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ShadowHawk
Jun 25, 2000

CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TESLA OWNER
http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/03/amazon-cuts-down-on-prime-members-sharing-their-benefits/

quote:

But with a change to its policies at the end of July, Amazon now only allows a Prime member to share their Prime benefits with one other adult.

What’s more, anyone sharing an account has access to each other’s credit cards to make purchases. That’s obviously not a problem for spouses or significant others who live together and share their financials, but it does put a damper on sharing your Prime benefits with extended family members, or with your friends or roommates, for example.

"obviously not a problem"

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oh no blimp issue
Feb 23, 2011

if you live with your long term significant other and dont share financials then i dont know what to say to you

pram
Jun 10, 2001
like you need to worry about anything involving a girlfriend

ShadowHawk
Jun 25, 2000

CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TESLA OWNER

pram posted:

like you need to worry about anything involving a girlfriend
being irresistibly attractive does have its perks :)

A Wheezy Steampunk
Jul 16, 2006

High School Grads Eligible!

pram posted:

like you need to worry about anything involving a girlfriend

:pusheen:

The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?

pram posted:

like you need to worry about anything involving a girlfriend

neutral milf hotel
Oct 9, 2001

by Fluffdaddy

pram posted:

like you need to worry about anything involving a girlfriend

:eyepop:

Beeftweeter
Jun 28, 2005

a medium-format picture of beeftweeter staring silently at the camera, a quizzical expression on his face

pram posted:

like you need to worry about anything involving a girlfriend

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 5 hours!
a bloo bloo bloo I can't split the price of a prime account four ways with my forums friends because I'm a cheap piece of poo poo a bloooo

Beast of Bourbon
Sep 25, 2013

Pillbug

Citizen Tayne posted:

a bloo bloo bloo I can't split the price of a prime account four ways with my forums friends because I'm a cheap piece of poo poo a bloooo

i did this since like day 1 on prime. there was an sa-mart thread where people were just splitting it in groups of 4. i paid for a couple years, and then the dude who ran mine didn't request it and i totally forgot and then in like 2013 he was like "oh hey i got married and uhhhh you haven't paid in years, so i'm going to kick you off my prime account, bye"

and then i got my own.

so thanks random goon and amazon prime.

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 5 hours!
I just pay $49 a year for student Prime.

Wild EEPROM
Jul 29, 2011


oh, my, god. Becky, look at her bitrate.
Isn't that the whole point of prime, like you and your spouse are going to be living together and having poo poo go to the same place, so if you're not sharing then why are you living with someone else

Beeftweeter
Jun 28, 2005

a medium-format picture of beeftweeter staring silently at the camera, a quizzical expression on his face

Citizen Tayne posted:

I just pay $49 a year for student Prime.

yeah having multiple alumni .edu accounts owns

Valeyard
Mar 30, 2012


Grimey Drawer

pram posted:

like you need to worry about anything involving a girlfriend

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot
i want amazon to offer a service where i just give them like $50 a month and they just buy me things they think i'll like

i yearn for the future where companies have my exact tastes and preferences in a database, so one day the dominos pizza guy will just show up and hand me pizza without any words exchanged, because they know that i was in the mood for dominos pizza

A Wheezy Steampunk
Jul 16, 2006

High School Grads Eligible!

Space-Pope posted:

i want amazon to offer a service where i just give them like $50 a month and they just buy me things they think i'll like

i yearn for the future where companies have my exact tastes and preferences in a database, so one day the dominos pizza guy will just show up and hand me pizza without any words exchanged, because they know that i was in the mood for dominos pizza

there is an episode of the comedy podcast "you look nice today" where they pitch this exact idea

pram
Jun 10, 2001
its called loot crate people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PILt6FN3YLU

HAIL eSATA-n
Apr 7, 2007

Beast of Bourbon posted:

i did this since like day 1 on prime. there was an sa-mart thread where people were just splitting it in groups of 4. i paid for a couple years, and then the dude who ran mine didn't request it and i totally forgot and then in like 2013 he was like "oh hey i got married and uhhhh you haven't paid in years, so i'm going to kick you off my prime account, bye"

and then i got my own.

so thanks random goon and amazon prime.

sharing a prime account this way right now and i don't have access to anyone's financial info so...

HAIL eSATA-n
Apr 7, 2007


i've been missing out on paying $50/mo for $5 worth of nerd garbage all this time?!

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot
no loot crate is generic nerd "culture" horseshit

im talking specific shipments of stuff tailored to match my interests

Valeyard
Mar 30, 2012


Grimey Drawer

Space-Pope posted:

no loot crate is generic nerd "culture" horseshit

im talking specific shipments of stuff tailored to match my interests

if you want to pay me $50 a month to send you dragon dildos and horse porn then pm me

med school head
Apr 17, 2012

Valeyard posted:

if you want to pay me $50 a month to send you dragon dildos and horse porn then pm me

pm'ed

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot

Valeyard posted:

if you want to pay me $50 a month to send you dragon dildos and horse porn then pm me
bitch please a bad dragon purchase is going to be at least a c note

pram
Jun 10, 2001

quote:

loot crate is generic nerd "culture"

quote:

stuff tailored to match my interests

not seeing the issue....

ShadowHawk
Jun 25, 2000

CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TESLA OWNER

HAIL eSATA-n posted:

sharing a prime account this way right now and i don't have access to anyone's financial info so...
they grandfathered in the existing ones. If you remove someone you can't re-add them. Most bets are it'll expire when the prime renewal comes up.


Basically this is the way it is going forward:

100 dollars per prime account, you can share it with exactly one person in your household, but then you have to give them access to your credit cards. Basically almost identical to sharing your account, except they can't see your secret wishlist.

Amazon sees no problem with this.

Smythe
Oct 12, 2003
somoene post the amazon shipping costs graph

jony ive aces
Jun 14, 2012

designer of the lomarf car


Buglord

ShadowHawk posted:

"obviously not a problem"
well yeah

how is it a problem to share your financials with someone with whom you share your financials

Phoenixan
Jan 16, 2010

Just Keep Cool-idge
i sometimes wonder how many people got loot crate just to do youtube unboxings

ShadowHawk
Jun 25, 2000

CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TESLA OWNER

jony ive aces posted:

well yeah

how is it a problem to share your financials with someone with whom you share your financials

Awia posted:

if you live with your long term significant other and dont share financials then i dont know what to say to you

Smythe
Oct 12, 2003
never share your hard earned greenbacks with a scamming harlot. vapid bitches are just out to leech Him dry and spend His money on her chintzy junk to cock-tease other innocent Sirs

jony ive aces
Jun 14, 2012

designer of the lomarf car


Buglord
are you agreeing with me idgi

ShadowHawk
Jun 25, 2000

CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TESLA OWNER

jony ive aces posted:

are you agreeing with me idgi
I am empathizing with the awkward situation those who want amazon prime but don't want to share their financials with their live-in girlfriend or spouse might experience ok

jony ive aces
Jun 14, 2012

designer of the lomarf car


Buglord
ok

you might want to reread that sentence you mistakenly scarequoted part of in the op tho

Beeftweeter
Jun 28, 2005

a medium-format picture of beeftweeter staring silently at the camera, a quizzical expression on his face

ShadowHawk posted:

I am empathizing with the awkward situation those who want amazon prime but don't want to share their financials with their live-in girlfriend or spouse might experience ok

tbf its not hard to not share your plastic with plastic

Moist von Lipwig
Oct 28, 2006

by FactsAreUseless
Tortured By Flan

Smythe posted:

never share your hard earned greenbacks with a scamming harlot. vapid bitches are just out to leech Him dry and spend His money on her chintzy junk to cock-tease other innocent Sirs

lmao

med school head
Apr 17, 2012

Beeftweeter posted:

tbf its not hard to not share your plastic with plastic

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot
"hello? mr... pope?"
"yeah?"
"hi, this is gary from uber! i'm here to pick you up for your okcupid date."
"oh! is everything set up?"
"yes sir. she is on her way to the restaurant. you will be having italian, and the date will be miserable."
"what? why? i thought we were matched"
"well, according to this... she has been wanting something different, and needs to be reminded why she doesn't date outside of her usual types.

as for you... well, you're apparently just desperate for human connection, and are going to be enthralled to spend any time with someone so far out of your league"
"huh. well, have they-"
"your playstation is already preloading with a brazzers video where the actress bears a vague resemblance to her, yes."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MYAGyZlBY0

Beast of Bourbon
Sep 25, 2013

Pillbug
the funny thing about space pope, and i hope he's not mad at me for sharing this, but his real last name is pope

ShadowHawk
Jun 25, 2000

CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TESLA OWNER

Beeftweeter posted:

tbf its not hard to not share your plastic with plastic

Early prototypes were made from solid latex with an interior skeleton, but construction of the outer material was later switched to silicone. In June 2009, Abyss Creations switched from tin cure silicone to platinum silicone, which resulted in dolls that are less prone to tears and compression marks than older RealDolls.

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Icept
Jul 11, 2001

is this the practical katana dude? lmao

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