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#233677 27-Apr-2018 13:28

If you are planning to get Amazon Prime you should do it now. The US-version price will go up from $99 to $119 on 11 May.

Amazon Prime for existing members will go up 16 June.

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#2003545 27-Apr-2018 14:48

And they make this announcement on the day their share price soars because of record profits.

$20 extra per year on it's 100 million Prime memberships is pretty good for cashflow!

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#2003598 27-Apr-2018 15:26

Not too impressed as I mainly use it for Prime Video. Don't do much purchasing these days so free shipping to YouShop is of no use to me.

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#2003601 27-Apr-2018 15:28

old3eyes:

Not too impressed as I mainly use it for Prime Video. Don't do much purchasing these days so free shipping to YouShop is of no use to me.

I use it mainly for Prime Video but it's still US$10/month which is not too bad - complements our Netflix and Hulu subscriptions well.

We do use it occasionally - I used the free two day shipping to send a Chromebook to Michaelmurfy's hotel room when he was attending CES earlier this year and a couple of other things. Also used the free Kindle book a few times so all in all it's not too bad for us.

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#2003619 27-Apr-2018 15:50

Greed is a hulluva drug.

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#2003640 27-Apr-2018 16:07

tehgerbil:

Greed is a hulluva drug.

Confirms that stockholders are firmly in charge

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#2003742 27-Apr-2018 20:16

I thought Prime was always underpriced / cost Amazon a lot more than the money it brought in?

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#2003812 27-Apr-2018 21:53

Netflix must be due another one soon as well, surely...

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#2003833 27-Apr-2018 23:42

sdav:

Netflix must be due another one soon as well, surely...

I have heard varying rumors and discussions in the industry that the end price for NF is going to be $24 USD a month.

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#2003834 27-Apr-2018 23:44

Prime is a bit of a hike, but it's still the best value subscription I have and the first I renew each year and it would be the last I get rid of. $20 is a bit of a hike, but I'll still be a subscriber and think Amazon is awesome even after they charge my credit card. 2 Day shipping has been good for me over the years and prime video is good too.

I have heard part of the price increase is to provide even more than is being provided now, watch this space is what I was told.

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#2003844 28-Apr-2018 00:32

Nearly a 20 percent price hike is quite a bit. I tried it for a year but didn’t use it enough.

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#2003852 28-Apr-2018 04:17

Unfortunately most of prime video doesn’t seem to be available in NZ. I was about to cancel anyway -this just seals it for me