Disclaimer: Amazon employee

I had the same head-scratcher when trying to quit my prime membership multiple times. Things like this solidify to people that "Leadership Principles" talk about "Customer Obsession" is a ruse. This is blatantly customer-hostile so that there's better membership metrics. There is no excuse but malice.

I cancelled my amazon subscription because I realized thst lost prime-only products are actually slightly more expensive than non-primes... Often making the "free shipping" with prime not attractive anymore. I rarely need to receive the junk I buy the next day and most products still arrive in 2-3 business days in Germany. Amazon prime is a scam.

Cancelling my prime membership made me make way less impulse purchases. It also encouraged me to explore other great online shops that deliver equality as fast, but only carry a curated selection of products, none of that aliexpress garbage.