Amazon to raise Prime subscription pricing in the US by $20-$40(update : raised to $99 yr)

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just added my old 18 year old .edu college email address that i haven't used for 13 years to my prime account and instantly got a refund for $85:jawalrus:
wait.. so you can get the college discount just by using an active .edu address? I may consider getting Prime now...
 

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wait.. so you can get the college discount just by using an active .edu address? I may consider getting Prime now...
yeah, as long as its active you can get the student discount. Amazon sends a email to that .edu address to confirm that its legit. You got to click a link in that email for it to work. As soon as i clicked the link, i got an email 5 seconds later that i'm getting a refund...
 

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Wait, Hold The fukk Up? Student Discount? :wtf:

Link?
 

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They just sent me the email. Talking about $99 :patrice::comeon: I'm about to hit them with the school email though

Edit:
We are writing to provide you advance notice that the price of your Prime membership will be increasing. The annual rate will be $99 when your membership renews on June 5, 2014.
Even as fuel and transportation costs have increased, the price of Prime has remained the same for nine years. Since 2005, the number of items eligible for unlimited free Two-Day Shipping has grown from one million to over 20 million. We also added unlimited access to over 40,000 movies and TV episodes with Prime Instant Video and a selection of over 500,000 books to borrow from the Kindle Owners' Lending Library.
For more information about your Prime membership, visit our Prime membership page.
Sincerely,
The Amazon Prime Team

I'm back in business. Switched to a student account... Was so easy everything switched right over.... Same log in and everything. (The new prices don't kick in until March 20, so I got the 6 months free $39 price)


On September 13, 2014, you will be charged $39 for another year of Student Prime. Starting September 13, 2015, you will be charged $49 per year.

Even got a refund coming

Hello from Amazon.com,

As you requested, we've started your new Amazon Prime plan.

You will receive a prorated refund of $13.43 for the remaining months of your membership. Your refund should be processed within the next 2-3 business days and will appear as a credit on your card's next billing statement. If your latest membership charge is still processing, we'll issue the refund as soon as the charge is completed.

That's why I love Amazon. Life is Good! :myman:

I'm bout to go order something.....
 

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what's so special about amazon prime besides faster shipping?

they got netflix streaming shyt?
 

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Yall can eat now but in a few years yall will have to show proof that you actually still a student (such as transcripts or college ID with time dates). That's what happened to me but I wasn't able to to show proof since I graduated years ago so I had to pay full price for Prime this year.
 

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Yall can eat now but in a few years yall will have to show proof that you actually still a student (such as transcripts or college ID with time dates). That's what happened to me but I wasn't able to to show proof since I graduated years ago so I had to pay full price for Prime this year.
Good looking out... But I'm in school. I'm a teacher, so I'm always technically enrolled whether I'm taking a class or not.
 

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So if you're already under a Student Account will they just charge you the discounted price?

:comeon:

And I've been posting about how easy it is to get a Amazon Prime Student account on SOHH and here for years now

EDIT: Nevermind, I already found out

On June 20, 2014, you will be charged $49 for another year of Student Prime.

:win:
 

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i fukking love my amazon prime...and although i would hate a price hike it still beats netflix by havin a shyt load of tv/movie options and free two day shipping....
 

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what's so special about amazon prime besides faster shipping?

they got netflix streaming shyt?

The shipping is very also

Even if they cancel my student account I'll still pay the $99 most likely, I order from them weekly, rarely use there video service but it's good to have a around

Andd there about to drop a music streaming service
 
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