If you cancel your free 30 day Prime trial, you now get the option to renew the trial for another 30 days. Plus you can get them to email you 3 days before renewal.
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luvsadealdealdeal
30 Sep 17#1
If you cancel your free 30 day Prime trial, you now get the option to renew the trial for another 30 days. Plus you can get them to email you 3 days before renewal.
lucas
30 Sep 17#2
I did this and then registered for the 6 months student trial afterwards, 8 months for free and covers me over the Christmas period where I tend to use it most. And to think some suckers are paying £79 a year
1616french to lucas
30 Sep 17#3
Some suckers aren't students either.
lucas to 1616french
30 Sep 17#5
1616french wrote: Some suckers aren’t students either.
I’m not either but if you don’t have an NUS card are you even a member of HUKD? Oh and and there’s a £10 amazon student voucher now which pretty much covers the cost of the card so if you haven’t done it already now is the time
1616french to lucas
30 Sep 17#6
Seriously, how old are you?
lucas to 1616french
30 Sep 17#10
What you’d call a ‘mature student’ :wink:
notabluff to 1616french
30 Sep 17#33
Tell me about it :kissing_heart:
Gollywood to lucas
30 Sep 17#7
Not all of us are students or fake HUKD students
mcormack to lucas
30 Sep 17#14
Clown of the Month!
lucas to mcormack
30 Sep 17#16
Have you not seen IT?
ghostmjr to lucas
30 Sep 17#28
Already done the 6 month free trial. How do you know you are eligible for the 30 day free trial? Is it when you checkout an itemor is there a different way?
andyp350 to lucas
30 Sep 17#31
The things some people will do to save a few £ a year never ceases to amaze me. And to actually mock and name call people who are honest instead of lying and scamming their way into getting a discounted rate is really pathetic.
lucas to andyp350
1 Oct 17#35
Sorry buttercup
jameswalker457 to andyp350
1 Oct 17#38
How is it Scamming? I use my real details and I don't lie to amazon to do it.
AUgold
30 Sep 17#4
It didn’t give me this option when cancelling?
Eleshia
30 Sep 17#8
Where does it show you to renew the prime trial for another 30 days? I can't see that option. Only the email you 3 days before renewal option.
SweeneyUK to Eleshia
30 Sep 17#9
Did u cancel your trial? Should say it after you try to cancel as stated in the op.
Eleshia to SweeneyUK
30 Sep 17#11
Well it doesn't. When I'm going to cancel it, the option isn't there. Only the 3 day reminder renewal option, as stated.
luvsadealdealdeal to Eleshia
30 Sep 17#12
not sure if this only applies for first trials - which applies in my case
amour3k to luvsadealdealdeal
30 Sep 17#13
Either that, OR, use another email address + make another Amazon account = 'new you're?, lol. ;-)
jameswalker457
30 Sep 17#15
This has been around for months. All I do is claim a bank cards lost and get another card free. New account free 2 months!
Ger73 to jameswalker457
30 Sep 17#17
Explain this please thank you
jameswalker457 to Ger73
30 Sep 17#18
Ger. I don't think Amazon care that much but basically register a new email address (I use android so make a new Gmail address) make a new account with a new debit / credit card number and start again with your free trial I've been doing it for about a year now. I used to do it with Netflix too but they've figured it out somehow! Amazon don't seem to do any address checks etc.
luvsadealdealdeal to jameswalker457
30 Sep 17#19
Amazon is throwing off so much money that they are probably wise to all the tricks but fairly happy to keep any somewhat less than upfront customers as the competitors wither & dwindle
yes, even savvy, somewhat cheaty customers
and students, if that's not a tautology :smile:
jameswalker457 to luvsadealdealdeal
30 Sep 17#20
Cheaty.... How very dare you!!!! I've now figured out another scam today.
I managed to get 6 months free student when I was studying part time through the open university (had a .ac.uk email)
Im now going to use my NUS card from that same course on a different email to get another 6 months :smile:
luvsadealdealdeal to jameswalker457
30 Sep 17#21
as you say, I don't think Amazon care too much
we admire savvy shopping & endeavour around here! :smile:
stressedman to jameswalker457
30 Sep 17#26
I'm probably wrong so don't let me scare you, But I think this may affect your credit rating in the future? Luke if you want to get a mortgage or a loan for a car or business etc. Like I said: I'm probably wrong so don't worry. Someone smarter might chime in to slap me later.
Voltix to stressedman
30 Sep 17#29
you're wrong, lol
jameswalker457 to stressedman
1 Oct 17#39
I'm credit rating has gone to rubbish anyways went from 600 odd to 400 odd from doing all the account switches for free money (which is how I've managed to end up with so many accounts to do this)
However what I will say is I now have the ability to save up to £1200 a month at 5pcent (regular savers) and a £2500 5pcent current account and £300 at pcent regular saver so it's worth more than that credit rating.
I'm currently buying a new house with the wife and didn't affect that what so ever. I never plan on getting loans for cars etc. So I'm all good!
miikeyblue to jameswalker457
1 Oct 17#40
You know you don't even need to create a new gmail address, right?
MatsyLR
30 Sep 17#22
Been using the old register new email address for ages now. Have 12 separate emails just for prime and have all email forwarded to my main address so I can see my orders etc easily. I just activate one when I want something, it eventually reset's a few months after.
spiraller
30 Sep 17#23
Just what one poster said about getting a replacement debit/credit card just so that he/she can open a new Amazon account for a free months trial of prime. Seems a bit of an extreme way to go about it to me but there you go.
Anyway, I have two Amazon accounts same debit card, same name, same address. Just different emails. Have had both four about four years. In my case because I like to keep kindle stuff separate from physical orders, no other reason.
i don't think Amazon have any rules against having more than one account, do they? I guess that there's always going to be a route to a free trial outside the NUS card method - just depends how bothered you can be to do it.
luvsadealdealdeal to spiraller
30 Sep 17#24
at this stage in their business cycle, Amazon just want more & more of us to use them - sorry to repeat - but simply more & more frequently
they are not going to clamp down on 'somewhat abusive' usage anytime soon - so you might as well make hay
they are not a law agency or anything similar!
I'd advise people to have several a/cs to take advantage of the offers that keep coming up - after all, the recent free £5 & £15 offers multiplied by (say) a modest 5 = £100 for you as opposed to £20
jameswalker457 to spiraller
30 Sep 17#25
How is it extreme? It costs nothing and I have Several bank accounts to maximise interests rates that I don't use for purely more than high interest.
How is replacing a card any different from exploiting several accounts. If you believed I purely replaced one account every month over 12 months then you're naive
genk
30 Sep 17#27
I personally use a new account every month to get free prime. Then cancel auto renewal.
luvsadealdealdeal to genk
30 Sep 17#30
sounds like there's no address check then
genk to luvsadealdealdeal
30 Sep 17#32
It doesn't do any checks. Not like Netflix etc. I use the same card and address everytime. I'm on my 6th account.
sola35 to genk
1 Oct 17#37
i do the same, and have done for last three years, 12 accounts with 12 different emails all with same name,same address and i use the same payment cards on them all, free all year prime, you are eligible for a free prime trial once per account per 12 month period, do amazon know this goes on ? of course they do, they are still making money off me but just not as much as off most people.
Katanaqui
1 Oct 17#34
Can I ask when the option comes up please? I click cancel, and get asked if I want to keep my benefits or be reminded 3 days before. Should it pop up then or after that?
rhinopaul to Katanaqui
1 Oct 17#36
I've been getting this on my accounts since the beginning of the year. I go to cancel the renewal within 1 or 2 days of renewal. It then gives you the usual choice of confirming the cancelation but it also shows a message asking if you want to continue with another 30 days free. If you are not seeing that message then you haven't been selected. It's account specific.
t.rex
1 Oct 17#41
Just add my two pence - My experience with amazon has been excellent. Had my amazon account over 11 years. Great to see 11 years of history for reordering certain items. Had a problem with a computer monitor 2 years old. Amazon replaced monitor no quibble. Loyalty does help sometimes. Creating new accounts frequently to save a few Quid, can sometimes be a false economy.
jameswalker457 to t.rex
1 Oct 17#42
Again not true. I created a new account the other month. They failed to deliver something on the day specified.
They gave me a free complimentary months prime.
Next day it didn't show after the guarantees that it would.
They then gave me £5 credit.
I was quite happy with that! Lol the one time it would trip up is if you bought something couldn't remember on what account and you needed to send it back. But I usually use my main account for such purchases.
little_deal_minx to jameswalker457
1 Oct 17#43
Was your item really late in order to complain or did it just arrive like a day later than the prime date suggested? I've never complained before but my items are always late- they never arrive on the date that my prime delivery states :persevere: I've been paying for my prime the last few years and now I'm wondering why I do after reading all the comments above lol.
jameswalker457
1 Oct 17#44
Yep just a day late. Download the amazon app launch a customer service thing and live chat with an "Associate" never fails :smile:
Joelr7
1 Oct 17#45
I've just cancelled but didn't receive an option to continue for another 30 days.. does it come through email?
luvsadealdealdeal to Joelr7
1 Oct 17#46
mine was pretty obvious so it sounds like you're another user who didn't get it - was this your first free trial or not?
shamus1975
1 Oct 17#47
Prime is crap now my last 3 delivers have not turned up, seems the couriers can't be bothered to come out on a weekend, Complain and they give you a month free but then its pointless as I'm not home in the week to take a deliver. Amazon have lost a lot of money from me due to this as now ill go elsewhere unless its a lot cheaper then ill have sent to my work.
InfinityLoop
2 Oct 17#48
You don't need to use a different debit card with each new account, I open a new Amazon account using the Gmail method so my email is [email protected] and I opened [email protected] etc with Amazon as 2nd account and still receive email to the main [email protected] no need to make new gmails or replacement debit cards and as above if item doesn't come next day just live chat and get another month added.
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Some suckers aren’t students either.
I’m not either but if you don’t have an NUS card are you even a member of HUKD? Oh and and there’s a £10 amazon student voucher now which pretty much covers the cost of the card so if you haven’t done it already now is the time
yes, even savvy, somewhat cheaty customers
and students, if that's not a tautology :smile:
I managed to get 6 months free student when I was studying part time through the open university (had a .ac.uk email)
Im now going to use my NUS card from that same course on a different email to get another 6 months :smile:
we admire savvy shopping & endeavour around here! :smile:
Like I said: I'm probably wrong so don't worry. Someone smarter might chime in to slap me later.
However what I will say is I now have the ability to save up to £1200 a month at 5pcent (regular savers) and a £2500 5pcent current account and £300 at pcent regular saver so it's worth more than that credit rating.
I'm currently buying a new house with the wife and didn't affect that what so ever. I never plan on getting loans for cars etc. So I'm all good!
Anyway, I have two Amazon accounts same debit card, same name, same address. Just different emails. Have had both four about four years. In my case because I like to keep kindle stuff separate from physical orders, no other reason.
i don't think Amazon have any rules against having more than one account, do they? I guess that there's always going to be a route to a free trial outside the NUS card method - just depends how bothered you can be to do it.
they are not going to clamp down on 'somewhat abusive' usage anytime soon - so you might as well make hay
they are not a law agency or anything similar!
I'd advise people to have several a/cs to take advantage of the offers that keep coming up - after all, the recent free £5 & £15 offers multiplied by (say) a modest 5 = £100 for you as opposed to £20
How is replacing a card any different from exploiting several accounts. If you believed I purely replaced one account every month over 12 months then you're naive
They gave me a free complimentary months prime.
Next day it didn't show after the guarantees that it would.
They then gave me £5 credit.
I was quite happy with that! Lol the one time it would trip up is if you bought something couldn't remember on what account and you needed to send it back. But I usually use my main account for such purchases.