Below is an email that was sent to current Amazon Mom members detailing the changes that are going into effect in 2012. The couple of things to take away from this are…
- Amazon Mom will be re-opening in 2012 sometime.
- After your free trial you will have to sign up for Amazon Prime to get the same Amazon Mom benefits.
Will this still be as good a deal as it currently is? No.
Will it still be one of the best deals you can get on diapers consistently? Most Likely
Between the savings on sales tax and the 20% off diapers, you’ll make back the $79 pretty quickly compared to what you would be paying in stores or other online vendors. I will do a more detailed post on exact savings at a later date.
“The Amazon Mom program is changing in 2012 and we want to make sure you know about it. Some of these changes affect your membership. Here’s how:
- Starting on January 24, 2012, the maximum discount available on diapers and wipes subscriptions will be 20%. This includes a 5% Subscribe & Save discount plus an additional 15% exclusively forAmazon Mom members who are earning free shipping benefits or have an active Amazon Prime membership.
- Customers who join Amazon Mom in 2012 will get three months of FREE Two-Day Shipping benefits. However, as a founding member of the Amazon Mom program, you were eligible to earn up to one year total of free shipping benefits. Once the initial free period is over, customers can join Amazon Prime to continue to receive full access to Amazon Mom and Amazon Prime benefits.
To continue receiving the Amazon Mom diapers and wipes discount once your free shipping benefits end, you can join Amazon Prime for $79/year. As a Prime member you’ll receive:
- 20% off diapers and wipes subscriptions with Amazon Mom and Subscribe & Save.
- FREE Two-Day Shipping on millions of items.
- Unlimited instant streaming of thousands of videos with a wide range of content for the whole family, including Sesame Street and Phineas and Ferb.
- A Kindle book to borrow for free each month from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.
- Membership sharing benefits: invite up to four household members to share your shipping benefits for free.”