bobgray123987 ,

Ill just give the Amazon products that are advertised 1 star reviews. Enough people start doing that maybe we can do what helldiver did.

WindyRebel ,

Spread democracy?

RizzRustbolt ,

Did they make a deal with VLC player?

LowtierComputer ,

?

inset ,
@inset@lemmy.today avatar

Well, then are not going to see my money anymore, that's for sure.

Lets_Eat_Grandma ,

I unsubbed from prime last year once the ads were announced on prime video.

There's no reason to have it anymore imo.

A VPN sub is like $40 a year and that lets me get any media I want.

Free Shipping without prime starts at orders over $35. Who doesn't spend at least $35 in 2024?

fluxc0 ,

Wow, what happened to paying for things supporting the product and not needing ads?

FrostyTheDoo ,

You're forgetting one important thing - Bezos needs more money! Line must go up. Always. At any cost.

fluxc0 ,

yeah, companies gotta do what a companies gotta do. and we get NO say.

rockandsock ,

After almost 20 years as a Prime subscriber I unsubscribed about a week ago. It was the ads, I put up with a lot of nonsense over the years but the ads were the final insult.

I'm not paying full streaming service prices for a service with ads.

FrostyTheDoo ,

I was a long time subscriber as well, but canceled right before Christmas 2022. I missed it for about a week and then I realized most things I "needed immediately" from Amazon I could either 1) drive across town to purchase from brick and mortar or 2) actually just wait for it.

The end result has been me buying less things I don't need, and buying the things I do need from local retailers (and of course big box stores), or ordering them from other online retailers since the shipping is comparable to Amazon.

2 years in and I don't miss it at all, will never go back. I do want to watch the Fallout series though.

Twista713 ,

You can sail the high seas for Fallout. It's worth it!

rockandsock ,

As they've turned into wish.com over the last few years I've bought less and less from them so I by the end I was mainly paying for the TV service.

I don't see myself gong back either.

StaySquared ,

Soon as I get low voltage wiring completed in my home, I'm going back to being a pirate, matey.

TacoNot ,

When you say low voltage, are you referring to network stuff?

StaySquared ,

Yep!

darreninthenet ,
@darreninthenet@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I'm surprised they think this is useful... if I've paused a video it's because I'm answering the phone or front door, making a coffee, going for a shit etc... I'm almost never going to see these ads 🤷🏻‍♂️

Trollception ,

Prime video could absolutely get worse, don't kid yourself.

SuperSpruce ,

Glad I dropped prime 1.5 years ago. I'll never pay monthly for something with ads. If I pay monthly for software, it better treat me like royalty.

lost_faith ,

That is why most of us dropped cable, $80+ for 10 mins of ads in a "30" min show

BaardFigur ,

Why even pay subscription for something if you're still gonna see ads?

In this case, piracy will give you a better experience tham actually paying for the service

Squizzy ,

I watched Into The Spiderverse on Netflix yesterday. The audio was in English but the visuals were in German, which given the style was very distracting. I could not change the video source.

Piracy has always been a better experience, it was just more work for a short time.

Dozzi92 ,
@Dozzi92@lemmy.world avatar

For us it comes for free from the prime account. I still refuse to watch anything on Prime video, but I believe I'm not pirating because I technically do have access to all these movies/shows. That's logical right?

Lets_Eat_Grandma ,

Why pay for the prime account? What are you getting out of it?

Have you done the math of what you could do with $140 per year instead?

yamanii ,
@yamanii@lemmy.world avatar

Can't speak for them but in my part of the country shipping fees are pretty high, so prime was actually a great thing when they started doing it here, I do save more than I would if instead I shopped for a slightly cheaper version with crazy high shipping in another store.

arcticFoss ,

Not surprised at all lol I am tempted to just start using Jellyfin and shop from sites that don't do this to their "premium" users.

anon_8675309 ,

I’ll stay subbed but I wont be seeing the ads, matey.

sugar_in_your_tea ,

I unsubbed years ago.

dream_weasel ,

Yo ho, yo ho....

sorter_plainview ,

The song has been sung...

Salix ,

Wait... I already now get annoying ads in the middle of watching a show. Now they want to add more ads to Prime Video? That's absolutely ridiculous.

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