<p>My S who just graduated from college renewed his Amazon Prime membership for $39. He had a .edu membership and they let him renew it at a discounted price.</p>
<p>I thought that I read somewhere here that he can add another email address to his Prime membership.</p>
<p>Can he do that and how would he add another email to his account?</p>
<p>when you go into (your account) it lets you edit addresses…I think I read somewhere that only one none -edu address is permitted but not sure…</p>
<p>What do people like about Amazon Prime? I don’t know much about it.</p>
<p>Free second-day deliveries from selected merchants and discounted overnight. Also video on demand. All for an annual fee – there are several types of accounts.</p>
<p>Amazon just missed big on earnings. The street expected 24 cents per share and Amazon reported 14 cents. The stock is down about 14 percent initially. </p>
<p>The prime accounts sounds interesting, but maybe Amazon needs to raise the price of its prime account.</p>
<p>I have Amazon Prime - the vast majority of stuff I buy on amazon ships free. It’s really worth it if you order pretty frequently. I order stuff 2-3 times per month. You can add up to 4 additional users on your account and they get free shipping as well. A lot of times I get my shipments in less than 48 hours.</p>
<p>First time user of Amazon Prime here and I find it very convenient to ship things to my daughter at college. I told her to add things to cart that she needs (especially around textbook order time), tell me then I log on to have it paid and shipped. We no longer shop around other websites since the Amazon free expedient shipping is very enticing.</p>
<p>About Amazon drop in earnings - the press release mentions ramp up expenses that caused earnings to drop. I wonder if this has to do with Kindle Fire release? From what I understood, the Kindle cost exceeds the retail price. They plan to recoup expenses by selling contents in the long run.</p>
<p>Yes, we are Amazon Prime fans. Son got a one-year free Prime membership first year in college, then we just renewed it for $39.00. Haven’t tried the video on demand yet, but we will.</p>
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<p>You can create sub-accounts with separate history for your family members, if you have a full pay prime account. If you do, it is very useful and all information is kept on file. With a full prime account, there is no need to use the free accounts. </p>
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<p>The free and 39 dollars are not supposed to be shared by other family members. As far as I know, the free account does not have video -on-demand. The reality is that having a 39 dollars is not as good a deal as sharing a family account.</p>
<p>My son has the free membership and he used it this summer: We ordered a $15 water ski tow rope Thursday afternoon and it was delivered Friday afternoon and he went water skiing Saturday! (This basic piece of equipment was not available locally late in the season) No way was I going to pay $25 for overnight shipping.</p>
<p>I can’t figure out how to add an email to a student prime account. If I can’t get the streaming anyways, I’d rather get the regular prime membership and I’ll add my D to that account. I think she didn’t renew her free student account so that will save $39.</p>
<p>I pre ordered a Kindle Fire as my Christmas/Anniversary present so I think I will use the free streaming video.</p>
<p>Another Amazon Prime fan. Often you can get free shipping on Amazon too, but it has to be over $25. And it’s slower (which is usually ok for our needs… but sometimes the quick delivery is very handy).</p>
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My husband would say that I order stuff 2-3 times per week.
Which is an exaggeration.
I think.</p>
<p>In August DS needed a book and his free year had expired, so I did a 30 day trial. I LOVE it, but no way would I pay $80. I might pay $40 though - especially if you can share!</p>
<p>It was awesome ordering things I needed instead of making Walmart/Target runs.</p>
<p>That’s it exactly. ^^^ I was out of town last week and when I came home, the paper towel holder mounted under the kitchen counter was broken. Before Amazon Prime, I would have put it on the Target list and waited til the next time I went to Target to replace it. This might have pushed to make an extra Target run soon. With Amazon Prime, I just chose a prime eligible paper towel holder that I liked, one that was reasonably priced and - click - two days later it was here. Sometimes my order comes in one day. (To me, it is like having a butler on call whose job description includes picking up stuff that I need. It is especially nice for things that you can’t picture where you’d get it - Loews? Target? Corner hardware store?)</p>
<p>I use my D’s student Prime acct. which is due to expire next month. I just log on with her password and use my credit card and shipping address. So we are sharing without sharing. She forwards me the emails they send her. I don’t know whether to renew her account at $39 and carry on with this or whether it is worthwhile to do my own account and share with her and others. </p>
<p>I’m just like MidswestMom in that I find Amazon very convenient. I ran out of the color care shampoo I usually buy at a beauty shop and it was simpler and considerably cheaper to buy it from Amazon and have it delivered free in two days than it was to drive 5 miles to the store. That seems crazy but it’s true.</p>
<p>BIG fan of Prime. Also use for text book purchases every term. Ship to dorm or hotel (if I’m helping with the move in.) Sure, other sites can be less expensive for college books, but the ‘free’ shipping and 2nd day air delivery is worth it.</p>
<p>I do the same thing that puzzled88 does. The default credit card is my Amazon credit card, so I also get Amazon credit to use later. My son just forwards any e-mails to me. I am a little concerned about Christmas time though because I do a lot of my boy game shopping via Amazon and I don’t like the idea that son will know now everyone’s presents.</p>
<p>Love, love our Amazon prime. Use it for all sorts of things, son’s new stethescope, daughter’s scrubs, textbooks, peanut butter, dishes (Mikasa), swing set, toys, halloween candy (haribou gummies in 3 lb bags), books…the list is endless. Whole family uses it, one subscription and they can all log in, use their respective credit cards and ship to wherever.</p>
<p>We have family all over so the free shipping works out fantastic. Great prices when they are trying to clear stuff out and then they ship 2 day free, no tax is fantastic.</p>
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<p>I order the most mundane things from Amazon…tea bags, wrinkle cream, nail polish, etc. When I’m looking for a specific item it’s often much cheaper to go directly to Amazon than to drive around to several stores looking for it. And Amazon’s prices are always cheaper.</p>