Amazon explains Prime memberships from U.S. do not translate to South Africa

[Luis]

Details South Africans should know about their Amazon Prime memberships

People with Prime memberships for overseas Amazon marketplaces will not gain the benefits of those subscriptions in South Africa.

Many South African shoppers already have Amazon Prime memberships on the company’s main U.S. marketplace.

 

[My_King]

Good for them then.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

Op hoeveel threads oor Amazon gaan jy ophou Bos @Luis

 

[Smiggles]

It’s just Temu junk on speed dial and they’ll jack the price next year. No thanks.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

It’s just Temu junk on speed dial and they’ll jack the price next year. No thanks.

Says the guy buying razor blades at the Spaza shop

 

[Sensorei]

We're also missing a lot of shows that are on the US Amazon Prime video library, but not included in the SA subscription.

 

[Smiggles]

Says the guy buying razor blades at the Spaza shop

It’s still legit Philips blades.

 

[RedViking]

 

[WAslayer]

We're also missing a lot of shows that are on the US Amazon Prime video library, but not included in the SA subscription.

That's due to regional licensing rights.. If whoever owns the rights to whichever shows for whichever regions don't want to license it or its too expensive to make financial sense, we just won't get it..

Same for any of the other streaming services.. we don't even get things like Discovery, Hulu or Paramount streaming services at all, simply because of regional licensing rights..

 

[bwana]

We're also missing a lot of shows that are on the US Amazon Prime video library, but not included in the SA subscription.

There are also shows the SA catalogue has that US doesn't.

And SA shows/movies don't have ads.

 

[Lawnchairman]

No Amazon music and the cloud gaming service does not work.

 

[bokka1]

It's R33 pm for a year. People will never be happy.

 

[HumanShield]

The one prime benefit that will really set this apart form takealot

 

[Sensorei]

The one prime benefit that will really set this apart form takealot
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Had me there for a sec.

 

[joshuatree]

Takealot wins when looking at the range of products available.

This Amazon offering made me actually look at TakealotMore Premium options, exploring if it will be worth it for me. It might.

 

[stefan9]

Good to see progress even if too slow for my liking

 

[Easter Bunny]

i go check the .com’s prime around prime day and bleak friday, because they’re usually giving a free month around those times.

 

[HumanShield]

Had me there for a sec.

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what I meant to say was. That would be the one prime benefit that would set the SA prime apart from takealot and would give them a massive edge.
The screenshot is from another prime account of mine.

 

[mmshrink]

I find that Amazon's prices are quite often outrageously high , comparing the exact same item with Takealot. And the prices don't make sense, random numbers (eg not R199 but R1137). I'm not sure why that is. It's as if they are looking up the price in dollars, adding a delivery fee from USA, and then converting it into Rands.