(Update 8/24/25: New Grubhub promo code special for Prime Young Adult members: $10 off a $20+ order with code PRIMEYA. Offer valid through 9/2/25. Also: First Time Ordering, get $5 off a $15+ order with code FIRSTORDER. Offer valid through 12/31/25.)
Amazon offers a free 6 month trial of Amazon Prime for all young adults ages 18-24 (irrespective of student status) and 50% discount after the trial. They also get 5% back on all purchases, and 10% during Prime Day. There are some other benefits as well.
Amazon Young Adult
Direct Link to Amazon Young Adult | 5% back (affiliate links here and elsewhere in this post)
- Amazon offers a 6 month free trial of Prime to Young Adults, ages 18-24. You need to verify age with a passport, license, or similar.
- After the 6 month trial, membership cost is discounted to just $7.49 per month (reg. $14.99).
- Young Adult accounts also get 5% cashback on select Amazon purchases year-round, up to $100 per purchase and $500 per calendar year. Eligible Products are identifiable with badges on product search and detail pages. Eligible Products are listed in the product categories of Beauty, Apparel, Electronics, Personal Care and Personal Computers. Young Adults can find their cashback balance here.
- Amazon also has a special for Prime Day 2025 (July 8-11) Young Adult accounts will get 10% back instead of the regular 5% back.
- There are many other benefits for Amazon Young Adult including Grubhub+ benefit, Prime Video savings, Music Unlimited savings, Kindle Unlimited savings, referral program. We wrote about all of these benefits in detail in this separate post.
Our Verdict
This could be a nice way for families to save on their Prime membership, if their child is willing to order for them through the Young Adult account.
I’m not sure exactly how wide the selection is for the 5%/10% cashback offering. The only way to tell would be to have a Young Adult account and see what shows up with the 5%/10% back badge. Eligible categories currently are: Beauty, Apparel, Electronics, Personal Care and Personal Computers.
The 10% on Prime Day might also stack with the 10% back via the Amazon credit card that always comes up on various items throughout the Prime Day season. Find all products eligible for 10% back at this link.
Also, for quite some time, Amazon also has offered 6 months free + discounted Prime to students, even those older than age 24. We wrote more about the perks of Amazon Student in this dedicated post. Students do not get the 5% cashback, but all other benefits are the same.
