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keepthetips t1_jebgjqd wrote

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GodzlIIa t1_jebm9lc wrote

Would this be considered an ULPT?

EDIT: I mean I assume that the seller is the one who sets the discount price for subscription, and I bet they did that based off of what they would benefit for further purchases. Not everyone selling on Amazon IS amazon.

That being said I have no idea how it works. Its possible that amazon reimburses the discount amount to the seller if the customer cancels like OP is doing, but I doubt it.

Also I think OP blocked me, so I can't reply to anyone in this thread.

Edit for ShadeBaron Cause OP blocked me: Unethical does not mean prohibited or illegal. Many things can be unethical without being illegal or prohibited, and likewise something can be ethical despite actually being illegal.

Also I want to point out that I was not suggesting that it is for sure unethical, just was opening it up for discussion. For instance using a trial with 1 month free and cancelling after the first month, I do not see that to be unethical, and I can see how this can be a similar idea. And I do not think there is a situation where they would ever discount it so much so that they are losing money, considering the discount is applied to every order they would never make money off of you.

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salesmunn t1_jebygp3 wrote

Stop buying from Amazon. Stuff isn't much cheaper there anymore

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loverink t1_jebz1t3 wrote

Yeah, because I’m going to remember to cancel my subscription. History has taught me otherwise.

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refik252 t1_jecbl97 wrote

I don't go on amazon to buy stuff that I need a few months off, the 2 day shipping is the best reason to order stuff on amazon.

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Ebonyks t1_jecy594 wrote

If you do this often enough, amazon stops giving you the discounts on items. I learned this the hard way.

Nonetheless, it still gives free shipping if you don't have prime.

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Carnanian t1_jed82d6 wrote

I do this at Petco. You get up to 50% off dog food with your first repeat delivery. I get it, set it for 12 months out, and cancel it a few days later. Got the food half off. Best part is it's Everytime you sign up for repeat delivery, so I get 50% off every time

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PM_ME_MAS_ORO t1_jedb6ef wrote

I rarely see considerable discounts on Amazon subscriptions? Usually 5-15%. This sounds a bit over exaggerated to me.

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Tesadus t1_jedhogr wrote

Replying to PM_ME_MAS_ORO (#2,516,078)

The standard subscription discount is 5-15% (depending on total subscriptions), but there are quite a few of promos recently for 15-35% off your FIRST subscription. It might not be as prevalent as OP is implying, but they aren’t uncommon.

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henrytabby t1_jedps7n wrote

The subscription is not easy to cancel. It’s buried deep in there. Definitely hunting around around awhile canceling my father’s. They might have changed it in the last year for transparency sake, though because I haven’t done it recently

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