Amazon Prime is getting more expensive. Watch series or films as well as the popular fast delivery without extra delivery costs will soon only be available for more money. The step is no surprise, but Amazon has only now let its cards look at how much premium there will be. In the meantime you can no longer avert the strong price increase.
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Amazon raises Prime prices: annual subscription climbs to 90 euros
Amazon is getting serious: The Prime subscription is becoming more expensive for customers in Germany. From September 15, 2022, the Monthly price from 7.99 to 8.99 euros. If you decide to pay annually, you have to accept an even bigger price jump: Instead of 69 euros, 89.90 euros are due.
Amazon has informed its Prime customers about this by email. The announcement states that the new prices apply from September 15, but then not immediately hit all subscribers. Instead, the change will be due with the first payment after September 15.
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Until recently, resourceful new customers could still secure Amazon Prime without having to pay the price increase. If you still want to try this, however, you have to be prepared for the problems that Amazon’s test offer for 30 days (view at Amazon) brings with it: If you become a Prime member now, you only have the first payment date after 30 days and thus after the start of the new prices .
For existing customers, the question does not arise anyway: You cannot simply postpone your payment dates and thus delay the new prices as long as possible. Rather, the date depends on the start of your subscription. As Amazon informs, you can see your payment period in the Amazon account. This way you will know exactly when the price increase will hit you.
If you don’t want to accept that, you can cancel the subscription within 30 days of receiving the information. Amazon must allow its customers this choice if the contract conditions are changed unilaterally. The subscription will then continue until the end of the current payment period. Those who do not cancel, on the other hand, have to pay the more expensive prices first.
Inflation – by no means: Amazon is planning a price increase for a long time
Amazon cites the reason for the rising prices in its announcement “general and significant cost changes due to inflation”. In fact, new prices for Germany have been expected for longer than the current high-price phase. Most recently, after the price increase in the USA in winter, a similar step was to be expected for the German market.