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AIBU to have cancelled my Amazon Prime

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Nonsensesponsence · 03/04/2025 21:13

That's it.

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Kendodd · 04/04/2025 08:44

Bloompetal · 04/04/2025 08:37

You will be back Op

You know it. We know it.

What does that mean ? You think she'll cancel then sign up again?
One problem I've faced is the default gift card seems to be Amazon. A solution, is to donate them to charity.

I have found a few things really hard to find an alternative to, most notably WhatsApp. How does WhatsApp make money anyway? It doesn't carry advertisements that I can see. It must make money somehow?

Halfemptyhalfling · 04/04/2025 08:43

Amazon has shut down local shops so instead of having local employment in lovely shops and department stores there are soulless warehouse jobs where they can be reluctant to give you toilet breaks. It's also a swap female jobs to male jobs.

I usually find a cheaper option to Amazon - even if they look cheaper it's normally because it's a different product

Bloompetal · 04/04/2025 08:43

TheJoanCollins · 04/04/2025 08:42

There’s certainly an element of that, but I do think I got into a habit of just buying from Amazon and not looking elsewhere. Basically, being lazy.

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It’s rare that I find something cheaper elsewhere than on Amazon tbh

TheJoanCollins · 04/04/2025 08:42

Bloompetal · 04/04/2025 08:41

So whatever you were buying you didn’t actually have any need for?

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There’s certainly an element of that, but I do think I got into a habit of just buying from Amazon and not looking elsewhere. Basically, being lazy.

Ariela · 04/04/2025 08:42

I rarely shop on Amazon - only to catch free Prime trial and Clarkson's Farm about once a year. Always remove my card from their database immediately after shopping and cancel Prime. Prefer to use genuine local small businesses where I can.

Bloompetal · 04/04/2025 08:41

TheJoanCollins · 04/04/2025 08:39

DH and I cancelled ours in February - not sure why we both had prime. We haven’t purchased a thing from Amazon since. Not missing it and it’s saved me a fortune.

So whatever you were buying you didn’t actually have any need for?

Widowerwouldyou · 04/04/2025 08:39

UnctuousUnicorns · 03/04/2025 21:19

We're sticking with it, thanks. 👍But you do you. Nothing to debate. 🙂

Agree - thread makes no sense😂
In my case I buy everything on Amazon my first go to - total waste of time to schlep around the shops -rarely anything I need that can’t wait till the next day. Luckily I live at the end of a cul de sac and have a garden with a high wall so the delivery derived can just leave parcels on the doorstep safely,

Kendodd · 04/04/2025 08:39

Lincslady53 · 04/04/2025 07:57

What Web browser do you use? Chrome? American owned. Bing? American owned. Have you made sure your pension savings are not invested in US companies? Have you stopped watching all US tv programmes and films? Will you refuse to fly on holiday if the plane is a Boeing? Stopped listening to American music? If not, you have only just started.

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I've started using ECOSIA instead of Google.

TheJoanCollins · 04/04/2025 08:39

DH and I cancelled ours in February - not sure why we both had prime. We haven’t purchased a thing from Amazon since. Not missing it and it’s saved me a fortune.

Bloompetal · 04/04/2025 08:37

You will be back Op

You know it. We know it.

Kendodd · 04/04/2025 08:35

I haven't used Amazon for years so not sure my opinion is worth that much. I an far, far, far from perfect, but I do try to be an ethical shopper. I figure where I spend my money is actually the greatest political power I have and even more significant than who I vote for.

Jc2001 · 04/04/2025 08:27

TheGentleOpalMember · 04/04/2025 08:13

I thought Amazon Prime was a tv subscription?

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It's the whole package. TV streaming and free unlimited deliveries and a few other bits and bods.

OxfordInkling · 04/04/2025 08:24

I love Amazon. I get prime periodically.

Amazon is an incredibly important employer that has saved many in my home area from living off benefits.

Stop with the performative self righteousness.

TheGentleOpalMember · 04/04/2025 08:13

outside1inside · 03/04/2025 21:14

Deliveries would cost me a fortune if I didn't have prime. No yanbu

I thought Amazon Prime was a tv subscription?

mydogfarts · 04/04/2025 08:13

Lincslady53 · 04/04/2025 07:57

What Web browser do you use? Chrome? American owned. Bing? American owned. Have you made sure your pension savings are not invested in US companies? Have you stopped watching all US tv programmes and films? Will you refuse to fly on holiday if the plane is a Boeing? Stopped listening to American music? If not, you have only just started.

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Actually the Tesla boycott has been quite impactful. Precisely because it was targeted at a key figure in the Trump circus. The shareholders are furious and even Musk has clearly been shaken by the impact.

Bezos is also aligning himself very closely and publicly with Trump and so is a sensible target for boycott and protest. What he has done with the Washington Post is revolting and undemocratic. He also is only so wealthy because he treats his workers so poorly.

I think a decent targeted boycott of Amazon is far better than a vague boycott of anything American

Return2thebasic · 04/04/2025 08:02

Jc2001 · 03/04/2025 22:05

Yeah the anti American feeling at the moment generally is quite unnerving. Not everyone voted for Trump and a lot that did were sold a lie. Kind of their Brexit moment

They will be suffering enough before his term has ended.

They have Trump. We had Boris.

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I think he's going to kill the 4-years-a-term in constitution next. If he doesn't do it, Musk will before he names himself the king of the galaxy.

Lincslady53 · 04/04/2025 07:57

Nonsensesponsence · 03/04/2025 21:21

It's American owned.

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What Web browser do you use? Chrome? American owned. Bing? American owned. Have you made sure your pension savings are not invested in US companies? Have you stopped watching all US tv programmes and films? Will you refuse to fly on holiday if the plane is a Boeing? Stopped listening to American music? If not, you have only just started.

Return2thebasic · 04/04/2025 07:53

Starlightstarbright4 · 03/04/2025 21:28

You need to boycott all these too then

Yes, while the Americans claim they have been the victim of globalisation and they need to claim back their benefits. Only idiots believe it and most of them are.

mydogfarts · 04/04/2025 07:49

thistimelastweek · 03/04/2025 21:20

I'm with you OP

And with a bit of research, we've found alternatives that have actually saved money.

Please could you suggest some good alternatives. I want to stop using it but I am disabled and so can't get to shops easily

Mnetcurious · 04/04/2025 07:40

Yanbu. I try to avoid spending any money with those tax-dodgers.

JudgeMenthol · 04/04/2025 07:36

I cancelled mine last month - in an effort to stop buying stuff I don't really need just because it's free delivery.
I've watched a few bits on Prime, but only subscribe to one streaming service at a time, currently subscribing to the basic Netflix.
Only buy from Amazon when I have enough in my basket for free delivery - so maybe one delivery a month

Sevenamcoffee · 04/04/2025 07:12

Was thinking about this as well. I’ll probably save money because it’s too easy and convenient.

Jc2001 · 04/04/2025 07:02

NeverTookTheTime · 04/04/2025 03:13

This. It seems a bit attention seeking. If you want to cancel Amazon then you just do it, you don’t need to tell or ask anyone.

Do you know that mumsnet uses Amazon though OP? Maybe you shouldn’t use mumsnet.

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Yes. It's a bit like people who post on social media that they're taking a break from social media for a while, so they won't be around.

NeverTookTheTime · 04/04/2025 03:13

B1indEye · 03/04/2025 21:33

Are you under the impression that having Amazon Prime is compulsory? Why do you need to ask the internet, you know youre allowed to make your own decisions for whatever reason you choose?

This. It seems a bit attention seeking. If you want to cancel Amazon then you just do it, you don’t need to tell or ask anyone.

Do you know that mumsnet uses Amazon though OP? Maybe you shouldn’t use mumsnet.