Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.For the first time since 2018, Amazon Prime will see a hike in its membership prices.Starting tomorrow Feb.
18, the online retail giant will increase their subscription rate by 16%, raising the monthly price from $12.99 to $14.99 (or $139 annually).
The change also goes for Prime Students, whose subscriptions will increase from $6.49 to $7.49 a month.Luckily, if you’re an existing Prime member you still have one more day to switch to the annual plan to avoid the price hike for another year, while non-Prime members can sign up for a monthly subscription before the new rate is implemented.Despite the price hike, the perks of a Prime membership remain the same.
Subscribers will still enjoy two-day free shipping on a majority of products and access to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Music Prime.
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