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The new year is finally here. We have strengthened our deals with Amazon, with more to come in the coming months. If you are a Prime member lots of perks Included with subscriptions you want to use year-round.
No, we’re not just talking about free 2-day shipping. Amazon Prime membership gives you access to other perks and bonuses you may not know about.
For example, Amazon Prime members can receive deliveries much faster than two days, and sometimes in hours. You can also schedule convenient delivery dates and avoid leaving your home.And they just get exclusive deals Using Alexa on Amazon Echo.
If you are interested in joining Amazon Prime, click here (Method is as follows) or unfamiliar with all the features included, here are some ways to get the most out of your membership.

If you’re looking for basic necessities, check out Amazon Basics for affordable products for your entire home.
Free same-day delivery on selected items
If there is an item you want immediately, you can check whether it can be delivered on the same day as your order. To verify product eligibility, look for deliveries marked “Prime FREE Same-Day” while shopping. Please note that your order must contain eligible items valued at $35 or more. If not, you will have to pay a small fee.
Amazon delivers from morning to evening, so you don’t have to worry about your order arriving at 3am Check if you are eligible.

Schedule a convenient shipping date at checkout with Amazon Day.
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Alexa can share additional discounts when you shop with Echo
You can use your Amazon Echo to ask, “Alexa, what’s my deal?” Any time. Alexa will then share Prime-exclusive deals and give you the option to add the item to your cart, buy it now, or move on to the next deal.
Schedule a convenient shipping date for your package
We all know Amazon’s free 2-day shipping, but another option is to Choose delivery date Checking out. It’s called an Amazon Day, and it’s useful if you have a specific day when you know someone will be home to pick up your package.
If you order multiple items on different days, they will all be delivered on the same day as long as you qualify for this offer.
Track a package using Amazon Echo
if you have All kinds of Amazon Echoyou can use it to track your orders.
Just say, “Alexa, where’s my luggage?” Echo will let you know where, who and when it will arrive. Once your order has been delivered, Ring light on Echo flashes yellow If you have an Echo Show, delivery notifications will appear on your screen.

Track your package using Amazon Echo.
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Buy early access sale before becoming a non-prime member
If the thing you’re looking at is labeled ‘Prime Early Access’, Prime members can buy the sale 30 minutes earlier than non-Prime members. However, you must compete with other Prime members who are interested in the item before it sells out.
Amazon lets you leave your packages at home
If you know you won’t be home for a while and you have a package in transit, it’s much safer to have an Amazon employee leave the item inside your home to avoid theft.
For home delivery, key smart lock and (optional) amazon cloud camAmazon drivers will send you a notification when they arrive at your home and ask you to unlock the door. Amazon verifies that your package is at the correct address, your driver is near your door, and turns on your Amazon Cloud Cam to unlock your door.
if you’re wary let a complete stranger into your home, note that you will also receive notifications throughout the process. Please note that you can choose to block delivery access to your home. For example, if you know you will be home at that time.
You can also have your luggage delivered inside the garage
“porch piratesSecurity site SafeWise tells CNET that about 260 million packages will be stolen from the exterior of your home in 2022. Amazon Key’s in-garage delivery service can completely stop pouch theft. Any Amazon Prime member can use it for free.
When using Amazon In-Garage Delivery, key delivery at checkout.of Garage Kits Now $26 Turn your garage into a smart garage. It works just like home delivery, so Amazon does all the verification.

Amazon employees can use Amazon Keys to leave packages in their homes.
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Send a gift to someone whose address you don’t know
Send someone a gift with Amazon Prime features, without knowing the addressFor example, if you want to send something to a colleague for a holiday or birthday, but you don’t know their address, you can still send a gift. However, there are pitfalls. The person must also have a Prime account, and must have a phone number or email address associated with the account.
Please note that not all products on Amazon are eligible.
Share Prime benefits with family
If you have another adult living in your family, such as a significant other or friend, you can share your Prime membership. You can maintain separate personal accounts, but both have access to all of the same Prime benefits.
You can also share your account with up to 4 teenagers and up to 4 children in your family. Users have their own login information, but you can still manage the user’s profile.
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