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Amazon Prime putting in commercials

57 pointsby dpetersonalmost 9 years ago
Why is Amazon injecting commercials in their Prime content? I was just subjected to a Geico commercial. I pay for no commercials. That is the only reason I have it. Why is there not a firestorm about this online? I contacted customer support and they told me they are called "snippets" based on my viewing habits; "they aren't commercials". I will be cancelling if this does not change.

7 comments

wodenokotoalmost 9 years ago
Write up a blog post with some screenshots of the ad and the absolutely ridiculous customer response, and I am sure you can reach the front page of reddit.
paulcolealmost 9 years ago
&quot;I pay for no commercials.&quot;<p>Where does Amazon say this? I might be dense but I&#x27;ve never seen them promote their content as &quot;commercial free.&quot;
sugarygrindalmost 9 years ago
Wow.. I dint expect ads on Prime content! Amazon will charge for Video and Music subscription separately?. Ad supported for just prime?
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SpikeDadalmost 9 years ago
What service were you using to watch Prime? I have to say that I have not seen any commercials using my Vizio Smart TV interface which I was watching 3 of the new pilots.<p>I would agree that any commercials on Prime and I would strongly consider cancelling. I cancelled Hulu for the same reason.
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clintonbalmost 9 years ago
I recall seeing them on some pilots. The ad appeared once before the show for 15-30s. I don&#x27;t recall any in-show commercials.
0942v8653almost 9 years ago
Wow. How often do they show up? Are they skippable? This is pretty ridiculous, after making such a big deal of it being ad-free.
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kasey_junkalmost 9 years ago
Fight the power cuz.