Amazon Prime Member Fee? Charged £48...

cajef

pedmond wrote: »

but just so I know if I start the trial, order the headphones and then cancel my trial I will not be charged, correct?

That is correct, you can order as many things as you like without any charge in the trial month, just remember to cancel before the trial period ends.

pedmond

cajef wrote: »

That is correct, you can order as many things as you like without any charge in the trial month, just remember to cancel before the trial period ends.

Magic thanks, does it still take 24 hours to activate?

johnnyboyrebel

pedmond wrote: »

Magic thanks, does it still take 24 hours to activate?

Its free, just try it! Gotta to be better than just talking about it.

You will see it says 'prime' in the top left of the screen under the Amazon logo once it is active. I dont recall it taking 24 hours. It is an automatic subscription which means as soon as you log out and in again it will be active. Its not made active by anyone maually.

isplumm

pedmond wrote: »

Just so I am clear here I am buying some earphones and I am being offered the free trial. I am more than happy to cancel and did the same thing with netflix but just so I know if I start the trial, order the headphones and then cancel my trial I will not be charged, correct? I was hearing off some people that its free unless you order something. They must be mad but then again I wanted to check. This is not that dissimilar to the netflix trial as mentioned before and they really could not make it any easier to cancel

Hi,

One thing - you just need to make sure that the item you are ordering is eligible for Prime - cause not everything is ... I think normally it has a Prime logo next to it if it is ....

Mark

chrisdcb

Amazon Prime is a scam. I was auto-enrolled in it back in 2009 and they have been taking $79 from my credit card account every year. I suppose I should have been more careful, but I thought that Amazon was reputable and never questioned the charges until this year. I feel duped. They are refunding this year's payment but I have paid hundreds of pounds out for nothing.

Pollycat

chrisdcb wrote: »

Amazon Prime is a scam. I was auto-enrolled in it back in 2009 and they have been taking $79 from my credit card account every year. I suppose I should have been more careful, but I thought that Amazon was reputable and never questioned the charges until this year. I feel duped. They are refunding this year's payment but I have paid hundreds of pounds out for nothing.

Are you in the UK?
You mention US dollars, then say 'hundreds of pounds'.

I don't know how Amazon Prime works in the US, but if you're in the UK I doubt very much that you were 'auto-enrolled'.

You have to opt in - there are numerous posts on this thread that show you the actual page on Amazon - in fact, here it is:

Get FREE One-Day Delivery on This Order with Amazon Prime
New members are eligible to receive a Free one-month trial of Amazon Prime - Amazon's exclusive membership program that gives you and up to four of your household family members the benefits of unlimited One-Day Delivery on eligible Amazon.co.uk purchases.
AMAZON PRIME - FAST, FREE, NO-HASSLE DELIVERYLearn more







Place your order before the deadline displayed on the item detail page to get:

• Unlimited FREE One-Day Delivery on over a million eligible items
• Express Delivery (delivery before 1pm) for £4.49 per item
• Evening Delivery for £7.48 per item (London and Birmingham addresses)
• No Minimum Purchase - No need to think about delivery charges when you order

ENJOY IT FOR ONE MONTH - FREE

• The one-month trial is completely free for you to enjoy
• There's no obligation to continue beyond the trial period. You can cancel your membership through Your Account at any time during your Free Trial and you will not be charged the £49.00 annual fee

UPGRADE YOUR ORDER INSTANTLY

• We will upgrade products in your order marked 'Eligible for Amazon Prime delivery rates', to free One-Day Delivery, the moment you sign up

Click the button below to start your one-month Free Trial -- you won't be charged now. If you want to continue after your Free Trial, do nothing. Your benefits will automatically continue and we'll charge your payment method (Visa/Delta/Electron ****) £49.00 for the next year. If you prefer, you can select "do not upgade" in the Manage Your Prime Account section of Your Account and your payment method won't be charged. If you continue, we'll charge your payment method annually thereafter for your full membership unless you select "do not auto renew". You can always request a refund of the most recent charge if your benefits haven't been used in the new term. If we're unable to charge the payment method above for either the first year or an annual renewal, we'll charge another payment method we have on file for you. You can manage your full membership, including payment method and renewal setting through Your Account.

Free Trial is available to new members only. Limit one per household.

By clicking the button below, you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to the Terms and Conditions and the above, and authorise us to charge the payment method above or another available on file.


Turn on 1-click ordering using my default Amazon Prime settings

Upgrade my order and start my Free Trial now

How clear does it have to be?

You made a mistake by clicking on something that gave you a free trial but then you didn't cancel it within the free period.

I know it says 'be nice to newbies' but I have no sympathy when words like 'con', scam', 'rip-off' and 'duped' are bandied about when it's clearly your mistake.

I do, however, have sympathy for people who come on here and admit they have made a mistake and ask if they have any chance of getting their money back.

It is not a scam.
You were not duped.
Amazon are reputable.
Your fault - nobody else's.

I signed up for Amazon Prime as there was something that I needed delivered quickly.
I then cancelled it within the free trial period and it cost me £0.00.

And - don't you check your bank statements? :eek:

George_Michael

Amazon Prime is a scam

So you, a responsible adult signed up for something 3 years ago and at that time you failed to read exactly what you were signing up to, and in the period since then you have failed to check your credit card statements for payments that you didn't recognise and you still think that Amazon are at fault?

Why not take a bit of responsibility for your own actions and inactions.

Tina20

It's not a scam or a rip off, looks like a troll to me.

chrisdcb

I have grandchildren in USA and have bought three items from Amazon.com in the last three years. I somehow got scammed into paying $79 for Amazon Prime which works out at over £52 a year. I have subsequently found I also got tricked into paying £49 per year to Amazon.co.uk.

I never wanted this service, I did not give my consent for money to be taken from my account and I never received any notification that money was going to be taken from my account.

Amazon has paid back £100 of the charges but I am still £250 out of pocket. I am deeply disappointed that Amazon has stooped to this type of trickery.

mynameistallulah

chrisdcb wrote: »

I have grandchildren in USA and have bought three items from Amazon.com in the last three years. I somehow got scammed into paying $79 for Amazon Prime which works out at over £52 a year. I have subsequently found I also got tricked into paying £49 per year to Amazon.co.uk.

I never wanted this service, I did not give my consent for money to be taken from my account and I never received any notification that money was going to be taken from my account.

Amazon has paid back £100 of the charges but I am still £250 out of pocket. I am deeply disappointed that Amazon has stooped to this type of trickery.

No scam, no tricks - it very clearly asks if you would like the free trial, and then tells you what happens after the trial period. Lesson is to read what you are signing up to.