. If you already shop there or already have Prime which as fjtorres pointed out 30% of SNAP people use then yes that is a reasonable deal even if before taxes (which someone's government gets),even though it is only a $2.25 cents a month savings over the year price. But yes $6 a month is usually easier to come up with than $100 once a year or even $72 and tax.
But I don't think all SNAP people are going to rush out to sign up for prime.
Now the big question is "will Amazon start offering cheaper groceries next year"?
To take advantage of part of that $13 billion that Walmart is getting or even part of the who knows how much from the overpriced neighborhood stores.