Amazon will shut down its Prime Invitee program on October 1, 2025, ending a perk that let Prime members share free shipping with non-household users. The program gave friends and relatives outside ...

Amazon is ending its Prime Invitee Program which let Prime members share free shipping benefits with people outside of their homes. The program officially ends on October 1. A CNBC report claims that ...

More than 200 million people pay $139 a year for Amazon Prime. For many shoppers, that price is worth it. But if you only use Prime for free shipping, the value disappears quickly. You would need to ...

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In September 2025, reports began spreading online that from Oct. 1, 2025, online retailer Amazon would no longer allow members of its Prime subscription service to share free shipping with someone ...

Members won't be able to share free shipping with those outside their household. Amazon is cracking down on its free shipping benefits. Amazon customers have long favored the convenience factor of ...