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6 Months free Amazon Prime for Irish Students

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    #92
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,615 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Anyone know if Amazon Pantry delivers to Ireland direct if you have Prime?


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    #93
    Truckermal
    Registered Users Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Truckermal


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Anyone know if Amazon Pantry delivers to Ireland direct if you have Prime?

    No they don't I have Amazon Business even and I cannot buy on it..

    Haven't read the whole thread but Prime Video is sh1te..


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    #94
    20/20
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭20/20


    Truckermal wrote: »
    No they don't I have Amazon Business even and I cannot buy on it..

    Is there any advantage to Amazon Business ??
    I keep getting messages to take up Business account, but whats the point.?


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    #95
    Truckermal
    Registered Users Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Truckermal


    20/20 wrote: »
    Truckermal wrote: »
    No they don't I have Amazon Business even and I cannot buy on it..

    Is there any advantage to Amazon Business ??
    I keep getting messages to take up Business account, but whats the point.?

    Yes if you are VAT registered or buy a lot of stuff from Amazon which I do. They so some great deals on stuff you subscribe to and get every month.


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    #96
    20/20
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭20/20


    Truckermal wrote: »
    20/20 wrote: »

    Yes if you are VAT registered or buy a lot of stuff from Amazon which I do. They so some great deals on stuff you subscribe to and get every month.

    Thanks for the reply. I have spent a little over £2500 since January. Iam not VAT reg, and noting would be bought monthly. So no need for subscribe and save.
    I guess there is no saving in Business acc for me.


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    #97
    eeloe
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 3,713 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeloe


    I managed to sign up for this with my student ID from my local college for my PLC course!

    I'm self employed with a VAT number, so i was worried i'd lose this from my account, but i'm happy to say they just changed my account over to the student account. VAT number still there so i'm not getting charged VAT.

    RESULT!


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    #98
    homah_7ft
    Registered Users Posts: 6,121 ✭✭✭homah_7ft


    Excellent thread. I had just switched from Eir so had lost my prime video. Now I'm back into my Mr. Robot.


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    #99
    n1ck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭n1ck


    homah_7ft wrote: »
    Excellent thread. I had just switched from Eir so had lost my prime video. Now I'm back into my Mr. Robot.

    Take a look at Jack Ryan too, I thought it was really good!


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    #100
    oEmmao
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭oEmmao


    thanks OP, emailed today with a photo of my College ID, did a 12 week online course before Christmas with an IT, and they signed me up to Student Prime, i had normal Prime :p

    :) thank you!


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    #101
    Ogham
    Registered Users Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Ogham


    Just interested to know - do all employees of Irish universities get an edu.ie email address ?
    If they applied for Student Prime is the edu.ie email address enough or would they need proof of a course too?


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    #102
    fjon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭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.


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    #103
    brightkane
    Registered Users 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?


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    #104
    fjon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭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.


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    #105
    brightkane
    Registered Users 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.


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    #106
    hots
    Registered Users 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.


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    #107
    Ogham
    Registered Users 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)


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    #108
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,639 ✭✭✭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


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    #109
    Ogham
    Registered Users 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


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    #110
    deadl0ck
    Registered Users Posts: 4,183 ✭✭✭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


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    #111
    quaalude
    Registered Users 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 Posts: 8,639 ✭✭✭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


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    #113
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,639 ✭✭✭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


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    #114
    Ogham
    Registered Users 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.


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    #115
    sgarvan
    Registered Users 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.


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    #116
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,166 ✭✭✭✭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.


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    #117
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,365 ✭✭✭✭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


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    #118
    autumnalcore
    Registered Users Posts: 827 ✭✭✭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.


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    #119
    witnessmenow
    Registered Users Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭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


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    #120
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users 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: 3,713 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.


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