As Amazon promises to soon make free one-day shipping standard to Prime customers, we look at the great — but often unknown — perks a Prime membership...
More than 100 million people are Amazon Prime members in the U.S. alone, according to research firm Customer Intelligence Research Partners. Millions of them pay $119 per year for an annual membership — or $59 if they’re students — so they can get access to free two-day shipping for myriad items , as well as streaming movies and TV shows and a library of music.
Even without the free one-day shipping, experts say the perks are often a great deal — and that’s particularly true if you’re a frequent Amazon shopper, as the free shipping is still typically the biggest value proposition for consumers. Indeed, Prime tends to make a lot of sense for people who: 1) shop at least a couple times a month on Amazon; 2) tend to buy items sold through Amazon ; 3) often purchase inexpensive items ; and 4) like fast shipping.
Free storage for your photos — and your friend’s photos. Jennifer McDermott, a consumer advocate for personal finance comparison website finder.com, notes that if you’re fed up with your free limit on Apple iCloud AAPL, -0.71% , a Prime membership may be just what you need. Here’s the deal: Prime members get unlimited photo storage, as well as 5 GB of storage for videos, documents, and other files.
Free books, magazines, comics and game streaming. Prime members get free access to a selection of more than 1,000 books, popular magazines, comics and more; currently these include a very diverse range of titles from a vegan cookbook to a WWII historical novel. Account credits that you can use for cool stuff — when you don’t rush to ship something. “One of the Prime perks that I like is that ability to get a slight credit towards your Prime bill or a discount on selected items by selecting no rush shipping,” says Drew Kalinski, the ecommerce manager at Ayer Comfort. “So if you don’t need the 2-day shipping that comes with prime you can select no rush shipping.” Bodge says the credit is often “$1 credit towards a free digital download.
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