How you use Amazon dictates whether or not Prime is worth it to you. If you only use Amazon a few times a year it totally isn't worth it. If you shop from their store often (at least twice a month) or you use their streaming services, then Prime is worth it. In my area there's really only Wal-Mart or Lowe's/Home Depot as any sort of a big-box store to go to. I absolutely despise going in the prior and will go out of my way not to shop there unless I have no other choice or time constraints prevent shopping elsewhere.

If I want to shop anywhere else, it's pretty much an hour's drive. It's all about where you live and what your options are. If you're in a city you have choices that those of us in more rural areas don't. Paying for Prime and getting things shipped to me that I can't get locally is a major benefit. Certainly less expensive than that 140 mile round trip every time I need something I can't get locally. If you're smart and you shop around on the site, you can often find things with Prime shipping for the same cost as competitors but without freight costs and without sales tax (though that may change before long).