Amazon making some items prime only purchases

Raymond Lin said:
In this instance, use some common sense and ignore it.....
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You can try it yourself, its entire pages of wrong results, not one to skim over.

TheVoice said:
If you can't find what you're looking for on Amazon it's probably not the search engine's fault.
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Of course this isn't the issue, I'm well versed in the other filter options they have to work around it, this is a principle of user experience and their primary filter not working.

Anyway, thought you may like to know there is more than meets the eye when it comes to search results. Like Prime exclusive products, they are overly controlling customers options which is going down a dark road.

If online sales are becoming the norm in society, replacing going into a shop and picking off a shelf, then what is the future going to look like under this current model? Should a supermarket start asking customers to subscribe to them or they dont get access to the entertainment isle?
 
Calo said:
Should a supermarket start asking customers to subscribe to them or they dont get access to the entertainment isle?
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It is their business, so they can do what they like (within reason). If you dont like it , no one is forcing you to shop there.

If Amazon realise that making things prime exclusive is losing them money, they will stop doing it. If they find it makes them money they will continue doing it.
 
I'm on a trial of Prime at the moment. Made a few orders, has issue with 2 of them. I got 1 of them item for free + a month extended on my prime trial and the other one I got a £10 gift card + another month extended. Thats all well and good, but £80? mmm no its not worth it just for next day delivery. Have no use for the video streaming or any of the other perks.
 
MatsyLR said:
I'm on a trial of Prime at the moment. Made a few orders, has issue with 2 of them. I got 1 of them item for free + a month extended on my prime trial and the other one I got a £10 gift card + another month extended. Thats all well and good, but £80? mmm no its not worth it just for next day delivery. Have no use for the video streaming or any of the other perks.
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Wait, for a free trial you end up with 3 months, a free item and free £10?

Where do I sign up? :D
 
Raymond Lin said:
Wait, for a free trial you end up with 3 months, a free item and free £10?

Where do I sign up? :D
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:D

One of the items I ordered with Prime for delivery the next day (item worth £9.99), it didn't turn up. Contacted by live chat, apparently it went out of stock as soon as I ordered so it had to be sourced from a different warehouse so it was a day late. They refunded my money for it and 30days extra as it was a failure of the system.
Second item I ordered (worth £8 with 2 extra items added as a special promotion for ordering the 1st, totalling £30 worth of items if there was no promotion). Again the same thing happened it was delayed due to out of stock and I was told nothing about it, so got £10 gift card (essentially getting the item for free) and 30 days more on my prime
 
Prime is great. No issues with delivery and £80 p/a is peanuts. Plus, you get Bosch!

Have not tried the music yet as I use Spotify, but will give it a go.
 
When ive had trials of prime I usually find the same item a few quid cheaper on eBay.

I'm not a fan of prime, £80 to have stuff next day... I'm not that desperate for anything.
 
Not really seeing an issue, Winter Soldier BluRay can be bought without Prime and GTA5 can be bought cheaper form Amazon via a 3rd party seller, but fullfilled by Amazon for less than the prime exclusive price anyway.
 
Has Prime changed? When I had it before, I was able to add my wife and my adult kids - Now all I can find is reference to a 'household' where the children have to be, well, children!
 
Feek said:
Has Prime changed? When I had it before, I was able to add my wife and my adult kids - Now all I can find is reference to a 'household' where the children have to be, well, children!
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Yes, you can't just add users now (up to 4) without having them share your account.

If you already had it on there then they stay as they were.
 
Feek said:
Now all I can find is reference to a 'household' where the children have to be, well, children!
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Thanks
As i never knew I could add any family members to my prime account.

My mother also orders a lot of stuff from amazon UK so I may have a look later to see if I can add her to my prime account


EDIT:Just had a quick look about this under the "Manage Your Prime Membership " TAB
Share your Prime benefits

The Amazon Households Programme enables two adult family members and up to four children to share the best of Prime.
Household members can share access to the Prime Unlimited One-Day Delivery, Prime Video, Prime Early Access, and the Kindle Owners' Lending Library.
Additionally, Prime members can share their 20% nappies subscription discount, compliments of Amazon Family.
As an Amazon Household member, you can also create a family library to share books, apps, and games with your Household members on their Amazon devices and media apps.
Both Household adults can manage parental controls for children in the Amazon Household. Create your Amazon Household and start sharing your Prime benefits
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Just ordered from Primenow. Delivery is supposed to be between 4 and 6, let's see if they make it ! Two hour delivery at no charge ! It's the future :D !
 
At least Amazon have probably the best customer service and returns/replacements policy of any retailer. All their chat representatives seemed empowered to do most things and they don't have loads of stupid "protocols" that they have to follow in a ridiculously rigid fashion.

A CD arrived cracked that i bought the other day. New one sent out straight away for next day delivery and had 30 days to return the old one at a collect plus location (there is one next to where i work). It is wonderful.

Something dropped in price a few days since you bought it? No problem, they will refund the difference.

Something, even if it was very cheap breaks within a year? No problem, get a replacement or refund straight away with no hassle.

eBay on the other hand...my god.
 
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