[Dominochic]

I received an email today from Amazon Moms regarding the changes that are coming to the program on the 24th of the month. Did anyone else get the same email? Does this mean I will no longer be an Amazon Mom and qualify for the diapers discounts?

Here's what the e-mail said:

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 for Amazon 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. 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.

Since your free shipping benefits have ended and you have not yet joined Amazon Prime, the additional 15% Amazon Mom discount on diapers and wipes subscriptions will expire on January 24, 2012.

We hope that you have enjoyed the value and convenience of your Amazon Mom membership over the past year. To continue receiving all the benefits of Amazon Mom, join Amazon Prime for $79/year.

[ssinnwell]

I did not receive this, but I do have a student membership to prime.

[Macchiatomom]

I got that email too

[ES1121]

I got the same email. So basically, we lose the Amazon Mom discount unless we fork over the $79 for Amazon prime.

Sorry Amazon, it was great while it lasted...guess it's time to start working on that whole potty training thing...

[momma22plustwins]

Originally Posted by ES1121

I got the same email. So basically, we lose the Amazon Mom discount unless we fork over the $79 for Amazon prime.

Sorry Amazon, it was great while it lasted...guess it's time to start working on that whole potty training thing...

Exactly and I"m LIVID.. I need diapers now, went to request an extra delivery and I can't !!!

Time to scope out other deals... anyone try diapers.com or drugstore.com???

[ES1121]

Originally Posted by momma22plustwins

Exactly and I"m LIVID.. I need diapers now, went to request an extra delivery and I can't !!!

Time to scope out other deals... anyone try diapers.com or drugstore.com???

You can sign up for it again with another account but now there's a waitlist to get on Amazon Mom. Though I imagine a lot of those people will make it in when all of us original members get the boot on the 24th.

[preciousgirl1120]

I got the same email.

[rockgurl87]

Me too!!! Very frustrating. Like pp said it was good while it lasted.

[Dominochic]

Well, this stinks. So we can't even make orders now (before the 24th) - is that what some of you are saying? I was going to hurry and order like 10 boxes

[SisterIt]

I'm sad to see this go. I'll be going else where.
I love Amazon but I'm not happy about this change. I think we should let them know, maybe they'll change their mind. It worked with Netflix!

[momma22plustwins]

Originally Posted by Dominochic

Well, this stinks. So we can't even make orders now (before the 24th) - is that what some of you are saying? I was going to hurry and order like 10 boxes

Exactly... I usually get an extra box per month...just request an extra delivery,
but starting today I can't....
nice of them to give us notice huh...

[missdanalu]

Wow, I'm like, the anti-psychic - a few days ago I said this very thing would NOT happen

I have multiple Amazon accounts (for the baby codes back in the day...) and received emails on the extra ones. I have Amazon Prime on my real account but I still have a 30% savings on my subscription - I wonder if that will drop to 20% after 1/24. I'm thinking it will. It also won't allow me to do in and add an extra delivery.

[DarcieB]

I got the same email.

[CMLaw]

Me too. I wasn't really happy about it.

[sar1]

Me, too. If you consider signing up for the free trial of Prime, just note that it automatically rolls over to a real subscription and you'll be charged if you forget to cancel after the trial is over. I made that mistake a few months ago. I did get it cancelled and the payment refunded, but if you accidentally order something and use the Prime benefits after the free trial I think you can't back out.

[momma22plustwins]

Everyone sign this petition here :Petition: Amazon.com CEO: Remove the $79/year charge for Amazon Mom and restore the original program | Change.org

Never know it might help

And I called CS for another issue and they hung up on me

[Dominochic]

I signed the petition and posted on my Facebook wall. Thanks for the link!!

[Dominochic]

I have big news. At least...I think it's big news, , maybe it's not to the rest of you. But here goes: You can sign up for a NEW subscription and still get the amazon moms & subscribe & save discounts (for me, that means 20%). So - if you have a current subscription, just cancel it and request a new subscription to get the discount before the policy changes on the 24th! (so instead of requesting an additional shipment, just sign up all over again - does that make sense?) Hope this can help someone! I just ordered two big boxes of diapers and pull-ups for my kids.

[c0ri]

petition signed as well. forgot to post about this before. thanks again guys!

[jbonow1231]

There are reports that all subscriptions in your account will also automatically change from the 30% discount to the 20% discount after the 24th as well.

However- for those who need diapers now, there is currently a $2 coupon off Huggies Snug & Dry diapers that is applied in addition to the Subscribe and Save discount.

[missdanalu]

Originally Posted by jbonow1231

There are reports that all subscriptions in your account will also automatically change from the 30% discount to the 20% discount after the 24th as well.

However- for those who need diapers now, there is currently a $2 coupon off Huggies Snug & Dry diapers that is applied in addition to the Subscribe and Save discount.

Thanks, I'll check that out. I'm due for a 30% off Luvs delivery on 2/4 so I guess it'll ship at 20%. Boo.

[missdanalu]

I managed to get one last 30% discount shipped I changed it to monthly on the 1st yesterday and it shipped today. They also shipped it 2nd day which I thought they stopped on S&S? Not complaining it was a nice surprise!

[Dominochic]

Originally Posted by missdanalu

I managed to get one last 30% discount shipped I changed it to monthly on the 1st yesterday and it shipped today. They also shipped it 2nd day which I thought they stopped on S&S? Not complaining it was a nice surprise!

Woo hoo! That's great I ordered another box of diapers last Saturday and got the notice that it shipped today, so I got the S&S & amazon moms discount. Hoping these diapers last me long enough to find another good way to buy diapers.

[valligirl20]

I'm so mad about this!!

[hkystar]

Glad I stocked up when I did... I knew they would take away the year long prime (it was a great deal while it lasted) but I didnt think they would make me sign up for prime to get the 20% discount.

Does anyone know if you get the discount if you are piggy backed onto someone else's prime account? (My sister and I are talking about splitting a membership.)