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Amazon Is Quietly Cutting This Prime Membership Perk - Here's What You're Losing (and When)
Amazon will replace the Prime Invitee Program with Amazon Family, requiring shared benefits recipients to live at the same address, affecting thousands of subscribers globally.
- Amazon will discontinue the Prime Invitee Program on October 1, 2025, which previously allowed Prime members to extend free shipping benefits to individuals outside their household.
- This change follows Amazon closing new signups for the program years ago and shifting customers to the Amazon Family program that requires cohabitation.
- The Amazon Family program allows Prime members to share benefits with one additional adult and up to four children living in the same household, requiring linked payment methods and verification of the shared address.
- Amazon confirmed on September 5, 2025, that affected customers will receive notices and a promotional offer to enroll in Amazon Family at $14.99 for the first year.
- This transition ends the era of sharing benefits beyond household limits, requiring additional adults to have their own Prime membership and signaling tighter account controls.
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