Ooooh I don't post much, but I am eager to add my STRONG FEELINGS about Amazon Prime. I had Prime for years, then cancelled in ~2017.
I pause/unpause my Prime membership a couple times a year, for Prime Day sales, Christmas shopping, or one TV show. Overall, I'm not impressed by the catalog of shows/movies available on Prime.
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@draco44, I also add items until my cart reaches $25. My purchases are rarely urgent. Once or twice a year, I may pay for shipping fees if I need something urgent, and it's still cheaper than paying for Prime. One of my biggest pet peeve is when people referred to the "free" shipping. IT'S NOT FREE!!! You paid $12/mo.
Shortly after I cancelled (paused, technically) Prime, I was texting with my friend. BFF was telling me about how her younger sister, a grad student, was feeling broke. I excitedly told her how the sister could save $100+/yr by cancelling Prime. My BFF's hilarious response: "she's poor not a savage", haha. But yeah, most people in my life pay $139/yr very matter-of-factly - you know, like paying the water bill, heating bill, Prime bill. (insert eye-roll here)
In a previous job at a big tech company, I worked in the payments org. A coworker was presenting on best practices re: subscriptions, and asked the audience to guess which companies have the highest renewal rates. IIRC, Amazon Prime had the highest renewal rates by far, like 95%+. Even Verizon, Xfinity, and other service-based subscriptions had renewal rates that were much lower.