Prime members can get free delivery within a two-hour window on orders of $35 or more ($50 in some markets), or pay $4.99 for a specific one-hour window. Members who live in select cities can also receive two-hour delivery from their local store.Īmazon Fresh (Opens in a new window): For grocery deliveries from a variety of brands, Amazon Fresh offers 1-hour pickup or 2-hour delivery windows in more than 2,000 US cities and towns. Whole Foods (Opens in a new window): Prime members get exclusive discounts when shopping at Amazon-owned Whole Foods.
(A great way to protect your front door deliveries) Here's a (non-exhaustive) list of what you get:įree one-day shipping with no minimum purchase on select itemsįree same-day shipping on orders $25 and over in eligible ZIP codesįree release-date shipping for eligible pre-order itemsįree Amazon Day (Opens in a new window), where all your recent Amazon orders are delivered on the same day each weekįree in-garage delivery through the Amazon Key (Opens in a new window) service. The biggest benefit of an Amazon Prime membership is free shipping, but you also get unlimited access to many Amazon-owned services, such as Prime Video and Amazon Music, and extras are added all the time. This will knock off 15% of the final price and qualify you for free delivery. Or subscribe to specific items if you buy something regularly. If you want Prime just for the free shipping, you can qualify for free delivery in 5-8 business days by spending $25 or more on eligible items. Those who qualify for government assistance (Opens in a new window), such as EBT or Medicaid, can get Prime for $6.99 a month for up to four years. Students can sign up for Prime Student (Opens in a new window), which costs $7.49 per month or $69 for the full year. First-time subscribers can sign up for a free 30-day trial. If $139 is too much, there are ways to avoid paying full price. Prices across Europe have also increased by up to 43%. We've seen a few price hikes over the years as e-commerce exploded and Amazon added more perks: from $79 to $99 in 2014 and then to $119 in 2018, before reaching its current price.
As of February 2022, it costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year, so with the annual rate, you save $40. The cost of an Amazon Prime membership differs depending on how you want to pay.