Amazon Prime – This is how the paid subscription works
Created: 01/29/2022, 20:09
Trucks with the Amazon Prime logo are in front of a logistics center run by the mail order company Amazon © Rolf Vennenbernd / dpa
Amazon Prime is not only a good savings option for die-hard fans.
Information about the service, costs and options.
Germany – In 2007, the American company launched the Amazon Prime service in Germany.
In addition to fast and free shipping of correspondingly marked articles, the group also offers special purchase offers and the streaming services Prime Video and Prime Music at a flat rate with the subscription.
In particular, the constantly updated range of films and series up to 4K quality puts Amazon on an equal footing with its competitor Netflix.
Amazon Prime: The service provides these services
It all originally started as an online shop for books and the like. The group has long offered a platform for almost all everyday products.
With Amazon Prime you can save a lot when shipping: time and money.
Last but not least, the extensive, in-house delivery system brings benefits such as FREE premium shipping.
Amazon delivers all items with the corresponding logo free of charge and by express delivery, usually within a maximum of two working days and optimally on the same day.
Additional upgrades such as Same Day Evening Express Delivery, Amazon Music Unlimited, Amazon Channels and Amazon Kids+ are available at an additional cost.
In addition to unlimited streaming, Prime users have access to over two million songs and can download a large selection of eBooks and eMagazines free of charge.
All features in the Amazon Prime Service at a glance:
Shipping: fast and free shipping for almost all items, free same-day delivery if available
Prime Video: unlimited streaming of films and series, Amazon Originals and UEFA Champions League as well as numerous live TV programs
Amazon Music Prime: Access to over two million songs online and offline, plus radio plays and radio
Prime Reading: eBooks, eMagazines, Comics and Kindle Singles, as well as free access to new releases in the Amazon AusLese
Prime Gaming: in-game content, a free Twitch channel subscription, exclusive surprises and offers
Fashion: order up to six items, select and only pay for what you keep after seven days
Alexa voice shopping, Alexa Fresh for groceries and drinks (delivery free from 80 euros)
With the appropriate apps, the offers are also available on the go.
Amazon Prime: registration process, costs and terms for the extensive service
The company offers a choice of a monthly membership or the cheaper annual subscription.
If you value the flexibility of being able to cancel monthly, you pay EUR 7.99 compared to the annual price of EUR 69.
There is a 50% discount for students, social pass holders and those who are exempt from broadcasting fees, for example.
(as of January 2022)
This is how it works with the registration and, if necessary, with the cancellation:
Go to the website: www.amazon.de
Click on “Prime” in the top bar
Use 30-day free period
Sign in with an existing Amazon account or create a new one
Choose between a monthly subscription or an annual subscription
Change or cancel: In "My Account" click on the "Prime" option, select "My Prime Membership", then start the change request or cancellation.
Anyone who would like to get to know the advantages of the service first can take advantage of the 30-day free offer, which includes all the options for a non-binding tryout.
At irregular intervals, partner companies offer promotional codes for a reduced subscription version of Amazon Prime.
Amazon Prime: Specials in the service such as the popular Prime Day
For Amazon Prime subscribers, the company has more savings candy ready. On the one hand, these are, for example, lightning offers to a limited extent with special discounts. In recent years, Prime Day has established itself as an extremely popular service. Over a period of two days (last in June 2021), there are daily new price reductions on items across the entire range. These are only available to Prime members - even during the free trial month. Some of the products can be pre-ordered, and some of them also apply: when they're gone, they're gone. For this purpose, Amazon offers the possibility of observing a Prime Day offer before activating the purchase option and thus not missing out on any more bargains. The discounts appear as percentage discounts or fixed price reductions.In addition to the regular rules of online purchases, the requirements for lightning deals apply to these purchases.