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Posted: 10/23/2013 7:03:06 PM EDT
Thanks a lot Obama!
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Yup.
Physical media shipping went up a buck a couple months back too, which was my thing. It never costs 4 bucks to mail a CD or a DVD in a padded envelope! And now that they're gonna build something in FL, I'm gonna have to pay sales tax too. |
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Went prime. Best deal going if you order often. Also the streaming is pretty sweet on my PS3.
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Prime is epic. Having to pay sales tax in some states sucks though.
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Quoted: Prime is epic. Having to pay sales tax in some states sucks though. View Quote Yeah when we got hit with the tax here it kinda sucked, but even with it tacked on I still usually pay less than if I went to the store and bought whatever it was I was getting. That's beside the fact that I live in a rural part of Pennsyltucky so even finding what I'm looking for in any store is usually a lost cause. New movies, sure; books that aren't by "popular" authors or older movies, not a chance in hell. So even with the tax I'm coming out ahead simply because I can actually find anything I'd be looking for. |
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They're building a facility in FL?
That's bound to hurt their sales a bit |
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Sales tax is the least of my concerns when dealing with the awesomeness that is Amazon Prime.
Shopping in stores sucks raw ass. |
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They're building a facility in FL? That's bound to hurt their sales a bit View Quote Agreed. I had already lightened my purchasing from them after shipping went up. Linky |
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They bombard me with offers to buy junk I don't want. Could have at least notified me of this.
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View Quote I actually have a nearly daily political argument with that guy. Well, the guy that does his voice, Garry Chalk is the dude I argue with. I had no idea who he was, until I found out he was an actor from one of our members here, who's timeline we argue with him on. I was fine with it until I found that out and looked up his IMBD thing or whatever. In my mind I hear THAT voice. It's hard to argue with a huge machine. Trust me. lol Then I found out he was in a ton of excellent movies, tv shows, and played some good characters, like Col Chekov on Stargate GS-1, He Man, Sky marshal Wade on Voltron, Pathfinder on GI Joe, among many others. It's hard calling Optimus Prime a liberal twat, but somehow I manage. OK< back to the regular discussion. |
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Even a giant, self aware Peterbuilt with machine guns is a liberal now?
DAMN IT! |
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$10 extra? no problem, I'll just order some beard oil because I'm a man.
Oh... and get Prime |
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People forget you get lots of free streaming movies with a Prime membership on your tv, iPad app etc.
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I don't find it too hard to believe that Glorious leader's death care is causing companies like Amazon and their shippers to raise prices.
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The trick with taxes is to have a friend in a state without a shipping center send things to you as a gift.
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Prime pays for itself in like, a week.
Access to all the streaming media plus free shipping on almost anything. |
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They're building a facility in FL? That's bound to hurt their sales a bit Agreed. I had already lightened my purchasing from them after shipping went up. Linky Don't worry. After the new year, I think they passed a bill that makes all online retailers charge sales tax. |
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Enjoy it while it last, it sure as hell isn't going to last forever View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Prime for the win. Enjoy it while it last, it sure as hell isn't going to last forever Eh, it's lasted for about 3 years now. Eventually they'll raise the cost to where it's not that good a deal but it's held steady for a while now. |
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What really sucks is when I wanted to order something today and it was $34.98 !!!! .......so I kept shopping and found another for $34.99 !!!!
That got me really pissed that I was going to pay $10.00 shipping over a stinking penny or two.....so I didn't buy it. Amazon should have taken that into consideration and made $34.95 as the mimimum. |
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I bought three seperate things on prime yesterday, at three different times. 2 day is free.
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What really sucks is when I wanted to order something today and it was $34.98 !!!! .......so I kept shopping and found another for $34.99 !!!! That's how they fuck you. I have a list of small items, usually less than $5, that I can buy to bring my total up. Just make it as a wish list in Amazon for quick use. |
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Meh. If I'm spending $25, I can find $10 worth of other shit to buy.
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I looked at my purchases over the past year. Prime is definitely worth it.
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I actually have a nearly daily political argument with that guy. Well, the guy that does his voice, Garry Chalk is the dude I argue with. I had no idea who he was, until I found out he was an actor from one of our members here, who's timeline we argue with him on. I was fine with it until I found that out and looked up his IMBD thing or whatever. In my mind I hear THAT voice. It's hard to argue with a huge machine. Trust me. lol Then I found out he was in a ton of excellent movies, tv shows, and played some good characters, like Col Chekov on Stargate GS-1, He Man, Sky marshal Wade on Voltron, Pathfinder on GI Joe, among many others. It's hard calling Optimus Prime a liberal twat, but somehow I manage. OK< back to the regular discussion. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
I actually have a nearly daily political argument with that guy. Well, the guy that does his voice, Garry Chalk is the dude I argue with. I had no idea who he was, until I found out he was an actor from one of our members here, who's timeline we argue with him on. I was fine with it until I found that out and looked up his IMBD thing or whatever. In my mind I hear THAT voice. It's hard to argue with a huge machine. Trust me. lol Then I found out he was in a ton of excellent movies, tv shows, and played some good characters, like Col Chekov on Stargate GS-1, He Man, Sky marshal Wade on Voltron, Pathfinder on GI Joe, among many others. It's hard calling Optimus Prime a liberal twat, but somehow I manage. OK< back to the regular discussion. No. Peter Cullen is Optimus Prime. |
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Prime pays for itself in like, a week. Access to all the streaming media plus free shipping on almost anything. Two day shipping, no less. I get about 1/2 the stuff I order with the free 2 day prime shipping in one day. I guess it just depends on what time you order and where it ships from. |
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Another vote for Prime.
We needed another air conditioner last year in the middle of a drought. I tried to hold out, so the local stores were all barren by the time I caved. Prime over-nighted a 15,000BTU air conditioner to my front door for $4, and I didn't pay sales tax! Sudden need for a medical device. Ordered it on Fri at 18:00. Order processed in TN. Delivered to my front door, in WI, before noon, on Sat, for $9 shipping, no tax. With user uploaded pictures, reviews, the ability to ask reviewers questions, broad selection, an easy return policy, no tax, and subscription shipping Amazon gets a lot of our business. The streaming content is a bonus on top of an already good deal. If they started charging tax, or jacked up the cost of a Prime membership, we'd stop shopping with them and revert to being more frugal. |
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I have a list of small items, usually less than $5, that I can buy to bring my total up. Just make it as a wish list in Amazon for quick use. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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What really sucks is when I wanted to order something today and it was $34.98 !!!! .......so I kept shopping and found another for $34.99 !!!! That's how they fuck you. I have a list of small items, usually less than $5, that I can buy to bring my total up. Just make it as a wish list in Amazon for quick use. This. I just save a few items to my cart and buy them when I need the filler. My average Amazon order is probably $80 anyway so it doesn't bother me much. |
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Yup. Physical media shipping went up a buck a couple months back too, which was my thing. It never costs 4 bucks to mail a CD or a DVD in a padded envelope! And now that they're gonna build something in FL, I'm gonna have to pay sales tax too. View Quote More jobs is a good thing but that sucks. |
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