It seems somehow unfair. Some of Amazon's verybest deals of the year are available during its annual Prime Day events, but access to those deals requires paying$139 for a year's membership .
But does it? We're going to show you how you can avoid that$139 fee and get full and complete access to all theAmazon Prime Day deals and discounts just in time for Prime Day's official kick-off on Tuesday.
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Good news! If you haven't been an Amazon Prime member in the past 12 months,you qualify for a free 30-day trial . Just look for the big yellow "Start your 30-day free trial" button.
If you don't qualify for the free trial, one approach is to buy a Prime membership for just one month. After all, if you really just want access for a few days, a month's membership should be enough. Amonth's membership will set you back$14.99 . That's low enough that if you just get free shipping on a few products, it will pay for itself.
But you can do better.
If you're a student and a new member, you can sign up for a Prime Student membership (here's how). Prime Student gets you a six-month free trial , and then you pay$7.49 per month if you decide to keep the service, or$69 per year compared to$139 for a regular membership. (And you wonder why adults are always saying, "Stay in school.")
If you're on one of the qualifying government assistance programs, including SNAP, WIC, and TANF,you can get a Prime membership for half off . That brings the cost down to$6.99 per month. That might still be a lot to bite off, but at least it's something.
If you don't want to become a member, just remember to cancel any free trial before your 30 days are up. Otherwise, you will be helping to pay for Bezos' rocket fuel.
So there you go. A few different ways to save money on Prime. By the way, while you have a Prime membership, be sure to check outPrime Video , which comes free with your trial membership.