(Image credit: Shutterstock) I’ve got a confession to make. I cancelled my Amazon Prime subscription over a year ago, and haven’t missed it for a day. So many companies now offer — or require — subscriptions to use their products or services that as consumers, we’re now paying upwards of $1,000 a year . As with knowing when to cancel the best streaming services, it’s a good idea to look at everything you subscribe to, and honestly ask yourself if it’s worth the cost. But let’s look at three of the major perks, and see if they’re really worth the subscription. Free shipping (Image credit: Shutterstock) The original, and still perhaps the best perk. Now, not only can you get everything delivered for free, but you can even get some things delivered within hours of placing an order. But your instant-gratification urge that itchy that you need to have something delivered that quickly that you can’t just go out and get it yourself? It wasn’t for us.…