Wednesday 15 July 2015

What I've gained and lost because of Amazon Prime


Like a lot of readers of The Verge, I don't know when I stopped going to Best Buy, but I know why. Around 2010, I subscribed to Amazon Prime.

In New York, where I lived at the time, shopping meant sacrificing time and energy at the alter of commerce, first to hoof it to the store, then lug whatever back to the apartment and up however many floors into your room. The nearest Best Buy was a mile and a half away, with no direct subway line. Amazon Prime delivered for free — minus the annual cost of the subscription, of course.

In NYC, shopping meant sacrificing time and energy

For most of my life, visiting Best Buy had been a habit bordering on an addiction. My mother worked Saturdays during my childhood, so my father and I would pass...

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