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Amazon Prime Trial

How often can you sign up for a trial membership?
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froesesp wrote: Every 30 days or so.
Every 30 days?
Doesn't one account only gets 1 free trial per year?
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and you register unlimited email + account lol
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It seems Amazon is not getting enough long term Prime members in Canada; otherwise, this loophole would have been fixed for a long time.
froesesp wrote: Use a different email address, I've done it many times.
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They seemed to have changed the policy in trial cancellation. Before if you cancelled it didn't renew after the trial ended, now the cancellation takes effective immediately. As well if you try to cancel Amazon offers an additional 30 days of trial. So you can get upto 60 days trial period.
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aznlgcy wrote: They seemed to have changed the policy in trial cancellation. Before if you cancelled it didn't renew after the trial ended, now the cancellation takes effective immediately. As well if you try to cancel Amazon offers an additional 30 days of trial. So you can get upto 60 days trial period.
Hmm so join up, cancel after like 25 days, and then get another 30 days free? :)
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ES_Revenge wrote: Hmm so join up, cancel after like 25 days, and then get another 30 days free? :)
That's what I just did a few days ago. A couple of my friends got the same offer as well.
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Regardless of how many different accounts you create with different email addresses, can they identify the credit card you used?

1 credit card = 1 free trial ?
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minimalist wrote: Regardless of how many different accounts you create with different email addresses, can they identify the credit card you used?

1 credit card = 1 free trial ?
Absolutely they could and apparently have taken action against people abusing Twitch promotions.

https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthesto ... iple_free/

I personally used to have a few accounts using the same credit card and never had any issues.
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Ive been a member through prime for 2 years now and frankly speaking living in an apartment has caused me more issues than I would ever imagine. Living in Toronto and being a prime member is an excellent combination because I get 2 day shipping, 1 day shipping and even same day shipping but the issue starts when Amazon starts using their Dynamex couriers. Countless times they just leave expensive items on the apartment hallway and mark it as delivered. Thankfully I've never had anything stolen but this type of thing drives me nuts. To make things worse the time they decide to use Canada Post the courier never bothers to knock on my door to see if I'm home, doesn't buzz me from the lobby and doesn't even leave a note. I depend on the amazon email telling me there was a delivery attempt and need to wait the following business day to pick it up at my post office.

With that being said I might as well pocket the yearly fee and have it delivered straight to the post office and not have to worry about anything. My 2 day shipping turns into 3 or 4 days so not being a member I would still get it around the same time.
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minimalist wrote: Regardless of how many different accounts you create with different email addresses, can they identify the credit card you used?

1 credit card = 1 free trial ?
No, you can use the same cc without issue.
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OrangeBerry wrote: Ive been a member through prime for 2 years now and frankly speaking living in an apartment has caused me more issues than I would ever imagine. Living in Toronto and being a prime member is an excellent combination because I get 2 day shipping, 1 day shipping and even same day shipping but the issue starts when Amazon starts using their Dynamex couriers. Countless times they just leave expensive items on the apartment hallway and mark it as delivered. Thankfully I've never had anything stolen but this type of thing drives me nuts. To make things worse the time they decide to use Canada Post the courier never bothers to knock on my door to see if I'm home, doesn't buzz me from the lobby and doesn't even leave a note. I depend on the amazon email telling me there was a delivery attempt and need to wait the following business day to pick it up at my post office.

With that being said I might as well pocket the yearly fee and have it delivered straight to the post office and not have to worry about anything. My 2 day shipping turns into 3 or 4 days so not being a member I would still get it around the same time.
I've experienced the same and came up with the same Canada Post pick up option as you.
Cards:HSBC WE MC 1.5%/3% travel 0 FX MC acceptance 31 day med AF $49
CTC WE MC 3% grocery, 3.54% CTC, RA, billpay, AF $0
MBNA RWE 5.4% grocery/resto
Bank: EQ (1.5%)
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OrangeBerry wrote: Ive been a member through prime for 2 years now and frankly speaking living in an apartment has caused me more issues than I would ever imagine. Living in Toronto and being a prime member is an excellent combination because I get 2 day shipping, 1 day shipping and even same day shipping but the issue starts when Amazon starts using their Dynamex couriers. Countless times they just leave expensive items on the apartment hallway and mark it as delivered. Thankfully I've never had anything stolen but this type of thing drives me nuts. To make things worse the time they decide to use Canada Post the courier never bothers to knock on my door to see if I'm home, doesn't buzz me from the lobby and doesn't even leave a note. I depend on the amazon email telling me there was a delivery attempt and need to wait the following business day to pick it up at my post office.

With that being said I might as well pocket the yearly fee and have it delivered straight to the post office and not have to worry about anything. My 2 day shipping turns into 3 or 4 days so not being a member I would still get it around the same time.
I guess the lower price offsets going to the store. You put a bean on the cons side of the scale of Justice
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froesesp wrote: Use a different email address, I've done it many times.
Crest 12 accounts with different email addresses, then you can have free trial all year ...
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A question for prime members, is the Amazon Video Library any good ?? I know I will get all the Amazon programs but what else ??

I know I should sign up for the trial and see for myself but don't want to waste my first trial just yet. Any feedback is appreciated.
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