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I canceled Prime about 18 months ago, and now every single time I go to check out on Amazon, before the checkout page there's a splash screen a the gigantic, bright blue CHECK OUT WITH PRIME button, and then under that, in 8pt font with grey-on-white text, a "No thanks, continue without Prime" link. The lack of any subtlety would be hilarious if it wasn't so irritating. Throw the book at them.


Ah thanks, I did some digging and found some screenshots from 2017 and 2022 respectively:

https://i.insider.com/6226b418990863001998d7a9?width=1200&fo...

https://i.insider.com/6226b454dcce010019a7243a?width=1200&fo...

The "no thanks" on the second one does seem particularly egregious. I'm curious if there's a screenshot of the current one you describe.


The "I do not want fast, free shipping" in the first screenshot is insulting. The worst kind of dark pattern guilting.


Mine also uses wording that strongly implies I'll be paying as much as $7 for shipping without Prime, on an order with free shipping.




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