August 01, 2017, 11:01 PM
egregorequote:
Does the free trial simply end after the 30 days or will they charge my CC?
They will charge your card if you don't cancel. Possibly, depending on the state, with sales tax on top of that.
Personally, I order quite frequently (usually tools), which pays for the shipping charges I would have otherwise incurred. I have never had a Prime-eligible order not arrive in two business days. There is a large amount of TV shows, movies, books and music you can watch or download.
August 02, 2017, 02:25 AM
Jester814With Amazon Prime you get:
Prime Video, basically Amazon's version of Netflix with a lot of original shows. I especially like Bosch.
Prime Music. Akin to Pandora or Spotify or other streaming music services
Prime Shipping. Free 2 day shipping on all your Amazon orders that are eligible, which is most things on Amazon now.
I think there's more, but those three alone are worth ~8 bucks/month if you use them. Prime is a no-brainer for Amazon users. Especially those that use the Echo.
If you don't use any of those things, though, don't get prime. Simple enough.
August 02, 2017, 07:58 AM
soggy_spinoutquote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
For me, Amazon Prime is kind of like having a Costco membership. Yeah, it's a great deal. Problem is you end up buying more.
And that's how they get ya. Amazon recognized early on that Prime subscribers spend A LOT more with them than non-subscribers. Mostly because of the implantation of the idea of free shipping...and getting your money's worth out of that annual payment.
The free movies and Kindle books are nice, but what hooked me is the music, enough so that I now pay even more for their "Unlimited" level (it's not actually unlimited; some music acts still don't allow their material for streaming and download). 99.9% of what I listen to is available to me on my devices, including the Amazon Echo...though that thing creeps me out. Always listening...but then again so do smartphones, other smart devices...
They are keeping tabs on us......but I'm digressing again.
Prime offers a LOT more than free shipping. And most folks love it, and are hooked because of it. Probably a huge reason why their share price has been floating around the $1000 mark of late.
August 02, 2017, 08:02 AM
rscalzoquote:
gun parts,t
Except their list of prohibited items is long.. I'll buy from Brownells or Midway.
Examples of prohibited listings
Assault weapon parts or accessories or products marketed as assault weapon parts or accessories, including reference to various assault weapon models
Parts or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon
Gun parts and accessories, even when designed or marketed for use with paintball or airsoft guns, such as:
Assault weapon conversion kits
Assault weapon grips, forend grips, front grips, and foregrips,
Assault weapon and AR-specific tools, such as:
Vise blocks
AR-15/M16 armorer’s wrenches or combo wrenches
Bullet button tools
Auto sears, such as:
Full auto sears (also known as drop-in auto sear or DIAS)
AR-15 auto sears
Auto sears II
Barrels, barrel shrouds, barrel extenders, heat guards, hand guards, and vent cooling slots
Battery assist levers
Bayonet mounts and any device for attaching a bayonet to a firearm
Camouflaging gun containers designed to fire without removing the gun from its container
Charging handles, latches, and assemblies
Detachable carry handles and assault rifle carry handles
Ejection port, ejection port covers, and dust covers
Frames
Gas blocks, gas tubes, and gas pistons
Certain grips and grip accessories, such as:
Pistol grips designed for attachment to an assault weapon, rifle, or shotgun
Folding, vertical, and tactical grips
Angled foregrips and ambidextrous foregrips
Grip pods, funnels, and extensions
Hand stops
Kits that can be used to create gun magazines
Machine gun conversion kits and any part or combination of parts for converting a firearm into an automatic weapon
Magazines and related items, such as:
Magazine components or extensions
Magazine cinches, couplers, connectors, dual mag holders, and dual mag clamps
Magazine loaders that can accommodate the following calibers: .223/5.56; 7.62x51; 308; 7.62x39; 5.45x39
Multi-rail systems, including quad rails and rail covers, free-floating and drop-in handguards
Muzzle brakes (also known as muzzle tamers)
Pistol stabilizing braces
Recoil compensators
Receivers, including lower and upper receivers
Receiver extensions and pins
Receiver wedges or buffers that tighten loose upper & lower receivers
AR-specific jig kits
Revolving cylinder for a shotgun
Selector levers, detents, and switches
Single point, 3-point, tactical, and quick detach slings
Sling plates and end plates
Slide fire stock and weapons kits, such as:
Bump firing devices, stocks, and kits
Solvent trap oil filter adapters, solvent traps and homemade silencers, and component parts for solvent traps and homemade silencers
Any non-fixed stock, including telescoping, folding or collapsible stocks
Silencers or suppressors, including:
Flash suppressors
Sound suppressors
Suppressors marketed or intended for airsoft, air guns, or paintball guns
Fake, mock, or faux silencers or suppressors
Takedown pins, pivot pins, cam pins, and roll pins
Threaded barrel adapters
Thumbhole stocks
Trigger activators, such as:
Multi-burst trigger activators
Trigger attachments
Devices that facilitate so called "bump-firing"
All internal/moving gun parts, such as:
Bolt catch releases, assemblies, actuators, and battery assist levers
Bolt carriers, bolt pins, and buffer pins
Buffer tubes and related parts and extension tubes
Firing pins, springs, and stops
Trigger, trigger assemblies, or fire control groups
Upgrade parts and replacement parts
Anti-walk pins
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