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[Hack] Multiple Extensions to Amazon Australia Prime 30-Day Free Trial (User Reported 6 Months Extension) @ Amazon AU

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[Hack] Multiple Extensions to Amazon Australia Prime 30-Day Free Trial (User Reported 6 Months Extension) @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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alexshel on 10/12/2021 - 22:31 amazon.com.au (2819 clicks)
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it appears that the deal is back - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/614361

My new 1-month Trial membership was about to expire in 2 days, on 12 Dec. Using Amazon Android app, I just went to Cancel - clicked "Continue to cancel", then accepted offer to change plan to Annual. Then again went to cancel, clicked continue to cancel button, switched back to Monthly plan and my trial got reset with expiry on 9 January now ! It now says "29 days left in your trial".

There was no message to extend the trial for another 30 days or anything like that. It just happened without prior notification.

Update: according to xyzzyxyzzy, this "hack" could be used multiple times and extend your Trial up to at least 6 months !!

Update2: Do not change your Prime membership card details, as this may cancel Trial "extendibility" (read this comment) Update 3: read this comment

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  • xyzzyxyzzy on 10/12/2021 - 22:42
    +7

    For the record, I used this method for 6 months until recently. I don't know if the trick is doing this 3~4 days before the trial ends, but I forgot about it this month right before the expiry date, and the annual plan switch didn't appear

    • alexshel on 10/12/2021 - 22:44
      +2

      I did this today - 2 days before the expiry on 12 Dec.

      • xyzzyxyzzy on 10/12/2021 - 22:52
        +1

        Worth give it a go before the second trial ends. Hopefully you could keep a longer record than me

        • alexshel on 10/12/2021 - 22:54

          wow, so it is actually extendable up to 6 months at least based on your experience! I'll update the subject.

          • xyzzyxyzzy on 10/12/2021 - 22:56
            +1

            @alexshel: Yup that's the point ;)

            • capslock janitor on 11/12/2021 - 13:14

              @xyzzyxyzzy: why stop at 6mths?

              • xyzzyxyzzy on 11/12/2021 - 14:08
                +1

                @capslock janitor: Again, I forgot to do this until the very night of the expiry date, and the switch to annual plan option didn't appear. Also, my account was hacked once in November. All my payment methods were gone after the recovery, which could be related.

  • bargainatoraah on 10/12/2021 - 22:51

    Hack

  • Manny Calavera on 10/12/2021 - 22:53
    +16

    Also, the expanse is back!

    • Vyviel on 10/12/2021 - 23:09

      Holy shit now im excited!

      • capslock janitor on 11/12/2021 - 13:14

        whats it about

        • Levene on 12/12/2021 - 00:22
          +3

          It's the best Sci-Fi TV Show period (no further information required)

        • ValuexHunter on 14/12/2021 - 03:15

          mormons in space. overrated.

    • Quam on 10/12/2021 - 23:52

      woot! thanks for the heads up!

    • Talonparty on 11/12/2021 - 01:43

      oh my god you made my day thanks very much! :)

  • cobberboy on 10/12/2021 - 23:19
    +41

    … and here I am paying for Prime like a mug

    • mrtee on 11/12/2021 - 06:24
      -1

      Schmuck* :p

  • angilinwago on 10/12/2021 - 23:19
    +3

    delete this post now, otherwise it will not last!!!

    • zeno on 11/12/2021 - 00:58

      Exactly. 😅

      • alexshel on 11/12/2021 - 07:34
        -1

        Reported as illegal/inappropriate 🤭

  • netsurfer on 10/12/2021 - 23:20
    +2

    2 days left, already cancelled… Just re-activated to follow the steps. It worked.

    Only problem is will be having more impulsive buys….

    • alexshel on 10/12/2021 - 23:21
      +3

      set alerts on camelcamel and buy when the price drops to the desired level ;)

    • pinkybrain on 30/12/2021 - 00:41

      what impulsive things do you buy?

  • [Deactivated] on 10/12/2021 - 23:23

    Not working for me.

  • OhNoUShiz on 10/12/2021 - 23:24

    How to get free trial on existing account?

    • alexshel on 10/12/2021 - 23:26
      +4

      quit prime for 1 year, then you'll get an invitation "to try". I received mine after ~13-14 months since I stopped using that account.

      • [Deactivated] on 11/12/2021 - 07:25
        +9

        Quit prime for a year.. I don’t think I could 😅

        • dlovep on 11/12/2021 - 13:28

          get yourself 12 email accounts…. 1 for each month then come back to 1st after the year ~~ XD

  • I Smell Pennies on 10/12/2021 - 23:25

    Does it only work on free trials? I have an annual Prime membership renewing in 2 days

    • alexshel on 10/12/2021 - 23:27

      this will only work on new account with expiring trial. you can register a new account.

      • I Smell Pennies on 10/12/2021 - 23:28
        +1

        ok I see. I got two other accounts on a free trial so I'll try in 15 days when it is close to expiry. cheers

  • Kuyaozb on 10/12/2021 - 23:44

    Must be 2 days prior to expire?

    • truth000 on 11/12/2021 - 00:01
      +2

      If you do this 20 days prior to expiry date, it resets the expiry date to 30 days from that day. That way you only get 10 extra days. So better do it close to expiry date to get close to 30 extra days.

      But hey, who knows. Maybe Amazon will fix this tomorrow, that case 10 days is better than nothing.

      • Kuyaozb on 11/12/2021 - 00:19

        Mine expired on 22 Dec. Too excited to try out :)

        • bob19 on 11/12/2021 - 04:03
          +1

          Today is 11 Dec.

  • [Deactivated] on 10/12/2021 - 23:58
    +23

    Jeff Bezos will go hungry if you exploit this hack, I hope you sleep well at night

    • tdw on 11/12/2021 - 00:18
      +10

      i will once my awesome new pillow arrives with free shipping courtesy of my extended prime membership

      • Fuzor on 11/12/2021 - 00:54
        +1

        I think I know what pillow you are talking about. Those latex pillows dont smell right, more like overwhelming chemicals. So you probably wont sleep well and just be thinking about Amazon XD

  • Charlie Dont Surf on 11/12/2021 - 00:02

    My experience was getting two "renewals" using this method, so three months overall. I'm on the Optus SubHub gig now though.

  • aliagha on 11/12/2021 - 00:07
    +1

    Does it only work on the Trial? I have paid for this month but would be great if I can somehow use the same trick maybe?

    • muwu on 11/12/2021 - 15:51
      +1

      This is my sitch too. I tend to sign up for Prime during December, coinciding with xmas shopping. Any love for paid monthly subs, or is it only for free trials?

      EDIT: Seems like answer is No. Thanks mboy

  • Lancerx on 11/12/2021 - 00:37
    +1

    It's not even possible to register for free trial membership with different email any more.. I think they somehow kept a record of used addresses, payment method etc

    • I Smell Pennies on 11/12/2021 - 00:39

      I was able to register two more accounts for black friday. Did they change it?

      • Lancerx on 11/12/2021 - 00:40

        Dont know about you.. But for me, it didn't work, even with new email and VPN. When I go to sign up prime, there wasn't any trial option came up anymore

        • I Smell Pennies on 11/12/2021 - 00:55

          Interesting..

        • JonoEfthy on 11/12/2021 - 02:45
          +3

          Maybe browser cookie related, try an incognito/inprivate tab or a different browser.

          • Lancerx on 11/12/2021 - 11:57

            @JonoEfthy: still doesn't work :( I wonder what else could be the reason? I meant I literally created a new account with new name, new VPN, and incognito..how on earth would it still recognise me..Haven't even entered the address & credit card used too…

            • dlovep on 11/12/2021 - 13:31

              @Lancerx: Try on your mobile phone using data..

  • mboy on 11/12/2021 - 00:43
    +7

    Can confirm this does not work with paid accounts (monthly plan, in my case).

  • bigbadboogieman on 11/12/2021 - 00:43

    Well I have done this atleast 3 times on the same account. If you let the trial expire, the free trial offer shows up again after a little while. Haven't been able to extend up to 6 months though… Only 60 days.

  • Joannelah on 11/12/2021 - 03:09
    +1

    Thanks for this, just tried and it worked! Was about to pay for an annual membership in a few days time so u saved me some money :P

  • Frozensage on 11/12/2021 - 08:20

    Cancelled my annual plan didn’t get asked shit. Oh wells maybe in afew days they will want my business back or time to start a new account.

  • eatwell365 on 11/12/2021 - 08:28
    +1

    What a good hack!!!
    But I love Amazon. Amazing service, annual fee is reasonable.

    • dlovep on 11/12/2021 - 13:34

      think of $59 for 1.5 years… you will love it more ~~ XD

  • PeeDee on 11/12/2021 - 08:38

    Deal being back. So it may expire by 6 months.

  • Ciderfizz44 on 11/12/2021 - 09:23
    +4

    Can confirm got up to 5 months free recently but lost the option after updating card details.

    • xyzzyxyzzy on 11/12/2021 - 14:10
      +1

      Happened to me as well.

    • alexshel on 11/12/2021 - 14:36
      +1

      thanks for sharing. updated the description.

      • Tim Mc on 12/02/2022 - 19:05
        +2

        Card details expired a week into a trial. Amazon Prime suspended, pending new payment details. Added new card. Trial extended by another 29 days.

    • HairyChickens on 11/12/2021 - 10:24
      +6

      Ozbargainers

    • bigbadboogieman on 11/12/2021 - 10:29
      +7

      Hand in your OzB badge immediately

    • Pub Envelope on 11/12/2021 - 10:32
      +3

      Please hand in your Ozbargain card at the front desk on your way out

    • alexshel on 11/12/2021 - 11:41
      +5

      I think for some this takes less effort than writing a comment on Ozbargain. 😉

      • I Smell Pennies on 11/12/2021 - 13:48
        +1

        Could have gotten that bonus in that time it took to type up that comment

      • snipercat on 11/12/2021 - 13:48
        -3

        I guess I just don’t have that much time on my hands, nothing wrong with that!

  • whyisave on 11/12/2021 - 10:23

    Can someone sign up today, and then claim this free trial and extend ?

    or

    does it have to be an 'extension' just before when a trial period ends ?

  • Bytelover on 11/12/2021 - 11:24

    3 days left in my trial, am only offered the monthly plan on the cancel page. Will try again tomorrow

    • Bytelover on 12/12/2021 - 12:21

      Nope. Still only shows monthly option

  • Sage222 on 11/12/2021 - 12:41

    Not working for me

  • fredblogs on 11/12/2021 - 14:41

    is this seriously getting posted the day after my free trial expired

    • poKumon on 11/12/2021 - 16:32

      It be like that sometimes

  • htc on 12/12/2021 - 11:34

    If I used free trial a couple of months ago, do I need to wait 12 months before I can use this hack?

    • hazzad on 12/12/2021 - 22:43

      Yes. Only one free trial per 12 months.

      Also i was unable to use this hack on my 2nd time around on the trial. Worked fine for me last time and i was able to extend for quite a few months(though didnt get 6 months). But appears it wouldnt work for me on trying again this year.

      • alexshel on 12/12/2021 - 23:58

        Could this be Android/iOs app-specific bug? I use Android 12.

  • muzzheng on 12/12/2021 - 13:15
    +1

    Had 10 days remaining on my trial, was able to extend back up to 29 days remaining using this method.

    • GDayStraya on 13/12/2021 - 20:24

      Does it work only through the android app or does it work on their website?

  • gazgolf1 on 17/12/2021 - 06:51
    +1

    Worked for me on the website thanks OP.

  • rippernz on 17/12/2021 - 09:59

    just worked for me on the app.

  • ravzter on 17/12/2021 - 18:09

    legend

  • justausername on 18/12/2021 - 11:27
    +1

    I get the switch to yearly but my account does not switch and I do not get a switch to monthly after that; straight to a cancelled membership. I did get a $10 credit for first prime purchase so maybe that is causing issues

    • equal on 12/01/2022 - 22:31

      I had to accept the $10 promo for mine to work correctly

  • asc on 18/12/2021 - 18:47
    +1

    Thanks a million OP! it worked. Tried this 2 days before expiry. This might be asking for too much but will the $10 bonus applies? : )

    • alexshel on 18/12/2021 - 23:02
      +1

      Are you talking about $20 MasterCard deal bonus? I think that since you received the eligibility confirmation email and at that time was a Prime member, then there should be no problem at all.
      I don't think there was any special condition for Prime Trial members. 🙂

  • Littlegreen on 21/12/2021 - 22:44
    +1

    Important Message,
    Due to a technical problem, we could not process your request completely. Please check after a few minutes.

  • Rodo on 22/12/2021 - 15:34
    +1

    Thanks OP. Had no problem extending the trial period. My plan had been set to annual to start with so was not sure if this would work. Yesterday, 4 days before the trial was due to end, I went to cancel my membership and accepted the offer to change to monthly plan. Then today, day 3, I went to cancel again and accepted the offer to change to annual plan. Now I have 29 days left in my trial. Will try to do the same again in a month. Thanks.

  • harveyworld on 27/12/2021 - 16:54
    +1

    Cheers for that OP.
    Had 2 days left so followed instructions above and now prime renewal date has been extended out to 27/01/22.

  • poKumon on 01/01/2022 - 08:03
    +1

    Tried this with 9 days left on my trial and it extended it to 13 days left. I mean I will take it but can someone else confirm if it still gives 29 days?

    • 1bug on 02/01/2022 - 18:21
      +1

      Tried it today with 2 days left, and got an extra 30 days from today (so ends on 1 Feb)

  • alexshel on 07/01/2022 - 08:32

    Extended today 2nd time (2 days before expiry) for another 30 days until 6 Feb

  • sween64 on 09/01/2022 - 08:16
    +3

    I had to force a switch to annual. I then attempted to cancel and was offered a switch to monthly. Then my free trial was extended.

  • BigJoe on 10/01/2022 - 12:40

    I had 4 days left on my trial, I applied this hack, it extended the trial, but now it says it will end in 13 days…..kinda worked….anyone know why I only got 11 more days?

  • wwykath on 10/01/2022 - 22:58
    +1

    What a great hack! I had 4 days left in my trial, after using this method, there are 29 days left in the trial again

    “29 days left in your trial”
    “ Plan has been changed successfully
    After your free trial, you will be charged $6.99 for a month of Prime.”

  • myfeetarehappy on 13/01/2022 - 01:41

    Didn't work second time around. Attempted on day of expiry so maybe too late. Also wife made one purchase with a different card so that may have broken it.

  • icejam on 14/01/2022 - 10:17

    I activated my prime via Mastercard, this 3 months trial is about to end in 3 days. The "End membership" button is not click-able and Under the "End Membership" headings, it says "Your Prime membership is activated through Mastercard. For any membership billing questions, contact Amazon"

    • alexshel on 14/01/2022 - 12:04
      +1

      This hack only works with a standard 1-month trial.

  • rippernz on 14/01/2022 - 23:10
    +1

    i have just got my 3rd month free trial

  • Rodo on 19/01/2022 - 10:41
    +1

    Just did this again to try and get the 3rd month free. I was on annual plan and membership is due to expire in 2 days.

    Clicked to cancel membership and then accepted offer to change to monthly plan. Strangely without going through the cancel process a second time my account then said I have 13 days left in the trial. I tried cancelling again and accepting the offer to change to the annual plan but unfortunately there is still only 13 days left instead of the 29 days which I was able to get last month.

    Will try to renew it again in 12 days and see if it will extend any further.

    I wonder if this hack is related to how many things you have bought or how much you have spent from Amazon Prime or what membership you had originally started with.

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