Let’s face it, there are a lot of “primes” out there: prime rib, prime numbers, sub prime, prime rates, and prime time. But now, there’s Amazon Prime. Surprisingly, Amazon Prime has been around for a while, yet many haven’t heard about it.
For a yearly subscription fee, Amazon Prime provides a number of benefits. Here are the top ten:
- Get it Fast with Free, Two-day Shipping. Most often, you can finder better deals online. The one problem is if you don’t plan ahead for a birthday or holiday, you may be forced to go to the store because shipping to get the desired gift on time would be expensive. Amazon Prime offers free, two-day shipping regardless of the weight of the item.
- Get it Faster with $3.99 Overnight Shipping. So maybe you’re a little closer to that event you need your product for. Amazingly people will pay 13, 20, 50 dollars or more to overnight a package, yet with Amazon Prime, you can overnight your package for $3.99.
- Save Money on Purchases. You’ll start to shop more online and see the best deals. You can save quite a bit compared to physical retail stores which have a lot of overhead to cover with expensive real estate to pay for etc.
- Expensive Items to Ship are Now more affordable. I purchased a lawn mower through Amazon Prime and had it shipped to me for free. In the past, it would have been way too expensive overall to buy online. Now, heavy items can be shipped for free. Live trees and plants can be overnighted for $3.99. It’s Amazing.
- Save Gasoline. More online shopping means you can spend less money on gas waiting at stop lights trying to get to the store that may or may not have the item you need.
- Save Time. Along with saving gasoline, you can also save the time you would spend driving to the location, walking up and down the aisles, and waiting at checkout.
- It feels like Christmas all year long. Don’t you love opening packages? With Amazon Prime, you’re sure to get more.
- Security in Shipping. Since the Amazon Prime items ship from an Amazon warehouse, you know that the right item will be picked, it will be packed well, and it will arrive on time. The Amazon shipping network is one of the best in the whole world. Amazon is the most diverse market place with more products than Buy.com, Overstock.com, eBay.com and an other retailer. Millions and millions and millions of items can be purchased on Amazon. If there is every a problem, customer service is great and returns are a snap (you’re given a label to print and you send it back, easy).
- Free boxes. Feel like moving or storing stuff? You’ll have a good little stash of free boxes if you purchase with Amazon Prime. You can re-use the boxes if you need to ship something.
- Share the love. You can share your Amazon membership with family members in your household that have an Amazon account.
