Mark your calendars! Tomorrow only (November 18th) Amazon is offering a 1-year Prime membership for $79! Considering the normal price of a 1-year membership is $99, this is a significant savings and a very rare discount. Please note that this offer is available to new members only.
Benefits of an Amazon Prime membership include:
FREE Two-Day shipping: unlimited deliveries with no minimum order size on 20 million eligible items
Exclusive discounts: savings across the site available only to Prime members
Watch unlimited movies and TV shows with Prime Instant Video: options include blockbuster films and popular TV shows and over 40,000 choices
Unlimited music streaming: Prime Music gives you unlimited, ad-free access to over a million songs and hundreds of custom-built playlists
Free unlimited photo storage: save your photos in Amazon Cloud Drive and access them wherever you are
Early access to Amazon Lightning Deals: get 30-minute early access to select Lightning Deals
Kindle Owner’s Lending Library: over 500,000 free e-books – you can borrow one a month with no due date
Why I’m an Amazon Prime Member
I’m a happy member of Amazon Prime for a number of reasons:
I’ve made about 15-20 small purchases over the past year where I would’ve had to pay shipping, were it not for my Prime membership.
I use Amazon Instant Video usually once a week. When I was late to discover Downton Abbey, I was able to catch up on all episodes of Seasons 1 & 2 thanks to Prime. I watch a Mystery Science Theater episode about once a week or every other week. About once a week, I also enjoy watching a comedy or documentary.
My kids access Amazon Instant Video frequently from my Kindle. If you are not a fan of the shows on TV these days – or maybe you don’t want your kids watching all those commercials – check out Instant Video. I was elated when my kids discovered Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood!
I sometimes borrow titles on my Kindle. As mentioned above, Prime members get the opportunity to “borrow” select eBook titles. I’ve done this a few times now and it’s been nice to just borrow a book without having to buy it!
I find I’m more likely to take advantage of the hot deals knowing I don’t have to “pad my order” to get free shipping. It’s also nice to pick up an otherwise hard-to-find item in stores (such as this remote control dragonfly I bought my son for Christmas!) knowing I’m paying a good price and saving on gas money, too.
I’d love to hear: What’s your favorite benefit of having a Prime membership?