Amazon Prime reduced until 30th August

pajoemccracken

From hotukdeals.
Amazon Prime one year sub reduced to £59 from £79 until 30th August.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/prime/pipeline/signup?ie=UTF8&primeCampaignId=primeMobileSignup_PrimePromo&renderingType=mobile&showLandingPage=1&tag=22
Amazon Prime for Irish residents just included the free next day UK delivery and access to some of the Amazon Prime films and TV.
Since the start of July 2018 – Amazon Prime members in Ireland can now also get FREE priority 2 day delivery to Ireland on all orders (of eligible items) . Normally this 2 day delivery costs a minimum of £14.98.

AmberGold

What’s the story on the free e books?

DivingDuck

"Available to new Prime members only."

Naturally. :mad:

Effects

pajoemccracken wrote: »

Amazon Prime for Irish residents just included the free next day UK delivery.
Since the start of July 2018 – Amazon Prime members in Ireland can now also get FREE priority 2 day delivery to Ireland on all orders (of eligible items) . Normally this 2 day delivery costs a minimum of £14.98.

So free next day delivery to a country you don't live in?

And free priority two day delivery of eligible items, which is probably very few items and of no real use either.

PaulKK

Effects wrote: »

So free next day delivery to a country you don't live in?

And free priority two day delivery of eligible items, which is probably very few items and of no real use either.

Why so negative? Amazon.co.uk is not an Irish site. Why the expectation of anything more?

Effects

PaulKK wrote: »

Why so negative? Amazon.co.uk is not an Irish site. Why the expectation of anything more?

I don't expect anything more. I just don't think what's offered regarding delivery is that good for people who don't live in the UK.

I've subscribed to Prime a few times, it wasn't great and I certainly wouldn't pay for it.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Thanks OP.

Prime (delivery) is worth it if you buy regularly from Amazon, which I do. Most items I purchase are eligible for Prime delivery. Two day delivery is excellent. Most Irish sites do not even have express delivery and if they do, it costs a fortune.

Damien85

Thanks OP, was debating whether the full £79 was worth it recently as the 2 day elegible items can be thin on the ground at times.
£59 seems a decent punt though, especially if you want to get things under £25 (especially £5-15 range) and don't want to stack items in order to get free delivery.

pajoemccracken

I find it very useful.
As someone said you can get items sent witout having to reach £25 for normal free standard delivery.
Example for myself would be: my son ordeted iphone X from eir. I ordered otterbox case from amazon warehouse for £10 instead of €35 in dhops here. Case arrived in two days. Just before phone. He put the case on the phone before he dropped it....
Ordered iphone 6 tempeted glass for iphone 6 last night for £2.75...

slave1

You also get Amazon Prime video and Music, not to be snuffed at

pmce4

amazon music not available here

bloodless_coup

You'll get the international version of Prime Video which is limited in choice but you can contact Amazon support and ask them to update your home location to the UK which allows you view the UK selection without VPN or SmartDNS.

Just tell them you moved to the UK, provide a NI address.

my3cents

Effects wrote: »

I don't expect anything more. I just don't think what's offered regarding delivery is that good for people who don't live in the UK.

I've subscribed to Prime a few times, it wasn't great and I certainly wouldn't pay for it.

But the problem is if you don't pay for it you can expect to wait a week before Amazon ship items to you and then they will send by super slow and unreliable iParcel with the even more unreliable Fastway doing the last leg of the delivery.

If you want any of the other perks of Prime like audio books (3 free with prime membership and they are £20 each) then it can add to the value.

I also didn't realise until I joined that you can include the whole household in Prime for deliveries so my wife and sons accounts now also benefit from faster delivery.

maximoose

Effects wrote: »

And free priority two day delivery of eligible items, which is probably very few items and of no real use either.

I've placed probably 20 orders since the 2 day guaranteed delivery came in, haven't had any that weren't eligible.

Prime Video and 2-day delivery makes it well worth it for me. Especially with an NUS student card

Metroid diorteM

With brexit coming Amazon should make an Amazon.ie site.

my3cents

Metroid diorteM wrote: »

With brexit coming Amazon should make an Amazon.ie site.

But its not just the site is it :rolleyes: Its the warehouses etc that go with it. If importing from the UK becomes an issue then a dot ie site won't change anything.

Metroid diorteM

Metroid diorteM wrote: »

With brexit coming Amazon should make an Amazon.ie site.

As long as mugs pay out of their own pocket for re-mailer services, VPNs to get better Prime video content etc, Amazon have no incentive to offer a better service to Irish customers.

JohnnyFlash

I find Amazon has gone shocking expensive for most things. Very rarely the cheapest for anything these days.

Damien85

my3cents wrote: »

I also didn't realise until I joined that you can include the whole household in Prime for deliveries so my wife and sons accounts now also benefit from faster delivery.

Whats the process for this?

Eire Go Brach

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I find Amazon has gone shocking expensive for most things. Very rarely the cheapest for anything these days.

What other sites do you use? Excluding the Asian ones. Thanks.

Will it ever be cheaper than £59 or is that the lowest it will go?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Mugs? Calm down horse. Why would I pay more for an item from amazon to have it shipped to Ireland directly, rather than use a mail redirect service to get the item cheaper? Mugs indeed. :rolleyes:

Edit: I will give you a hint to make it easier for you... VAT.

Deleted User wrote: »

As long as mugs pay out of their own pocket for re-mailer services, VPNs to get better Prime video content etc, Amazon have no incentive to offer a better service to Irish customers.

TimHorton

pajoemccracken wrote: »

I find it very useful.
As someone said you can get items sent witout having to reach £25 for normal free standard delivery.
Example for myself would be: my son ordeted iphone X from eir. I ordered otterbox case from amazon warehouse for £10 instead of €35 in dhops here. Case arrived in two days. Just before phone. He put the case on the phone before he dropped it....
Ordered iphone 6 tempeted glass for iphone 6 last night for £2.75...

Its Great ,on Sunday Morning I ordered 3 items , 2 less than £10 and the other less than £20 and in 3 different orders and all will be delivered by AnPost to me before 9 AM on Tuesday Morning.

TimHorton

Deleted User wrote: »

As long as mugs pay out of their own pocket for re-mailer services, VPNs to get better Prime video content etc, Amazon have no incentive to offer a better service to Irish customers.

No VPN required to get UK Prime Content ,

As a customer of Amazon since 1998 I am pretty sure I am no mug when it comes to getting value from them , Even when I need to use Parcel Motel ,


For example I got an LG 43inch TV for £299 + €7 Parcel Motel for a TV that was best priced in DID at €479.

TimHorton

Eire Go Brach wrote: »

What other sites do you use? Excluding the Asian ones. Thanks.

Will it ever be cheaper than £59 or is that the lowest it will go?

Setup a UK Student a/c and get Amazon Prime for £39/year

Pablo1802

DivingDuck wrote: »

"Available to new Prime members only."

Naturally. :mad:

Worked for me with no probs.

Damien85

me too, and I had a months 7.99 subscription when prime day came around just recently. So the link seems to work for those who have had it previously

slave1

pmce4 wrote: »

amazon music not available here

I have it with my Amz Prime membership

slave1

For Tennis fans the US Open is included with Prime this year

my3cents

Damien85 wrote: »

Whats the process for this?

My mistake you can only add one adult, I thought I had added both but on checking I haven't. Interface seems all over the place as I went around in circles trying to get the link to the page were you add the account and only got it by going to the T&C's page and getting the link from there https://www.amazon.co.uk/myh/households which I suspect you can only get to if you are a prime member.

Hogzy

Is it really as easy as asking for the UK content on Prime Video? It surely cant just be that?

Not too sure if discussing same breaks the charter. Apologies if it does

maximoose

Hogzy wrote: »

Is it really as easy as asking for the UK content on Prime Video? It surely cant just be that?

You just need to have a UK billing address on your account. They accept Parcel Wizard/Motel addresses.

TheWatcher182

DivingDuck wrote: »

"Available to new Prime members only."

Naturally. :mad:

Any way around this other than a new account?

Wheety

TheWatcher182 wrote: »

Any way around this other than a new account?

Prime Student is 6 months free and then £39 for a year. You have to pay £12 for a nus card though.

Eire Go Brach

I bit the bullet and signed up for this. What is the deal with Amazon Music though? Do we have it in Ireland with prime?

dozy doctor

pajoemccracken wrote:

From hotukdeals. Amazon Prime one year sub reduced to £59 from £79 until 30th August.

Looks like it is still selling at £79 and not £59... Did I miss it?

toe_knee

dozy doctor wrote: »

Looks like it is still selling at £79 and not £59... Did I miss it?

Do you already have a prime account?

dozy doctor

toe_knee wrote:

Do you already have a prime account?

No, but I was given a free month and then a further free month for video only.... So maybe if I cancel it and then try to subscribe it may come up at 59

toe_knee

dozy doctor wrote: »

No, but I was given a free month and then a further free month for video only.... So maybe if I cancel it and then try to subscribe it may come up at 59

Maybe, I am subscribed already so no go for me
I use it for photo backup which makes it well worth it. Cheaper than most of the other photo backup solutions with the added bonus of quicker deliveries and video/music

dozy doctor

toe_knee wrote:

Maybe, I am subscribed already so no go for me I use it for photo backup which makes it well worth it. Cheaper than most of the other photo backup solutions with the added bonus of quicker deliveries and video/music

Just got in touch with Amazon and they sorted it out for me for £59...

Thanks OP... Wouldn't have gone for it unless it was for 59 😀

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

So a list the prime membership advantages (residing in Ireland):

- Unlimited photo storage
- Unlimited two day delivery (eligible items),no minimum spend
- originals/video (very limited content outside UK)
- reading, 6 free editors picks, 1 kindle book for 1 GBP
- kindle owners lending library
- ad-free twitch
- 30 day early access to prime deals
- amazon household share prime delivery, kindle owners lending library and early access), 2 adults, 4 children

To get UK prime music:
- UK originating payment card required (virtual card in the Revolut app with UK address or similar will work)

To get UK prime video:
- a UK billing address added to the account and request 'UK Prime Video' from the support team (e.g. Parcel Motel address in Belfast). Chat log with Amazon UK support requesting UK prime access post #71. short and sweet. VPN not required to watch UK prime video content.

Alternatively, I have been using a VPN and I haven't had any issues.

Edit: Feel free to correct me and I will update the list.

Blazer

Man all of ye should have read the previous thread.
You could have gotten uk version of prime video with free delivery etc for £39.
And the first 6 months were free.

my3cents

If you sign up for Audible when a new Prime member you can get 3 audio books for free (then cancel obviously if you don't want any more).

my3cents

Blazer wrote: »

Man all of ye should have read the previous thread.
You could have gotten uk version of prime video with free delivery etc for £39.
And the first 6 months were free.

I think what happened here is a lot of people signed up for prime on prime day to get some of the bargains so obviously there is more interest now and Amazon don't need to be quite a generous to keep customers.

banie01

pmce4 wrote: »

amazon music not available here

It is, but you need to use Revolut and a UK address(Parcel Motel works as does any other with the correct post code.)
When the music app asks for your Card details, create a vitrual card in the Revolut app and use that card number.
It verifies as UK and the app works as normal.

Alanstrainor

So just to confirm. There's no issues watching the US open from Ireland when you sign up right?

banie01

Logan Rapid Combat wrote: »

Via a VPN you can get access to prime music and prime video all content.

Edit: Feel free to correct me and I will update the list.

A VPN isn't needed for Video or music, for video you just need a UK billing address added to the account and then request UK Prime Video from the support team.
Sign out of the app and sign back in and you should have the UK content available.

For music you need a UK originating payment card, so Revolut or similar.
When the app asks for your Card details, create a virtual card in the Revolut app and use that card number.
It verifies as UK and the app works as normal

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Thanks, I've edited the post. I've been using a VPN without any issues. But i've added the UK address credit card as well.

banie01 wrote: »

A VPN isn't needed for Video or music, for video you just need a UK billing address added to the account and then request UK Prime Video from the support team.
Sign out of the app and sign back in and you should have the UK content available.

For music you need a UK originating payment card, so Revolut or similar.
When the app asks for your Card details, create a virtual card in the Revolut app and use that card number.
It verifies as UK and the app works as normal

newo

Anyone got a link to the definitive list of the UK video catalogue, or highlights for you? Tempted by Seinfeld but not much else that isn't on Netflix at a glance.

Apt8

I don't have a list, but not all Seinfeld episodes are on it, just a few seasons.

newo

Apt8 wrote:

I don't have a list, but not all Seinfeld episodes are on it, just a few seasons.

Oh right I obviously didn't check that properly thought it was all seasons. Thanks

BArra

Wheety wrote: »

Prime Student is 6 months free and then £39 for a year. You have to pay £12 for a nus card though.

signing up as a student no longer works as 'ecareers' has been removed