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Amazon Prime

Moonchilde — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:37:09 GMT

No links here 😏 - but today only, Amazon Prime membership is $67 instead of $99. It says "new members", but apparently those who are current Prime members can "gift" themselves and others with the lower price.

This is in effect until midnight PST.

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wagirl — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:41:15 GMT

I just sign myself up and I'm on my daughters Prime.

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Suziepeach — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:47:06 GMT

to Prime..

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Lotus — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:48:23 GMT

Is Downton Abby free on Prime?

Are there good shows/movies free or just duds?

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NickNack — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:49:37 GMT

Thank you for posting this @Moonchilde! I had been to Amazon today but hadn't noticed that. I've been wanting to join Prime but didn't want to pay $99. The $67 may get me to join today.

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DoneTryin — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:00:59 GMT

@Moonchilde wrote:
No links here 😏 - but today only, Amazon Prime membership is $67 instead of $99. It says "new members", but apparently those who are current Prime members can "gift" themselves and others with the lower price.

This is in effect until midnight PST.

How can I "gift" myself? I just tried & it still shows the $99 rate. Sorry if it's a dumb question. I'm not tech-savvy. thanks

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Funloving — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:01:00 GMT

@Moonchilde

So in other words, as a Prime Member I can "gift myself" a $67 Amazon Prime Membership which would go into effect at renewal?

I checked and didn't see it.. probably because I signed in with my Prime account.

Well, bummer! I'd love to get that deal.

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NickNack — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:05:09 GMT

@DoneTryin and @Funloving, I'm not sure about regifting, but according to the info about the $67 it says that it will show $99 when you enter it in your cart. It will change to $67 at checkout.

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Moonchilde — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:07:13 GMT

Oops. It appears as though Amazon has decided to close their loophole. As recently as yesterday, Amazon was saying that current members could indeed gift themselves, but this morning they have removed that option. I found all of this on a website that did *extensive* checking with Amazon in advance to be sure they were giving out correct info. But as of this morning, no-go for current Prime members. Probably because word got around and too many people were using that option. Sorry 😔

But gifting a new membership is still an option as far as I know.

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Moonchilde — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:08:22 GMT

@Lotus wrote:
Is Downton Abby free on Prime?

Are there good shows/movies free or just duds?

Downton Abbey is available, though I don't think guaranteed that all seasons are available all the time.

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Moonchilde — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:09:19 GMT

@Nicknack wrote:
Thank you for posting this @Moonchilde! I had been to Amazon today but hadn't noticed that. I've been wanting to join Prime but didn't want to pay $99. The $67 may get me to join today.

A friend told me about it yesterday and I thought the same thing, so I joined this morning.

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DoneTryin — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:15:02 GMT

@Nicknack wrote:
@DoneTryin and @Funloving, I'm not sure about regifting, but according to the info about the $67 it says that it will show $99 when you enter it in your cart. It will change to $67 at checkout.

Guess I'm a doofuss. I just tried, let it process all the way through, & it still showed $99, so I had to cancel it.

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VanSleepy — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:16:57 GMT

I know businesses need to attract new customers, but it always aggravates me when places have deals for new customers and their longtime, loyal customers get squat.

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DoneTryin — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:26:44 GMT

Well, thanks for trying to help me. So I'll gift a membership to my daughter & call it an early birthday present (it's in Nov)

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DoneTryin — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:31:50 GMT

Should have known ordering a gift membership wouldn't go smoothily. It still shows $99. Kwap!!! Now I have to contact CS because I do want the gift for my daughter. Sigh...

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DoneTryin — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:57:22 GMT

Good grief! This is the first time I've ever had a problem with Amazon & I'm not a happy camper. After having tried the "self-gifting" twice, & cancelling those twice, I ordered a gift membership for my daughter. The 2 I tried cancelling didn't, & the gift didn't change to $67 at checkout. So now I've been charged $297. Trying to find out how to contact CS was also a major challenge; they have all that info buried quite deeply within their website. Just as bad as trying to contact a Comcast CEO. Sheesh!!!!!

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Mmsfoxxie — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:08:50 GMT

@DoneTryin

Yes, indeed, it is difficult to find a contact number. But at the bottom of one those pages of your account, there contact info. You can even do a chat or request a call back. Not to worry, they will help you.

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DoneTryin — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:12:05 GMT

@Mmsfoxxie wrote:
@DoneTryin

Yes, indeed, it is difficult to find a contact number. But at the bottom of one those pages of your account, there contact info. You can even do a chat or request a call back. Not to worry, they will help you.

Thanks; I know they will because I'll hound them until they do! Just needed to vent a little. Hey, everyone have a great weekend!

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chickenbutt — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:20:29 GMT

VCamp - the 'call back' thing is great. You just punch your phone number into the field and it IMMEDIATELY calls you. They'll take care of it but I can understand how frustrating it is at this point!

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LuLuBelle — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:14:56 GMT

Van Sleepy, I'm with you. I've been an Amazon Prime member for a very long time and do a whole lot of my shopping there. I find this to be pretty offensive to current members. I have a feeling there are a whole lot of other discontent members out there too. I think Jeff Bezos and his team will have to come up with a plan to placate us.