How to unsubscribe from Amazon Prime. What is Amazon Prime and why is it beneficial?
Do you also think that free cheese only comes in a mousetrap? We dare to assure you that in modern conditions this stereotype is losing its relevance. The reason for this is the inexorable market trend: it is becoming increasingly difficult to win customers without giving away this very “free cheese”.
If you want to retain your target audience in a competitive environment, win them over with profitable, bordering on free, offers.
The organizers of the American online store Amazon, an outstanding giant of modern retail, understood this simple truth in time. They stand out from other online shoppers with truly low prices, as well as a rich range of promotions and discounts.
Even the inhabitants of the Eurasian continent can take advantage of the proposed benefits. Including Russians. Customers of intermediaries have access to the Amazon Prime service – fast delivery of goods. The service is very interesting. However, you should thoroughly understand its intricacies.
What's interesting about the Amazon Prime program is this. It allows you to receive goods within 2 days. And you will no longer have to spend additional money on this delivery (the so-called “transportation costs”). The service applies not only to all of Amazon’s own products. Some items listed on Amazon from third-party sellers also ship free as part of this service.
Find out what items ship with Amazon Prime
Friends, everything is elementary! If you notice a Prime icon (blue logo) next to an item, it means it is eligible for free 2-day shipping. Moreover, for an additional fee (only $3.99), the delivery time can be reduced to one day. Truly, such timing for online trading is simply fantastic!
Cheese and mousetrap
Now let's get back to the mousetrap conversation. In this case, it takes the form of an annual subscription. An annual Amazon Prime subscription costs just $99. Where's the free cheese? This should be understood as a test month of using the service. During this period, the user explores the benefits of the service without paying a cent.
In other words, from anywhere in the world the buyer can safely use Prime delivery completely free of charge. Moreover, if you don’t like it, cancel the annual subscription without remaining in debt.
It’s funny, but you can enjoy this “free cheese” every year again. 13 months passed, they announced their desire for a trial period, signed up for a free subscription, and a month later they refused.
In fact, regular Amazon Prime customers use this program seriously. It is difficult to find another retailer of this scale in the post-Soviet space. Therefore, in general, no one specifically hunts for the notorious free cheese. On the contrary, it is advisable to complete the annual subscription as expected and fully enjoy the convenience of modern e-commerce.
Subscription payment for Russians
By and large, the Prime program is aimed at Americans. They already use their online store at least once a week. The lion's share of clients from our country will hardly use this service. Because for rare purchases it is simply unprofitable. If you make 2-3 or more purchases per month, an annual Prime subscription will be worth it.
Who doesn't make sense to buy an annual subscription?
Do you use Amazon's catalog only a few times a year? Of course, you don't have to purchase a $99 annual subscription for free 2-day and discounted 1-day shipping.
Anyone who wants to receive or already receives regular parcels from the Amazone online store will benefit from a free trial month.
Is it possible to cancel Amazon Prime?
Taught by bitter experience, Russians rightly fear that sophisticated Internet merchants are trying to hook an unlucky buyer. They say they didn’t notice some small print in the contract and lost their money in the amount of 99 American dollars!
But no. Things are done differently in the overseas retail space, and Amazon Prime is a worthy image of business propriety. Even if you have already taken advantage of the free delivery subscription, your money will be returned to your card. At the same time, they will only retain what is actually spent (about 6 bucks per month of service).
If after the test period you do not have the desire to use the annual $99 subscription, you will receive this entire amount safe and sound. What specific steps do you need to take to cancel Amazon Prime delivery services and, accordingly, get your hard-earned $99 back? The problem can be solved simply. Follow this path: Your Account/Settings/Manage Your Prime Membership. Find the End Membership button and click on it.
Interesting delivery details
Most of the benefits of this program are not available to CIS residents. Still, the most important advantages should be clearly understood:
- free delivery works all year round (subject to payment of a subscription);
- Expedited One Day Shipping is only $3.99.
Additional amenities:
- you get free access to a lot of TV series and films from an extensive library;
- You can use the Kindle line of e-books by borrowing e-readers from Amazon as needed;
- upgrade your Amazon subscription to the “student” or “mom” levels. Accordingly, you will get 5-20% discounts in some product categories. True, they relate more to household goods (like diapers, which you are unlikely to order online from the USA). But you never know, it might come in handy!
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I'm sure you've come across the fact that this online hypermarket quite annoyingly offers to subscribe to the Amazon Prime premium service. Is it worth doing this, what are the advantages of this service, who will benefit from using it? This article contains answers to all these questions, as well as a guide to subscribing and an analysis of the nuances, knowing about which, you can fully experience all the benefits of a subscription.
Key benefits of Amazon Prime:
The free period is also beneficial for those who rarely order from Amazon. In order not to pay within the USA to the intermediary's warehouse, it makes sense to sign up for a trial subscription and receive your order with free shipping. The main thing is not to forget to cancel your subscription on time.
In addition, if you make purchases after the trial period ends, you have the opportunity to sign up for Prime from a different account to get all the benefits of the program again.
1. On the Amazon home page, in the top menu, find the Try Prime button and click on it.
4. To connect to Amazon Prime, even during the trial period, you will need a valid bank card with a positive balance.
Enter your new card details if you have not made purchases on Amazon before, then click Next and then Continue.
To verify your card, Amazon will block an amount equal to $1 on it. This amount will be returned to you after a few weeks. If you decide to continue your subscription, the same card will be charged the annual subscription fee.
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Make sure that all entered information is correct, then click on Try Prime free.
Now you can enjoy all the benefits of Prime for an entire month for free!
1. Log into your account dashboard on the Amazon home page (Your Account).
2. Go to the Manage Prime Membership section.
3. Look at your subscription end date information.
Here you can also ask Amazon to send you a reminder by email 3 days before the end of the trial period - Remind me before renewing.
To stop your subscription, click the Do not continue link.
4. Confirm your choice by clicking on the Do Not Continue button again or continue using the subscription - Continue Membership. Here you can also sign up for expiration notifications - Remind Me Later.
The free subscription can be continued at any time within 30 days. To do this, in the control panel, click on the Continue Membership button.
Brief summary. An Amazon Prime subscription is suitable for customers who:
- they order a lot and often on Amazon, with purchases made in the USA;
- for those who order once or several times a month - in this case, it is profitable to make each new purchase to a new account, to which a free 30-day period is connected (to do this, use a new email address and data).
Amazon Prime is a premium account from Amazon. Before paying a significant amount for it, Amazon lets us try it for free for the first 30 days.
To register for Amazon Prime, click on this button
What does Amazon Prime give us?
- Free 2-day US shipping on items sold by Amazon itself and on select items from other sellers;
- Watching TV shows, series, films;
- Listening to tons of music;
- Free unlimited photo hosting;
- Prompt notification of new products;
- Thousands of books for your Amazon Kindle for free;
- Discounts on various products.
Products and services indicated by the icon
Prime, participate in the above. Therefore, if you want to buy several products on Amazon, we strongly recommend that you sign up for Prime in trial mode for 30 days.
How much does Prime cost?
Your first month of using Prime is free. Then you will need to pay $11 per month. Whether you need a paid Prime period is up to you to decide. It makes sense to arrange it if you order a lot, read books, watch films in English. Is it worth signing up for a paid Prime subscription for a one-time purchase? Of course not. Should I try the 30 day period? Necessarily!!
How to disable Prime?
One day, after 30 days, the trial period will end and you will need to turn off Prime yourself, otherwise $99 will be debited from your card.
To do this, go to your profile and look for the “Manage Prime Membership” link there. And in this section we disable our membership.
Even if you don't want to renew your Prime subscription for a fee (after 30 days), your card may be charged $1. Don't be alarmed - this is a means of checking the functionality of your card. As a rule, the money is returned after a few days.
Members of this program can enjoy 2-day shipping within the US.
The cost of an annual Amazon Prime membership is $119 (from 05/11/2018), the fee is charged automatically to the card specified in your account.
Program participants can (join 1 adult and 4 children to the program). They do not pay for membership, but can enjoy all the benefits Amazon Prime.
All products with the icon are covered by this program.
We all know that Amazon has branches in several countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom). Memberships in various programs and clubs from Amazon are not associated with these affiliates. On each Amazon marketplace, Amazon Prime membership must be paid separately.
Amazon prime free trial
New Amazon customers are offered a 1-month trial of Amazon Prime. After the trial version ends, you can pay for an annual membership for $119 or .
You can also buy Prime for 1 month for $12.99.
If you have not used the Amazon Prime program for 12 months (not even a trial membership), you have the opportunity to re-subscribe to the trial version (Amazon prime free trial).
Support service: e-mail: [email protected], through the form on the website, there is also an online chat. The chat becomes active when a solution is not found in the form of answers to problematic questions.