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Abha Shah

Here’s how to get Amazon Prime membership for free and access more sale deals

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What’s better than cheap? Free.

While we’re fans of a knockout deal here at ES Best, you just can’t argue with a freebie. Amazon is a destination that’s famous for its competitive prices, especially so when there’s a sale on, but it’s unheard of to walk away with an invoice that reads zero.

Yet that is exactly what the Bezos-founded behemoth is offering new customers with its Prime membership.

The catch? It’s free for 30 days only.

Still, the initial free trial gives you plenty of time to try out the exclusive club for size, from boxset binging over on Prime Video to singing your heart out along to artists new and old on Amazon Music. Wipe delivery fees off Deliveroo, spring clean your camera roll by storing pics on Amazon Photos instead, and get discounts at the likes of Odeon and HelloFresh - these are just some of the perks you’ll get for signing up for Amazon’s Prime membership.

Do you still need convincing? Gamers can plug into Amazon’s Twitch service, a massive library of epic games to discover, download and get lost in. Speaking of libraries and immersion, don’t miss the ton of titles to sink into over at Amazon Reading. From fiction and graphic novels to self-help books and premium magazines - think Empire, Elle and Gardener’s World to name a few.

And then there’s the super-fast shipping that makes Prime so incredibly convenient, especially if you live near a big town or city like London where same-day deliveries are possible. From back-to-school supplies and emergency kitchen tools to desk gadgets that will make WFH days even more of a joy, there’s a warehouse of products at your very fingertips.

How much is Amazon Prime?

When you consider that Prime membership costs just £8.99 a month, or £95 for an annual fee, it starts to look like Amazon’s greatest deal of all. Over an average month, it works out to just 29p a day. Where else can you get access to so many services, perks and benefits for pennies?

If you’re in education, things get even cheaper, with Student Prime memberships costing £4.49 a month, or £47.49 for the year. If you live with a student, get them to sign up for the whole household and save a fair few pounds on standard membership fees.

Best of all, payment only kicks in after your free 30-day trial is up, so if you find that you don’t like it, you can cancel.

There really is nothing to lose.

Sign up for free Amazon Prime membership here

Amazon is throwing a sale right now, dubbed the Spring Deal Days - see some of the best offers below

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Sony PS5 Slim

Best for: Space-saving next-gen gaming

Considerably lighter and slightly less of a chunky monkey than the original PS5, the Slim now upgrades storage to 1TB to match the Xbox Series X, but that’s pretty much where the changes end. So, under the hood sits a Custom AMD Zen 2, 8-core/16 threads, 3.5GHz CPU, AMD RDNA 2, 10.3 teraflops, 2.23GHz GPU, 16GB of RAM and, in the disc-taking edition which I favour, an Ultra HD Blu-ray player (digital only edition also available), so everything even the most demanding next-gen gamer could command to indulge in 4K fun at up to 120fps, with HDR TV support for those with, well, HDR TVs, and backwards compatibility with over 4000 PS4 games.

Coming with 1x DualSense wireless controller, you’ll probably want to expand that controller empire to 2x in order to play nice with others, but I’ll come back to that in a moment.

The slender and slick alternative to the Xbox, featuring a physical design that has far more flair, the PS5 Slim offers an awful lot of gaming goodness. But can the experience be enhanced with the purchase of peripherals? What a silly question…

Buy now £409.03, Amazon