Amazon Prime Student, awesome deal

Student Lounge College Life
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<p>No this is not a random spam post, even though it may seem that way. There's a sweet program on Amazon called Amazon Prime. It has a few perks but the best one is that you get free two-day shipping on any order shipped by Amazon. Doesn't matter if it's a cheap TV cable or the TV you're buying it for. If you're a student you can get one year of free Amazon Prime just by entering your university .edu email address and confirming it:</p>

<p>Amazon</a> Student</p>

<p>I got this last year and it's been pretty damn awesome to be honest. I highly recommend it. And after that free year you can re-up for half price. Definitely a life-saver if you realize you need a textbook and it's only a few days before the semester starts, or if you just really really want to get a video game as soon as possible without paying more than necessary.</p>

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<p>I don’t use Amazon Prime all that much, even though I signed up for it last year. If I’m buying a textbook and there’s one at $45 without Amazon Prime and one at $70 with Amazon Prime, I’m getting the one with the lower price. I remember how for spring semester, I was buying a bunch of textbooks from Amazon, and the cost for my Calculus text was somewhere around $190 with Amazon Prime whereas it was only $100 without Amazon Prime (of course, I know that’s also due to how people price their items). There were only two instances when I ordered something on Amazon that mentioned Amazon Prime in their listings and were cheaper than other listings, but the two items I ordered weren’t textbooks at all–just songbooks for my Advanced Voice class.</p>

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<p>I’ve never seen that happen. I got a CD for ten bucks, just like it was w/o Prime.</p>

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<p>I think everyone already knew about this</p>

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<p>Meh $40 for second year, was hoping it’d be free.</p>

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<p>Saw that coming from lightyears ahead. My school email allows me to use multiple addresses for one email, and I signed up again using a new email name</p>

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<p>I’m running out of my free year. It’s been useful and I’d recommend it to anyone but I don’t think I feel like paying that much for a second year.</p>

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<p>^^unless of course you like instant streaming of movies and TV shows unlimited for the year…did you know it includes that?</p>

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<p>How do you get the free movies/shows?</p>

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<p>Amazon Prime applies to everything from Amazon. You probably bought stuff using Amazon Marketplace, which means you’re buying from other sellers. Amazon only sells things at one price.</p>

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<p>you use amazon video on-demand, either on your computer:</p>

<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Amazon Instant Video: Amazon Instant Video](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Video/b?ie=UTF8&node=2858778011]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Video/b?ie=UTF8&node=2858778011)</p>

<p>or on various web-enabled TVs, set-top boxes and media devices</p>

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<p>Wow thanks for posting! I didn’t know that, and the unlimited free tv and movies… That’s AWESOME. :D</p>

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<p>Not all TV shows and movies mind you. I think only the older releases. For instance I do have to pay for Hobo With A Shotgun but others are available for free.</p>

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<p>I just looked it up- the video part is not included in the free student thing, only the actual, regular Amazon Prime membership, or the free trial, but that only lasts a month and you have to put in a credit card number which then gets auto charged at the end of the month unless you cancel. :frowning: boo. The free ones you’re probably talking about are actually free for anyone, with any kind of Amazon account. They just occasionally have the season opener of a four year old show for free sometimes, stuff like that.</p>

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<p>When you renew for the $39 after the free trial, you get access to the free Video On Demand stuff just fyi.</p>

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<p>I buy all sorts of stuff from Amazon. Right now I’m on my mom’s subscription to Amazon Prime, but that’s running out right after school starts so I plan to switch to Amazon Student after that so I can continue to get my stuff in two days! If you order a lot of stuff offline, Amazon Prime is definitely worth getting. It is a good deal, especially around holidays and birthdays!!!</p>

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<p>I got it last year and it’ll end this January. I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon so it’s been really useful. I’m not sure if I want to pay 40 dollars for the 3nd year though. The 2 day shippings a nice touch but I think I can go without it.</p>

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<p>Note that unlike Prime memberships, Student memberships cannot be shared. Generally an Amazon Prime member (regular full price) can give up to four Primes away at no charge to friends/family/whoever. This is not the case with the Student membership.</p>

<p>If you have friends/family interested, you may sign want to sign up for the $80 and sell spots to friends for something like $15-$20. </p>

<p>There is an Amazon Mom membership that gives 1 year free and allows for giving of Prime to up to one person.</p>

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<p>Okay, a little trick regarding Amazon Prime. You can sign up for a free month when you create a new amazon account with a different email, with no limit on how many accounts you can have :P. I personally don’t see anything wrong with doing it…and so I hope they dont fix it =/</p>

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<p>Good to know, I never tried it, but I assumed they would have stopped anything like that by tracking your name and address or CC Number.</p>

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<p>Amazon Prime was SOOOOOO worth it for me. I looked at my orders on Amazon for the past year (membership is up in September) and I’ve purchased over 40 things from Amazon, with only 2 items as one-day shipping ($8 total). That’s $8 shipping that I’ve paid for the past year on Amazon… or approx $.20 per item for 2-day shipping.</p>