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Amazon Prime - 'free to me' option seems to have disappeared.

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PunishmentRoundupWithJoon · 05/04/2023 20:16

Has Prime Changed? Don't use it very often these days, but when I do I click the 'free to me' option. This shows everything that's free to watch on Prime. Looking at it now, I can't see that option. I can see 'free with ads' options which didn't used to be there (ages ago).

Can anyone tell me if the 'free to me' option has gone? It's not a major issue, just that it used to filter out anything that you had to pay for.

I don't find Prime to be particularly easy to use actually, so will probably cancel soon - was just having a look to see if there was anything worth watching before I do!

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PunishmentRoundupWithJoon · 05/04/2023 20:20

In fact, all the films I've looked at so far that are free come up as 'watch with ads'! There never used to be ads in the free films.

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Xrays · 05/04/2023 20:22

Ah yes mine has changed as well 😳😳

TheWorldsGoneMadAndSoHaveI · 05/04/2023 20:25

Also amazon music, now unless you pay for it, you can only listen to songs on your list in shuffle mode.

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PunishmentRoundupWithJoon · 05/04/2023 20:27

That's crap! Am definitely not renewing when it's due. Not worth it any more.

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SynchOrSwim · 05/04/2023 20:29

I haven't watched much on Prime lately. So they're charging to subscribe but also getting paid by advertisers?? Bit cheeky!

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PunishmentRoundupWithJoon · 05/04/2023 20:32

@SynchOrSwim - isn't it?? One of the plus points of using a platform like Prime is that you can avoid ads. Bet you can't skip through them either....

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PunishmentRoundupWithJoon · 05/04/2023 20:34

Oh, apparently you can PAY to remove ads! Yep, definitely will be giving you more of my money for that. Cheeky fuckers.

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ATerrorofLeftovers · 05/04/2023 20:37

PunishmentRoundupWithJoon · 05/04/2023 20:34

Oh, apparently you can PAY to remove ads! Yep, definitely will be giving you more of my money for that. Cheeky fuckers.

But you’ve already paid!

And it’s not as if Amazon Prime delivery accounts for the yearly fee anymore, as they’ve crept the price of their products up, so they’re now the same price as prices plus delivery from other retailers. So a delivery fee is priced into each product, on top of the monthly fee.

So what is the charge for Amazon Prime actually for, then?

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PunishmentRoundupWithJoon · 05/04/2023 20:43

For me, when I joined it was for the on demand tv shows and films that I was quite keen to see. And quicker delivery of some items, though I don't really care about quick delivery. I've never looked into the music aspect. Think there are also some free kindle books. It was worth it at the time as I watched loads on Prime, but now it's Netflix and Now TV. And of course, price has gradually crept up.....Yes, will definitely cancel.

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Custardbanana · 05/04/2023 20:50

So what is the charge for Amazon Prime actually for, then?

To pay for Bezos' ticket to space.

Knullrufs · 05/04/2023 20:52

It’s still there, it’s just now in the sub-menus. Once you tap into either Movies or TV, the ‘free to me’ slider appears then.

TimeForMeToF1y · 05/04/2023 20:55

PunishmentRoundupWithJoon · 05/04/2023 20:20

In fact, all the films I've looked at so far that are free come up as 'watch with ads'! There never used to be ads in the free films.

I'm watchin a film as I type, no ads, just as it's always been. I don't know about free to me as I've not noticed that option

RatSlave · 05/04/2023 21:02

Hopefully this link works prime movies I just had to click on prime under my subscriptions and they're all there.

ATerrorofLeftovers · 05/04/2023 22:09

Custardbanana · 05/04/2023 20:50

So what is the charge for Amazon Prime actually for, then?

To pay for Bezos' ticket to space.

Ain’t that the truth!

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