(August 15, 2016 at 12:32 am)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote:(August 14, 2016 at 11:42 pm)Emjay Wrote: I don't mind the idea of Amazon Prime because I buy a lot from Amazon, but I don't sign up on principle really because of the way they're marketing it. I don't think it's right. It's now like you go through the whole ordering process and on every page they're trying to either guilt you - 'no, I do not want to save x pounds' - or trick you (buttons for accept vs barely visible links for decline) into signing up for a free trial. It's very sneaky and underhand, like how installers from download sites like Sourceforge try to covertly install extra software unless you're vigilant. I don't appreciate Amazon putting me in that position so mainly for that reason I don't sign up. Until they change their approach I'll stick with free super saver delivery.
If you sign up for the free trial then cancel, I believe all (or at least most) of that crap goes away.
Thanks for the info
In that case I might do what CD did and use it only for the duration of the free trial - but only when I'm already planning to buy something - then cancel... but I have to say I am concerned that it might not be as easy to cancel as they make out given the underhand methods they're using to hook you in in the first place. I suppose the rational thing to do was to look at my order history and work out the average amount I spend on postage a year... and see if it comes anywhere close to £70. First guess though is that it won't because I always the slower free super saver delivery if it's available... because I don't mind waiting and it's actually quite an efficient service and certainly reliable... but that doesn't cover marketplace purchases or any orders under £20... so I am curious. It would be nice to have guaranteed next day delivery on everything but I can live without it.
