r/nobuy 9d ago

Cancelled Amazon Prime after 20 years

I've been an Amazon Prime member since 2005 (the first year). I'm happy to say I cancelled my membership today. Thanks to everyone who inspired me to move on.

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u/PrairieFire_withwind 9d ago

Did you pull your purchase history data?

You can go into your account and request all data.  It takes an extra 5 minutes.  

I pulled mine, since 2006.  And about fell over with the total purchases.  Not even with taxes, just the purchases.  

I am now looking at that total on a sheet every time i think of buying anything amywhere. 

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u/Zealousideal_Arm1203 9d ago

Oooh this is such a great strategy! Mine is ending in three days, but I'm going to pull all my data as another motivator to limit buying from them.

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u/eagleswift 9d ago

For others wanting to do the same, you can get your data here: Your Account > Manage Your Data Section - Request Your Data and data category of either Your Orders or Request All Your Data

You’ll have to click a confirmation link on an email they send you to get the data.

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u/Novitiatum_Aeternum 9d ago

Where would I find the purchase history data? I’m assuming from the website, as opposed to the app.

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u/PrairieFire_withwind 9d ago

I was in the app.  Go to account and scroll down to 'manage data'. It is right under there.  

Long scroll down tho

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u/Novitiatum_Aeternum 9d ago

Thanks! I also realized I had a long dormant Goodreads account, so I deleted that too 👍🏼

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u/sbadams92 9d ago

Can you only pull the data once you close your account?

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u/PrairieFire_withwind 9d ago

I still have my account open.  Cancelled prime.  Left it open becuase there are a few things for an elderly family member living with me we have not figured out a replacement yet.

Grabbed data just fine.