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Amazon is raising their prime membership $20 :eek:ldman: . Still a good deal for how much I use it I suppose.

 
Court papers claim third-party vendors are encouraged to charge more for what they sell to Prime members by the amount that shipping would cost -- without revealing that the prices are allegedly "inflated."

"For example, if the price of an item is advertised for $10 with $3.99 shipping and the [vendor] wishes to match or top their price, the [vendor] would charge $13.99 or higher," the lawsuit states. "By concealing the shipping charges in the price of the product, Amazon is able to recoup the cost of shipping because it receives a percentage of the product's price."

"The bottom line is the free shipping that Amazon offered to its Prime members wasn't free," a lawyer for Burke told ABC.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/amazon_prime_prices_membership_free_shipping_lawsuit.html

 
Court papers claim third-party vendors are encouraged to charge more for what they sell to Prime members by the amount that shipping would cost -- without revealing that the prices are allegedly "inflated."

"For example, if the price of an item is advertised for $10 with $3.99 shipping and the [vendor] wishes to match or top their price, the [vendor] would charge $13.99 or higher," the lawsuit states. "By concealing the shipping charges in the price of the product, Amazon is able to recoup the cost of shipping because it receives a percentage of the product's price."

"The bottom line is the free shipping that Amazon offered to its Prime members wasn't free," a lawyer for Burke told ABC.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/amazon_prime_prices_membership_free_shipping_lawsuit.html


I've noticed this. I'll look something up under my account and it is a good price, then have my girlfriend go to order it with prime and it costs more for her. It's still cheaper than paying for 2-day shipping, though. As always, buyer beware.

 
Shooting blanks is the only way to go!

Plus I get the added bonus of all that testosterone running through my body since it can't be released out to the wild anymore it's a great feeling

BRB

 
^ Team Building Exercise '99!

I married an older man. I recently found out through a standup comedy routine that this is typical, and one of the reasons older women often date men in their 20s. :)

 
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Court papers claim third-party vendors are encouraged to charge more for what they sell to Prime members by the amount that shipping would cost -- without revealing that the prices are allegedly "inflated."

"For example, if the price of an item is advertised for $10 with $3.99 shipping and the [vendor] wishes to match or top their price, the [vendor] would charge $13.99 or higher," the lawsuit states. "By concealing the shipping charges in the price of the product, Amazon is able to recoup the cost of shipping because it receives a percentage of the product's price."

"The bottom line is the free shipping that Amazon offered to its Prime members wasn't free," a lawyer for Burke told ABC.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/amazon_prime_prices_membership_free_shipping_lawsuit.html


I've noticed this. I'll look something up under my account and it is a good price, then have my girlfriend go to order it with prime and it costs more for her. It's still cheaper than paying for 2-day shipping, though. As always, buyer beware.
Yup. And actually, I've also been checking what added tax does to the final cost before I buy. And often times there are other competitive online vendors that have the same price without the taxes and still have free shipping. So I go with that.

 
My car's in the collision repair shop and I've been trying to get a rental through the insurance company all morning, but the claim rep hasn't called me back. I have to take the kids to the dentist this afternoon so I may have to eat the cost of the rental and hope I can get reimbursed. Aggggghhhhhh!!

 
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