Wait what? -- Amazon Prime Store Card

[Anonymous]

what will happen to the card once my prime membership expires and i do not renew?

Kalidindi:Let me check this for you. Please allow me two minutes while I check this for you?

Me:ok

Kalidindi:Thank you.\

I have checked it for you and see that the card will not be affected even if you cancel or do not renew the Prime Membership.

You can use the card as is.

Me:so it will still receive 5% cash back even though i am not a prime member?

i thought you had to be a prime member to receive 5% cash back for the prime store card?

Kalidindi:Not to worry, the 5% cash back will also not be affected if you're not longer a Prime Member.

You will continue receiving the cash back benefits.

Me:really?

Kalidindi:Yes.

[Anonymous]

Interesting...

[Anonymous]

I can see how the 5% would still stand, but wouldn't you lose the other benefits, such as free shipping and free movie streaming, etc? I get my money's worth for my prime membership.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I can see how the 5% would still stand, but wouldn't you lose the other benefits, such as free shipping and free movie streaming, etc?

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yes, but the 5% is pretty much what i would want. and to use amazon while getting 5% without having to pay the AF.

[UncleB]

I always hate to be the bearer of bad news...

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2. Amazon Prime Members get 5% back (as a statement credit) on qualifying purchases made with their Amazon Prime Store Card, an upgrade from their existing Amazon.com Store Card.

Amazon Prime Store Card. On and after 3/1/15, at the time you become both (i) a cardholder of an Amazon.com Store Card and (ii) an Eligible Amazon Prime Member as provided below, you will automatically be upgraded to an Amazon Prime Store Card. Before 3/1/15, if you are both (i) a cardholder of an Amazon.com Store Card and (ii) an Eligible Amazon Prime Member, you will need to visit www.amazon.com/storecard and click an ‘Upgrade Now’ button to upgrade to the Amazon Prime Store Card. Eligible Amazon Prime Members may include, in Amazon’s sole discretion: Amazon Prime and members of their Amazon Household (excluding invited guests of an Amazon Prime account), Amazon Prime Fresh, Amazon Mom, Amazon Student and trial memberships of Amazon Prime. The Amazon Prime Store Card will be governed by the same Synchrony Bank terms and privacy policy as the Amazon.com Store Card in addition to the 5% back benefit terms described below. If you are an invited guest of an Amazon Prime account, you will need to become an Eligible Amazon Prime Member to upgrade to the Amazon Prime Store Card. You may remain a cardholder of an Amazon Prime Store Card with the 5% back benefit so long as you are an Eligible Amazon Prime Member. Your Amazon Prime Store Card will be changed back to an Amazon.com Store Card if you cease to be an Eligible Amazon Prime Member.

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[Anonymous]

@uncle

That's what I thought too lol.
I wonder if you can use the store card on a friends account who has Amazon prime though.

[Anonymous]

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@UncleB wrote:

I always hate to be the bearer of bad news...

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2. Amazon Prime Members get 5% back (as a statement credit) on qualifying purchases made with their Amazon Prime Store Card, an upgrade from their existing Amazon.com Store Card.

Amazon Prime Store Card. On and after 3/1/15, at the time you become both (i) a cardholder of an Amazon.com Store Card and (ii) an Eligible Amazon Prime Member as provided below, you will automatically be upgraded to an Amazon Prime Store Card. Before 3/1/15, if you are both (i) a cardholder of an Amazon.com Store Card and (ii) an Eligible Amazon Prime Member, you will need to visit www.amazon.com/storecard and click an ‘Upgrade Now’ button to upgrade to the Amazon Prime Store Card. Eligible Amazon Prime Members may include, in Amazon’s sole discretion: Amazon Prime and members of their Amazon Household (excluding invited guests of an Amazon Prime account), Amazon Prime Fresh, Amazon Mom, Amazon Student and trial memberships of Amazon Prime. The Amazon Prime Store Card will be governed by the same Synchrony Bank terms and privacy policy as the Amazon.com Store Card in addition to the 5% back benefit terms described below. If you are an invited guest of an Amazon Prime account, you will need to become an Eligible Amazon Prime Member to upgrade to the Amazon Prime Store Card. You may remain a cardholder of an Amazon Prime Store Card with the 5% back benefit so long as you are an Eligible Amazon Prime Member. Your Amazon Prime Store Card will be changed back to an Amazon.com Store Card if you cease to be an Eligible Amazon Prime Member.

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/cobrandcard/marketing.html?ie=UTF8&inc=def&place=camp&plattr=topresults&pr...

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I'm covered. Just logged in and I am an Amazon Prime Store Card. I do enough business there that is not likely to change.

[Anonymous]

@arlo
You are paying for prime though right?

[Anonymous]

Semi-Related FYI - you can add family members to your prime membership at the same and other addresses (or at least you could in the past, and there's likely a limit). They don't get the streaming, but they do get free shipping. So maybe someone would want to kick in for your prime membership if it's not worth it for you to keep it alone. 

[UncleB]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Semi-Related FYI - you can add family members to your prime membership at the same and other addresses (or at least you could in the past, and there's likely a limit). They don't get the streaming, but they do get free shipping. So maybe someone would want to kick in for your prime membership if it's not worth it for you to keep it alone. 

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I think they've finally put the kibosh on that... on my Prime membership, I have my father as a secondary but I no longer have the option to add anybody else, and once I remove my father, I won't be able to add him back. 

The only option I have is to convert my account to a 'household' account... which isn't the end of the world, but the old (for me, grandfathered) way works much better.