How to Delete an Amazon Account

It can’t be denied that Amazon is an excellent service – shopping online is effortless, plus you get access to all kinds of stuff that you won’t usually find while shopping physically. Not to mention, the threat of the pandemic is still out there, and Amazon has daily essentials like groceries and food.

With the value that online shopping on Amazon brings to our lives, it might be unthinkable for some to stop using Amazon completely.

However, there are still plenty of scenarios that might stop you from using this online shopping giant. And when that happens, you should know exactly how you can cut yourself off for good.

This article will talk about Amazon’s pros and cons, why you might want to cancel it, and how to delete your account yourself.

Benefits of Having an Amazon Account

Amazon is one of the largest online retailers around, and they didn’t just get there because they had incredible discounts. This store brings real value to your daily life, which is why many people choose to subscribe to their service.

Here are just a couple of benefits of having–and keeping–an Amazon Account.

• Easy online shopping. Amazon makes it very easy for you to shop your heart out. There are ratings, customer reviews, comments, suggested products, and other tools that can help you make better buying decisions.
• Fast shipping. No matter where you are in the world, Amazon will ship your item reliably. However, you will have extremely fast service if you live somewhere in the United States. In fact, Amazon is famous for its 1-day, and even same-day shipping offered to Amazon Prime members.
• Worldwide reach. With Amazon, you can shop products from all around the world.
• Exclusive products. There are items that you can only buy on Amazon, whether it’s because it’s too uncommon or because Amazon itself launched an event.
• Plenty of promos and discounts. Speaking of events, Amazon celebrates occasions with vouchers and discount codes that will make in-season shopping much cheaper.

Reasons to Delete Your Amazon Account

As great as Amazon is, there are still many cracks in its service. After all, there’s no perfect company – and Amazon, in particular, is mired in controversy.

This article will discuss possible reasons you might want to opt-out of the Amazon experience and delete your Amazon account.

Reducing your online purchases

One of the primary reasons people might want to stop using Amazon is to reduce expenses on online shopping in general.

It’s just so easy to overspend with Amazon, not just because you have everything you need right at your fingertips, but also because Amazon itself utilizes tons of customer data and constantly offers you sales, bundles, and discounts that will make things more attractive to you.

By opting out of Amazon, you can have greater control over your spending habits. Who knows, you may even be able to double your savings once you don’t have it anymore.

Switching to a different e-commerce platform

Amazon might be one of the biggest and most popular online shopping platforms, but it’s far from being the only one around.

There are tons of other sites that might even offer better value than Amazon, depending on how you use it. If you want to support small businesses, there are also plenty of that around as well.

Not agreeing with terms and conditions

One of the largest controversies surrounding Amazon is its data collections policies. Essentially, signing up for Amazon means that you consent to the extensive gathering of user information.

On the plus side, this makes it easier for Amazon to recommend things that you’ll like. On the negative side, some people might not like that a profit-oriented company is harvesting its consumer data.

Refusal to support Amazon

At the beginning of this article, Amazon is a company mired in controversy, and their excessive data harvesting isn’t the only one.

At the risk of oversimplifying these complex topics, here’s a list of reasons why some people might find supporting Amazon morally wrong:

• Amazon warehouses reportedly have terrible working conditions, and labor rights aren’t being imposed.
• The company doesn’t care about the vast environmental damage from fossil fuels and waste production.
• Amazon isn’t paying enough in taxes because of tax subsidies from the government.
• This global retail giant harms the local economy because of extremely low, exploitative fees and willingness to host cheap brands knockoffs.

How to Delete an Amazon Account

Deleting an Amazon account may be unnecessarily complex, at least in terms of how many options you have to go through before getting to the actual option of cancelation. This is especially true if you’re not that tech-savvy yourself.

Here, we’re going to go through all the steps that you need to take so that you can rid yourself of Amazon for good.

1. The first thing you have to do is open Amazon in your desktop browser. You can’t delete your Amazon account anywhere else, even the mobile app.
2. Next, you will have to go to a particular page to request the administrators close your account. You can do this by visiting the Close Your Amazon Account page on the Amazon website.
3. You will see all of the benefits you will lose by closing your account on the page. You will only see the account closure buttons on the bottom, so scroll down.
4. First, you will have to choose why you’re closing your Amazon account. Click the drop-down menu and select your stated reason.
5. After that, click the checkbox right below.
6. Lastly, click the Close My Account button below that.
7. Amazon will then send you an email confirmation that you will have to reply within five days to close your account successfully.
8. If you’ve replied to the email, Amazon will then close your account and delete all of your data.

With that, you’re completely free of all Amazon services.

What Happens When You Delete Your Amazon Account?

As you might expect, you lose a lot of services and benefits by deleting your amazon account.

All of these benefits will be detailed in the email that Amazon will send you once you press the Close My Account button. To ensure that there are no surprises that might cause you to back out, it’s better to be sure before you even start the process.

Once you delete your account, you will:

• Lose access to all of your accounts on the site, including accounts on other country domains (such as amazon.co.uk) and other Amazon affiliated services (like Audible).
• Not be able to access all of the Amazon-affiliated digital contents under your accounts, such as Amazon Prime videos, Amazon apps, Kindle ebooks, and Games and Software Library.
• Lost access to all of Amazon’s online retail and shipping service, including vouchers, gift cards, item refunds and returns, rentals, and more.
• All of your social content, such as reviews and posts, will be taken down.

Deleting an Amazon Account

If you’ve been using Amazon for a long time, deleting your account might be a considerable commitment. Everything that you have stored and built up in your Amazon and Amazon-owned accounts will be removed.

Nevertheless, you should still be able to delete your account at will, especially if you have good reason to. After reading this article, you now have everything you need to do this.

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Frank Gogol

I’m a firm believer that information is the key to financial freedom. On the Stilt Blog, I write about the complex topics — like finance, immigration, and technology — to help immigrants make the most of their lives in the U.S. Our content and brand have been featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and more.

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