Amazon Prime Bargains - Chat Thread

I wonder what Turkish prime will go up to?

It's a publicly traded company, there is no such thing as enough of a profit there. I'm sort of happy that Amazon started maxing out the profits and presumably losing customers already now before they managed to butcher the retail market even more than they already have. It's a price-bot run platform that undercuts competition until there is none left and then methodically probes what's the max the customers are willing to pay. Look at their shoes dpt - the most common sizes very often cost way more than the rest - a practice unseen in B&M stores. Sure there are bargains to be had and their customer service generally is still great, but we know where this is heading - once they get even more of the market, they won't bother that much with CS anymore, they won't have to.

Wouldn't mind too much but to be honest the amount of stuff they won't deliver here anymore is growing by the day. Coffee is a good example but tonnes of others too.

I thought that would all change with the big Irish distribution centre but alas no, only getting tigher. Might buy the annual sub in September and see how that works out but increasingly frustrated with them.

Got some great prime day deals all the same 😁

Has the irish distribution center opened yet?

I find if I order around 7am I get next day delivery to Dublin, it's definitely a thing here, just have to order before a certain time (I think before 7:30 or 8)

Agreed. I can't understand why people are being critical of a successful business especially when they add a minimal amount on to cover the extra cost or part of the extra cost it now has to pay for shipping/delivery with fuel and transport costs in the up and up. If it's too expensive then shop elsewhere.

You are a dream customer.

more like 3.50 now. with a lot less complaints about the increase.

Woah there Batman. First of all, I didn't complain that they were maximising profits. "Irish Begrudgery" must be a global thing so.. 🙄 I made reference to comments that stood with me that were made on another forum (sleeping dogs).. Those comments just mentioned that with Bezos gone, the board will make changes everywhere including more costs, including price increases for services and products, and cutbacks elsewhere. I have noticed some of them since. There were more comments.

Nothing wrong with maximising profits, but why people are fawning over amazon as if they are the be all and end all no matter where their prices go etc. is beyond me.

That said, a little bit of criticism may be welcomed by them, it is unlikely to do them any harm anyway. It is also possible, although very unlikely that they may even listen to some of it.

I can't scroll back, as the forum is jumping all over the place and then puts me back to your quoted post, but I know I didn't say that. I was referring to (and I stated such) other comments that had stood with me, had said that.

I would consider defending them and/or undervaluing anyones comments that criticises amazon by labelling them with irish begrudgery, and then suggesting that even €20 price hike would be acceptable, would be pretty close to fawning.

That's fine if you think €20+ suits you and how you use it, but if somebody who doesn't use all of those services think that the price is not worth it, and doesn't order enough deliveries to warrant the hike, it is also acceptable for them to criticise it without needing to be labelled as begrudgers. There are many reasons to dislike amazon if somebody really wanted to find fault with them. They are a greedy company (extraordinarily so, whatever the term for greed on top of capitalism may be), without it having to be from somebody who "doesn't understand maximising profits".

No, I said I didn't say it. Somebody else said it, and it stuck with me. It would be something that I would keep an eye out for since they said it.

No, not completely incorrect. "pretty close to fawning" would be apt. You have stated you would be "gladly pay €20+ per month for prime". Gladly, also if anyone criticises them you label them as begrudgers. I stand by what I said.

No ramble there, you hypothesised how much you would be wiling to spend on prime, I mentioned that it suits you, as you use their other services, so essentially, you are paying for those. At €20+ per month, it would be useless to me. Again feeling the need to explain how a business works, as though there is no such thing as greed. Almost anything can be justified. I have no weird internal hatred for amazon, in fact I think some of what they have brought to the world is amazing and we are better for it. I passed a comment and ended up here. Hopefully amazon spawns a load of competitors, and we can all benefit from that.