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In reply to the discussion: How Amazon can offer free shipping to Prime members (hint: by charging them shipping) [View all]DebJ
(7,699 posts)Really basic math.
I have Prime, and use it all the time.
It is very easy, and has been for the 4 years I have had it, to do price comparisons on Amazon. I mean, it's right there
in black and white.
Duh: Amazon cost is $x with Prime.
Other vendor is $x + shipping.
Even if this wasn't displayed on the screen before, as it is now, it was easy enough to find out simply by beginning to place an order through the other vendor, and seeing what the total came to, and then deciding to actually order it or back out and go through Prime. Sheesh. Took like two minutes. I couldn't even get into my car and start it up in two minutes, much less compare prices across town.
Quite often I find the prices are comparable, with Amazon or the other vendor, but Amazon gets things to my house much more quickly. Sometimes the other vendors have shipping times that are a week longer than Amazon. Depending on my need, even if Prime costs a buck more or so, the guaranteed shipping and the service record I've seen with them makes them worth that $1 or so.
So I just don't get the basis of this lawsuit. I would think it would be embarrassing to stand in court and prove you were too stupid to figure it out.