Amazon Household: How to share your Prime benefits with family and friends
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Your support makes all the difference.From same-day delivery to streaming movies and instant access to thousands of books, an Amazon Prime membership certainly goes a long way.
It would still be a great deal if you were to use the cost-saving subscription for its premium shipping alone but, with a wealth of extras now available, the £8.99 monthly fee has become even harder to resist.
That being said, the cost-of-living crisis has left many of us reviewing our outgoings, and subscription services, however handy they may be, are often among the first at risk of getting revoked. But what if we told you there was a way to share your Prime benefits with another adult at no extra cost?
That’s right, if you live with a partner or roommate and you’re both paying separately for a Prime membership, you’re essentially wasting money, as there is a relatively little-known feature called Amazon Household that allows you to make many of the subscription benefits available to up to six people who live under the same roof.
Ready to make the most of your Prime membership by adding the whole family? Here’s everything you need to know about Amazon Household.
What is Amazon Household?
Amazon Household is a feature that lets you share numerous benefits with another adult and up to four children, helping you make the most of your Prime membership.
Your household can include up to six people, including two adults and up to four children, and it’s easy to add or remove members and share content with each other.
Amazon Household is included as part of Prime, and there is no additional cost to use it or set it up. Only one adult in your household needs to have a Prime membership.
What Prime benefits can you share on Amazon Household?
Amazon Household members can share the following benefits:
- Unlimited Prime Delivery
- Prime Video streaming access for adult users in the UK
- Access to books with Prime Reading
- Unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos
- Early access to lightning deals
You can also share digital content, including ebooks, apps, and games, with children. Adults can control and personalise each child’s experience by selecting what content they can see and setting educational goals and time limits.
However, there are some Prime benefits that can’t be shared through Amazon Household, including access to Amazon Music Prime.
How to set up Amazon Household
To get started, visit the Amazon Household page and choose “add adult” or “add a child”. For adults, you can either send an email invite or sign up together, to verify your accounts. No invite is necessary to add children.
Once you’ve created your Amazon Household, you can review your content-sharing settings in the Family Library. Check the boxes where you’d like to share content and uncheck the boxes where you don’t wish to share content. You can change these sharing settings at any point.
Can Amazon Household members see each other’s orders or content?
Adults cannot see each other’s orders or content, as long as they use their own individual accounts. However, they can see and control content viewed by children in their Amazon Household.
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