jewfro Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/13/technology/amazon-prime-price-increase/ Looks like they're raising it to 99 a year instead of the 120 they were thinking of increasing it to. A student membership will cost $49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 probably should have pulled the trigger on this when it was still $79. $99 is still very reasonable, considering what you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbobrando Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 probably should have pulled the trigger on this when it was still $79. $99 is still very reasonable, considering what you get. I think if you sign up within the next 7 days, you'll get locked in for the $79 price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameswiersema Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I think if you sign up within the next 7 days, you'll get locked in for the $79 price I believe this is correct, March 17th is supposedly the cutoff date. Mine just renewed on Sunday thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewfro Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 my friends is up in june. I use their prime and i'm sure if i throw him a few bucks he'll still renew at the 99 dollar price. still not a bad deal at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 For some reason they think I'm a student, even though i don't have a .edu email. Which is fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 my friend created a fake child so he could get an amazon prime mom membership. i think he named him something along the lines of Francis Ulysses Cedric Kennedy. aflycon, Team Avatar, laralaurent and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I read on Android Central that they were planning on including MP3 streaming with the service. Perhaps this is a first step in that direction? Not sure if I'll re-up my membership in this case. That's a lot of money to spend up front on shipping/shit tier video streaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Here's a guy on fiverr that will make you a .edu email account for $5. Might have to hit this dude up. http://www.fiverr.com/kjworld/give-you-an-edu-email-account Snaggle Von Swift and bigbruise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 my friends is up in june. I use their prime and i'm sure if i throw him a few bucks he'll still renew at the 99 dollar price. still not a bad deal at all I believe he'll be able to renew at $79, before having to do $99 in June of '15. I bought mine after the new year, so my next renewal will be $99 :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviex2shoes Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I got an email from them saying when my renewal hits in May it'll be $99. I wonder if I cancel and sign up that I'd be locked in at $79 for at least this year. But at the same time, $99 isn't that much more and I use it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviex2shoes Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Here's a guy on fiverr that will make you a .edu email account for $5. Might have to hit this dude up. http://www.fiverr.com/kjworld/give-you-an-edu-email-account Tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'd be down to group buy a membership with some of you good people. You can add 4 "friends and family members" to your account, that'd be $20 a person for 5 people. My subscription doesn't expire until June but it may be worth looking into around then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'd be down to group buy a membership with some of you good people. You can add 4 "friends and family members" to your account, that'd be $20 a person for 5 people. My subscription doesn't expire until June but it may be worth looking into around then. on their website, it says you can share it with people 'living in the same household', so you may run into a problem with different delivery addresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 on their website, it says you can share it with people 'living in the same household', so you may run into a problem with different delivery addresses. I've got like 4 delivery addresses on mine and haven't heard anything about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 nevermind then! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laralaurent Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 my friend created a fake child so he could get an amazon prime mom membership. i think he named him something along the lines of Francis Ulysses Cedric Kennedy. that is a fantastic name. thankfully i took advantage of that little trick someone posted here in the fall to get prime on a discount. im hoping that those little secrets still exist by the time i have to renew in october. i'll try to use the search and find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Logan Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 My free trial is up in a few days and I've already used my student e-mail. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 QUICK. ORDER ALL THE THINGS NOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureIsOutThere Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Am I am asshole for doing this? I maybe buy things from amazon once every 3-4 months so I don't typically NEED prime. However, the last 2 times I've ordered something, I just made an account with a different email to get the prime 30 day trial and then just cancelled the automatic renewal right after I made the account and ordered my product. One would imagine that you could just keep making new emails + new accounts if one was willing to 'scam' the system with this tactic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laralaurent Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 well this actually wasn't too hard to find: http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/94921-save-20-on-1-year-amazon-prime-membership/?hl=%2Bamazon+%2Bprime not sure if it still works though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Logan Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Am I am asshole for doing this? I maybe buy things from amazon once every 3-4 months so I don't typically NEED prime. However, the last 2 times I've ordered something, I just made an account with a different email to get the prime 30 day trial and then just cancelled the automatic renewal right after I made the account and ordered my product. One would imagine that you could just keep making new emails + new accounts if one was willing to 'scam' the system with this tactic. Nah, I had a 30 day membership and then I did the 6 month free student membership with my old e-mail. I just recently re-signed up with my normal e-mail with hopes of being able to use my student e-mail and extend it. No dice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Am I am asshole for doing this? I maybe buy things from amazon once every 3-4 months so I don't typically NEED prime. However, the last 2 times I've ordered something, I just made an account with a different email to get the prime 30 day trial and then just cancelled the automatic renewal right after I made the account and ordered my product. One would imagine that you could just keep making new emails + new accounts if one was willing to 'scam' the system with this tactic. so much work. i'm just too lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agaetisbyrjun Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I read on Android Central that they were planning on including MP3 streaming with the service. Perhaps this is a first step in that direction? Not sure if I'll re-up my membership in this case. That's a lot of money to spend up front on shipping/shit tier video streaming. Apparently the streaming service is shaping up to be pretty terrible: Amazon… may limit how much a person can listen to any given song, according to people familiar with the matter. …Amazon has told record companies it would pay them out of a fixed pool of money…instead of compensating them based on how often users listen to their songs. Music companies are seeking to withhold their newest music from the service, a person familiar with the matter said, though details were unclear as the negotiations are in process. http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304020104579433483787979164-lMyQjAxMTA0MDEwMTExNDEyWj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Am I am asshole for doing this? I maybe buy things from amazon once every 3-4 months so I don't typically NEED prime. However, the last 2 times I've ordered something, I just made an account with a different email to get the prime 30 day trial and then just cancelled the automatic renewal right after I made the account and ordered my product. One would imagine that you could just keep making new emails + new accounts if one was willing to 'scam' the system with this tactic. I assumed they would notice that the same credit card was being used. But I guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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