103 points

So the thing prime users are already paying for and already have pay walls to certian content is going to get more monetised?

Colour me shocked.

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34 points

They are the worst streaming service. They looked at cable TV and said “this is perfect” while being apparently oblivious that most people who pay for streaming services HATE cable TV.

The only thing that made Prime worth it was shipping, but then Amazon decided they wanted to own the whole shipping process and stopped using reliable shippers and brought it all in house and now its a dice roll if you are going to get your package or if its going to be lost, and half the time its damaged.

I order anywhere else now and canceled prime.

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5 points

I have prime for 70% shipping, 25% automatic photo/video uploads, and 5% video streaming.

I think the only amazon things I’ve watched are The Boys and Swarm. Both good but not worth a subscription. I also have other ways to get these shows if needed.

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4 points

I’m going to cancel mine too Walmart and target have faster shipping, better products, and physical stores you can return shit at.

Suddenly Amazon wishing they invested in brick and mortar.

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Then they tried with groceries - fail, then they tried with healthcare - fail. The whole of the stock market is wondering what Amazon’s “next big thing” will be. Likely going down the toilet is my guess.

Too much chinese garbage most of America has realized they don’t really need.

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1 point

It’s disappointing but I think prime has the most entertaining original content of all the streaming apps at the moment.

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69 points

So first the two day shipping became priority shipping.

Now the limited included movies and tv shows are getting ads.

All while the price of Prime goes up every year.

Tell me again how Prime is worth it?

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26 points

at the cost of destroying the global economy, it was never worth it

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19 points

I quit prime after the last prime day and have saved so much money. It’s really something how much influence that subscription had on me, and how cancelling it changed my buying habits.

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It’s crazy isn’t it? I canceled mine probably around the same time. Now I actually shop around online and either find a better deal or buy straight from the manufacturer for the same price (meaning they end up with more money since Amazon doesn’t get a cut). Amazon is now my LAST resort instead of the first place I land.

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7 points

Shipping is barely and slower direct from the manufacturer for me too. On average it’s the same.

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1 point

The unlimited full resolution photo storage is what keeps me subscribed. Everything else is just extra.

The Prime shipping I don’t really care about; it’s easy enough to just wait until the cart hits the free shipping spend. Prime streaming was fine, previously. We like a few of their shows, but it’s just as convenient to pirate then now that they’re adding ads.

Is there a better option for cheap off-site unlimited photo storage?

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Yet another example of people who pay for the content getting shafted while pirates are better off.

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

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9 points

Yeah, been thinking about canceling my Prime membership for a while now. Thanks for the tipping point Amazon!

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4 points

Same.

First they increase prices for content I don’t watch - Live and Sports. Next, I found out they don’t allow Amazon Whole Foods employees to wear BLM masks if they want, and now increasing prices again to avoid ads.

Meanwhile, I was able to get a Walmart+ membership (on sale) for $50/year, and their prices are very competitive with Amazon, which comes with Free shipping and Paramount+ subscription, as well as other perks.

It was a no-brainer.

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2 points

Badass I didn’t know about the paramount subscription. Costco really needs to get in on the game too because we have a membership there as well, but bulk toilet paper and family size cereal only gets you so far.

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3 points

Hey hey hey HDDs aren’t recently free!

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I know you’re probably joking but I recently picked up a 4TB WD Red Plus for $70… the drive isn’t perfect but that price blew my mind, great for storing simple media.

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26 points

I will cancel. Obviously not everyone will but I was always on the piracy grind until it was easier not to be. I’ll be happy to to back to it. Fuck these cunts who up prices every few months and then don’t pay the creatives.

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7 points

I just spun up three lxc’s on my proxmox server and they all end in arr

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Out of curiosity, why have you decided to run each service in a separate lxc rather than just one lxc?

I am about to completely overhaul my set up and I’m not sure which way is best.

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Ones for regular 1080p (Sonarr+Radarr), second one is 4k, then prowlarr+bazarr.

Really only split them up for naming and I have plenty of resources. I’m pretty much a novice to proxmox. It’s all a hobby for me.

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