Current Events > These Amazon Prime ad breaks are way more annoying than I was led to believe

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TheGoldenEel 02/22/24 9:25:45 AM #1:	I was told its just a few ads at the beginning but I also had two ad breaks in the middle of a 40 minute Gen V episode. Jarring cuts too, you know there werent intended to be ads god damn enshittification sucks. --- BLACK LIVES MATTER Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:978978598] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>I was told its just a few ads at the beginning but I also had two ad breaks in the middle of a 40 minute Gen V episode. Jarring cuts too, you know there werent intended to be adsgod damn enshittification sucks. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kai_Laguna 02/22/24 9:29:26 AM #2:	The ads at the start have always been a thing on prime, it's the midstream ones that are new. <cite>Kai_Laguna posted [p:978978654] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>The ads at the start have always been a thing on prime, it's the midstream ones that are new.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 02/22/24 9:31:42 AM #3:	Kai_Laguna posted... The ads at the start have always been a thing on prime, it's the midstream ones that are new. No, they used to just have a preview for other Amazon Prime shows at the start that you could skip now they do the countdown thing where it shows you a minute of ads for like AT&T or whatever and you cant skip --- BLACK LIVES MATTER Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:978978688] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Kai_Laguna posted... </cite><quote>The ads at the start have always been a thing on prime, it's the midstream ones that are new.</quote>No, they used to just have a preview for other Amazon Prime shows at the start that you could skipnow they do the countdown thing where it shows you a minute of ads for like AT&T or whatever and you cant skip </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Waxitron_Gazer 02/22/24 9:31:44 AM #4:	Kai_Laguna posted... The ads at the start have always been a thing on prime, it's the midstream ones that are new. There used to be promos for other Prime shows, sure, and they were skippable, but never actual ads until recently. --- five, five, five, jack -five nobs <cite>Waxitron_Gazer posted [p:978978690] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Kai_Laguna posted... </cite><quote>The ads at the start have always been a thing on prime, it's the midstream ones that are new.</quote>There used to be promos for other Prime shows, sure, and they were skippable, but never actual ads until recently. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheBreadedOne 02/22/24 9:32:22 AM #5:	Ive accidentally backed out of episodes and instead of picking up where I left off it starts over and then I have to watch the midstream ads, again, to get back to where I was. --- http://i.imgur.com/Ept5Ldj.gif <cite>TheBreadedOne posted [p:978978702] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Ive accidentally backed out of episodes and instead of picking up where I left off it starts over and then I have to watch the midstream ads, again, to get back to where I was. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bluezero 02/22/24 9:42:43 AM #6:	Well just remember, Amazon is a struggling company that needs money. --- i7-12700F - 3080 - 64GB 3200 - 1440p Ultrawide <cite>bluezero posted [p:978978870] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Well just remember, Amazon is a struggling company that needs money. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigblu89 02/22/24 9:45:51 AM #7:	I kinda like how the Streaming Generation has become so "Old Man Yells at Clouds" about the "good ol' days" of commercial-free streaming. --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. <cite>bigblu89 posted [p:978978915] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>I kinda like how the Streaming Generation has become so "Old Man Yells at Clouds" about the "good ol' days" of commercial-free streaming. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpawnShadow 02/22/24 9:47:27 AM #8:	bluezero posted... Well just remember, Amazon is a struggling company that needs money. So much so that, apparently, they're moving their headquarters to Florida in order to mooch off of the government I mean take advantage of its lower corporate taxes. <cite>SpawnShadow posted [p:978978947] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>bluezero posted... </cite><quote>Well just remember, Amazon is a struggling company that needs money.</quote>So much so that, apparently, they're moving their headquarters to Florida in order to mooch off of the government I mean take advantage of its lower corporate taxes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kai_Laguna 02/22/24 9:50:17 AM #9:	TheGoldenEel posted... No, they used to just have a preview for other Amazon Prime shows at the start that you could skip now they do the countdown thing where it shows you a minute of ads for like AT&T or whatever and you cant skip Waxitron_Gazer posted... There used to be promos for other Prime shows, sure, and they were skippable, but never actual ads until recently. Those are still ads on an already paid service, doesn't matter if they were for products on that service. <cite>Kai_Laguna posted [p:978978996] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite><quote>No, they used to just have a preview for other Amazon Prime shows at the start that you could skipnow they do the countdown thing where it shows you a minute of ads for like AT&T or whatever and you cant skip</quote>Waxitron_Gazer posted... </cite><quote>There used to be promos for other Prime shows, sure, and they were skippable, but never actual ads until recently.</quote>Those are still ads on an already paid service, doesn't matter if they were for products on that service.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 02/22/24 9:57:05 AM #10:	Kai_Laguna posted... Those are still ads on an already paid service, doesn't matter if they were for products on that service. That you could skip --- BLACK LIVES MATTER Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:978979103] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Kai_Laguna posted... </cite><quote>Those are still ads on an already paid service, doesn't matter if they were for products on that service.</quote>That you could skip </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 02/22/24 9:58:23 AM #11:	bigblu89 posted... I kinda like how the Streaming Generation has become so "Old Man Yells at Clouds" about the "good ol' days" of commercial-free streaming. Dumb take i grew up with ads on TV. Doesnt make it any less annoying that a service I pay for, to one of the most profitable businesses on the planet, is now telling me I need to pay even more or theyll make the service worse for me --- BLACK LIVES MATTER Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:978979126] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>bigblu89 posted... </cite><quote>I kinda like how the Streaming Generation has become so "Old Man Yells at Clouds" about the "good ol' days" of commercial-free streaming.</quote>Dumb takei grew up with ads on TV. Doesnt make it any less annoying that a service I pay for, to one of the most profitable businesses on the planet, is now telling me I need to pay even more or theyll make the service worse for me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 02/22/24 10:05:30 AM #12:	Kai_Laguna posted... Those are still ads on an already paid service, doesn't matter if they were for products on that service. They arent ads. They are skippable previews. Do you call all movie trailers "ads"? Did you boy cott vhs tapes because you had to FF through "ads"? Of course not. Argue in good faith! Call a spade a spade! --- leafs rule <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:978979225] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Kai_Laguna posted... </cite><quote>Those are still ads on an already paid service, doesn't matter if they were for products on that service.</quote>They arent ads. They are skippable previews. Do you call all movie trailers "ads"? Did you boy cott vhs tapes because you had to FF through "ads"? Of course not. Argue in good faith! Call a spade a spade! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kai_Laguna 02/22/24 10:12:02 AM #13:	Naysaspace posted... They arent ads. They are skippable previews. Do you call all movie trailers "ads"? Did you boy cott vhs tapes because you had to FF through "ads"? Of course not. Argue in good faith! Call a spade a spade! I do, I didn't need to fast forward my vhs tapes because I would splice the previews out. <cite>Kai_Laguna posted [p:978979342] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Naysaspace posted... </cite><quote>They arent ads. They are skippable previews. Do you call all movie trailers "ads"? Did you boy cott vhs tapes because you had to FF through "ads"? Of course not. Argue in good faith! Call a spade a spade!</quote>I do, I didn't need to fast forward my vhs tapes because I would splice the previews out.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 02/22/24 10:13:13 AM #14:	Kai_Laguna posted... I do, I didn't need to fast forward my vhs tapes because I would splice the previews out. The absurdity of this trolling is astounding. --- leafs rule <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:978979372] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Kai_Laguna posted... </cite><quote>I do, I didn't need to fast forward my vhs tapes because I would splice the previews out.</quote>The absurdity of this trolling is astounding. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kai_Laguna 02/22/24 10:19:36 AM #15:	Naysaspace posted... The absurdity of this trolling is astounding. That's not trolling, it's a simple thing to do. While you could use scotch tape, there was even tape sold specifically for it sold in places like circuit city and tower records. <cite>Kai_Laguna posted [p:978979477] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Naysaspace posted... </cite><quote>The absurdity of this trolling is astounding.</quote>That's not trolling, it's a simple thing to do. While you could use scotch tape, there was even tape sold specifically for it sold in places like circuit city and tower records.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeoRavus 02/22/24 10:19:51 AM #16:	I let my Prime subscription run out this month. I was planning on not renewing after the last price hike, but the ad thing was the cherry on top. You still get free shipping if spending over $25, and now there's less temptation to order a $5 item I don't really need. I was doing that almost every day. --- This is where cool people write stuff. <cite>LeoRavus posted [p:978979483] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>I let my Prime subscription run out this month. I was planning on not renewing after the last price hike, but the ad thing was the cherry on top. You still get free shipping if spending over $25, and now there's less temptation to order a $5 item I don't really need. I was doing that almost every day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkmaian23 02/22/24 12:31:47 PM #17:	Do the ads appear if you watch rentals or something you own too? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. <cite>darkmaian23 posted [p:978981932] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Do the ads appear if you watch rentals or something you own too? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 02/22/24 12:34:52 PM #18:	Pay up cheapskate! --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:978981982] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Pay up cheapskate! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kai_Laguna 02/22/24 12:37:43 PM #19:	Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... Pay up cheapskate! Make me. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7219743e.png <cite>Kai_Laguna posted [p:978982028] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... </cite><quote>Pay up cheapskate!</quote>Make me.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7219743e.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The-Apostle 02/22/24 12:43:39 PM #20:	TheGoldenEel posted... , they used to just have a preview for other Amazon Prime shows at the start that you could skip Previews are still ads. They only call them previews so they can sleep better at night about claiming ad free when it's not. --- Gamertag: http://goo.gl/mnO36O #GoPackGo Not changing sig until EA loses the NFL license. #NFLdropEA Started 3/12/23 <cite>The-Apostle posted [p:978982147] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite><quote>, they used to just have a preview for other Amazon Prime shows at the start that you could skip</quote>Previews are still ads. They only call them previews so they can sleep better at night about claiming ad free when it's not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 02/22/24 12:45:26 PM #21:	The-Apostle posted... Previews are still ads. They only call them previews so they can sleep better at night about claiming ad free when it's not. That you could skip why do yall keep ignoring that aspect? The previews automatically had a button that all you had to do was press ok on the remote as soon as you started the show and it would skip the previews --- BLACK LIVES MATTER Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:978982176] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>The-Apostle posted... </cite><quote>Previews are still ads. They only call them previews so they can sleep better at night about claiming ad free when it's not.</quote>That you could skipwhy do yall keep ignoring that aspect? The previews automatically had a button that all you had to do was press ok on the remote as soon as you started the show and it would skip the previews </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The-Apostle 02/22/24 12:49:01 PM #22:	TheGoldenEel posted... That you could skip why do yall keep ignoring that aspect? The previews automatically had a button that all you had to do was press ok on the remote as soon as you started the show and it would skip the previews They fact that they're in an "ad free" service is basic false advertising, skippable or not. --- Gamertag: http://goo.gl/mnO36O #GoPackGo Not changing sig until EA loses the NFL license. #NFLdropEA Started 3/12/23 <cite>The-Apostle posted [p:978982246] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite><quote>That you could skipwhy do yall keep ignoring that aspect? The previews automatically had a button that all you had to do was press ok on the remote as soon as you started the show and it would skip the previews</quote>They fact that they're in an "ad free" service is basic false advertising, skippable or not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigblu89 02/22/24 2:28:17 PM #23:	TheGoldenEel posted... Dumb take i grew up with ads on TV. Doesnt make it any less annoying that a service I pay for, to one of the most profitable businesses on the planet, is now telling me I need to pay even more or theyll make the service worse for me Again, a "back in my day" take. TV used to be free. Still is if you have a tuner. But then it expanded. And with that expansion brought on added costs that were passed ont o the consumer. You pay/paid for cable. Maybe not you directly, maybe your parents did, but someone paid/pays for it. Cable had, and still have, ads you cannot skip. Most cable companies are some of the most profitable businesses on the planet. Comcast, Charter, Disney (Hulu), Verizon, Dish, DirectTV, Altice. This is the definition of First World Problems. --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. <cite>bigblu89 posted [p:978984061] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite><quote>Dumb takei grew up with ads on TV. Doesnt make it any less annoying that a service I pay for, to one of the most profitable businesses on the planet, is now telling me I need to pay even more or theyll make the service worse for me</quote>Again, a "back in my day" take.TV used to be free. Still is if you have a tuner.But then it expanded. And with that expansion brought on added costs that were passed ont o the consumer.You pay/paid for cable. Maybe not you directly, maybe your parents did, but someone paid/pays for it.Cable had, and still have, ads you cannot skip.Most cable companies are some of the most profitable businesses on the planet. Comcast, Charter, Disney (Hulu), Verizon, Dish, DirectTV, Altice.This is the definition of First World Problems. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nok_Su_Kow 02/22/24 2:33:09 PM #24:	At least they're short and I can still share the account with my brother so we can watch reacher and their catalog of fine B movies. <cite>Nok_Su_Kow posted [p:978984141] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>At least they're short and I can still share the account with my brother so we can watch reacher and their catalog of fine B movies. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The-Apostle 02/22/24 4:44:22 PM #25:	TheGoldenEel posted... Dumb take i grew up with ads on TV. Doesnt make it any less annoying that a service I pay for, to one of the most profitable businesses on the planet, is now telling me I need to pay even more or theyll make the service worse for me So did I. I will happily pay more for ad free. But if it's not actual ad free it's false advertising. --- Gamertag: http://goo.gl/mnO36O #GoPackGo Not changing sig until EA loses the NFL license. #NFLdropEA Started 3/12/23 <cite>The-Apostle posted [p:978986283] in These Amaz... [t:80703017]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite><quote>Dumb takei grew up with ads on TV. Doesnt make it any less annoying that a service I pay for, to one of the most profitable businesses on the planet, is now telling me I need to pay even more or theyll make the service worse for me</quote>So did I. I will happily pay more for ad free. But if it's not actual ad free it's false advertising. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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