Amazon has recently increased the minimum for free shipping on non-prime member orders. Until now, Amazon required non-members to spend a minimum of $25 to receive free shipping. The price has now increased to a $35 minimum purchase to get free shipping. Although, it’s just a $10 increase, any increase might be a little frustrating to guest that are trying to live frugally.
If this has you re-evaluating whether or not you should take the plunge and finally get a Prime membership, we understand that. There’s good news, you can get free shipping on all orders by becoming a prime member! We have all the info on Prime memberships so you can make the decision that’s best for you.
Amazon Prime Benefits:
Becoming a Prime member has more benefits than you might know. With those benefits, there are some costs involved. Prime memberships cost $14.99 a month, or $139 annually. Try a 30-day trial to test out all the features you can get through prime membership. Prime Student can get a great discount and only pay $7.49 a month, or $69 annually. Additionally there is another way to get a discounted membership. Prime Access is for those who qualify for government assistance – SNAP, EBT, medicaid, etc. Prime Access is just $6.99 a month for those that give proof of their government assistance status.
Check out these great benefits you can get through Prime:
- Free Shipping. Free One to Two-Day Shipping on most orders
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Prime Video. Unlimited access to Prime Video’s original content and popular shows.
- Amazon Music. Access to millions of songs ad free
- First Reads. Download a free kindle book once a month. In October, get TWO free kindle book downloads.
- RxPass. Get a $5 prescriptions subscription.
- Exclusive Events. Get access to Prime exclusive events and deals like Prime Day, and Just For Prime deals page.
- Whole Foods Discount. Exclusive pricing through Prime.
The non-prime member price increase is inconvenient, but it could be the push you need to finally get Amazon Prime and make your life easier!
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