Amazon prime is it worth it? features and prices 2018

Amazon Prime is a special program that offers customers access to streaming video, music, e-books, free shipping, and a variety of other benefits, services, and offers.

It also allows you to obtain various advantages, including 1-day free shipping on more than a million products or access to promotions as well as exclusive offers, all with the annual payment of 19.95 euros. It will soon go up to 40 euros, so we must be very attentive if it really interests us. We bring you the keys!

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Amazon Prime Is it worth it?

Amazon Prime is the way Amazon has to differentiate its customers when they place an order, establishing shipping costs of 2.99 euros for normal customers without subscription in each order, while providing free shipping on all purchases that carry out a Premium client. In other words, a user subscribed to Amazon Prime does not pay any shipping cost in exchange for an annual fee of 19.95 euros.

Advantages of having Amazon Prime

- All products that include the option to be delivered in one day will not have any additional shipping cost, thus being a free shipping and covering more than a million products on Amazon.

- The amount paid by an Amazon Prime user is also less in the form of shipping on the day. Currently only available for Madrid and Barcelona. With this service, an Amazon Prime user pays 6.99 euros instead of 9.99 euros, a discount of 3 euros for those super urgent orders where you need the order to be delivered in a few hours.

- Being an Amazon Prime user have Priority Access to the events of Amazon BuyVip every night after 22:00 , meanwhile the other users have to wait at 7 in the morning the next day. In this way, the probability of not finding your size among the clothes with Amazon BuyVip is greatly reduced, because on many occasions you find excellent products but are exhausted for not arriving on time, something that with Amazon Premium will not happen.

- In addition, you will be able to use Amazon Prime Photos, with which you can unlimitedly store your images in the cloud.

- You have the Express Shipping or Standard Shipping options available for several million products in which the "1 Day Shipping" option is not available.

- AAmazon Prime offers completely free shipping and same-day delivery of launches for pre-sale products like TV series, movie tickets, and video games.

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You also have access to promotions and special offers with priority over other users, as happens throughout the Prime Day exclusively for Premium customers.

Although it is true that Amazon Prime in Spain still lacks several functionalities in relation to the Prime service available in the United States, this does not mean it is a quality service and with which you access many benefits.

The Amazon Prime service is worth it in case you are a frequent buyer of the store, since otherwise you will have to pay a bonus for fast shipments: shipments in 1 day have an amount of 5.99 euros, as well as shipments of 2 to 3 days at 3.99 euros.

Shipping in working days	Normal Rate	Amazon Prime rates
Shipping 1 day	5.99 euros	FREE
Shipping 2 to 3 days	3.99 euros	FREE
Standard shipping 3 to 5 days	2.99 euros	FREE

In case you get used to buying clothes, the Amazon Prime subscription can also be convenient for you, because with it you will have Priority Access to BuyVip events, so you can get offers 9 hours before they run out.

Register with Amazon Premium

Once you are on the Amazon page, you can proceed with the registration or log in with your account if you already have it. In case of a new registration, you will have to enter your billing information and payment method through the Amazon Premium registration form.

30 days free subscription to Amazon Premium

One of the biggest advantages of Amazon Premium is the 30-day free trial it offers. In this way, if you are thinking of making a purchase on Amazon, do not hesitate to sign up, since you are going to save good money on shipping your products for a month.

However, you should bear in mind that if after 30 days you cancel the subscription to Amazon Premium, you will not be able to enjoy these benefits again. So it is a good idea to sign up for this service when you are sure you will make several purchases within 30 days to take full advantage of Amazon Premium.

What products are included in Amazon Premium

All the products that are shipped directly by Amazon and from the logistics centers are included in the Amazon Premium service. However, those that are not included are the products that have the name of "sold and shipped by third parties", which are only products that are marketed by companies that use the Amazon platform to promote their products.

By browsing Amazon, you can clearly recognize which products are subject to Amazon's Premium service in a simple way by observing this distinctive:

In addition, you can also use the search on the left side of Amazon filters, where you can filter only those products that have the Amazon Premium service available. In this way, you will always be looking for products with free shipping and taking advantage of the subscription benefits.

What products have two days of free shipping with Amazon Premium?

The vast majority of items Amazon sells qualify for two days of shipping with Amazon Premium. Oversized items such as treadmills and basketball hoops get free standard shipping instead. However, items sold through third parties (through the Amazon Marketplace) are not eligible for any type of free shipping, unless the seller offers it.

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Products that do not have Amazon Premium

Both Amazon Prime subscription and products are available only to end customers and for private use. Thus, companies, legal entities or clients with commercial purposes that resell products purchased through Amazon do not have authorization.

Other products that are not included:

• Products characterized as hazardous material Products with a high volume Products requiring special treatment

Does it pay to hire the Amazon Prime service?

When calculating whether Amazon Prime compensates or not, it is important to take into account two factors that are the amount of the shipments and the delivery time.

On the values ​​of shipments per order, the average is 2.99 euros. So, from 7 shipped products you will be saving more than 19.95 euros , which is the annual subscription.

Time is the new factor that Amazon included in this calculation. From April, shipments with Amazon Prime are made in 24 hours, while if you do not have Amazon Prime, shipments are 3 to 5 days.

Another important reason to subscribe to Amazon Prime is that you can find all kinds of products. In addition to exclusive offers on computer and electronic products, you will find an abundant catalog of objects for your home, sports products, gadgets for the car and even make the monthly purchase through their supermarket.

In the event that all this is still little to you, it has a magnificent customer service (although many may complain about it, but it is usually the best), competent when communicating with the user in case of any incidence or problem.

How do I cancel my subscription to Amazon Prime?

To unsubscribe to Amazon Prime you just have to follow these simple steps:

• Click your name and then "My account". Click "Manage my Amazon Prime subscription". Click "Unsubscribe".

What happens if you don't cancel Amazon Prime ?

You may forget to cancel the service after the 30-day free trial. In this case, you will be charged the annual subscription of 19.95 euros, but do not be alarmed, since you still have time for cancellation . Amazon offers about 14 days in total to make the cancellation, which is pleasantly surprising because, unlike other businesses, with this detail they demonstrate that they do not take advantage of their customers and establish a reasonable period for the refund of the amount charged. Talk to them through their chat or by phone and they will help you do all the steps.

Our opinion about Amazon Prime

To summarize, the value of the annual Amazon Prime subscription is moderately reduced in relation to all the benefits and advantages it offers, especially if you are a person who usually contrasts with other online stores and buys frequently on the internet.

Are you an Amazon Prime user? Are you happy with the service you offer or do you see any important improvement to consider? Your opinion matters to us!