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expiredDoatslo posted Feb 2, 2022 4:32 PM

(Last Day) Amazon Prime Membership Increases to $139, Lock in

$119 w/ Prime Gift

$139

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Update: Today is the last day. Price will go up tomorrow

Amazon will Increase their Prime Membership to $139, starting 2/18. You can buy Prime Gift Membership 12 Months for $119 now and renew your membership once it expires.

Note, please make sure you cancel auto-renew first and renew it with gift after it expires.

Thanks to community members Doatslo & Zodiac for sharing this.

Prime members enjoy:
  • Fast, free delivery
  • Watch thousands of movies and TV shows with Prime Video
  • Stream millions of songs and thousands of playlists
  • Also get free Kindle e-books, unlimited photo storage, exclusive access to deals, Twitch, and much more

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Written by persian_mafia | Staff
  • About this product:
    • Amazon will send your gift recipient an email on the day you choose along with redemption instructions. The gift recipient can start their Prime membership right away. If the recipient is already a Prime member, the gift can be exchanged for an Amazon.com Gift Card in the value of the original gift purchase price plus any applicable sales taxes paid. The gift membership does not automatically renew and is not eligible for promotional offers. The gift of Prime can only be redeemed on Amazon.com.
  • About this store:
  • Additional note:
    • Please see our forum thread for additional details and discussions. ~ persian_mafia

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Update: Today is the last day. Price will go up tomorrow

Amazon will Increase their Prime Membership to $139, starting 2/18. You can buy Prime Gift Membership 12 Months for $119 now and renew your membership once it expires.

Note, please make sure you cancel auto-renew first and renew it with gift after it expires.

Thanks to community members Doatslo & Zodiac for sharing this.

Prime members enjoy:
  • Fast, free delivery
  • Watch thousands of movies and TV shows with Prime Video
  • Stream millions of songs and thousands of playlists
  • Also get free Kindle e-books, unlimited photo storage, exclusive access to deals, Twitch, and much more

Editor's Notes

Written by persian_mafia | Staff
  • About this product:
    • Amazon will send your gift recipient an email on the day you choose along with redemption instructions. The gift recipient can start their Prime membership right away. If the recipient is already a Prime member, the gift can be exchanged for an Amazon.com Gift Card in the value of the original gift purchase price plus any applicable sales taxes paid. The gift membership does not automatically renew and is not eligible for promotional offers. The gift of Prime can only be redeemed on Amazon.com.
  • About this store:
  • Additional note:
    • Please see our forum thread for additional details and discussions. ~ persian_mafia

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Feb 4, 2022 7:43 PM
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Feb 4, 2022 7:43 PM
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Quote from dojoman :
Blame it on LOTR series coming to Prime this yr. The production cost is massive.

https://www.cnet.com/news/lord-of...r-trailer/ [cnet.com]
$1,000,000,000 :|

I'm a "life-long" LOTR fan and even I'm worried about the series. Praying that it's good and they don't try to "Game of Thrones" it...​
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Feb 4, 2022 7:44 PM
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vins0010Feb 4, 2022 7:44 PM
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Reality is although I like Prime, if I didn't have it, I'd probably spend less money. That is kind of the point. You're paying money to spend more money.
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Feb 4, 2022 7:44 PM
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Titus PulloFeb 4, 2022 7:44 PM
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Quote from presclutch :
i stopped paying for prime back in 2018 .. now i just try to get $25 in my cart or i do subscribe and save. bezos makes enough cash not giving him anymore then i truly have to.
You mean $35 right?
Feb 4, 2022 7:45 PM
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IP_ShopFeb 4, 2022 7:45 PM
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Quote from mrm16 :
You can cancel auto-renewal and once your membership expires apply the gift of membership.
There is no option to cancel auto-renewal for the membership at the web UI.
Please let me know where do you see such option?
Feb 4, 2022 7:45 PM
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SmyrhnaFeb 4, 2022 7:45 PM
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Quote from Riake :
This very website promotes Amazon over the other two on nearly every post.

Users of this website love their Amazon Prime, so when Best Buy has a deal on a blu-ray, they wait until Amazon matches. Or when Target runs a gift card promo on household goods, they wait until Amazon matches. People, consumers should really reward retailers for deals. Not price match, as that does not spur competition.

Half of the deals on the FP are Amazon Chinesium.
This is so true. BestBuy, Lowes, Costco & Walmart or direct retailers run better promotions by far and way better deals than amazon on some stupid unwanted landfill products.
For what its worth, use friends or family accounts to get some juice out of prime.
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Feb 4, 2022 7:47 PM
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rkiyer2001Feb 4, 2022 7:47 PM
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Quote from ign0ramus :
the price of prime i think is still worth it, and it's not hard to figure out how to open a student account. if you get one heavier item like a piece of furniture or whatever, that $139 (or $69) just paid for itself on that one purchase. and as a prime member, you can chat up support any time there's an issue, and they give you credits, additional months of Prime service, etc. not shilling for Bezos, that's for damn sure, but just checking my account, i placed 252 orders in 2021 lol. i make sure to get my money's worth, and i place orders on behalf of several family members as well under that one subscription
While this is true, bear in mind that for most prices on Amazon, shipping is already factored into the price, so Prime doesn't get you as much as you think. They price match a few common consumer items at the same price as Target/Walmart (loss leaders) but for most other things, shipping is essentially priced in. OR they will sell you a 4-pack or 5-pack of the same thing at Target to make it worth their shipping costs.

If you consistently use Target or Walmart pickup instead of Amazon, for example, you will notice the difference. Your strategy of ordering for multiple households is also a good way to save on Prime costs but for a single household, $140 is not a great deal, especially when there are Target/Walmart stores close by and most stores have an order pick up option these days.
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Feb 4, 2022 7:48 PM
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tayninhFeb 4, 2022 7:48 PM
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Quote from DrRad :
Prime has always been a bad deal, now it's worse.
Quote from Bork :
Got rid of Prime, never missed it
Quote from strawberrycake :
I opted out of prime when it jumped to $119 years ago.

I've purchase only a handful of items from amazon, and only when my shopping cart met the free shipping threshold. Plus, I basically use Amazon to check product reviews. Never even took advantage of their prime streaming either while I was a member.
Quote from xtrabad :
I've been on the fence for some time about ditching Prime. Service has become sketchy, food is not always fresh, and a few times since the pandemic Amazon has even sent used, counterfeit, or completely wrong items.

I do use Prime video quite a lot however, not a Netflix fan, so that is what keeps me hooked. Decisions, decisions ….
Prime days usually have great deals though. Maybe join Prime for a month during those days?
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Feb 4, 2022 7:49 PM
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RandomDealzFeb 4, 2022 7:49 PM
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This thread reinforces the point, people love to complain, and voice grievances. If this thread is a reflection of public sentiment Prime is going to lose 80% of their members. laugh out loud
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Feb 4, 2022 7:49 PM
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MartinM7672Feb 4, 2022 7:49 PM
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Just change your edu every 6 months
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Feb 4, 2022 7:50 PM
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OceanTwelveFeb 4, 2022 7:50 PM
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Quote from JoseV21 :
Why the increase?
Labor and supply shortage causing an increase in costs. Amazon's e-commerce business is doing poorly the past few quarters. They need to raise the price of Prime to mitigate the loss of their profits.
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Feb 4, 2022 7:51 PM
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teaberryFeb 4, 2022 7:51 PM
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yep been a prime member for a long time now and I'll give up Netflix, Costco, Sams club memberships before I give up Prime.
Quote from ign0ramus :
the price of prime i think is still worth it, and it's not hard to figure out how to open a student account. if you get one heavier item like a piece of furniture or whatever, that $139 (or $69) just paid for itself on that one purchase. and as a prime member, you can chat up support any time there's an issue, and they give you credits, additional months of Prime service, etc. not shilling for Bezos, that's for damn sure, but just checking my account, i placed 252 orders in 2021 lol. i make sure to get my money's worth, and i place orders on behalf of several family members as well under that one subscription
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Feb 4, 2022 7:54 PM
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mbrowner8782Feb 4, 2022 7:54 PM
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Quote from spiffmonkey1 :
This might be the perfect excuse for me to cancel my membership. Their customer support has gone downhill. No free returns either.
I've never had to pay for a return with Amazon. Maybe it's due to the reason for return. Are you just changing your mind about stuff you bought, or is there a legit return reason?
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swgfanforlife
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Prime just posted an amazing profit for the last quarter, so they are not worried. Total cost with new increase will break down to $11.58 a month. That's still less than what I pay for Netflix or HBO Max. But with Prime I get free shipping and I use that about 5-6 times a month. Also get all their original programming, their music streaming, free books to read each month and great customer service. Also if your a gamer, they give a lot of sweet gaming freebies!
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Feb 4, 2022 7:57 PM
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daedalusfinchFeb 4, 2022 7:57 PM
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Quote from OceanTwelve :
Labor and supply shortage causing an increase in costs. Amazon's e-commerce business is doing poorly the past few quarters. They need to raise the price of Prime to mitigate the loss of their profits.
There is not a labor shortage. There is a shortage of workers willing to continue to work for exploitative-level wages and/or in shitty work-environments.

Their profits are so astronomical, they could easily afford to improve this, but they choose not to.
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DisciplineHedgeFeb 4, 2022 7:57 PM
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I added friends a long time ago under their old sharing plan.

But I can't find any record of it now. Anyone know how to find a list of the people we added way back when now that their grandfathered?

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