How to Cancel Amazon Subscriptions

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Amazon.com, also known as Amazon.com Inc. is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been referred to as “one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world”, and is one of the world’s most valuable brands. It is one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft. Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos from his garage in Bellevue, Washington, on July 5, 1994. Initially an online marketplace for books, it has expanded into a multitude of product categories, a strategy that has earned it the moniker The Everything Store. It has multiple subsidiaries including Amazon Web Services (cloud computing), Zoox (autonomous vehicles), Kuiper Systems (satellite Internet), and Amazon Lab126 (computer hardware R&D). Its other subsidiaries include Ring, Twitch, IMDb, and Whole Foods Market. Its acquisition of Whole Foods in August 2017 for US$13.4 billion substantially increased its footprint as a physical retailer. As of 2021, it is the world’s largest online retailer and marketplace, smart speaker provider, cloud computing service through AWS, live-streaming service through Twitch, and Internet company as measured by revenue and market share. In 2021, it surpassed Walmart as the world’s largest retailer outside of China, driven in large part by its paid subscription plan, Amazon Prime, which has over 200 million subscribers worldwide. It is the second-largest private employer in the United States. Amazon also distributes a variety of downloadable and streaming content through its Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music, Twitch, and Audible units. It publishes books through its publishing arm, Amazon Publishing, film and television content through Amazon Studios, and has been the owner of the film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer since March 2022. It also produces consumer electronics most notably, Kindle e-readers, Echo devices, Fire tablets, and Fire TVs. Subscription services offered by Amazon are Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Drive, Twitch Prime, and Amazon Music Prime. Amazon Prime provides members access to exclusive shopping and entertainment services, discounts, and more. As an example, all Amazon Prime members enjoy free one-day or two-day shipping on qualifying orders. Amazon Prime Video is Amazon’s on-demand video streaming service that offers a selection of about 24,000 movies and over 2,100 TV shows. This service is included with an Amazon Prime membership. Previously known as Amazon Cloud Drive, Amazon Drive is a cloud storage app that offers 5 gigabytes (GB) of free and secure online storage for photos, videos, and files for Amazon customers. Amazon Prime members get free, unlimited, full-resolution photo storage, along with 5 GB of video storage. Twitch Prime is a monthly subscription service, Twitch Prime is a subsidiary of Amazon Prime. It gives members premium access to Twitch — a video streaming platform that offers a fun and social way to watch people play games. Amazon Music Prime is Amazon’s music streaming service that is free for Prime members. To create an account with Amazon, you will need to provide your first name, last name, mobile number, or email, and you will need to create a password. After an account is created, you can choose to subscribe to any of Amazon’s paid plans. Amazon Prime has 4 Plans. They are Prime monthly, Prime Annual, Prime student monthly, and Qualified government assistance. You are able to try any of these services for 1 month for free. After the trial period, Prime monthly is $14.99 per month, Prime annual is $139 per year, Prime student monthly is $7.49 per month, and Qualified government assistance is $6.99 per month. Prime members can share certain benefits with another adult in their Amazon Household. Prime Student does not include Household sharing of Prime benefits. All Prime subscriptions include fast, free delivery, Prime Video, Amazon Music, Prime Day, Prime Gaming, exclusive deals, Rx savings, Prime Reading, Amazon Photos, Prime Try Before you Buy, and One year of free Grubhub+. Prime Video is included with an Amazon Prime membership for $15 a month or $139 a year. If you’re not interested in any of Amazon Prime’s other perks, you can sign up for Prime Video on its own for $9 a month. Amazon Music is an Amazon Prime bonus feature that offers more than 100 million songs from Amazon’s music catalog with no extra subscription required. The service is a good place to stream music and podcasts. Amazon Prime Day is a 48-hour deal event that offers discounts on thousands of products. Amazon had two Prime Day 2022 sales one in July and then the Prime Early Access Sale in October. Prime Gaming is an additional service that comes with the cost of an Amazon Prime subscription. Prime Gaming features in-game loot, free games for download, and more perks, and functions as an add-on to Prime’s other services. Amazon Prime Reading is a feature that allows eligible readers to get free access to read books but not keep them perpetually. The access is valid as long as the reader has a Prime Membership. This service is similar to Kindle Unlimited but is packaged with Amazon Prime. Amazon Photos is a cloud storage service that lets you upload your photos and manage them from any device. Exactly how you upload and manage your photos will depend on the device you’re using and which settings you have enabled.

Get together the following account information:

• Date of Last Charge
• Phone Number
• State/Province/Region
• First Name
• Last Name
• Email Address
• Billing Address
• The last 4 digits of the Credit or Debit Card you are being charged on
• Amount of Last Charge
• The Credit Card Number you’re being charged on
• City
• ZIP/Postal Code

Follow these steps:

1. Call 1-888-280-4331
2. Request that the agent cancel your account
3. When asked, give the agent your account information
4. Request that you be given a refund
5. Request that the agent provide you with a confirmation number or email
6. Retain any confirmation numbers or emails you receive for your records