Amazon Prime is a valuable service for many people. For $139 per year, you get a range of benefits, including free two-day shipping, streaming movies and TV shows via Prime Video, a large music library through Amazon Music, unlimited photo storage from Amazon Photos, free PC games with Prime Gaming, a library of books and magazines through Prime Reading, and so much more.
It sounds like quite a package, but what if you decide you want to get rid of your Prime membership? Maybe it's no longer in the budget, or perhaps you signed up temporarily and want to ditch the service. You could have even been tricked into subscribing, according to the FTC.
The good news is that if you're a paying member who hasn't used your benefits, you're eligible for a full refund of the current membership period, which should be processed within three to five days. Here's how to cancel your membership.
Cancel Your Amazon Prime Membership
First, sign in to the Amazon website. You can begin the cancellation process one of two ways. Go to Account & Lists > Account > Prime or navigate to Account & Lists > Prime Membership. Either option places you at the Prime membership page with your account details.
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Under the Manage Membership section in the top right, click Update, cancel, and more and select End membership from the bottom of the drop-down menu. Amazon tries to convince you to stay, showing a page detailing your current billing cycle and all the benefits of Prime.
If you decide not to cancel at this time, click Remind Me Later to get a reminder before your membership renews. Otherwise, click Continue to cancel to proceed with the cancellation.
Amazon then makes one last-ditch effort to keep you onboard by allowing you to pause your membership instead of cancelling it outright. If you wish to do this, click the Pause on renewal option. If you're still resolute in your quest to cancel, keep the option set to Cancel on renewal, and then click End on [date] to finally sever ties with your Prime account.
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