Amazon Prime Forced on me!

happyhacker

It seems if I want to buy on Amazon I now get forced to take prime for a free trial. No way! I have gone over to Ebay to buy stuff. Wary now of buying books for my Fire in case they slip it in there. Anyone have issues with this forced offer?

la531983

No, because there is always a way to say no, you just havent seen it

elsien

It’s not a forced offer because you can refuse it. And if you want to use the free trial for item that’s only available on prime you just sign up, place your order and then cancel straightaway. I’ll try will keep going to the end if you want to buy the house, but it won’t automatically ring you if you have already cancelled.

x_raphael_xx

There is always a 'no thanks' button, they keep moving it, but the 'continue without prime' is always there.

molerat

You have to look hard when buying through the app on a small screen but the option to say no is there and as others have stated it is very easy to cancel so why not take them up on their kind offer of a freebee.

Pollycat

You don't "get forced".

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

elsien said:

It’s not a forced offer because you can refuse it. And if you want to use the free trial for item that’s only available on prime you just sign up, place your order and then cancel straightaway. 

Several reasons why I'm not keen on buying from Amazon these days but to be fair as you say they let you cancel straight away and keep the benefits from the rest of the trail period. 

They seem to offer 30 days once a year which I usually save for around Christmas time and then they seem to offer 99p for a week, last time I used that and then went to cancel after the order they gave the option of cancel but keep the 7 days or cancel and lose benefits now with an 86p refund.

Next day delivery for 13p on a one off order isn't bad going.

Ectophile

You have to find the "no thanks" option hidden on the screen each time.  It's usually greyed out, so it's not obvious you can click on it.  And it's just a bit of text, not a big button.  But it is always there somewhere.  I have still avoided Prime in all the years it's been running.

DullGreyGuy

No because it doesn't happen. 

To be honest though... sign up to the free trial, make use of the benefits it gives and cancel before the end of the trial period. After that you won't be offered for at least a few months and often a year again. 

Marvel1

I always decline the offer.

Vectis

Just click the box which declines signing up to Prime and the order will continue without Prime.

But, why wouldn't you take up the free offer and just cancel afterwards? It will save you money, and given the forum we're on...