Review: Most movies are not free
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2013
I am not sure that I would recommend amazon prime.It is true that there is a large number of movies and shows to watch for free but most of them don't appeal to me. They are mostly really old and I had seen them years ago. I did not expect the most recent ones to be available but most other movies that came out in the past 5 years aren't either. Every once in a while I would see a movie I am interested in and it says free but then it turns out to be just a 10 minute preview. That is frustrating. As a result I don't really use that feature of amazon prime any more. I think they want to you get you searching for movies hoping you are willing to pay the extra 3.99 to rent a movie when you can't find anything of interest for free.The free two-day shipping doesn't seem to work so well either. Packages are not always delivered within two days. Now amazon is usually pretty quick so I can't complain too much but they should not advertise two-day shipping when it is likely to take longer (SmartPost is not a fast delivery method). Really, I don't think I get my stuff any faster with the two-day shipping and as long as your order is 25 Dollars or more your shipping is free even without amazon prime. Not worth the extra cost.However, I like the option of borrowing a kindle book for free each month. But I would not get amazon prime just for that. You can borrow a book starting on the first of each calender month (important to know if you join at the end of the calender month like I did, I had only three days to finish the first book I borrowed). Then you have to make sure you finish the book within the month so you can borrow a new one the following month. I don't like pressure and am sometimes too busy to read. Nevertheless I usually manage to finish a book per month so it still works out for me.I am a student so I got amazon prime at a discounted rate, so overall I am ok with the value. However, I would not encourage anyone to pay the annual fee of 79 Dollars up front just to find out that the prime movie collection is of no interest.