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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription

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Maybe it’s time to consider quitting!

It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription

The author canceled their Amazon Prime subscription on a whim and realized they didn't really need it.
Leaving Prime meant slower shipping but the author was happy to wait and still found the selection and delivery speed satisfactory.
Many people love Prime for its fast shipping and convenience, but some readers expressed ambivalence and considered canceling.

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Frugal @lemmy.world return2ozma @lemmy.world 4 mo. ago

It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription

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Someone shared THIS LINK a couple of weeks ago and it hit me hard. Keep swiping.
I haven't bought anything off of Amazon for a decade, I get most stuff used, refurbished or not at all.
- this wealth is controlled by a group so small, that they could fit on a single 747 airplane—with 260 seats left over
  
  Honestly ridiculous state of things we have got to, that the majority of wealth in the world is owned by a group of people so small they can't even fill a relatively small 2-aisle airplane
- Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
  
  stuff
  
  Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
  
  I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

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