Amazon considers raising Prime subscription fee by up to $40

[Starman]

They're supposedly raising the bar to qualify for the normal "free" 5-7 day shipping. It used to be $25 or more, but supposedly it's going up to $35 to get free regular shipping.

They already have.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Just got the price increase announcement from Amazon -- it officially goes up to $99 for Prime. Their justification was the increase in shipping costs over the seven years Prime has remained at a fixed price.

I can live with that (especially since I don't get hit with the price hike until next year).

 

[Ahnehnois]

I order plenty of stuff from Amazon, but I don't mind spending in $35 or more increments or waiting a few days for stuff to get to me. Not big on paying subscription fees for anything.

 

[Herschel]

It's worth it for us. The two-day shipping is great. Basically all my Christmas shopping is through Amazon or Mom & Pop shops, for example, and the streaming service has a lot of choices for free.

It's basically NetFlix streaming with free shipping upgrade attached. Some of the newest stuff you can pay stream ala iTunes, rentals, etc.

 

[Crothian]

I got a notification today that says the price will stay the same for this year and raise by $20 for next year and that price will stay the same for the next nine years. I can deal with that.

 

[DungeonsNDads]

Just another reason for me not to buy it