"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:20:13 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 3/13/2015 4:05 AM, sf wrote:
>>
>> > Yeah. He sounds like a typical *stupid* QVC/Home Shopping buyer. Get
>> > two free with a $5 purchase... PLUS shipping. That's the same type
>> > who thinks Amazon Prime is actually giving it away.
>> >
>>
>> Since you pay for Prime, I doubt anyone thinks Amazon is giving it away.
>> It can be a good deal though, if you order enough from them.
>>
>> Not only do you get "free" shipping, you have access to a lot of movies,
>> TV, games that your family may or may not use.
>>
>> We are able to order some medical supplies from them at about the same
>> price as the local shop. The difference? The local shop has to order
>> them and it takes a week to get it. Once they have the items, it is a 15
>> mile round trip to get it home. At 55 cents a mile, or $8.25 The
>> option is one click, delivered here in two days and 1/10 of the Prime is
>> covered.
>>
>> I also ordered two HDMI cables for $5 each. Cheapest I see locally is
>> $15. Ebay has them cheap too, but I was already at Amazon.
>>
>> Not a bargain for everyone but it can be.
>
> I don't need or want their movies. $99 is far more than I ever spend
> on shipping in a year, I get free shipping anyway and don't care if I
> wait an extra day or two.

I probably don't need the 2 day shipping now. I did need it last year when
I needed things like medical supplies and I had no way to go out and get
them.