▶ How to delete my Amazon Shopping account
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Amazon is probably the most used online store in the world. But despite this, it is possible that for whatever reason it has not convinced you and you have decided that you are not going to use it again. And in that case you may be wondering how to delete my Amazon Shopping account The process is quite simple, but it is important that you take into account some small details.
To begin with, it is not essential to have an Amazon paid account. If you wish, you can simply cancel your Prime subscription but still have a free account, with which you can make occasional purchases and use some services.
And secondly, you should know that your Amazon Shopping account is the same one you use to watch series on Prime Video, read on Prime Reading or listen to your favorite songs on Amazon Music Therefore, in the event that you decide to delete your account, you will not only not be able to buy but also not use any of these services.
But if despite knowing all this you still want to delete your Amazon Shopping account, the process simply follow the steps that we will indicate next.
- On the web or app, go to Close your Amazon account
- Login with the account you want to close
- Review all products and services associated with your account to make sure you agree to close them
- Select a reason for which you want to close your account. If you do not want to give any reason, you can also choose that option.
- Check the box next to Yes, I want to permanently close my Amazon account and delete my data
- Click Close My Account
Once you have completed all these steps, you will receive a message at the email associated with your account it will tell you that your account will be closed if you confirm that you want to do so.
From that moment on, you will have a period of 5 days to confirm that you really want to close your account. Once you have confirmed, your account closure will be final and the only way to go back is to create a new account from scratch.
How to cancel all Amazon subscriptions so I don't get charged anymore
As we discussed above, you may not want to delete your Amazon account but you do want to stop paying for it. In that case you will have to cancel all your subscriptions.
To cancel your Prime subscription, you will need to enter the My Account section in the Amazon app. In the menu that appears, within Account Settings, you can see how there is a section called Amazon Prime Subscription.
At the top, tap Manage subscription. Subsequently, enter Subscription and you will see a button called Finish the subscription. That is the one you will have to click to cancel your subscription, and follow the steps indicated.
Even if you cancel your Prime subscription now, you can continue to benefit from all its advantages until the end of the term you have paid So, if For example, you have an annual subscription, you will only stop having access to Prime when you have to renew again.
It is also possible that what you want to cancel is a subscription to a product that is sent to you on a regular basis. In this case, within the My account menu you will have to go to Product Subscriptions, which is found within the Orders submenu.
There you can see and manage all the products to which you are subscribed, so you can cancel it if you need to.
Once you have canceled all your subscriptions you can keep your Amazon account active without having to pay anything for it, using it to make an occasional purchase or to access services such as Alexa.
