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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription (slate.com)
submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • 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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[–] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Was it an Amazon branded delivery truck? Sounds more like a shipping company fuck up if not

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No idea whether or not it was a branded truck (it was a while ago), but it wasn't under any other sort of brand - Amazon deliveries are done by people employed by or directly contracted for Amazon.

[–] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

All of my amazon packages come through UPS or the postal service. Not really sure how much interaction they actually have with Amazon

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

In the UK it's either Amazon vans or unmarked vans (eg a self employed person who is contracted by Amazon and uses their own vehicle).