HBO on Amazon Prime

[VINYLONE]

I've used it twice in the past two weeks.

Once was for a vegetable spiralizer, and the other time was for some Manuka Honey.

Neither were available for Prime.

Amazon is a good company and they will go far. Just watch.

Yeah, I have a bunch of stuff on my wish list. I always think I'd be ordering all the time but I never do.

Did you by the honey because of Dr. Oz?

 

[LogGrad98]

We all ready pay for amazon prime, mostly for the free 2 day shipping. We use that a ton. But, it's a nice bonus to get some more programming. We stopped paying for cable a couple months ago and have since relied on Netflix and Amazon for our tv. Haven't missed the cable or the cable bill much since.

We did this a couple of years ago. No cable or satellite for a few years now. We use Netflix and Amazon Prime mostly, which you can get through the Wii and most other consoles now, as well as other means like Bluray players and such. We also have a Roku, which is on our main TV. I cannot see us ever going back to traditional TV. When we visit other people and use their TV we find ourselves drifting through tons of channels to get to 1 or 2 that are actually worth anything and then going back to Netflix, Amazon, or straight to the Web to get the episodes of the shows we want to watch. And no commercials. Ain't nobody got time for that!

 

[LogGrad98]

In a years time how often do you use Amazon?

In our house the video service is getting used nearly daily, minimum 3-4 days per week. We buy from amazon a couple times per month probably on average, so the shipping alone pays for the sub.

 

[VINYLONE]

In our house the video service is getting used nearly daily, minimum 3-4 days per week. We buy from amazon a couple times per month probably on average, so the shipping alone pays for the sub.

Ahhhhh, that makes fiscal sense. Good on you and your family for "cutting the cord."

 

[sirkickyass]

I'd cut the cord, but live sports are a thing and I basically need TNT and/or league pass to survive for 5-6 months out of the year.

 

[jazzfan1971]

I'd say we get a package from Amazon maybe once a week.

 

[UGLI baby]

Yeah, I have a bunch of stuff on my wish list. I always think I'd be ordering all the time but I never do.

Did you by the honey because of Dr. Oz?

No I did not, but I did buy it for the medicinal benefits.

Oz likes it? Niiiiiicccceeee.

 

[Ron Mexico]

DVR especially if you watch sports is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> better than amazon prime and netflix together.

Having access to live tv, streaming tv episodes and movies, as well as recording any show you want and being able to fast forward and rewind is way better than netflix. Netflix shows show that are old its options are limited. They only advantage it has is that it is cheaper. And if all you care about is price for the entertainment that is great but it is not better quality. I would never give up having cable/dish for these netflix/amazon prime crappy service.

I know I can illegally stream sports but that sucks. First I dont want to watch sports live since that is inconvenient. Second I dont want to watch sports in my movie theater in some crappy non HD stream. I want to get home from work and have a bunch of games that I want to watch recorded on my DVR in HD that I can watch.

That is my feeling.

 

[Nate505]

I have no idea why Amazon isn't selling their video service as a standalone streaming service instead of only bundling it with their Prime membership.

I'd consider ordering the streaming service by itself. I have no interest in the shipping part of it. I might order 1-3 things from Amazon a year.

 

[AtheistPreacher]

I have no idea why Amazon isn't selling their video service as a standalone streaming service instead of only bundling it with their Prime membership.

I'd consider ordering the streaming service by itself. I have no interest in the shipping part of it. I might order 1-3 things from Amazon a year.

I'd imagine that it's simply to entice people like you who otherwise don't buy much from Amazon to use it more. They figure you're more likely to buy things if you get shipping that's fast and free.

 

[VINYLONE]

I'd imagine that it's simply to entice people like you who otherwise don't buy much from Amazon to use it more. They figure you're more likely to buy things if you get shipping that's fast and free.

Im guessing that as well. Their margins are so tight, this is all they have to survive.

 

[Nate505]

I'd imagine that it's simply to entice people like you who otherwise don't buy much from Amazon to use it more. They figure you're more likely to buy things if you get shipping that's fast and free.

I guess, but it seems like they are losing out on revenue by not offering a service they could easily offer stand alone for the folks like me who have no real interest in ordering a lot of things thru amazon. At what point does the service become worth it to me (for example). So if Prime membership is $99, and say your average 2 day shipping cost is $8, that's a little over 12 orders I need to make to break even. Admittedly if I'm willing to pay $8 a month for the video service as it is, it's like getting the shipping for free basically. However, I'd prefer to pay monthly instead of annually and they won't do that for Prime because of the shipping component.

Fast is also a relative word. In terms of online shipping, I agree, 2 day shipping is pretty damn good and fast. But most things I need I'd prefer to just go to a brick and mortar store and get it that hour (not to mention the last time I ordered something from Amazon the post office screwed it up...Amazon has the best customer service in the world so they fixed it and I'm not mad at them at all, but it's another risk of home delivery). It's pretty much the reason I don't order a lot of stuff online that needs to be delivered. However I own a Kindle Fire so I order a ton of stuff that can be delivered instantly (ie games, books, songs, renting some movies, etc.)

I have no major issues with the business philosophy, but to me it doesn't make much sense to offer the video service as an extra to prime and not just sell it in general. Does the company really make more revenue from saying "damn I'd love to watch Justified online so I'll pay $99 a year and get free shipping...hell I might make a lot of purchases now" vs. losing revenue from people like me who say "damn I'd love to watch Justified online but don't feel like dropping $100 all at once to use a service that I've historically not used very much."