Amazon Prime Guide
Amazon Prime is a service provided by Amazon that currently (in 2017) has 80 million subscribers. Membership cost $99 per year or $10.99 a month and is like being a part of a special club at Amazon, where you can save on a ton of items…
But that’s not the only benefits you get when you subscribe to Amazon Prime. Most of the 80 million Prime Members probably don’t even know all the amazing perks that you get with an Amazon Prime membership.
In this guide, I am going to show you all the amazing Prime perks you may have not known about, as well as some other great ways to get great deals on Amazon.
What is Amazon Prime?
Amazon Prime Cost
Amazon has a number of different pricing options you can choose from. If you are a student you can sign up for Amazon Prime Student and get 50% off your Prime membership. All you need is a .edu email address and you can sign up as a student. Here are all the current pricing plans for Amazon Prime:
MEMBERSHIP TYPEPRICEMonthly$10.99Yearly$99Student Yearly$49 Prime Video (monthly)$8.99
Note: All new Amazon Prime members can receive a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime.
All new Amazon Prime members can receive a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime.CLICK TO TWEET
Benefits of Amazon Prime
Joining Amazon Prime has a ton of great benefits whether you’re thinking about joining or you are already a member, there are always more ways to save with Amazon Prime.
Shipping Benefits
Having access to free two-day shipping is one of the greatest benefits of having an Amazon Prime membership. Get your items in 2 days or less with eligible Prime products on the contiguous U.S.
But there are many more shipping benefits that are also available. In Here is a table of the Prime Shipping Benefits:
SHIPPING SPEEDAMAZON PRIME MEMBER PRICETwo-Day ShippingFreeSame-Day DeliveryFree on qualifying orders in certain cities. As low as $5.99 on most other orders. Learn more.2-Hour DeliveryFree in eligible zip codes through Prime NowOne-Day ShippingFree on qualifying orders in certain cities. Learn more. Otherwise, price varies by item size and weight — as low as $2.99 per itemSaturday ShippingPrice varies by item size and weight — as low as $7.99 per itemNo-Rush ShippingFreeStandard Shipping (4–5 business days)FreeRelease-Date Delivery (on qualifying items)Free
Prime Membership Sharing
You may have not known this but you can actually share your Amazon Prime membership with another adult in your household to receive the same Prime benefits.
Simply sign up for Amazon Household and your whole house can enjoy the benefits of Amazon Prime. To start using Amazon Household, head to the Amazon Household page and link your children or spouses accounts.
Not only do you get to share your Prime Membership benefits but you also get a few more extras with a Amazon Household plan. You also get:
- Earn 2% rewards every time you reload your Amazon.com Gift Card Balance with your checking account
- 20% off diapers subscriptions and a 15% off Baby Registry completion discount, compliments of Amazon Family
- Prime Fresh members can share their Fresh delivery benefits
- You can also create a family library to share books, apps, and games with the other adult in your Household on their Amazon devices and media apps.
- Household adults can manage parental controls with Amazon FreeTime for children and use multi-profiles on Amazon devices to personalize your device experience.
Prime Pantry
The Prime Pantry from Amazon is a virtual pantry that you can fill up with Prime Pantry eligible items. You will know if they are eligible when they have the Prime Pantry icon like below:
Each pantry can hold up to 45 pounds worth of items. Fill up your pantry with as much or as little as possible up to 45 pounds and get flat $5.99 delivery if your pantry when you are ready.
You can save a ton of money on shipping and coupons using the Prime Pantry for your everyday, household items.
Make sure you check out the Prime Pantry coupon section to get the biggest deals on your Pantry items.
Photo Storage
Amazon provides a very power photo storage area where you can organize, search and share photos with your friends and family.
You can get up to 5GB of free storage if you are a non-prime member and you can get unlimited photo storage if you have a Prime Membership.
Not only can you collect and save your photos, but you can order prints, cards, books, calendars and more… right from your Prime Photos account.
With Prime Photos, you can browse photos easier than ever. See photos of the same people that are grouped together automatically so you can find pictures of you and your favorite people.
