@BallBounces wrote:
@UncleB wrote:
@tamaralig wrote:I share my Amazon Prime account with my mom under household and with my DH and both of them receive the 5%back on their cards have been for about a year now. I don't know if it's supposed to happen like that but my DH always says it asks him to upgrade to his own Prime account although that negates the household feature.
I have the same Prime setup you have (myself and two others), and I plan on keeping it as long as I can, but that's different from what they call "Amazon Household".
Last summer Amazon changed the offering; what they call "Amazon Household" is only for the Prime member and one adult. Also, that other adult will have access to your payment methods, and vice versa.
I can no longer change the people on my Prime unless I change over to 'Household'... I can't even change the two who are already there (I used to be able to add up to four).
This is the message I get when I navigate to the screen:
Hopefully they won't force an "upgrade" anytime soon.
For the time being, it's nice to know that any existing additional people on a Prime membership are covered under the 5% discount when they use an Amazon store card.
I think I have seen something different. I have always had Prime via my spouse. Not the household type, but the old fashioned authorized Prime user.
When I received the Amazon store card in mid 2015, I was hoping it would see the connection and give 5% on my store card purchases. After monthly purchases every single period, I have concluded it does not. Last night we converted to the household membership with me as second adult. If what I am reading from others here is true, that should initiate the 5% discount for me. (We don't have any others we need to share with, so Household should be perfect - now Prime videos can more easily be watched by either account for example).
Ah, so the folks on the 'old' Prime setup who have a Amazon store card don't get the 5% cash back unless they are the primary. My two 'secondaries' don't have a store card, so we never had to be concerned with this, but it's interesting (and good) to know. For a die-hard Amazon shopper, it certainly gives some motivation to opt for a separate Prime account!
I'm glad the Household setup will work well for you; I think for two people living together - especially with children - it's probably the best setup anyway. And if you were never getting the 5% discount before (and assuming you will now) that definitely makes it worth it. 
@UncleB wrote:
@tamaralig wrote:I share my Amazon Prime account with my mom under household and with my DH and both of them receive the 5%back on their cards have been for about a year now. I don't know if it's supposed to happen like that but my DH always says it asks him to upgrade to his own Prime account although that negates the household feature.
I have the same Prime setup you have (myself and two others), and I plan on keeping it as long as I can, but that's different from what they call "Amazon Household".
Last summer Amazon changed the offering; what they call "Amazon Household" is only for the Prime member and one adult. Also, that other adult will have access to your payment methods, and vice versa.
I can no longer change the people on my Prime unless I change over to 'Household'... I can't even change the two who are already there (I used to be able to add up to four).
This is the message I get when I navigate to the screen:
Hopefully they won't force an "upgrade" anytime soon.
For the time being, it's nice to know that any existing additional people on a Prime membership are covered under the 5% discount when they use an Amazon store card.
Ok I don't know what I have but I just checked that prime screen that you show in your screenshot and my moms not there, my sister is and my DH shows never accepted invitation. I know 1000% though neither of them have a prime account, I'm the only person in my house that does but doesn't have an Amazon card I'm Au on my moms Amazon Visa, but both of them when I just had them signed in show they have Prime 5% Amazon Prime on their store cards. My kindle library does show shared with my mom but not DH, not sure how they are tying it in but I do know they both got statement credits since they've had the cards. That's a bit blurry but from both on their online accounts for the cards
@tamaralig wrote:
@UncleB wrote:
@tamaralig wrote:I share my Amazon Prime account with my mom under household and with my DH and both of them receive the 5%back on their cards have been for about a year now. I don't know if it's supposed to happen like that but my DH always says it asks him to upgrade to his own Prime account although that negates the household feature.
I have the same Prime setup you have (myself and two others), and I plan on keeping it as long as I can, but that's different from what they call "Amazon Household".
Last summer Amazon changed the offering; what they call "Amazon Household" is only for the Prime member and one adult. Also, that other adult will have access to your payment methods, and vice versa.
I can no longer change the people on my Prime unless I change over to 'Household'... I can't even change the two who are already there (I used to be able to add up to four).
This is the message I get when I navigate to the screen:
Hopefully they won't force an "upgrade" anytime soon.
For the time being, it's nice to know that any existing additional people on a Prime membership are covered under the 5% discount when they use an Amazon store card.
Ok I don't know what I have but I just checked that prime screen that you show in your screenshot and my moms not there, my sister is and my DH shows never accepted invitation. I know 1000% though neither of them have a prime account, I'm the only person in my house that does but doesn't have an Amazon card I'm Au on my moms Amazon Visa, but both of them when I just had them signed in show they have Prime 5% Amazon Prime on their store cards. My kindle library does show shared with my mom but not DH, not sure how they are tying it in but I do know they both got statement credits since they've had the cards. That's a bit blurry but from both on their online accounts for the cards
Hey, as long as it's working for them... why question a good thing, right? 
@UncleB wrote:
@BallBounces wrote:
@UncleB wrote:
@tamaralig wrote:I share my Amazon Prime account with my mom under household and with my DH and both of them receive the 5%back on their cards have been for about a year now. I don't know if it's supposed to happen like that but my DH always says it asks him to upgrade to his own Prime account although that negates the household feature.
I have the same Prime setup you have (myself and two others), and I plan on keeping it as long as I can, but that's different from what they call "Amazon Household".
Last summer Amazon changed the offering; what they call "Amazon Household" is only for the Prime member and one adult. Also, that other adult will have access to your payment methods, and vice versa.
I can no longer change the people on my Prime unless I change over to 'Household'... I can't even change the two who are already there (I used to be able to add up to four).
This is the message I get when I navigate to the screen:
Hopefully they won't force an "upgrade" anytime soon.
For the time being, it's nice to know that any existing additional people on a Prime membership are covered under the 5% discount when they use an Amazon store card.
I think I have seen something different. I have always had Prime via my spouse. Not the household type, but the old fashioned authorized Prime user.
When I received the Amazon store card in mid 2015, I was hoping it would see the connection and give 5% on my store card purchases. After monthly purchases every single period, I have concluded it does not. Last night we converted to the household membership with me as second adult. If what I am reading from others here is true, that should initiate the 5% discount for me. (We don't have any others we need to share with, so Household should be perfect - now Prime videos can more easily be watched by either account for example).
Ah, so the folks on the 'old' Prime setup who have a Amazon store card don't get the 5% cash back unless they are the primary. My two 'secondaries' don't have a store card, so we never had to be concerned with this, but it's interesting (and good) to know. For a die-hard Amazon shopper, it certainly gives some motivation to opt for a separate Prime account!
I'm glad the Household setup will work well for you; I think for two people living together - especially with children - it's probably the best setup anyway. And if you were never getting the 5% discount before (and assuming you will now) that definitely makes it worth it.
Yeah, that is definitely how it has worked for us. I am not sure how my spouse got identified originally as the prime Prime. But the fact that they were, and the card was in my name alone, means we lost out (until the recent switch to Household we hope). I was close to orderign my own prime account (then going through the trouble of cancelling the other, etc etc. This should be a lot easier.
@UncleB exactly lol....I leave it be because I didn't do anything extra 
I say more cushion for the pushing on discounts.