My other main purchases on Amazon are almost entirely eBooks. Once in awhile, I use Amazon to send gifts to family members that live in a different city.

My purchases on Amazon tend to be utilitarian, like a shoe rack or a tablecloth or a box of taper candles. I'd been paying for the service monthly since 2018, but I realized after making a purchase this past July how infrequently I order products from the platform. After reading my colleague Ben Gilbert's reasons for canceling, I decided it was time to put the kibosh on Prime once again.īut after so many break-ups and make-ups with Prime, I wanted to be sure I wasn't missing a solid reason for hanging onto my membership, so I asked myself a series of questions to weigh the pros and cons of canceling: 1. I canceled my Prime membership back in August after several years of an on-again, off-again relationship. Only there was something different about this purchase: It wasn't made using Amazon Prime.

My recent Amazon purchase went something like this: I picked out four things I needed, opted for free shipping, and waited a few days for my items to arrive. It often indicates a user profile.īy clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from InsiderĪs well as other partner offers and accept our Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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