You have to add a prime eligible item to your Amazon cart to activate Amazon Prime but don’t have too actually purchase anything.

1. Go to http://www.amazon.com/gp/prime/ref=footer_prime  and click on Start your 30-day free trial on the right.

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2. Amazon will show you some prime eligible items. Pick one to add to your cart.

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3. Click Proceed to check out.

4. Enter a US address in the shipping address. Make up one. If you don’t have any idea, try visiting http://www.fakenamegenerator.com .

5. Continue the checkout process. Enter your credit card details.

6. Once you pass the credit card process, Amazon will let you activate the Amazon Prime trial.

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7. Your Amazon Prime trial has been activated. You can abandon your cart or remove it.

[alert title=”Note”]You will be automatically charged $99/year after your 30-day trial ends. Don’t forget to cancel if you don’t like it.[/alert]