Amazon Reveals Free Service Going Away in August

(KMDL-FM) They are now a regular sight for motorists on city streets in Lake Charles, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge in Louisiana. And, they are just as common on the streets of Beaumont, Lufkin, and Tyler, Texas, too. "They" are Amazon delivery vehicles.

Think about it, it wasn't that long ago that the products we ordered via the giant online retailer Amazon were delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, or FedEx; now there seem to be just as many Amazon vans on the streets as there are vehicles for those other carriers.

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Not bad for a company that got its start selling books, huh?

Amazon Delivery Reveals Harsh Truth About America Today

And while many bemoan the Amazon model as the downfall of the American retail industry, it just proves a point. That point is this: people are lazy. And, just as DoorDash and Uber Eats have proven, we don't want to even get in the car to feed ourselves anymore. Much less go to a store and actually shop.

Okay, that may be a little over the top in my illustration, but we all have that friend or family member who hasn't left their home since COVID-19 and is quite content to work remotely, shop remotely, eat remotely, and exist at arm's length from society.

Well, Amazon lured a lot of us in with an offer of "free stuff".  You know "free shipping" if you pay a fee which really isn't free, but you can't argue that fact with some people. And Amazon even offers "commercial-free" TV via Amazon Prime, but that service you pay for now has paid for ads just like regular TV does.

What Amazon Free Service is Ending in August of 2025?

But did you know that Amazon offers a free online streaming platform that features thousands of movies, TV shows, and entertainment channels? Well, they're offering it for a few more months anyway.

If you're a fan of the streaming site Freevee, first, did you know it was an Amazon thing? And second, were you aware that it is going away as of August 2025? Amazon is making the move to push more and more people onto the Prime Video platform.

A current message running on the Freevee App suggests that you'll still be able to watch all of the content you've been watching for free and without a subscription via Prime Video.

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Now, Prime Video isn't without controversy either; that platform recently switched from a "commercial-free" programming policy to one that includes advertisements. The move angered some subscribers so much that they filed a class action lawsuit.  But that dissent was met with deaf ears by the courts, as the lawsuit was dismissed.

But you can still be mad about it if it makes you feel better. Meanwhile, get ready to hunt down all of your favorites from Freevee at a new home. Or, you could just not watch them and maybe go outside and do something that actually enriches your life.