- It just bought an online education company and introduced a payment mechanism for Internet retailers that competes with PayPal. It started selling wine for the first time in New York, updated its line of tablets, gave the go-ahead to three new comedy pilots and began a design competition for its fashion division. It is setting up mini-warehouses inside suppliers like Procter & Gamble to ship goods faster.
But one thing it will not be announcing this month: a significant profit.
On a somewhat related note, they also just bumped up their Free Super Saver Shipping limit to $35 (from $25), which I'm bummed about. I'm sure they're just trying to push more people into trying Amazon Prime.
My wife is a pretty loyal Amazon Prime member. She is a very savvy consumer so I imagine it's worth the investment if you use Amazon a lot and these days, who doesn't?
I'm torn. On one hand I can see how it'd be super helpful and save me money (and time on deliveries) and there's a lot of stuff that I could probably buy on Amazon that I don't right now. On the other hand, I would probably be encouraged to buy a ton of shit that I don't need. And I certainly wouldn't be doing my local economy or the environment any favors.
I have it again with my new student email address. 6 months free!