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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Pod wrote: 12am That's night-time. |
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| Author: | myp [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Grim... wrote: Pod wrote: 12am That's night-time. Technically, 12am and 12pm don't exist, seeing as midnight and midday are the changeover point between night and day. 12:00:01am would be correct, though. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
British Nervoso wrote: Grim... wrote: Pod wrote: 12am That's night-time. Technically, 12am and 12pm don't exist, seeing as midnight and midday are the changeover point between night and day. 12:00:01am would be correct, though. Technically, you have a PC. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Grim... wrote: British Nervoso wrote: Grim... wrote: Pod wrote: 12am That's night-time. Technically, 12am and 12pm don't exist, seeing as midnight and midday are the changeover point between night and day. 12:00:01am would be correct, though. Technically, you have a PC. 
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| Author: | myp [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Grim... wrote: British Nervoso wrote: Grim... wrote: Pod wrote: 12am That's night-time. Technically, 12am and 12pm don't exist, seeing as midnight and midday are the changeover point between night and day. 12:00:01am would be correct, though. Technically, you have a PC. 
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
British Nervoso wrote: I don't understand the question.  me either?
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| Author: | Pod [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Cras wrote: I'd suggest that pudding is so over-egged it might be more honestly referred to as an omelette  British Nervoso wrote: You'll get a free month of Prime. Last time I just pressed the button saying it was late and they automatically added it on. They told me to fuck off. They claim that when I ordered it it had the giant, red, "will be 3 weeks late" crap that's there now. DID IT HECKERS LIKE. |
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| Author: | myp [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Haha, amaze! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
I'd imagine that a free month of Prime is going to be a lot rarer these days now that the price has gone up so much. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 13:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Called Amazon today to confirm that you can’t separate the Amazon Video from the Prime next day service. I pointed out to the guy that the Video stuff is crap and that according to Amazons own research people with Prime accounts spend much more that those who don’t have them. I told him that I wasn’t renewing whilst they were effectively forcing me to subscribe to something I don’t want, it’s not a service that’s even related to the core next day delivery one He said that unsurprisingly they have had loads of feedback to this effect, and were looking into it |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 13:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
If they didn't do a u-turn on this I'd be amazed. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 14:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Perhaps, there will be a prime and a prime+ |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 14:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
KovacsC wrote: Perhaps, there will be a prime and a prime+ Prime and Sub-Prime. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 14:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
It's a mess coming the other way as well i.e. as someone who's a Lovefilm customer but who never had what was Amazon Prime. If I go to the Lovefilm website it redirects me to "Amazon Prime Instant Video" with a load of films I can watch and instructs me to look for the Prime logo to know what I get as part of my subscription. However, under the My Prime drop-down at the top of the page it says I can "Upgrade to Prime" which gets me free one-day delivery and that doing so gets me access to Prime Instant Video. Which I already have, maybe? Also, I can only watch some films for free and would need to pay for other ones because those have the "Amazon Instant Video" logo and not the "Amazon Prime Instant Video" logo. But isn't Prime supposed to denote superior services so why doesn't a Prime account get me non-Prime stuff? So, what does 'Prime' actually refer to and what am I getting and what would I need to pay extra for and why? I almost, sort of, know the answer to those questions from fucking about on their site and reading everyone else's chat here but someone like my mum would've just given up and fucked off ages ago. Hell, I'm looking forward to even Mrs B's next foray into what she still thinks of as Lovefilm because she'll just lose it with this nonsense. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 14:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
British Nervoso wrote: If they didn't do a u-turn on this I'd be amazed. Did they do one in the US? |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 14:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Grim... wrote: British Nervoso wrote: If they didn't do a u-turn on this I'd be amazed. Did then in the US? I don't think so, but the price went from $79 to $99 in the US, whereas it's gone from £49 to £79 here. http://www.latimes.com/business/money/l ... 2979.story |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 14:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
British Nervoso wrote: KovacsC wrote: Perhaps, there will be a prime and a prime+ Prime and Sub-Prime. Standard Prime and Optimus Prime. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 15:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Trooper wrote: British Nervoso wrote: KovacsC wrote: Perhaps, there will be a prime and a prime+ Prime and Sub-Prime. Standard Prime and Optimus Prime. That joke was made way back, in the topic's subtitle. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 15:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
British Nervoso wrote: Trooper wrote: British Nervoso wrote: KovacsC wrote: Perhaps, there will be a prime and a prime+ Prime and Sub-Prime. Standard Prime and Optimus Prime. That joke was made way back, in the topic's subtitle.  I'll make my apologies to the person who started the thread.
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 15:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Trooper wrote: British Nervoso wrote: Trooper wrote: British Nervoso wrote: KovacsC wrote: Perhaps, there will be a prime and a prime+ Prime and Sub-Prime. Standard Prime and Optimus Prime. That joke was made way back, in the topic's subtitle. I'll make my apologies to the person who started the thread.Go on then, in the full view of public shame |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 15:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 15:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Trooper wrote: I'll make my apologies to the person who started the thread.Even worse, you thought it was worth repeating! |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 15:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Grim... wrote: . I know, the apology doesn't seem to be forthcoming. I am shocked and appalled. I think Trooper now has to throw a glove at troopers feet or something. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 16:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Mr Dave wrote: Grim... wrote: . I know, the apology doesn't seem to be forthcoming. I am shocked and appalled. I think Trooper now has to throw a glove at troopers feet or something. You've got it backwards. It's Trooper that's been wronged, not Trooper. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 16:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
DavPaz wrote: Mr Dave wrote: Grim... wrote: . I know, the apology doesn't seem to be forthcoming. I am shocked and appalled. I think Trooper now has to throw a glove at troopers feet or something. You've got it backwards. It's Trooper that's been wronged, not Trooper. What about Not Trooper? |
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| Author: | Pod [ Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
I live in an apartment. Somehow the Amazon prime guy delivering my package somehow managed to get in without ringing our extremely loud bell (door was open? someone else's bell?), quietly tapped on the door and then slid a note under. BECAUSE I WAS UP AT 10AM SO THERE'S NO SODDING WAY I MISSED HIM. Also he didn't just leave it by the apartment door, which is in a air-lock style ante-chamber shared by the apartment opposite :/ Everytime I get a package form the amazon prime guys they basically throw it at you and sprint away. They clearly have a million packages to deliver in a set amount of time. The person delivering today obviously couldn't stick around for a second knock attempt as it might void his commission or something :/ |
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Sat Mar 22, 2014 15:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Cancelled ours. Used the video thing maybe three times, and the only things we've bought in the month have been from marketplace sellers and not eligible for Prime. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Sat Mar 22, 2014 17:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Pod wrote: I live in an apartment. Somehow the Amazon prime guy delivering my package somehow managed to get in without ringing our extremely loud bell (door was open? someone else's bell?), quietly tapped on the door and then slid a note under. BECAUSE I WAS UP AT 10AM SO THERE'S NO SODDING WAY I MISSED HIM. Also he didn't just leave it by the apartment door, which is in a air-lock style ante-chamber shared by the apartment opposite :/ Everytime I get a package form the amazon prime guys they basically throw it at you and sprint away. They clearly have a million packages to deliver in a set amount of time. The person delivering today obviously couldn't stick around for a second knock attempt as it might void his commission or something :/ I have the same issue with everything that is delivered to our house, we have a door bell to the right of the door, just like loads of other houses but delivery people never use it. Yodel are the worst, I had some plants delivered a few weeks ago with "plants this way up" all over the box, they just left it upside down outside the house, don't know why people use them. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Mar 22, 2014 18:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Cheapness, probably. |
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| Author: | myp [ Mon Mar 24, 2014 13:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Grim... wrote: I'd imagine that a free month of Prime is going to be a lot rarer these days now that the price has gone up so much. I just got an extra month because MGS5 hasn't arrived yet. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
They are such wankers!!!! I ordered a paddling pool on Monday that cost me £23, its for my sons 1st birthday party tomorrow and as a roof on it to keep the sun off. Its still not here and was supposed to be delivered yesterday, they sent it some via some cheap Royal Mail service with no tracking I've since ordered 2 more things some books and some bath toys, these cost me £15 and £22, both have tracking and I've had texts re the delivery with the time and even the delivery guys name. Called support and its the same as Ebay,PayPal etc, Creepy little helpdesk tossers that call you sir all the time but don't help, got some line that they don't know how the delivery method is linked to parcels and can't put me through to anyone who did. If its not hear today will buy one in Argos and just send this one back, they are at least good for that. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
I used to think them posting anything via Royal Mail was the worst possible thing - next day Prime would usually end up taking 3-5 business days to arrive. Now they've got an Amazon Logistics sub-warehouse for Manchester though - it's not just me, everyone in our two buildings (3 companies) are finding them failing to deliver twice and refunds being issued. No-one else has trouble - the postcode is shared by just two buildings accessed via one road, same company with one goods in. Even Yodel don't struggle. Amazon is fucked. Saying that, the fire service keep driving straight past as well, even when they come out to false alarms separated by less than a fortnight. Takes them under five minutes to drive past, then another ten minutes to come back around and through the gate. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
They have no customer service really, its yes sir, no sir then fuck off here's a refund |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Fri Jun 20, 2014 13:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Really? We normally get "That'll be £500 for yet another false alarm sir". |
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| Author: | asfish [ Wed Jul 02, 2014 20:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Well Prime renewal date came and went After 2 days I caved and renewed as I'm too used to the next day delivery  My dad and brother have chipped in as they are added to mine, so its costing around £50 after they paid up. |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Wed Jul 02, 2014 23:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Yeah. So a couple of weeks ago or so, steam refused my credit card during the Austrian GP. So I bought the cheapest thing on my amazon wishlist* to see if my credit card was stuffed. 10 minutes later (still sunday) They'd sent it. It arrived while I was at work ob Monday. I'm not overly convinced Amazon Prime is worth it (for me) as free delivery generally gets here next day anyway. * - Persona 4 Golden, fact fans. |
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| Author: | Pod [ Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
It's my prime renewal date today. WHAT DO I DO? I accidentally paid for prime last year (£59) as I forgot to deactivate the free trial whilst I was on holiday. Do I really want to pay £79 for the ability to possibly get next day delivery on some things AND a shitty video service that has nothing I want to watch on it OR it would cost me money to watch the things I want to watch. (Well, I've watched the first two episodes of Extant..) Decisions decisions... |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Sounds like you've made your mind up. |
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| Author: | Pod [ Thu Aug 28, 2014 21:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
DavPaz wrote: Sounds like you've made your mind up. I just logged in to cancel: Quote: On 28 August 2015, you will be charged £79 for another year of Prime. Lame. Should probably have done it this morning at work. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Thu Aug 28, 2014 22:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Cancel. They refund all time unused, you'll get 79*(364/365) back. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Mon Sep 01, 2014 17:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Ordered a pop up book for my son last Wednesday and had it delivered to my parents as we just spent 5 days there. They live in the Yorkshires Dales so I guess prime will never be as fast there as around the M25 it was still not there Saturday. I looked at tracking and found once again Amazon had used Royal Mail and there last info was 4am on Thursday So got refund and another month of Prime free after I moaned about the price increase for a TV service I hardly use etc etc Chances are the book will show up this week as well! |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
We'll probably keep paying for it as the one day delvieries we haven't had a problem with, and I like Extant and Community on the video thingymadoofah. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Thu Sep 04, 2014 15:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
I've sort of got used to the Prime charge, I play some kids stuff for my son now Also you can't fault the range on Amazon, my wife wanted a child safety lock for the toilet as our son keeps lifting the lid and demanding that she flush the chain as he likes the water. No idea where I would find that on a high street, but had one ordered in 2 minutes from them. They screw up the delivery once in a while but I suppose that's going to happen. Also my wife doesn't know it was me who showed our son all the stuff with the toilet the other night so I felt duty bound to act quickly
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| Author: | asfish [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Anyone else with Prime been getting "nice" letters from Amazon? I have 2 Prime accounts, one is personal and the other one is on my work CC. I never use the video element of the work membership and received a letter last week telling me how great it is. Bizarrely this letter had a sort of plastic Prime membership card attached to it, not sure what I was expected to do with it! For the personal one I got a letter yesterday minus card reminding me of the devices I can access it on and how great it is etc. This one I use maybe twice a week and watch Fireman Sam with my son. Wondering if they are a bit desperate because nobody's using it?? |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 8:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
I got one of those too, worded as if I'd never heard of it when their records should show I did the trial and cancelled, even bothering to explain that their service is technically terrible objectively not just comparatively. the featureless piece of expensive plastic baffled me. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 8:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
Yeah, that confused me too. I binned it. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
http://consumerist.com/2014/05/09/amazo ... streaming/ Some information here, article says that Prime is behind Netflix and others is usage, also said Amazon has spent $300 million on HBO content for the service but no Game of Thrones. |
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| Author: | myp [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
I got that too. Bin. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
To be fair to them how good the service is in terms of content is objective I get all my stuff from the NG, so Prime, Netflix etc don't really have much to offer. My NAS is filling up again so its either delete a load of content as a 10 drive upgrade is not going to happen now we have a baby. I've thought of packing in the NG and just doing these services, but the stuff will never be as quick and up to date. For my Dad he is going to buy an Amazon set top box and use my details, he has only Freeview and is looking forward to all the stuff Prime has to offer! |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazon Prime |
It's pretty irritating that there doesn't appear to be a way to search for prime stuff only. |
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