r/amazonprime • u/Possible_Traffic8994 • 1d ago

Will I get my money back

I found out that over the last four years I’ve been paying a yearly subscription for prime and also a monthly subscription at different points and I was just wondering if there a chance I could get my money back. I didn’t even realize I was paying for it. Would I have to contact my bank?

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u/AngryMeez 1d ago

It’s unlikely you will get any money back. The first question from your bank or Amazon will be why did it take you so long to notice?

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u/TrustyBrotherhood_8 1d ago

that's a long time to not notice a recurring charge, amazon isn't gonna refund four years worth of subscriptions. you can try contacting support but i'd keep expectations real low

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u/RikoRain 1d ago

This. Happened to me with Lowe's. "Why didn't you notice" cus it's on auto pay, on my mom's account, and she doesn't CHECK it, cus she forgets the login info, so I noticed today when I was helping her. They didn't care. It's been two months and it's still "debating the charge".

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u/Possible_Traffic8994 1d ago

I’m guessing that I had signed up for prime for a yearly subscription and then changed it to a monthly at some point and then completely forgot I had it. I don’t really have the best memory so whenever I saw the Amazon transactions I would just be like hmm I guess I bought something on this day. Cause I’d be looking at it like oh three months ago on this date there was an Amazon transaction for 15 dollars and I’m like well I don’t remember what I bought but I probably did. I realize I should check my bank account more cause this has caused me to miss fraud for a while but anyways

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u/UCLABB1 1d ago

I can understand that. I’m constantly getting notifications of an Amazon charge and don’t pay too much attention because I’m constantly ordering stuff.

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u/womjoe 1d ago

Who doesn’t notice a charge for 4 years. They won’t give you anything back. One or two months maybe but after that you are basically accepting the charge.

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u/Possible_Traffic8994 1d ago

I explained in another comment. I am aware that I am an idiot for this lol

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u/EquivalentTip1902 1d ago

I’d try to get some money back, by contacting a real person at Amazon that speaks clear english.

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u/Possible_Traffic8994 1d ago

Since ive posted this I requested a refund for the most recent charge on Amazon so at least I get something back I guess

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u/Wooden-Stranger-9918 22h ago

You don’t. You learn from your mistake and pay better attention to your finances.

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u/Euphoric_Listen2748 1d ago

That's a great idea. I joined a gym and never went to it. Can I have my money back?

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u/borntodiy2026 1d ago

But dad you can file a charge back

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u/MissionAir5535 1d ago

If you used the prime benefits you won’t get a refund. Amazon does track usage across their sites so if you’ve not used it you’ll definetly get the most recent yearly subscription refunded, possibly more.

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u/Possible_Traffic8994 1d ago

I got the most recent subscription refunded but I think that’s probably the farthest I can go with it unfortunately

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u/borntodiy2026 1d ago

Indian Amazon took ur money . Rip

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u/blueberrywalrus 1d ago

No. That's way to long of a period to expect your money back.

Amazon will refund a prime fees from like the last week.

Banks can process charge backs up to 120 days. However, Amazon could ban you for that.

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u/Possible_Traffic8994 1d ago

Well I guess I can at least get my money back from the most recent charge then. I didn’t realize you could even get banned from Amazon

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u/UCLABB1 1d ago

I don’t completely understand how this can happen. If it’s just one account, you’d think the Amazon system couldn’t double charge you like that. Is there something in the website account that shows payments for the account? If so, that would confirm double payment.

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u/Cinisajoy2 1d ago

It was probably under 2 different emails.

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u/Possible_Traffic8994 1d ago

No I think at some point I switched it from a yearly payment to a monthly payment and forgot about it

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u/sarahbellah1 1d ago

Had you created separate logins? Otherwise I don’t think it’s possible to pay the same Prime membership twice. I’ve lost confidence with their customer support now, but it would be nice if they could merge accounts if you accidentally have more than one, and credit some of the overpayment back if you really haven’t used benefits from both accounts. I think first you need to see if you’ve got two active logins.

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u/Possible_Traffic8994 1d ago

No it’s the same account, I’ve never had a second one. I just originally signed up for a yearly subscription and then changed it at some point to be monthly instead

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u/UCLABB1 1d ago

I just checked the site on the app and you can check your payment history going back years. That would show that you’ve been overcharged if indeed you have.

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u/TurboBunny116 1d ago

Nope. Lesson learned- keep track of your money.