Amazon Offering $6.99 Prime Memberships, Six-Month Free Trials for Prime Day
The e-commerce giant hopes to convince shoppers to enroll in its program, which offers perks such as same-day shipping and early access to shopping events.
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Amazon Prime Day is officially back — and the online retailer is getting a head start on the deals by offering discounted pricing for a Prime membership.
New users can get a generous 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime right now, which lets you test out all the Prime member benefits for a full month without paying.
GET: AMAZON PRIME 30-DAY FREE TRIAL
Amazon also hopes to get Prime members into the fold after their free trial is up, with subscription pricing starting from just $6.99. A monthly Prime membership normally costs $15, so the new Prime membership deal saves you more than 50% off the regular price.
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$6.99 $14.99 53% off
GET: AMAZON PRIME DISCOUNTED MEMBERSHIP
The $6.99 offer applies to individuals who receive SNAP, Medicaid or other qualifying government assistance Check your eligibility here to get a Prime membership for just $7 a month.
College students and those under 24 years of age, meantime, can qualify for the Amazon Prime student discount, which gets you six months of free access to Amazon Prime without having to pay a single cent. After that, Amazon’s student pricing gets you a Prime membership for just $7.49 a month.
GET: AMAZON PRIME SIX-MONTH FREE TRIAL
You’ll need to enter proof of age, or proof of enrollment in an accredited program to qualify for the Prime student discount. The six-month free trial is the most generous Amazon offer we’ve seen and the best free trial deal online.
$7.49 $14.99 50% off
GET: AMAZON PRIME STUDENT DISCOUNT
An Amazon Prime membership is one of the best values online, with dozens of exclusive offers and benefits reserved for Prime members.
The new Prime member deal comes as Amazon unveils its deals for its 2024 Prime Day shopping event. Amazon says there will be more than five million deals and discounts on beauty, fashion, home goods, electronics and more, with sale prices reserved for Prime members.
Amazon Prime members also get free two-day shipping, same-day delivery and no-rush shipping on millions of products on the site, and Amazon now offers free two-hour delivery on Amazon Fresh or Whole Foods Market grocery delivery in select U.S. cities.
Other Prime member benefits include access to all the TV shows and movies streaming on Prime Video, including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Rings of Power and other hit series and films. Prime members can stream everything on-demand from their TV, computer, tablet or phone.
Lesser-known or “hidden” Prime benefits include exclusive “Try Before You Buy” and personal shopper service on select clothing, footwear and accessories; discounts on subscriptions; and 5 percent cash back on purchases with an Amazon Prime store card.
Members also get secure unlimited photo storage in Amazon Drive; can borrow books and magazines from Prime Reading on a Fire tablet or Kindle e-reader; and can stream thousands of songs, podcasts and playlists through Prime Music.
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Amazon’s pricing has stayed the same since it announced its most recent price increase in February 2022. While the site has always offered a free trial, the discounted subscription price for returning users is relatively new, which makes this a deal worth taking advantage of. See full pricing details here.
New users can get a 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime here.
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