At this point in time, I'm very seriously considering not renewing my Amazon Prime membership. My last 4 $100+ purchases were not done through Amazon since I found the same item cheaper and with free shipping on other sites. This follows what I have noticed over the last couple of years where Amazon has stopped being my go-to site for many purchases.
One example is this month (June), when I purchased a coffee maker as a house warming gift for a niece. The same coffee maker was available from 3 local stores with free pickup at the store for a few dollars less than Amazon and a much better delivery date. Amazon quoted July 28 (7 weeks) as the delivery date while Best Buy, Walmart and London Drugs all gave 1 week delivery dates. Heck, Keurig gave a better delivery date through the price was considerably more.
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