India, Sept. 4 -- Amazon has announced that it will discontinue its Prime Invitee Program from October 1, 2025. The program allowed Prime members to share their free two-day shipping benefits with another adult, even if they lived at a different address. Notices have already been sent to users, with invited guests set to be informed of the change by September 5.

The company confirmed to CNBC that the Invitee Program is being phased out in favour of Amazon Family. According to details on its customer help page, Amazon Family enables Prime members to share shipping and other perks with one additional adult, four children and up to four teenagers. However, all participants must reside at the same address as the primary account holder.

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