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Page 1 of 2 Amazon Prime is a membership that costs $79 a year and it allows you to get free two-day Fedex shipping on all of your products at no additional cost. In addition, members can get $3.99 next day shipping per item which is great for last minute shopping. But does it really make sense to pony up nearly $80 for free shipping?
After having Amazon Prime for a couple years, I decided to cancel my membership. Its not that I didn't use it, I used it a ton. During the last year, I probably used it 25 to 30 times, which would make you think that it would be a no-brainer for renewal. But it wasn't.
First the positives:
1) Prime allows you to buy something at the last minute and still have it show up on time. I have to admit, I tend to buy presents right before holidays or birthdays. A few times, I even needed to use the next day option to make it there on time. At a cost of only $3.99 for next day delivery, these last minute orders would have cost me far more than the Prime membership fee.
2) Essentially, when you subscribe to Prime, it eliminates thinking about the cost of shipping from the analysis. Since there are no sales taxes, the price that is listed is the price that you pay. Far easier to do comparison shopping without having to calculate the shipping charges. So I found that I made purchasing decisions much faster.
You'd think that that would make it a slam dunk for someone like me, but obviously, I didn't renew, and here's why:
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