TechAmazon Prime members are losing one of their long-standing perks this monthYou have until 31 January to take advantageWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechAmazon Prime members are losing one of their long-standing perks this monthYou have until 31 January to take advantageWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
You have until 31 January to take advantage
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Quick SummaryAmazon is getting rid of one of its subscription benefits from 31 January.The company is calling time on the “Try Before You Buy” perk originally launched in 2018.
Amazon is getting rid of one of its subscription benefits from 31 January.The company is calling time on the “Try Before You Buy” perk originally launched in 2018.
Amazon is getting rid of one of its subscription benefits from 31 January.The company is calling time on the “Try Before You Buy” perk originally launched in 2018.
Amazon is getting rid of one of its subscription benefits from 31 January.
The company is calling time on the “Try Before You Buy” perk originally launched in 2018.
Amazon Primehas been around for quite some time now and offers a decent number of perks for its yearly subscription cost. That includes free and fast delivery, but you also get access to special prices during sales periods likeBlack Friday, as well as subscriber-specific shopping events likePrime Big Day Deals.
Amazon Prime Video, Prime Gaming and ebook lending via Prime Reading are others that have also proved very useful, too.
However, there are a couple of extra benefits that you may not even know about, and sadly one of those is also about to disappear. The Independenthas reportedthat Amazon is calling time on its “Try Before You Buy” perk that allows shoppers to try on clothing, shoes and accessories at home before being charged.
What is Prime Try Before You Buy and when does it end?
Under the perk, you can buy up to six items and have seven days to try them on before being charged. It works in a similar way to services like Stitch Fix used to, where you decided what you wanted to keep before you paid anything.
Of course, you can also opt to use services like Klarna’s Pay Later if you want to shop elsewhere. As long as you send items you don’t want back before the returns deadline, your Klarna bill will only reflect what you have chosen to keep.
Still, Amazon has offered the “Try Before You Buy” benefit since 2018, initially trialled as Prime Wardrobe in 2017. The decision is said to be down to customers making better use of size recommendations and features like virtual try on.
An Amazon spokesperson said in a statement: “Given the combination of Try Before You Buy only scaling to a limited number of items and customers increasingly using our new AI-powered features like virtual try-on, personalised size recommendations, review highlights, and improved size charts to make sure they find the right fit, we’re phasing out the Try Before You Buy option."
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The last date to qualify for the perk is 31 January, 2025. Any apparel purchased after that date will qualify for free returns, but you will need to pay upfront as you do with other items on the online store.
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