Washington Post Trolls Owner Jeff Bezos With ‘How to Get Around Amazon Prime’s New Fee’
Amazon chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos was dragged by The Washington Post Saturday for the announced 20 percent hike for its annual Prime membership. Bezos, by the way, also owns The Washington Post.
The service, which gives customers a lot of perks, from “free” two-day shipping to access to Amazon’s video catalog, is increasing its price from $99 to $119 a year, CFO Brian Olsavsky said on the company’s earnings call on Thursday.
But some clever folks at The Washington Post found a way around the price hike, despite sharing a boss with Amazon. No, not awkward at all.