Had an unrecognized charge so I called customer service. The 148.73 is annual membership. No wonder he is the richest man in the world. I guess it's worth it for convenience but it caught me off guard.

For sure, though we use Amazon alot so Prime is a win for us even at that cost. Shipping is a deal killer in this day and age for most items. Shipping is figured into the "price" of most Prime items to some extent if you look closely, but even then it is still usually a better deal if you are a price shopper.

it also gets you the prime streaming service for movies

if you have family you trust , you can share an account easily

for years I shared with my brother , since he works for a school he gets the student & faculty price I think it is half.
we shared some streaming stuff with him , we had 4 users at once and we only ever needed 3 so my nieces could watch the Disney on our account.

now I share with my kids

yes everyone sharing can see your card and could accidentally buy on your card , wife did it by accident the other day but if you trust your people you can easily fix that just give them money to to cover their card bill.

No doubt, especially living here in the hills 120 miles from a significantly populated city.