If you've been sharing Amazon Prime with your "nephew's cousin's former roommate," this is some tough news . . .
Amazon announced they're ending a program called "Prime Invitees" that was letting users share perks with people OUTSIDE their household. Their "Amazon Family" program won't be affected. You can still use that to share perks like two-day shipping with another adult in your home, and your kids. They stopped letting people sign up for "Prime Invitees" way back in 2015. But people who were in it before then are still using it.Starting October 1st, they'll have to join an "Amazon Family" plan instead, or get their own Prime account for $15 a month.
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Amazon Statement:
“The Invitee program, which launched in the U.S. in 2009 and stopped accepting new invitees in 2015, enabled sharing of the Prime shipping benefit only and is being phased out. Fewer than 1% of U.S. Prime members are affected by this change, and the majority of invitees can instead enjoy a broad range of Prime benefits with Amazon Family, including: fast, free delivery; access to exclusive deals and shopping events like Prime Day; movies, series, and live sports with Prime Video; Amazon Music and additional digital entertainment; access to a free Grubhub+ membership; and fuel savings at more than 7,500 bp, Amoco, and participating ampm locations. Amazon Family enables Prime members to share a range of benefits with one adult—whether that is a spouse, family member, or roommate—and Prime Video and additional digital content like Kindle eBooks, audiobooks, and games, with up to four children in their household.”
Learn more about Amazon Family here.
Learn more about Prime membership and benefits here.