Re: Amazon Prime -- Anyone use it?
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 1:10 am
+1Blackhawk wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 7:46 pm I've got all of B5 on DVD, but it's amazing how much of a hassle it seems to swap disks now. Streaming has made me lazy.
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+1Blackhawk wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 7:46 pm I've got all of B5 on DVD, but it's amazing how much of a hassle it seems to swap disks now. Streaming has made me lazy.
Funny, got that on DVD quite some time ago. Still haven't seen that in years either!MindToyGames wrote: Sat May 19, 2018 7:32 am And hey, Kung Fu (the series) is on there now! Remember that one? Good lord, haven't seen that in years!
I finally had enough and ripped everything I owned on DVD and blu-ray so that I could stream them to myself.Blackhawk wrote:I've got all of B5 on DVD, but it's amazing how much of a hassle it seems to swap disks now. Streaming has made me lazy.
This month, five games are on offer, including excellent story-driven turn-based strategy game The Banner Saga and its even better sequel.
If you pay for Twitch Prime—which is included as part of Amazon Prime membership—you'll also get solid roguelike FPS Strafe, action puzzler Tumblestone and Early Access vehicle combat game Treadnauts, which looks like the kind of game you'd play when you have friends over.
That also seemed like a hassle, so I just repurchase them all on Amazon as I want to watch them.RunningMn9 wrote: Sat May 19, 2018 4:46 pmI finally had enough and ripped everything I owned on DVD and blu-ray so that I could stream them to myself.Blackhawk wrote:I've got all of B5 on DVD, but it's amazing how much of a hassle it seems to swap disks now. Streaming has made me lazy.
Last time I put a BRD in, it took 5 minutes to get past all bullshit to the main feature. Kiddo lost interest so we went outside. Win!coopasonic wrote: Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:05 pmThat also seemed like a hassle, so I just repurchase them all on Amazon as I want to watch them.RunningMn9 wrote: Sat May 19, 2018 4:46 pmI finally had enough and ripped everything I owned on DVD and blu-ray so that I could stream them to myself.Blackhawk wrote:I've got all of B5 on DVD, but it's amazing how much of a hassle it seems to swap disks now. Streaming has made me lazy.
Nope. Which show in particular?Max Peck wrote:It appears that "Coming to Amazon Prime" and "Coming to Amazon Prime in Canada" are not even close to synonymous.
Babylon 5.tjg_marantz wrote: Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:34 pmNope. Which show in particular?Max Peck wrote:It appears that "Coming to Amazon Prime" and "Coming to Amazon Prime in Canada" are not even close to synonymous.
Wait you aren't using Amazon Giganet?!LawBeefaroni wrote: Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:06 am Prime at Whole Foods took my Whole-Foods-typical bill from $50 to $27. Plus an additional $10 credit on Amazon.com.
Which is nice since it's the closest grocery at about 3 blocks away. It may move from "emergency convenience/indulgence only" to "strategic shopping."
It's also kind of frightening. I could live quite well entirely on the Amazon ecosystem for months, with the exception of an ISP.
What's that?coopasonic wrote: Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:15 amWait you aren't using Amazon Giganet?!LawBeefaroni wrote: Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:06 am Prime at Whole Foods took my Whole-Foods-typical bill from $50 to $27. Plus an additional $10 credit on Amazon.com.
Which is nice since it's the closest grocery at about 3 blocks away. It may move from "emergency convenience/indulgence only" to "strategic shopping."
It's also kind of frightening. I could live quite well entirely on the Amazon ecosystem for months, with the exception of an ISP.
Read The Store by James Patterson.LawBeefaroni wrote: Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:06 am Prime at Whole Foods took my Whole-Foods-typical bill from $50 to $27. Plus an additional $10 credit on Amazon.com.
Which is nice since it's the closest grocery at about 3 blocks away. It may move from "emergency convenience/indulgence only" to "strategic shopping."
It's also kind of frightening. I could live quite well entirely on the Amazon ecosystem for months, with the exception of an ISP.
But only 102.6 miles if you subscribe to Amazon Prime!
Give it time...LawBeefaroni wrote: I could live quite well entirely on the Amazon ecosystem for months, with the exception of an ISP.
I almost watched an episode tonight but my wife fell asleep on the couch and has to wake at 10 pm to go to work. I let my son watch YouTube videos on our bedroom TV while I sit on the front porch drinking wine and posting non-sensicle things.stessier wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:09 am Jack Ryan is now streaming. It is 8 episodes and has already been greenlit for a Season 2. I liked it even though there were some holes and parts were tough to watch.
Are you in South Carolina? I hear they might have had some issues in that region of the country with the roads.stessier wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:30 pm Is there a glitch with Prime Shipping today? Everything I click on says it will be delivered on Monday, Sept 24.
I'm returning the same date, and I'm in Virginia. Both items I put in my cart show Free 2-day delivery for Monday, September 24.Isgrimnur wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:36 pmAre you in South Carolina? I hear they might have had some issues in that region of the country with the roads.stessier wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:30 pm Is there a glitch with Prime Shipping today? Everything I click on says it will be delivered on Monday, Sept 24.
I thought of that, but I know where the SC distribution center is and it shouldn't have been affected (just a couple inches of rain). And I'm only 30 miles away in the direction of even less rain and next to an airport that wasn't affected at all. I guess it could be out of an abundance of caution.Isgrimnur wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:36 pmAre you in South Carolina? I hear they might have had some issues in that region of the country with the roads.stessier wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:30 pm Is there a glitch with Prime Shipping today? Everything I click on says it will be delivered on Monday, Sept 24.
The battle for the hottest prices this holiday season is spilling into a new arena: the fight over free shipping.
As Walmart, Target and Amazon launch a price war for merchandise in the weeks before Thanksgiving, they are now wooing customers with the promise of fast, efficient, no-cost shipping. On Monday, Amazon upped the ante by expanding free shipping to all customers through the holidays, with no minimum purchase required. The retail and tech giant is also offering Prime Members free same-day delivery on more than three million items.
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To be sure, Target and Walmart are playing ball. Last month, Target announced that from Nov. 1 to Dec. 22, it will offer free two-day shipping with no minimum purchase or membership required. In March, Target said shoppers who spent at least $35 or used a company credit card could get free two-day shipping. In previous holiday seasons, Target offered free standard shipping.
Walmart will continue to offer free two-day shipping in the United States on purchases of $35 or more. It is also expanding its free two-day shipping to third-party marketplace sellers.
Looks like I may be getting some small ticket items I was putting off...Amazon upped the ante by expanding free shipping to all customers through the holidays, with no minimum purchase required.
"Customers demanding six-day-a-week mail delivery and Amazon demanding seven-day-a-week delivery. I feel like I work for Amazon because the physical toll that the job takes on my body is mostly related to packages, and my lack of time off is mostly due to Amazon because of the Amazon Sundays... I feel like my life depends on Amazon."
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