Like any self-respecting e-commerce site, Amazon offers a loyalty program: Amazon Prime. Accessible to all, this program offers a range of services and makes the happiness of several million subscribers. In fact, by subscribing to Amazon Prime services, you have access to a whole panoply of premium advantages: free and faster delivery, access to the music streaming platform, videos on demand ... all for only 49 euros per year. Is it worth it? Without hesitation for fans of online shopping on the platform! Especially since the Amazon Prime subscription is not subject to any commitment. In other words: you can unsubscribe whenever you want, without paying any additional fees. With this article, take a look at everything that the Amazon Prime membership includes.
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All the benefits of Amazon Prime
Originally, Amazon Prime was only synonymous with free shipping.
Over the years, the offer has grown.
It always offers free delivery, whatever the amount of the order, but also the possibility of being delivered within 1 working day for free (or 0.01 euros per book) in France, Monaco or Belgium, or even in the evening. even in some large cities, including Paris, Lyon or Marseille.
The Amazon Now service, reserved for Prime members, also allows groceries to be delivered in less than 2 hours in certain large cities, on condition of ordering a basket of at least 20 euros.
Also included in the subscription:
Free access to Amazon's music streaming service: Prime Music, and its 2 million ad-free tracks
Free and unlimited access to Prime Video, Netflix's main competitor
Free access to Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime), a service that allows you to unlock games every month
Free access to Amazon Photos, a very practical storage space
Free access to Prime Reading, allowing you to read hundreds of popular books.
Subscribing to Amazon Prime finally offers its share of advantages in terms of good deals.
Indeed, subscribers have the opportunity to access flash sales 30 minutes before everyone else, which can be very useful to seize the best deals.
What is the price of an Amazon Prime subscription?
As you might expect, Amazon Prime benefits are not free. The subscription is available for 49 euros per year or 5.99 euros per month. However, new customers can take advantage of a free 30-day trial. There is certainly a cost, but the service would be profitable from 6 orders, just at the level of delivery costs, according to the statements of the e-commerce giant. For their part, 18-24 year olds are offered a discount on the service since they pay only 24 euros per year with a trial period of 90 days (i.e. 3 months). Besides that, they benefit from exclusive promotions at many merchants (Microsoft Surface, Fashion departments, etc.). This is called a Prime Student subscription. Proof of status are requested.
The other major advantage of the Amazon Prime service lies in the fact that it is offered without a term commitment.
It is very easy to unsubscribe or cancel your free trial.
You can do this by accessing, updating, or canceling your Amazon Prime account.
The steps are detailed step by step.
Paid members who haven't used any Amazon Prime program benefits can even get a full refund.
Note that you also have the possibility of offering a Prime account as a gift to a loved one, via the “Gifts” section on the online store.
In your shopping cart, before confirming your order, just make sure that the box "This item is a gift" is checked.
All the good deals from Amazon
The number 1 in e-commerce in France continues to offer good deals to Internet users: promotions, discounts, flash sales… There are many good deals.
You can also take advantage of offers up to -50% with Amazon promo codes.
In addition to the commercial operations that take place throughout the year, the platform organizes its annual event: Amazon Prime Day.
Reserved for members of the Amazon Prime and Prime Student programs, this global shopping event lasts 48 hours and takes place around June.
The aim is to offer very interesting promotions on part of the online catalog.
Moreover, do not hesitate to test Amazon Prime during major shopping events such as Prime Day, sales or Black Friday to make your purchases as profitable as possible.
What services are linked to the Amazon Prime subscription?
As explained previously, by subscribing to the Amazon Prime subscription, you first of all benefit from free shipping costs and expedited delivery, much faster.
You also benefit from the Prime Now offer, namely the free delivery of a selection of items (food, beauty, toiletries, consumer goods, etc.) within 2 hours in certain large cities, including Paris.
Also, free access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and Prime Gaming is a big plus.
With the first, you have a catalog of tens of thousands of movies and TV series.
With the second, you have unlimited and ad-free access to hundreds of playlists and over a million songs, on the same model as Spotify or Deezer.
Prime Gaming is ideal for gamers. It offers them content in their favorite games, exclusive emoticons, an extended period for saving broadcasts, free games to download, additional options for chat colors as well as a free subscription to a Twitch channel each month. Amazon Prime also includes the Amazon Photos service, providing the ability to back up, organize and share all your photos or videos under 5 GB and other files from your phone.
Not to spoil anything, parents who are Amazon Prime subscribers get 20% off diapers and promotions on various childcare items.
Members have access to Amazon flash sales 30 minutes before they open to the general public.
In addition, gamers are not left out since they can take advantage of 2 euros discount on new video games.
Finally, the loyalty formula includes the download of one free e-book per month.
