Free 3 month trial of Amazon Prime - Free Release Date delivery on Madden

[CheapyD]

UPDATE:
Amazon is offering up a 3 month trial of Amazon Prime if you simply place $100 worth of textbooks in your cart.

According to Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fsubs%2 Fprimeclub%2Fsignup%2Fmain.html%3FprimeCampaignId% 3DTXTBKFL08&tag=cheapassgam08-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325), you don't need to actually order the $100 worth of textbooks.
It says you only need to "Add $100 worth of eligible textbooks to your cart to sign up" for the free three month trial.

This book (http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Human-Body-Essentials-Physiology/dp/0471691232/) is over $100 and should do the trick.



Add the above book to your cart and go through the checkout process and select "FREE Two-Day Shipping with a Free Trial of Amazon Prime"
Confirm your free 3-month trial and don't place the order.

This offer is for new Amazon Prime trials only
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F (http://www.amazon.com/gp/subs/primeclub/signup/main.html?ref=prime_assoc_bt&tag=cheapassgam-20)ree 1 month trial of Amazon Prime (http://www.amazon.com/gp/subs/primeclub/signup/main.html?ref=prime_assoc_bt&tag=cheapassgam-20)

Unless I am mistaken, previously the free trial was only available to select users. Now it is open to all.
Support CAG just by signing up for the free trial!

Amazon Prime members get unlimited free Two-Day Shipping with no minimum order. Amazon just rolled out release-day delivery on select games (like Madden 09 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Ffeatur e.html%3Fie%3DUTF8%26docId%3D1000261981%26pf%5Frd% 5Fm%3DATVPDKIKX0DER%26pf%5Frd%5Fs%3Dcenter-2%26pf%5Frd%5Fr%3D07J1WHPMVYEA9VFTAT93%26pf%5Frd%5 Ft%3D101%26pf%5Frd%5Fp%3D425428501%26pf%5Frd%5Fi%3 D343365011&tag=cheapassgam08-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325)) which Amazon Prime members get for free. Not sure if there are any other games currently available for that service, but I imagine there will be others soon. Soul Calibur IV was also a release-day delivery game.

After the free 1 month trial, Amazon Prime costs $79 a year.
Any CAGs currently use the service? Is it worth keeping it after the trial ends?

[Moxio]

For those who want even more free Prime, I believe there is a deal to get 3 free months if you put $100 of textbooks in your cart.

[CheapyD]

According to Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fsubs%2 Fprimeclub%2Fsignup%2Fmain.html%3FprimeCampaignId% 3DTXTBKFL08&tag=cheapassgam08-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325), you don't need to actually order the $100 worth of textbooks. It says you only need to "Add $100 worth of eligible textbooks to your cart to sign up" for the free three month trial.

This book (http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Human-Body-Essentials-Physiology/dp/0471691232/) is over $100 and should do the trick.



Add the above book to your cart and go through the checkout process and select "FREE Two-Day Shipping with a Free Trial of Amazon Prime"
Confirm your free 3-month trial and don't place the order.

[Katslover]

Just so it's known, if you had the free month previously, you can't take it again using this. I tried 8-(. I'm actually going to sign up for a year of Amazon Prime tomorrow, and split it with my girlfriend. It's going to really great if they do the release date guarantee for lots of games.

EDIT: Just looked at the textbook promotion, and it is also limited to those who have yet to try Prime at all.

[paintball745]

i had the 1 month free trial already and it is really nice as far as keeping good deals exactly that good. i haven't signed back up for it yet because of the whole paycheck thing but if you amazon a lot it is really worth it to have.

[trent82]

i have prime and it is absolutely the best thing ever when it comes to ordering pretty much anything other than new games. i have had several pre-orders for new games not go smoothly. for games that are already in stock, it works great. new movies and cds always show up on release day.

[flatliner718]

they doing this day and date thing with anything else besides Soul Calibur IV and Madden now?

[toogood]

I've been a prime member for over 8 months now and I love it. Not having to look for fillers whenever I want to over anything below $25 is golden. One minor potential problem I can comment on may be the fact that all your order via prime are rushed, meaning that you almost have no chance to cancel an order if you changed your mine. Most everything you order with prime ship out the same day, so you better be sure you want the item before you press the "place order" button.

[flatliner718]

agreed, but the only thing that stops me from using amazon as much as i was is the fact NY is charged sales tax since beginning of June. I still go to the coinstar and cash out the change i got to amazon gift certificates. I get tons of stuff paid off in advance so its not so bad i guess since not much money is taken out of my account when my orders finally ship.

[Moxio]

Wow, it's like I'm the one who introduced the deal to CAG. I'm so cool! 8-)

[aznguyen316]

hmm added the book and still dont' see a prime trial. This acct already used up the 1 month prime so I am not elgible?

alright just cleared cookies and made a new acct and got it going.. now I rememeber reading prime works for 4 other accts of the same shipping address, since I have a pre-order w/ giftcard credit on my original acct. Let's see if I can link accts to get Fallout 3 on free 2 day..

*edit*
okay got everything figured out for linking my account whew. so now my original acct that had the amazon credit is linked to the 3 month trial =D yeess! my fallout3 will not get here in 2 days.. though I wish it had same day release. Either way very happy about this, esp w/ the holidays coming up very soon. NICE!! Thanks OP

[tagout]

ROFL at this deal!

[Foolman]

Yeah, these release day shipping thing is so limited. Very annoying.

[neverletthem]

Hmm, weird. I never signed up for the one month of Prime, and yet, I see no 2 day free with prime option.

[CheapyD]

Sorry, try this book (http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Human-Body-Essentials-Physiology/dp/0471691232/)

On the checkout page, should see an option as pictured below.
Right after you select it, a window should pop up asking you to start your trial.

[aznguyen316]

biology campbell book is eligible.

[pinoyunggoy]

I like how Poor2More posted this "deal" on August 2nd, was criticized by 2 users, then the thread was moved to the Other Deals section.

[Friend of Sonic]

I like how Poor2More posted this "deal" on August 2nd, was criticized by 2 users, then the thread was moved to the Other Deals section.
Yeah, I noticed that.
Kind of odd. But ah, well. I'm gonna try to take advantage of this tomorrow. Thanks to the above poster who mentioned linking accounts-- grand idea.

[CheapyD]

I like how Poor2More posted this "deal" on August 2nd, was criticized by 2 users, then the thread was moved to the Other Deals section.
I don't understand why you would like that.

[VipFREAK]

Do'h... already did a trial period of Prime.

[doctorfaustus]

Signed up. Thanks Cheapy!

[pinoyunggoy]

I don't understand why you would like that.
I don't understand either. On that note, I also like sarcasm, studying all day, and paying retail for video games.

But seriously, I just feel bad for Poor2More. He tries to post deals, then gets flamed to high heaven. Remember the $100 gift card for the purchase of a PS3 at Wal-Mart? The guy got fuckin' scorched, and in the end the deal turned out to be completely legit.

[graf1k]

Damn it, I should just make a new Amazon account. 3 months of Prime is worth it. Are we absolutely sure you don't have to order the textbook(s)?

[shibbyshoo]

Damn it, I should just make a new Amazon account. 3 months of Prime is worth it. Are we absolutely sure you don't have to order the textbook(s)?

If you already had a trial version of Prime then it won't work. I tried making a new account and it denied me saying that I tried Prime already.

I think they check by address?

[Katslover]

I already had a prime trial, so I let my girlfriend do the textbook one and it worked fine (we live at the same address). She was able to invite me and everything. Try clearing your cookies, maybe?

[publiicprivates]

can you make a fake account and then link it to your real account to get the trial? just read the other topic and it seems possible. anybody try this? seems like a great deal but i already did the one month trial.

[mywhitenoise]

Thanks Cheapy!

[sunnysky]

Well, even if you have to go through with the BOOK purchase to get it to work, you should still be able to go back into your account and cancel the order right away (hopefully).
So, I wonder if I can get this to work, if I'm still on last months Free Prime special.
All I should need is a different email address I would assume (just sign up for Gmail). Clear out my cookies, and it should work.
Does anybody know how long this promotion is good for????
I should wait until my last month of Free is done.

[sunnysky]

Wow. That worked quite well.
I just created a new account with my gmail address.
I used my same home address, but a different credit card.
I set both of my prime memberships (old account 1 free month, and new one with 3 months), to NOT auto-Update.
Now when my old accounts one free month expires, I'll just link it to my new accounts 3 months.
Thanks for the heads up Cheapy.
I was hoping to still have Prime when Rock Band 2 comes out.

[Bioshocked360]

Awesome.

[condensed]

I would highly suggest this under account management / subscription settings

http://i35.tinypic.com/4g2kk3.jpg

[Poor2More]

I don't understand either. On that note, I also like sarcasm, studying all day, and paying retail for video games.

But seriously, I just feel bad for Poor2More. He tries to post deals, then gets flamed to high heaven. Remember the $100 gift card for the purchase of a PS3 at Wal-Mart? The guy got fuckin' scorched, and in the end the deal turned out to be completely legit.

lol someone remembered, I tend to be the whoopen boy i guess, Thanks for the props Cheapy D from the other thread you closed.

Trust me, now I think twice before I post a deal :)

[Dracula Jones]

I made a new account, went through the steps in this thread, and then invited my main account to Prime. Easy way to get around having previously used a Prime trial.

This solves my preorder dilemmas (paying high tax at retail vs. waiting a couple days for free shipping). Thanks Cheapy, and everybody who posted helpful info.

[aznguyen316]

yeah it works for those that already claimed a trial. Clear out cookies, sign up as a new user, do add the textbooks, go through checkout and claim the 3 month trial of prime, delete books and you'll have the trial. Clearing cookies is the kicker here.

When I originally signed up a used a fake address just in case. Then after the trial went through I changed it to my original addy. Then I sent an invite to my ORIGINAL account so now my original acct which used the original 1 month trial has a 3 month trial. I'm using that b/c I had gift card credit on it. TA DA!

[sunnysky]

Now to put out some pre-orders.
Rock band 2.
Iron Man Blu-Ray
Kill Bill Blu-ray.
ETC.
Sweet.
Maybe the'll make Rockband to a release-day item. It would be smart of them.

[Mars10]

Awesome. Signed up, and no you do not have to buy the book.

[sunnysky]

FYI People.
Gears of War 2 comes out on November 7th.
So with this deal, our 3 months would extend one day past the release date. Very sweet.
Or doesn't it matter with Pre-orders?

[anomynous]

Doesn't matter with pre orders

[MSUHitman]

How much is Amazon Prime normally?

[doctorfaustus]

How much is Amazon Prime normally?

79 IIRC

[kintanos]

Doesn't matter with pre orders

So does that mean you can pre-order things way in advance and have your prime expire for a while, and still have prime shipping?

[Poor2More]

^Correct

[Bulrog]

Well this deal sounds pretty good to me, considering I would save a ton of money just buying all my textbooks for class at amazon. I'm going to have to look into this one.

[newlu]

Opened a new account and used a different credit card
worked like a charm
thanks OP

[aznguyen316]

I will be buying my textbooks with this too! I just wanted to make sure I got in on the deal asap =)

[Eleo]

This is awesome... And I was going to buy a PS3 pretty soon.

[jhferry]

Its not working for me, I dont see the option for amazon prime even with a new account.

[slidecage]

ot to try it later

[WhytePanther]

This is awesome... And I was going to buy a PS3 pretty soon.
I just did yesterday morning, and didn't see this first. :wall:

[Z(+)DIAC]

Wait. I just signed up for the 1 month free trial for Amazon Prime yesterday. Is there anyway I can upgrade to the 3 month trial or just have to create a new account?

[hpv]

Amazon Prime would probably be worth it if I weren't paying 9% sales tax on everything I buy from them.

[sunnysky]

Wait. I just signed up for the 1 month free trial for Amazon Prime yesterday. Is there anyway I can upgrade to the 3 month trial or just have to create a new account?

just creat a new account (different email and different credit card). Using the same name and address should be fine. Some have had trouble, but it worked for me. good luck. And how sweet is it, that we can pre-order Anything and still keep the prime shipping for that item?!?

[aznguyen316]

^^ yes as stated before anything ordered within the time of prime trial will get prime even if you cancel prime in 3 months and the game or whatever has not been released.

[MightyHealthy]

I just finished my Prime trial, after getting an e-mail offer from Amazon with a $10 gift
code for trying...ordered a few things, and I have to say:

If you are a regular (or even semi-regular) Amazon.com shopper, this is worth looking into. Definitely worth it, imho.

[abhinav]

God damnit amazon, they wont give me the trial due to having done it before. I might try to make a new account at school.

[pcktlnt]

Thanks cheapy for the heads up. I like this trial. ^__^

[pinoyunggoy]

Everybody, don't forget to go into Your Account -> Manage Your Amazon Prime Membership -> and then change the option for Prime to NOT upgrade automatically.

If you don't, in 3 months when you forget, Amazon will charge you the full $79.99 for the upcoming year. I've heard it's been a real pain in the ass to get rid of that charge if you don't want it.

[aznguyen316]

God damnit amazon, they wont give me the trial due to having done it before. I might try to make a new account at school.

if you read maybe a page back there's a few of us already having had the trial before but successfully got this working including me. You can also link your original account to have the prime trial. Plus you don't need to go to school to do it. Good luck

[Shadow780]

Nice. In for one~

[Crazydom]

I made a new account and I don't see the option for free Prime when I go to checkout with the book.

[DarthPuma]

not working for me. Made a new account and everything.

[aznguyen316]

not working for me. Made a new account and everything.

what exactly isn't working? Is the three month prime showing up at check-out? Or is it saying you cannot do the 3 month trial..

[Richter]

what exactly isn't working? Is the three month prime showing up at check-out? Or is it saying you cannot do the 3 month trial..it isnt for me ;_;

new account too

[DarthPuma]

what exactly isn't working? Is the three month prime showing up at check-out? Or is it saying you cannot do the 3 month trial..


It doesn't show up when I pick my shipping.

[ChessPieceFace]

Mine showed up at the very end of the checkout, at the final confirmation screen just before you click "submit my order." Keep going through the checkout, it'll probably be there for you too.

[Richter]

wow, thanx that worked! :)

[shibbyshoo]

what are you guys doing when you say you're "linking" the account to your old one. Are you just sending an invite to your original account's email address? or is there an actual link option?

[Poor2More]

what are you guys doing when you say you're "linking" the account to your old one. Are you just sending an invite to your original account's email address? or is there an actual link option?

Invite, I invited my main account that used Prime Trial before

[mkernan]

I just took advantage of this and it worked. I'd already had a 1-month trial in the past, so I cleared cookies and created a new account, put the book in my cart, went through checkout, added a credit card I'd never used on Amazon before, selected cheap shipping, got to the last page, selected free 2-day shipping with Amazon Prime trial, activated it, then deleted book from my cart. Then once I could get to the prime page in 'my account', I turned off auto-renewal and sent an invite to my main account's email address. I accepted that invitation and now I'm good to go. Sorry for all the run-ons, but I wanted to be thorough.

[bee01]

Made a new account and it didn't work...something I entered must've tied me to my old account because it said I wasn't eligible for the trial on the new account. Made a 3rd account and entered a different card that I've never used before and it worked that time.

[TURBO]

Prime is good if you like to order cheap stuff on impulse. No minimum purchase amount for free shipping.

[turls]

damn I wish op said this wasn't good if you'd had prime before, I don't do this create a new account stuff for every little deal that comes along--too much to keep track of. Prime was worth it when I was ordering a lot of books trying to learn home improvement/furniture buying/real estate when I bought a house 3 years ago.

[aznguyen316]

Made a new account and it didn't work...something I entered must've tied me to my old account because it said I wasn't eligible for the trial on the new account. Made a 3rd account and entered a different card that I've never used before and it worked that time.

might've been the CC or clearing of cookies.. took me two tries to get it.

[kipz]

I saw some people complaining about using Prime with pre-orders. I got Prime intending to switch all my pre-orders to Prime, is that a bad idea?

Also thanks to user that posted this.

[TehMuff1nM4n]

Doesn't work on one account because I already had a trial, but my Mom's account works, haha. I can sign her up in a few weeks for the Christmas season, and get myself some stuff faster. :lol:

[prateeko]

Is it the cookies they care more about or a credit card? And if it's a credit card does it make a difference if the credit card was used for a purchase or just on file/billing address?

[RichMeisterMan]

Well I already had a 1 month free trial a while back so I guess I can't get this.

Just so you guys know though, if you know some people you can trust you guys can actually share the account, with I think up to 4 (maybe 5) people. You can gift the account to another account. The account is supposed to be in the same house, but it doesn't really matter. They don't monitor that shit.

So you can essentially enjoy the luxury of amazon prime for 20 dollars a year.

[aznguyen316]

Well I already had a 1 month free trial a while back so I guess I can't get this.

Just so you guys know though, if you know some people you can trust you guys can actually share the account, with I think up to 4 (maybe 5) people. You can gift the account to another account. The account is supposed to be in the same house, but it doesn't really matter. They don't monitor that shit.

So you can essentially enjoy the luxury of amazon prime for 20 dollars a year.

Hey that's pretty sweet news there Rich.. so I take it you've tried this? I'll share my account w/ my bro he lives in another state.. see if it'll ship it to him =)

[RichMeisterMan]

Hey that's pretty sweet news there Rich.. so I take it you've tried this? I'll share my account w/ my bro he lives in another state.. see if it'll ship it to him =)



I'll be honest, I haven't but I have heard about others doing it on other forums and stuff. So I am quite certain it works.

[mywhitenoise]

Does anyone know when this promotion ends?

[flatliner718]

I dunno but I think the topic should get rid of Madden as the release date delivery and change to Star Wars The Forced Unleashed which amazon is now doing release date delivery for, so just a thought...and to tell you folks that title is being used

[goUGA]

Just worked for me on a new account. I selected the 2 day shipping even though it didn't say I was eligible for the 3 month trial. I added my credit card and then right before you click place order it says that you get 3 free months of Prime.

EDIT: Actually now that I check it isn't crediting me with 3 months, so not sure what the deal is.