Amazon Prime is here. As an introductory offer however, you’ll get 60 days of free Amazon Prime access and a one year subscription for Rs 499.
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However, as of now, one-day delivery is only available in 79 cities in India, including smaller places like Salem, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Karnal etc.
Prime members will also get a 30-minute early access to deals on Amazon, including a few Prime-only deals. In the U.S., both Amazon Video and Amazon Music are available as a benefit for Prime members. “For sellers, Fulfillment by Amazon is now an even more powerful opportunity to rapidly grow their business and at the same time, provide customers across India with vast selection and unlimited fast free Prime delivery.” . The regular price for the service is Rs 999, which we expect to kick in once ancillary services such as online video and music also start.
If you are someone who orders from the portal every couple of weeks, the membership will pay for itself in the savings that you enjoy on shipping charges through the year.
Apart from the free one and two-day delivery, Prime members in 20 cities including Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore, will have the option to choose discounted same-day, morning, and scheduled deliveries.
One-day deliveries are charges Rs 100 extra and Two-days deliveries are charged Rs 80 extra. “We have also introduced unique digital benefits like Prime Video featuring Amazon Original Series and Movies – you’ll be hearing more about that in the coming months”, said Greg Greeley, Vice-President Worldwide Prime, Amazon in a company statement. Other eligible products will be marked with an Amazon Prime logo. Customers can sign up for it at www.amazon.in/prime.
Note that Amazon Prime members will not qualify for free delivery on all products but only on products with the Prime logo next to them.
The company seems to be following the United States model as it introduces India to the service in a step-by-step fashion.
You can now enjoy all the privileges of Amazon Prime, which includes free shipping and faster delivery times.
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Amazon has begun talks with Bollywood producers and independent production houses for building video content from India and has set aside $300 million for the same, reports FactorDaily.
