Blog: guides and tips to shop smarter on Amazon.es
More than forty in-depth articles answering real questions: how many gifts to put on the registry, whether Prime is worth it, how to cancel a trial in time. Each one starts with the short answer, so you do not waste a minute.
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42 articles
Articles about the Amazon Wedding Registry
Main guide: Wedding registry
- Wedding
How many gifts should you put on a wedding registry? Rule, table and examples
How many gifts to put on your wedding registry for your guest count, how to split them by price and which mistakes to avoid. With a table for 40 to 200 guests.
- Wedding
Wedding registry or cash: how to offer both without awkwardness
You do not have to choose between a wedding registry and cash. How to combine the two, what to list, how to communicate it and how to thank people.
- Wedding
When to create and share your wedding registry: a complete timeline
A month-by-month wedding registry timeline: when to create it, when to share it, when to review it and how long you have for thank-you notes.
- Wedding
What to put on a wedding registry if you already live together: 40 ideas by room
Ideas for a wedding registry when your home is already set up: replace what is worn, upgrade what you use daily and think travel, terrace and hobbies.
- Wedding
How to thank people for wedding gifts: timing, method and 8 example messages
When and how to say thank you for wedding gifts. Message structure, eight examples to copy and a method for making sure nobody is forgotten.
- Wedding
Group wedding gift: how to organise one without the hassle
How to organise a wedding gift between several friends or colleagues: who coordinates, how much each puts in, how to choose it and how to sign the card.
Articles about the Amazon Baby Registry
Main guide: Baby registry
- Baby
Baby registry: what you need before the birth and what can wait
What a newborn needs in the first weeks, which purchases can wait several months and how to order your Amazon baby registry by priority before the birth.
- Baby
How to share your baby registry without it feeling awkward
When to send your baby registry, to whom and in what words. With example messages for family, for friends and for the baby shower invitation.
- Baby
Baby shower: how to plan it step by step and where the registry fits
When to hold a baby shower, who organises it, who to invite, what to prepare and how to include the baby registry in the invitation without awkwardness.
- Baby
Useful newborn gifts when the budget is small
The most useful gifts for a newborn tend to be the cheapest. Ideas by budget, what to avoid, which sizes to choose and how to present a simple gift.
- Baby
Second baby: what to reuse, what to check and what to replace
Which items from your first child work for the second, which to check before using and which to buy new. How to plan the baby registry this time.
- Baby
Baby registry for twins: what to double and what not to
A baby registry for twins: what you need two of, what one is enough for, when to prepare the registry and how to spread the gifts across price bands.
Articles about Amazon Prime
Main guide: Amazon Prime
- Prime
Is Amazon Prime worth it? How to do the sums with your own orders
A method to find out whether Amazon Prime pays off in Spain: what it includes, how many orders you place, what you would pay in delivery and what you would use.
- Prime
Prime monthly or annual: which to choose by the months you use it
A comparison of monthly and annual payment for Amazon Prime in Spain, with a table by months of use, the break-even point and practical cases.
- Prime
Fast delivery on Amazon.es: options, times and how to receive sooner
One-day delivery, same-day delivery, pickup points and delivery without Prime: the delivery options on Amazon.es and how to pick the fastest.
- Prime
How to make the most of the 30-day Amazon Prime trial: a day-by-day plan
A week-by-week plan to try every Amazon Prime benefit during the 30 free days and decide, with your own data, whether to continue or cancel in time.
- Prime
How to cancel Amazon Prime and when you get a refund
How to cancel Amazon Prime in Spain step by step, what happens if you do it during the free trial, when Amazon refunds the fee and what stays active.
- Prime
Amazon Prime price in Spain: a history of the increases
The history of the Amazon Prime price in Spain: from €19.95 to €36 in 2018 and to €49.90 in 2022. How much it rose each time, why and what it costs today.
Articles about Prime Student
Main guide: Prime Student
- Prime Student
Prime Student: eligibility, price and how to get the 90 free days
Who can get Prime Student in Spain, what it includes, how much it costs compared with Prime and how to use the 90-day trial without overpaying.
- Prime Student
What to bring to a student flat in your first year: a reasoned list
What you need in the first week in a student flat, what to buy once you arrive, what tends to be surplus and how to split shared costs with flatmates.
- Prime Student
How to set up a study desk at home on a small budget
Light, screen height, chair and noise: the four things that make a study desk at home comfortable, in order of priority and of cost, on a small budget.
- Prime Student
Student subscriptions: what an academic year costs
What Prime Student, Kindle Unlimited, Audible and Music Unlimited cost over a nine-month academic year in Spain, and which combination suits students.
Articles about Prime Video
Main guide: Prime Video
- Prime Video
Prime Video: how to use the 30-day trial without overpaying
The Prime Video trial is the Amazon Prime trial. How to prepare a watch list, check what is included and organise a month of films and series for free.
- Prime Video
How to watch Prime Video on your TV: three ways and what to do if it fails
TV app, streaming player or games console: how to watch Prime Video on your television, step by step, and how to solve the most common problems.
Articles about Prime Video channels
Main guide: Prime Video Channels
- Channels
Prime Video Channels: how they work, what they cost and how not to pile up fees
What Prime Video channels are, how you subscribe and cancel, what they cost and a simple method to avoid piling up subscriptions you do not use.
Articles about Amazon Music Unlimited
Main guide: Amazon Music Unlimited
- Music
Amazon Music Unlimited: what it offers, who it suits and how to try it
What Amazon Music Unlimited includes, how it differs from Prime music, three questions to see whether it pays off and how to use the 30-day trial.
- Music
Offline music for travel: how to prepare it and use no data
How to download music before a trip, how much to take for the hours of travel and how to save data and battery on a plane, train or in the car.
- Music
Amazon Music Unlimited family plan: price per person
The Amazon Music Unlimited family plan costs €22.99 a month in Spain. What it comes to per person between two and six, when it pays and how to split it.
Articles about Audible
Main guide: Audible
- Audible
Audible or Kindle Unlimited: differences, price and which to try first
A comparison of Audible and Kindle Unlimited in Spain: format, catalogue, free trial period, monthly price and who each service really suits best.
- Audible
Getting started with audiobooks: a practical guide to your first month
How to choose your first audiobook, when to listen and which settings to use so the habit sticks. Includes a 30-day plan for the Audible free trial.
- Audible
Audible in the car: how to listen to audiobooks at the wheel
How to listen to Audible in the car by Bluetooth, cable or the car's screen, download before you leave and avoid touching your phone while you drive.
Articles about Kindle Unlimited
Main guide: Kindle Unlimited
- Kindle Unlimited
Is Kindle Unlimited worth it? How to know before you pay
A method to decide whether Kindle Unlimited pays off: how many books you read a month, whether they are in the catalogue and how to use the 30-day trial.
- Kindle Unlimited
Reading on your phone with the Kindle app: settings that help
How to read ebooks on your phone without an e-reader: installing the free Kindle app and the best settings for comfortable reading, online or offline.
- Kindle Unlimited
Prime Reading or Kindle Unlimited: differences and choice
Prime Reading comes with Amazon Prime; Kindle Unlimited costs €9.99 a month. Differences in catalogue and price, and how to tell which one is enough.
Articles about how to save on Amazon.es
Main guide: How to shop and save
- Saving
How to cancel a free trial on time: a four-step method
A method to try Prime, Audible, Music Unlimited or Kindle Unlimited without an unexpected charge: dates, reminders and exactly where to cancel each one.
- Saving
The 48-hour method: using the wish list to spend less
How to use the Amazon.es wish list to curb impulse buying with the 48-hour rule: save the item, wait two days, decide calmly and end up buying better.
- Saving
Prime Day and Black Friday: how to prepare and really save
How to make the most of Prime Day and Black Friday on Amazon.es: prepare the list, note the usual prices, set a spending cap and decide without pressure.
- Saving
How to read an Amazon.es product page before you buy
What to look at on an Amazon.es product page before buying: who sells, who ships, the delivery date, the returns window, price per unit and reviews.
- Saving
Black Friday 2026 on Amazon: date, calendar and plan
Black Friday 2026 falls on Friday 27 November and Cyber Monday on Monday 30. A week-by-week calendar to prepare your shopping on Amazon.es and spend less.
- Saving
How to chain Amazon's free trials: a four-month calendar
A calendar for chaining the free trials of Amazon Prime, Music Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited and Audible in Spain: 120 days without paying, with reminders.
- Saving
Cost per use: what Amazon subscriptions really cost you
The real price of each delivery with Prime, each book with Kindle Unlimited and each hour of Audible or music, depending on how much you use each one.
- Saving
How to see and cancel all your Amazon subscriptions
Where to see all your Amazon subscriptions in Spain: Prime, Kindle Unlimited, Music Unlimited, Audible and Prime Video channels. How to cancel each one.