Comments on: Free Year of Amazon Prime For Students (.edu email)

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[...] As noted previously, 5x points on bookstores also includes anything bought at Amazon.com (a bookstore!). Would go perfectly with your free year of Amazon Prime. [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:11:39 +0000

Thank you Jonathan for posting the initial offer and thanks to Kenneth for the invitation link. The Prime invite specifically states the membership can be shared with “household members”; is it possible to share with a family member who doesn’t have the same address as me? My sister uses Amazon for just about everything, but she lives in a different city.

By: MakingItWorkNJ

MakingItWorkNJ — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:04:39 +0000

Definitely works. I originally thought that you needed to create another Amazon account based on the .edu but that was not the case, as Jonathan had pointed out. Got it for a whole year and will definitely make use of it, as well as other student perks. Credit cards, I’m leaving alone for now, because my Average Age of Accounts is terribly low, even though I have very good credit.

By: Roberto

Roberto — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:41:36 +0000

Just signed up, thanks!

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:21:47 +0000

Additional tips: If someone in your family or household already successfully signed up for Amazon Student, they can add you (and 3 others) as well, even if you don’t have a .EDU address, by going to https://www.amazon.com/gp/subs/primeclub/account/homepage.html. Answer a few questions about your birthdates and email addresses just to verify you really know each other, and you’ll get a free year of Prime as well! Just tried it. It works! (It may claim that the family / household member will only get one free month, but press on, and I think you may be pleasantly surprised.)

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:28:36 +0000

it won’t take my .edu address for some reason and I am a current student…giving an error about alumni addresses not being accepted

By: Jenan

Jenan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:55:37 +0000

That is a little annoying since most colleges and universities have stopped giving out .edu email addresses and most only keep the address good for 2 years after you graduate.

By: sillycat

sillycat — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:08:52 +0000

another good thing is that if you are a current Prime member, they reimburse your cost of membership (automatic and immediate) by a pro-rate amount. I got $60 back and free Prime! Amazon rules!

By: Jon M

Jon M — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:05:40 +0000

Awesome timing! My Prime membership was expiring this month and I was about to renew. Thanks for saving me 80 bucks!

By: dev

dev — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:57:44 +0000

Note that there is a contingency that they could ask you for proof of enrollment in the terms, and if you fail to produce, they will charge you for back services. So I wouldn’t recommend faking it just because you have an .edu address.

By: DK

DK — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:54:50 +0000

Graduate student with baby on the way…SCORE! Thanks for the link!