With Amazon Prime memberships going up to $99 annually, I’d imagine there are plenty of folks thinking “How could I possibly get around this?” “Can I renew early at the current price?” I know I did. My attempt failed, however — so don’t do what I did.
What did I do? I bought a Prime Membership as a gift and sent it to myself. Only problem is that Amazon is wise to that. If you are already a member and get Prime as a gift, the new subscription isn’t added on to the one you already have. Instead, it gets converted to an Amazon Gift Card of the same value.
Oh, well. I’m sure I’ll spend that $84 on Amazon eventually — and get my purchases shipped to me for “free”.
P.S. If you happen to find a way to successfully renew your membership at the current price, let me know in the comments!
P.P.S. Looks like Lifehacker found a solution for this, after all!