Discontinued Amazon prime finally!! I am so happy. .

I've been prime member since it was 499. Even got a free prime keychain when signed up for first time (2016 I think).
Now, where can I find the change plan from 1499 to 399 shopping edition ?
 
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I thought they rent it initially but then after some time make it part of the sub. Correct me if I am wrong.
I am not sure about this. I wanted to initially sign up for prime but after looking at the movies that I wanted to watch were available on rent, I noped out and only took the shipping edition.
 
I've been prime member since it was 499. Even got a free prime keychain when signed up for first time (2016 I think).
Now, where can I find the change plan from 1499 to 399 shopping edition ?
Blue keychain? Even i got that years back. You can't downgrade a plan. So cancel the plan 1-2 days before it renews and then wait a a few days to get the 399 plan.
 
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Blue keychain? Even i got that years back. You can't downgrade a plan. So cancel the plan 1-2 days before it renews and then wait a a few days to get the 399 plan.
You don't have to cancel it just 2-3 days before and wait for 1-2 days to renew it.
If you do now your benefits will remain till the date of expiry.

And at same time Amazon gives you option to renew with downgrade plan.

They will not let you go easily . Keep throwing options at you.

They even offered me Rs 100 discount on renewing for rs 1399.

100 rupiya ka half plate biryani bhi nahi ata hai aaj kal.
 
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My order has been stuck at destination city since 2 days and they are saying that it will take 2 more days. Even talked to the delivery agent and he informed me that he found my package but his superior refused to send it out for delivery earlier than estimated delivery date.

It truly baffles me that we can't rely on either flipkart or amazon.
 
At least they are wanting to send it by delivery date, for me they delivery time was 2 to 4 business hours and max 1 day. Yet both times they didnt even dispatch the item and cancelled after multiple follow up for 2 days. I have basic prime membership for shopping.
 
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At least they are wanting to send it by delivery date, for me they delivery time was 2 to 4 business hours and max 1 day. Yet both times they didnt even dispatch the item and cancelled after multiple follow up for 2 days. I have basic prime membership for shopping.
you all prime members are already paid them in advance, so your money is already in AZ pocket, now they will ship FIRST to COD order with EXTRA charges for Fast/next day delivery.
 
prime video quality is very good with fire tv stick
i was also in that impression. Actually not that great if you compare with other platform.
for example get the amazn and HBO version of penguin, play it in the same setting, day and night difference in audio and video. hbo is far superior audio quality.

hotstar back in time, the quality was super meh.. but to my surprise in last 2-3 years they improved their quality very much.
if they fix their super slugging UI it has lot of potential.

COD order with EXTRA charges
plese dont give them idea :(
you end up in a FOMO cycle
yes that the thing they want.
Apart from that, the less distractions, the better.
Exactly one of the reason for me to discontinue.
 
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Blue keychain? Even i got that years back. You can't downgrade a plan. So cancel the plan 1-2 days before it renews and then wait a a few days to get the 399 plan.
My subscription is due for renewal next month. Do I need to cancel it or should I allow it to lapse and they'll offer me a downgraded plan later on??

Even I am thinking the monetary wise, it's making no sense to pay ₹1399 and yet have to rent out movies, wait for a week in tne name of prime membership and quick delivery. Seems like the time has finally come to kick yne bucket.
 
But something strange I noticed is, we have alexa echo dot, many times when I ask a song, it will say that I need to be a prime member to use that feature. Other times it plays fine. I wonder even Alexa feature needs amazon full prime membership.
Link spotify in alexa app and make it default for music. Amazon music is not part of Prime Lite or Shopping.
 
All the OTT services seem to be trying to milk paying subscribers even more. I've ditched pretty much all of them and just use Stremio now. Much more peace of mind.

The shopping only Prime was a smart move by Amazon though.
 
My subscription is due for renewal next month. Do I need to cancel it or should I allow it to lapse and they'll offer me a downgraded plan later on??

Even I am thinking the monetary wise, it's making no sense to pay ₹1399 and yet have to rent out movies, wait for a week in tne name of prime membership and quick delivery. Seems like the time has finally come to kick yne bucket.
Subscriptions don't lapse. Your CC is automatically debited the 1499 amount on due date. You need to cancel it if you don't want it.
Even I cancelled because I usually get stuff in 4-5 days instead of 1-2 days. No sense in having to pay 1499 if its slow delivery and not prime delivery.

At my end it shows monthly 299 and yearly 1499 plans.
I read on the Prime page that it's only for some members.
 
Link spotify in alexa app and make it default for music. Amazon music is not part of Prime Lite or Shopping.
I've already tried that, but I'm still getting the same issue.
Even after setting JioSaavn or Spotify as the default, Alexa often says it can't play songs or that I need to be a Prime member

The more frustrating part is, whether a prime member or not, we keep getting ads whenever a song is asked to play.
 
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I got the Rs 399 shopping plan.
I think with free shipping it will be paisa vasool.
I will miss amazon Music.....I loved it even more than prime video.
But I will find some other alternative.
 
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I cancelled mine in september and got a special shopping only prime option (no amazon video, music or free kindle books) for 399/year. helps in buying those one of 150-300 rupee items.

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I moved to only the shopping plan at the beginning of the year. Not sure if there is anything special about it, as it was always accessible using a common link. But I purchase a lot of small ticket items and generally return half of the things I purchase as not all the items stick, which wouldn't be possible with other services, so the shopping edition seems worth it to me.

Never missed any video service as I have all the *arr servers setup at home and it is a matter of just entering the name of a show. YouTube Premium under group sharing takes care of music streaming for a cheap price.
 
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Subscriptions don't lapse. Your CC is automatically debited the 1499 amount on due date. You need to cancel it if you don't want it.
Even I cancelled because I usually get stuff in 4-5 days instead of 1-2 days. No sense in having to pay 1499 if its slow delivery and not prime delivery.


I read on the Prime page that it's only for some members.
link ?
 

How can I sign up for Prime Shopping Edition?


Go to Amazon Prime from your Amazon Shopping app or mobile browser, on an Android device. Customers eligible for Prime Shopping Edition, will see an option to sign up for the plan. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up using an eligible payment method.
Note:
  • Prime Shopping Edition is only available as an annual subscription.
  • On iOS and desktop, eligible customers will get an option to sign up for the Prime Shopping Edition plan.
  • Amazon Prime Shopping edition is a limited period offering and not all customers will currently be able to access the plan. We will keep customers informed as and when you will be able to access to the plan.
 
moved to shopping edition as i don't see primevideo offers value while most of the new release as add-on only. might get a ott bundle subscription if needed.