Get the Most from Your Amazon Prime Membership
Amazon Prime has a lot of benefits to offer that goes beyond free shipping and access to free entertainment. It offers many ways for you to save on all types of items from products you use every day to special gifts for someone you love.
In addition to free shipping , you’ll find other shopping deals, coupons, and services as a featured benefit of your Prime Membership.
And beyond access to thousands of free movies and tv shows, your Amazon Prime Membership offers books, music, and photo storage solutions allowing your membership to stretch to it’s fullest potential.
If you’re already a member, now is a great time to check out all of these extra benefits. If you’re not a member, now is a good time to sign up.
Here are over 20 insider secrets to get the most from your Amazon Prime Membership:
Books, Music, Photos
Read for free with Prime Reading – Amazon offers a wide variety of eBooks on Kindle for free. You can also download some free comics and magazines from time to time. The free options change all the time so be sure to check in regularly to see what they have to offer.
Make family time story time. Amazon Prime Members get more.
Prime members can choose 2 audiobooks + a selection of Audible Originals to get started. Happy listening!
Enjoy free music downloads and streaming – Amazon offers a wide variety of free downloadable music for you to enjoy and you can also stream songs on Prime Music. So you always have access to your favorite artist.
Cloud storage access –You don’t have to worry about losing your videos or music if you don’t have a way to back up your hard drive. Access Amazon’s Cloud Drive instead. It offers members 5GB of cloud storage for free.
They also offer Amazon Photos that give you free unlimited photo storage with your membership.
More Entertainment
Say goodbye to cable when you invest in the Amazon Fire Stick. Thousands of TV show options are available.
Food & Pantry
Buy groceries with Amazon Pantry. Use this link to learn how to get a free $5 credit by using no-rush shipping. Also, to save money try their $5.99 flat fee shipping for pantry items.
Shop Whole Foods Market Our healthiest benefit yet. Exclusive savings for Prime members in all US stores, 5% Back for eligible Prime members with the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card, and 2-hour delivery with Prime Now in select cities (more soon).
Shopping
The simplest way to shop. Just ask Alexa.
With Alexa, shopping for essentials and reordering your favorite items from Amazon has never been easier.
Prime Wardrobe is a Prime-exclusive program where you can try before you buy from eligible items across women’s, men’s, kids’, and baby clothing, shoes, and accessories. You get seven days to try on the items at home and you will only be charged for the items you decide to keep.
Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe is a new styling service, exclusive for Prime members, that provides style inspiration and personalized recommendations.
Baby
Use Amazon Family (formerly Amazon Mom) to get 20% off on diapers, shipped right to your door. Create a child profile to unlock even more savings.
Baby on the way? Sign up for Amazon Baby Registry and receive a welcome box full of gifts.
Coupons & Deals
Take advantage of Amazon’s coupon site – You can save a lot of money on all types of products when you use Amazon’s coupon site and it’s so easy to use. Simply pick out the coupons and when you’re ready, click to redeem. The discount will automatically be applied to your order.
You have access to Amazon outlet and warehouse centers – You can find a wide variety of overstocked or slightly used items at discounted prices when you shop at the Amazon outlet and warehouse centers. If you buy a used item and you’re not satisfied with it, Amazon has a great return police.
Amazon Prime offers a sharing program – The sharing program allows you to share your benefits with two other adults that live with you in the same household. This way, you don’t have to have separate accounts.
College students get a free 6 month trial of Amazon Prime Student.
Take advantage of special Amazon credit cards – As an Amazon Prime member, you have access to both a Rewards Visa Signature and an Amazon Prime Store Card. These offer special savings that you won’t get with other cards. For example, you’ll get five percent back when you use these cards to buy from Amazon and there is no annual fee for either one.
Prime Day
The annual Prime Day sale on Amazon is an event for members only.
You can get a free trial of Amazon Prime membership with free two day shipping. Try it for 30 days then cancel if it doesn’t seem right for you. This might be especially good to sign up for before Black Friday and Cyber Monday!
Prime Members to get early access to deals. (Remember the Instant Pots that sold out in an hour on Black Friday and Amazon Prime day? Be sure you get the deals you want as a prime member.)
Customer Service
Have trouble with a delivery? When you talk to customer service, request a month of free Prime membership in exchange for the 2-day delivery guarantee not being met.