AmazonReviews 11,108

Been a sub-Prime member for years. First was $80 per year, then $100, now $120. But, free, "GUARANTEED 2 day delivery, on items that qualify, wow. You also get sub-Prime video, think of it as Netflix-lite-lite. Great video selection, not. My main gripe are the tactics used to purchase an item. Sub-Prime? Check. Free 2-day shipping? Check. Item Prime and in stock? Check. You are also told, "order within the next "count-down timer", and get "Guaranteed Delivery by "this" date. Here is where the problem starts. After purchase is made, you start getting messages that the item, items, will be coming later, and later and later. The only "GUARANTEE" is to expect this regularly. I contacted AMAZON to ask what the "GUARANTEE" means. Was told, "We are sorry for your experience and will extend your Sub-Prime membership another month for free". Wow. Thats like getting food poisoning at a restaurant and the owner offers you a doggy-bag of same food for your troubles. Amazon employs used car salesman tactics and time sensative pressure to make you purchase an item. Once they have your money. They laugh all the way to the bank. You will get your item whenever they feel like it. I suggest this. DO NOT pay for useless Sub-Prime membership. Pay for 2 day shipping per item, if supplier offers it and cannot meet requirements, Amazon will refund your shipping cost. So, either you get it on time, or shipping is free. And you dont pay $120 a year for nothing. I also verified the refund thru Amazon, but not if your Sub-Prime. It's a shame the consumer takes the brunt of a company that has grown too big and takes advantage of its customers. Amazon used to be good, not anymore.

I went to Amazon.com to review a product. But I could not. Instead, this message greeted me:

"To submit reviews, customers must make a minimum amount of valid debit or credit card purchases."

Evidently, I haven't spent enough money online for my consumer opinion to matter.

What a blatant slap in the face to people whose spending income is limited! I am retired; I can't afford luxuries, but as long as I am still alive I will be a consumer, and my feedback is as valid as anyone else's!

I have two words for you, Amazon, and I think you can guess what they are.

All of a sudden books written in 1980 are now priced at $20 by Amazon. The price of books has risen through Amazon by almost 50% in some cases. It turns out that Amazon is trying to get people to buy through their Kindle e-books by pricing hard copy too high for the value (clever marking but customer negative and expensive). Nasty policy. Returns have become more difficult, much more. Some manager ahs decided that a way to raise profits for unfortunate buyers is too exclude the Buyer and limit returns. If you have, by some magic ghost like decision Maker as Amazon have returned too many item, in their minds, then you are notified that you cannot buy anymore. Many people have protested, many reinstated. The real issue is that Amazon allows any hack two-bit outfit to sell on Amazon. So people receive bad products, out-of-spec products, damaged products, etc. more often then in the past. Returns have escalated due to Amazons anyone can sell policy. It is definitely not the Purchaser but the Seller who need to be excluded. Amazon claims to review Sellers for performance which is very limited. When greed dominates it is a real 'fire'. The policy that has been established is profit above service, quality, product performance, product as suppose to be.

I've been selling on amazon for the last 4 years, it getting more unbearable to swallow their fees. Last week, I sold my son's college algebra but the buyer sent it back. I refunded the money, did not take money from the buyer. Amazon in return charged even on the return item, I was really disappointed. This big company doesn't have a heart, the item was return I did not make money yet they have a nerve to charge. They said it's all standard fees, I didn't know that but now I know it's all fees. They don't care.