Why did Amazon do this??

[Edward78]

I got a gift for someone,, others un house watch prime. So they now the pasword. The same pass logs into amazon ^ my recent orders has a gift I ordered. Archive order is gone, I didn't know this before I ordered. Now I can't hide it.

[GuiltySpark_]

What did Amazon do, exactly? 

 

Amazon is Amazon, the storefront and Prime aren't two different accounts. You made a mistake and gave out your account information while also buying gifts on that account. Next time keep that in mind when sharing your account information. 

[OhioYJ]

Amazon does many things that make no sense. However in this case there is a simple solution. Two people can share a prime account. So you can have two different accounts that both have prime, and have separate order histories. 

 

In my case the Mrs. pays for prime, so there was no reason for me to also pay for prime. 

[Edward78]

Still, getting rid of the archive order feature is a odd cjoice, I got no email about this. 

[whispous]

This is entirely your fault that you're experiencing this. Your problem is caused because you are not using the service the way it's intended. If you want to avoid this, don't share your account.

[Lurick]

They had a banner on the Orders page back in May that it was going away, the fact you didn't pay attention to the site is kind of on you.

[Holmes108]

30 minutes ago, Edward78 said:

Still, getting rid of the archive order feature is a odd cjoice, I got no email about this. 

 

Yes, I discovered this a few months ago, and was very disappointed as I used the feature a lot. Definitely frustrating for gift buying in my immediate household.

[Edward78]

I got Prune years ago to watch with family. I had no idea Archive order would every go. Not like a stranger know pass., anyway a strange thing to take away. Who can we email to get ut back, chat was no help?

[whispous]

4 minutes ago, Edward78 said:

Who can we email to get ut back,

Who can you email at amazon to get a feature back?

 

You want to email a dev and they'll go "oh yea" and just make it appear again for you?

Try jefffy.b@amazon.com

[Kilrah]

You should never share accounts. 

AFAIK most services have "family" systems where everyone has their own account but you can regroup them for shared benefits but without the privacy issues.

[Ha-Satan]

C'mon people, don't buy your sex toys on Amazon

[OddOod]

https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D5Kf00003RWiYFKA1/archive-order-discontinuation

 

[Holmes108]

29 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

You should never share accounts. 

AFAIK most services have "family" systems where everyone has their own account but you can regroup them for shared benefits but without the privacy issues.

 

Agreed, but not Amazon in Canada unfortunately. They have 'profiles', but they share payment methods and order history making it largely useless.

 

Edit: But sharing an account with a spouse/older child shouldn't really be an issue anyways. It was just super useful for gift hiding, mainly.

[Edward78]

58 minutes ago, Ha-Satan said:

C'mon people, don't buy your sex toys on Amazon

I don't buy sex toys. 

[Ha-Satan]

1 minute ago, Edward78 said:

I don't buy sex toys. 

Well then you're missing out

[Edward78]

38 minutes ago, Ha-Satan said:

Well then you're missing out

Ya, ubless it is a bit imposable to tell from a human, no interest here.

 

about sharing or not,...it's about having a busy family and the need to "hide" certain purchases from plain sight. We just need a "drawer" where to put some purchases so they are not "discovered" while check order status, doing a return, etc...

I have family accounts but more time than not I find myself checking orders in the family computer while people are around me and I don't want to have to hide to this stuff....it's about convenience. If something works, why change it?

[whispous]

Remember that hiding purchases would be a scammer's best friend, and a never ending customer support NIGHTMARE

[DraconisMaximus]

If the only thing you are sharing is Prime Music / Video then instead of giving them the password just activate the app on their device for them. They should at least be restricted to only the relevant purchase types then.

[Edward78]

So here is a odd one I have something I returned, for me, it is like the return hasn't staarted yet. When my dad checks it, it has the return status.