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6 Months free Amazon Prime for Irish Students

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  • #102
    fjon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭fjon


    Mine expires in 2 weeks. Was a very good BA, but didn't use it all that much. The video selection was ok, but i didn't really use it too much. Ordered a handful of things, but not enough to be worth keeping.


  • #103
    brightkane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,716 ✭✭✭brightkane


    I am hammering mine out of it for deliveries since lockdown. Getting great value for it.

    Does it drop to half or full price when it expires?


  • #104
    fjon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭fjon


    brightkane wrote: »
    I am hammering mine out of it for deliveries since lockdown. Getting great value for it.

    Does it drop to half or full price when it expires?

    Yep, half price for up to 4 years. What kind of stuff are you getting delivered? The most useful would be food and household, but most of that doesn't deliver to Ireland.


  • #105
    brightkane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,716 ✭✭✭brightkane


    fjon wrote: »
    Yep, half price for up to 4 years. What kind of stuff are you getting delivered? The most useful would be food and household, but most of that doesn't deliver to Ireland.

    Cheers. I must look at my account and see when it expires.

    Getting random stuff, mostly for the kids, Lego, Swimming pool, chalk, books. bike pedals, ect. They are watching prime also. Dino Dano is a great hit.


  • #106
    hots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭hots


    Mr.S wrote: »
    Forgot I signed up to this, my 6 months have expired but 4 years of half price is nice.

    FYI you also get another small discount if you go to cancel, and then chose to pay the year in full.

    Great value for the free priority delivery alone, if you make 1 order a month you've basically covered the cost.

    you don't have to go to cancel to get the £39 option instead of the £3.99p/m actually, it's just at the top of the page as an option on your prime membership page.


  • #107
    Ogham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Ogham


    brightkane wrote: »
    I am hammering mine out of it for deliveries since lockdown. Getting great value for it.

    Does it drop to half or full price when it expires?

    Half price (£3.99 a month)


  • #108
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,708 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Mr.S wrote: »
    Forgot I signed up to this, my 6 months have expired but 4 years of half price is nice.

    FYI you also get another small discount if you go to cancel, and then chose to pay the year in full.

    Great value for the free priority delivery alone, if you make 1 order a month you've basically covered the cost.

    Priority delivery to Ireland isn't happening ATM


  • #109
    Ogham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Ogham


    corks finest wrote: »
    Priority delivery to Ireland isn't happening ATM

    Still fast enough if in stock. Faster than standard delivery anyway.
    I ordered something march 31 it was here April 2nd


  • #110
    deadl0ck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,191 ✭✭✭deadl0ck


    Ogham wrote: »
    Still fast enough if in stock. Faster than standard delivery anyway.
    I ordered something march 31 it was here April 2nd
    Wow - my prime stuff is taking about a week to 10 days for most stuff


  • #111
    quaalude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭quaalude


    MoMo2020 wrote: »
    Irish 3rd level students get 6 months free Amazon prime membership (then the next 4 years half price).

    I've followed the instructions in the link below and emailed them and got approved!

    http://www.moneyguideireland.com/amazon-prime-6-months-free-students.html

    Thanks OP, I’m doing a part-time diploma and they accepted that, I just sent the invoice for my course to them and immediately applied the Prime.
    Nice one!


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  • #112
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,708 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Ogham wrote: »
    Still fast enough if in stock. Faster than standard delivery anyway.
    I ordered something march 31 it was here April 2nd

    Thread on here states Amazon are not prioritising Irish orders, happening a few weeks now AFAIK


  • #113
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,708 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Ogham wrote: »
    Still fast enough if in stock. Faster than standard delivery anyway.
    I ordered something march 31 it was here April 2nd

    Ordered 5 days ago/won't be anywhere near me for another 5 at least according to Amazon


  • #114
    Ogham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Ogham


    Mr.S wrote: »
    I guess it depends on the product, but anything for me has been delivered within a few days.

    Mine was an Amazon product - they will always be faster.
    UK deliveries are also taking longer on certain products - which they state on the site all over the place.


  • #115
    sgarvan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭sgarvan


    Ogham wrote: »
    Mine was an Amazon product - they will always be faster.
    UK deliveries are also taking longer on certain products - which they state on the site all over the place.

    Depends on the warehouse the item is located in. If it is in the distribution centre in Liverpool it comes to Ireland quick enough. When it has to move through centres it is slower. Anything from 3-12 days delivery has been my deliveries.


  • #116
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,169 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    sgarvan wrote: »
    Depends on the warehouse the item is located in. If it is in the distribution centre in Liverpool it comes to Ireland quick enough. When it has to move through centres it is slower. Anything from 3-12 days delivery has been my deliveries.

    This, there are multiple FCs in the UK and they are mostly out the door. Most orders are 8days behind normal for me.


  • #117
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,408 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    I've found that prime doesn't necessarily have faster delivery, but faster dispatching. Once it's been dispatched its usually pretty quick either way but non prime seems to take a lot longer to get through the FCs


  • #118
    autumnalcore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 838 ✭✭✭autumnalcore


    I am a Prime member for years. Be aware that from start of May dispatch times have suddenly gone to ****e and they have added 5 to 10 days to dispatch times to Ireland and a lot of sold by amazon and fulfilled by amazon items are no longer available to Irish addresses. This is a new development. Dispatch times to parcel motel are still normal for exact same items from same fulfillment centres.


  • #119
    witnessmenow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,198 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    brightkane wrote: »
    I am hammering mine out of it for deliveries since lockdown. Getting great value for it.

    Does it drop to half or full price when it expires?

    It seems to me that prime is pointless at the moment, I've cancelled mine. Only one delivery option is available at checkout and it takes 7-10 days for things to dispatch. I'd be pretty sure this would be the same without prime, prime usually is it's own delivery rate.

    But yesterday I ordered a power bank delivered to address pal, and it has multiple delivery options and dispatched in a few hours, so I think they have decided to give reduced priority to Ireland for whatever reason


  • #120
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    Same experience here. A router I ordered hadn't been dispatched after a week so I cancelled as they had it in Curry's for the same price.

    What's Parcel Motel like at the moment? I know they go to sh1te at busy times so I'd stopped using them.


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  • #121
    eeloe
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 3,759 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeloe


    The killer for me is, i have to have my items delivered to Ireland, i can't use Motel/Wizard/AddressPal as i get the items VAT free once it's delivered to and Irish Address.

    Waiting over 14 days for some items that i have ordered.


  • #122
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Think I might cancel my Prime from this offer, I think I've only bought two or three items from Amazon in the six months, speedy shipping doesnt bother me and I dont watch Prime Video. So even at 3.99 a month its not worth my while. It might be if they announced a load of Premier League fixtures for Prime, anyone know whats going on there since they showed it last Christmas?


  • #123
    Johnny_Fontane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,098 ✭✭✭Johnny_Fontane


    eeloe wrote: »
    The killer for me is, i have to have my items delivered to Ireland, i can't use Motel/Wizard/AddressPal as i get the items VAT free once it's delivered to and Irish Address.

    Waiting over 14 days for some items that i have ordered.

    Assuming you are using the goods for commercial purposes......:P:P


  • #124
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,708 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Think I might cancel my Prime from this offer, I think I've only bought two or three items from Amazon in the six months, speedy shipping doesnt bother me and I dont watch Prime Video. So even at 3.99 a month its not worth my while. It might be if they announced a load of Premier League fixtures for Prime, anyone know whats going on there since they showed it last Christmas?[/quo for e3.99 surely a relative would use it


  • #125
    autumnalcore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 838 ✭✭✭autumnalcore


    killbillvol2 wrote: »
    Same experience here. A router I ordered hadn't been dispatched after a week so I cancelled as they had it in Curry's for the same price.

    What's Parcel Motel like at the moment? I know they go to sh1te at busy times so I'd stopped using them.

    Parcel motel was very slow for me in Cork for a few weeks for amazon and Hermes its improved but still about a day slower than addresspal at the moment. For royal mail its a total lottery but mainland addresspal is on average days faster for second class at the moment.


  • #126
    brightkane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,716 ✭✭✭brightkane


    Anyone get an email to say their prime membership student half price has expired? It was good while it lasted! I used the delivery options allot during Covid.



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  • #127
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118185273#Comment_118185273

    It's probably because the graduation year you stated when you signed up is this year.



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