I have mixed feelings already about Prime Video, as a watching experience I find it quite annoying because I'll find a movie I'd like to watch only to find I have to pay another $5 to watch it. With the other services, I know if a movie comes up on the display, I can watch it without further cost.
I'm fairly sensitive to adverts, I really don't like seeing them, largely because I've isolated myself from them. The fewer you see, the more unsettling they are, the blatant attractive factor of them, do.not.want. And anther $40/yr is too much.
Apparently, dropping Prime with the shopping really does not impact the speed of delivery or cost. I'm already often selecting delayed delivery. With the increased prices, it's hard to justify the $140/yr.
I don't know about this. I don't have prime and rarely use amazon. I ordered something recently that qualified for free shipping. I honestly felt like Amazon intentionally held my package for 3-4 days before shipping it. I think i got it in 5 business days.
I will say, not having Prime has probably saved me hundreds of dollars as I only use it for things I really need. My above anecdote was of course just that, an anecdote. Prime is core to their business though, so don't expect quick shipping.
They gave up trying to provide 2-day shipping to our rural address over two years earlier during the pandemic, and they never restored that supposedly core feature of Prime. Given that behavior, I now see them for what they are: typical rent-seeking crooks.