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Amazon to End Prime Free-Shipping Sharing Outside the Household on Oct. 1

Amazon is directing members to Amazon Family, limiting sharing to one adult at the same address.

FILE - An Amazon Prime logo appears on the side of a delivery van as it departs an Amazon Warehouse location in Dedham, Mass., Oct. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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Overview

  • An updated Amazon support page confirms the Prime Invitee program will shut down on October 1, 2025.
  • Invitees who do not live with the account holder will lose free Prime shipping and will be prompted to join Prime at $14.99 for the first year, then $14.99 per month.
  • Amazon has begun emailing affected users with notices that include the discounted first‑year offer.
  • Amazon Family restricts shared benefits to the same primary residential address and allows one additional adult, up to four teens only if added before April 7, 2025, and up to four child profiles.
  • Coverage links the policy shift to a push for more paid subscriptions after Reuters reported Amazon fell short of some U.S. Prime signup goals during July’s extended Prime Day.