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an update to the customer service section of its website, the
online behemoth says it will eliminate the sharing on Oct. 1 and
is encouraging users outside the household of the account holder
to sign up for their own Prime subscription.
Amazon is encouraging users who don’t live with the account
holder to subscribe to their own membership at a discounted rate
of $14.99 for one year. After that, it's $14.99 per month or
$139 annually. The offer starts this Friday and is valid until
Dec. 31, 2025.
Amazon is replacing the so-called Prime Invitee program with
Amazon Family, which lets account holders share the free two-day
shipping perk as well as a broad range of other perks like
exclusive deals and movies with only one other adult in their
household, up to four teens (who were added before April 7) and
up to four profiles for children, according to Amazon's website.
Amazon said that the adult could be a spouse, family member or
roommate.
The news comes as the Seattle-based company is making big
investments in expanding its network to bring faster delivery to
customers in less densely populated areas across the U.S. The
service is available in 1,000 of the more than 4,000 smaller
cities, towns and rural communities targeted by year-end, the
company said in late July.
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