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Originally Posted by Subby
I would much prefer this approach to having Amazon increase the price of Prime to $150 so I can subsidize a bunch of impulse control bereft shut-ins who order instant delivery every other day.
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This is exactly right. The consumer is somehow going to have to pay for higher levels of response/service - so why not send the bill to the people that use it (via tips). I enjoy prime and sometimes choose the new "Next day" service for local items. However, I would rarely use same day and would be fairly aggravated if my yearly fee went up so that I now subsidize a bunch of people who do use it.
Tipping/extra fees for people who want service above and beyond the normal expectation seems fair for a system like this. Is there a better alternative I'm missing (outside of having all prime members subsidize it)?