Amazon Ditches Shared Shipping for Prime Members

Amazon Prime members are losing one of their key benefits as the company introduces changes to its shipping perks. Starting on October 1, Prime members will no longer be able to share their free two-day shipping benefit with people outside of their household.

This change comes after a report that Prime signups leading up to its Prime Day event were down compared to previous years. Amazon missed their projected goal by about 2 percent, according to Reuters.

The new program, Amazon Family, will offer Prime benefits to one other adult, up to four teens (if added to the membership before April 17, 2025), and up to four children, as long as they all have the same primary address. Adults sharing the Prime membership must share payment methods to verify their billing addresses and link their accounts through the Amazon Family program.