Don’t Forget to Cancel Your Amazon Prime Membership
For those of you that signed up for a free Amazon Prime trial membership before the holidays, don’t forget to cancel it before they automatically ‘upgrade’ your account to the $79 annual membership. While they promised to send an e-mail reminder before that happens, there’s really no need to wait. Simply log in to your account, choose “Manage Your Amazon Prime Membership,” and then click on “Do Not Upgrade.” You’ll actually get to keep using your membership through the end of the free trial, at which point it will lapse rather than automatically renewing.
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Thanks for pointing that out. I signed up recently for a couple of orders. I think it is probably worth the $79 for high volume folks which I wouldn’t be one. I signed up for a couple deliveries. I was going to try to remember to cancel towards the end but that is good to know that I can do it now.
Comment by F. D. Bryant III — Mar 7th 2006 @ 3:59 amMake sure that you do cancel it well before the time that it runs out! I signed up for the 4 month free trial and Amazon charged me $79 before the trial ran out. I am having a really hard time trying to get them to refund the $79 to my credit card. Has anyone else had this happen– and if so, how did you get your money back? I assume they are just hoping that I give up and let them keep my money. Not happening.
Comment by MK — Mar 10th 2006 @ 12:01 amExcellent advise.
Comment by AT — Mar 20th 2006 @ 7:38 pmExcellent advice (note spelling correction
Comment by AT — Mar 20th 2006 @ 7:40 pmI never ever thought of getting a prime membership for 79.00, I do not know whose fault it is but I just cannot afford it. Please remove that amount from the charges to my American Credit card. You have all my information because I just ordered a CD from you, but I do not know what buttom I touched but I do not want to belong to the Prime Membership.
Comment by Rita P. Kenna — Apr 7th 2006 @ 10:22 amI have two e mails. one is ritapre@yahoo.com or ritapre@cableonda.net
Thank you.
Rita, you need to talk to Amazon, not to Nickel. Nickel was just warning people that that is what Amazon does; he doesn’t actually charge you or provide any services for you. You can find more information at at the Amazon Prime FAQ: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi.....56-8223321
Comment by Blaine Moore — Apr 7th 2006 @ 12:51 pmUmmmm… Yeah. Thanks for the clarification and the link Blaine. And just so we’re all clear, if anyone has a problem with Amazon.com, it would be best to bring it up with them, and not me.
I am in the midst of having that same problem with Amazon. They promise to email you beforehand to give you the chance to opt out, but wouldn’t you know it, no email, and now it’s a week later and I’m charged $79 and their email support is basically telling me I’m screwed. I’ll get it back somehow, maybe I’ll sic Elliot Spitzer on them.
Comment by Bob Emmerich — Jul 29th 2006 @ 8:48 pmThey charged me before the trial was up. I’m sure they are betting that most people wont notice.
I’m on the phone for the 5th time now with Amazon trying to get it canceled. I have told this rep that if its not resolved with this phone call I will be reversing the credit card charges.
Follow Nickels advice and cancel it asap.
Comment by Anthony — Dec 1st 2006 @ 12:00 pmI clicked “place order” button, which they regarded it as my agreement to enroll in that fucking prime membership, and charge me $79.99.
Amazon is really destroying their own reputation online!!! I just talked to Amazon customer services representative, and I called them cheater and asked them to get my money back!
Comment by Joe — Apr 2nd 2007 @ 8:15 pmI do not not want this amazon prime membership trial. I want to cancel it immeditley it was a mistake. Im not interested. Do not take any money from my account.Please email me with a confomation that this membership was canceled.
sincerley Gerry klinger
Comment by gerry klinger — Jun 28th 2007 @ 9:23 pmGerry, I’ll tell you the same thing that I told Rita (above)… You should probably contact Amazon.com about this instead of leaving comments on random websites.
thank you for teaching me how 2 cancel it.
Comment by nosranro — Mar 15th 2008 @ 10:35 pmThanks for the note, this did help!!!
Comment by Deepesh — Mar 17th 2008 @ 1:55 pm