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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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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My family holds a prime membership and recently I've been seeing how long I could go for without needing to use it. Most things I was able to purchase on eBay. Most recently, I decided to buy pen stuff and JetPens was a good option. However they needed like $50 or something for free shipping so I splurged a little. The one pen ink refill I needed (Jetstream Prime SXR 600 0.5) was way too expensive on both jetpens and ebay so I had to purchase it on Amazon. Nonetheless, I think you can still buy on amazon without a membership so maybe deal with the longer shipping times but that's no biggie.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I've wanted to get a nice pen for a while. Checked out JetPens. $800 for a fountain pen 💀. I'll stick to Amazon for now

Edit: So I went back and looked through more of their stuff and third party pens found a starter pen, the LAMY Safari for $37. Now we're talking haha.

[–] LrdThndr@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Bruh. I make pens as a hobby. Happy to make and ship you one.

I still have the three on the right and the third from the left on hand. Can also make whatever.

The stripey one, second from the right is recycled skateboard deck. Those have been really popular. I've got a big ol' stack of skateboard decks ready to go to make more of them :D

[–] Emma_Gold_Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Off topic, but as a pen lover - those are lovely! Especially enjoyed the second two from the left.

[–] LrdThndr@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I still have the third one available. I'm asking $50 for it, with free shipping to the continental US. It's padauk, canarywood, katalox, and leopardwood with an aluminum inlay and a cyanoacrylate finish..

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

How much for the ol bolt action?

[–] LrdThndr@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The bolt action is wenge with a oil/wax blend friction polished finish. I'm asking $100 for it with free shipping to anywhere in the continental US. It comes with a free black faux-velvet sleeve for safekeeping.

I will ship internationally, but that's not included, sadly.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Those are fantastic, thank you for sharing!! I just bought my first cheapo fountain pen and I find it really intriguing. If I stick with it, I'd definitely consider buying one from you. Do you have an online store somewhere, or could I just DM you in the future to see about buying one?

[–] LrdThndr@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

No online store. I just do it as a hobby. Feel free to dm me whenever.

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

Man you must post these in the pen subs please. One of these days I'll buy one from you.

[–] LrdThndr@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There’s a pen sub? I was on r/penturning on that other place.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

!fountainpens@lemmy.world

!pensandpaper@lemmy.ml