I'm more inclinded to apply for the Store Prime card than the Visa .
Partly because of my scores (EQ 612 TU 643 EX 647, 2 or 3 INQ), OTOH I just got approved 2 weeks ago for 2 AMEX cards with combo $2000 CL. Plus, I have a Sync/Carecredit account already since last year and nearly paid off...although for both too late to show on CR (at least on my end).
Besides, I'm a Prime member anyway, and I'll probably use it around $500 or so every other month. If I can get a a decent Financing plan, that'll be the time to buy a few big ticket electronic items! 
Anyone have DP on chances/possibilities?
@comebackkid15 wrote:I'm more inclinded to apply for the Store Prime card than the Visa .
Partly because of my scores (EQ 612 TU 643 EX 647, 2 or 3 INQ), OTOH I just got approved 2 weeks ago for 2 AMEX cards with combo $2000 CL. Plus, I have a Sync/Carecredit account already since last year and nearly paid off...although for both too late to show on CR (at least on my end).
Besides, I'm a Prime member anyway, and I'll probably use it around $500 or so every other month. If I can get a a decent Financing plan, that'll be the time to buy a few big ticket electronic items!
Anyone have DP on chances/possibilities?
Chase is almost undoubtedly a no. Sync approved me for $1800 on the Amazon Store Card this past December with a 647 TU so you have a chance, especially since you already have a relationship with them.
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@Turbobuick wrote:Ho-hum. Amazon aint what it used to be. Hopefully they'll have some great sales to stack the extra 1% savings. While they can have great prices on select sales, lately I find my self going elsewhere now for things I used to subscribe to at Amazon. Like eBay, you can no longer assume you're getting a bargain. It's probably a combination of things, but other retailers are competing and sometimes winning the online shopping wars. I'll remain a prime member for the TV and music, but my shopping habits have changed.
It depends on what you're buying. For best deals, price tracker is a must (I use The Camelizer). Their return policy is just amazing. Same Day shipping? Awesome. Funny enough, the only thing I don't use Prime for is on their digital content. It's always been about the shipping and the hassle-free returns and refunds that I pay Prime for. It more than pays for itself for me (the amount of "compensation" Amazon give is a lot), as long as you do not abuse it (or you'll get banned).
Hassle-free returns my ass! lol I used to feel the same way, then on two separate occasions I've had just AWFUL customer service experiences with Amazon. My most recent awful experience is STILL being hashed out. Like the person who also quoted this post, I frequently shop at B&H for camera gear. I needed a particular lens for some work I do and it just happened to be much cheaper on Amazon and I can just have it shipped to my parents house for tax-free shopping. So I ordered said lens from Amazon, said it was in stock, I was ordering directly from Amazon and it said that it would arrive a day or two later. UPS arrives at the door with a package that doesn't quite look right, but I took delivery of it. Open it up and there's a small box--too small to be the lens I ordered--inside that has clearly been opened and retaped closed. I open up said box and there is nothing inside but a cheap 5 dollar cable. I immediately call Amazon and explain what happened. Tell them the box was the wrong size, it had been opened and repackaged and nothing but a cable was inside. They kept asking all of these questions, like they didn't understand what I was explaining in great detail. I asked what I needed to do to make this right and have the correct item shipped to me. Now the old Amazon? They would have found a way to have a replacement shipped out to me immediately, no questions asked. The current Amazon? Send the empty, tampered with package back to us and then we can refund your money. After that happens, then we can talk about a replacement. So I shipped the box back to Amazon, have tracking info, see that they receive said box and wait for a refund. Almost a month goes by, nothing. I call, argue with a bunch of incompetent customer service reps, get a manager who tells me I'll have my refund in 3-5 business days and wait....nothing. Go through this process for almost 2 months!!! Finally, called Chase and got them involved. Amazon basically told Chase they thought I was committing fraud. They then lied about receiving the return package when myself and UPS had the tracking number. Chase is now in the process of permanently returning my money after Amazon lied about receiving the return item. And like I said, this has become a patern with Amazon. They used to gladly refund the difference in price of an item within 30 days back to your credit card. Now you have to return, pay the return shipping yourself!?! and purchase again. Why do I want to go through all of that hassle? I've actually found that of late, Best Buy is much easier to deal with and will gladly match any Amazon pricing. The sad part is, I just bit the bullet and ordered it a second time from Amazon because the price was that much cheaper and I needed the lens. But if I had waited just another week, B&H had the same pricing with 100x better customer service. Amazon Prime is a great deal, don't get me wrong, but their days of world class customer service are long over. Like everyone else now, they start you with some guy reading a script before sending you to some incompetent person in smalltown USA who isn't much better. Ok, rant over. lol
