Amazon Prime...

[yonder]

7. I'm with you there.

Shopping locally if possible, we try to minimize the use of Amaxon but when necessary have carefully navigated through the Prime jungle of toggles to avoid being inadvertently signed up.

Previously, we've always selected free shipping no matter how long it might take but with our most recent order discovered that's no longer an option. No matter how we juggled the weight of ordered items, it was a minimum of $6.99 and a week or so of delivery time UNLESS we either signed up for Prime or chose another, more expensive shipping option.

When necessary, we'll be losing convenience and looking into ordering direct from suppliers, pay their shipping costs and try to really avoid getting sucked into Amazon's dollar traps, though movie commercials appear to be without escape.

Just another example of how difficult it's become to keep from feeding all the hungry Beasts about us. Good luck in your own attempt to extract yourself from the maw of Amaxon Prime.