[Expired]Today Only: Amazon $8.62 off $50 Sitewide, Works on Third-Party Gift Cards Too!

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The Offer

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Amazon was rated number 1 in corporate reputation with an 86.27 score. To celebrate, they are have the following offer:

• Get $8.62 off almost anything on the Amazon site with promo code BIGTHANKS at checkout

Simply add $50 of stuff to your cart and use promo code at checkout to get the discount. It won’t work on Amazon gift cards but works on third party gift cards, both physical and electronic.

The Fine Print

• Today only; offer expires at 11:59 PT on 2/22/17
• One offer per customer and account
• Actually, we’ll round up from 8.627, so your discount will be $8.63
• Offer only applies to products sold by Amazon.com; offer does not apply to digital content, video games, or Amazon Gift Cards; offer does not apply to orders placed through Alexa, Prime Now, Amazon Restaurants, or any mobile application other than the Amazon Shopping App

Sample Deals

If you have $50 of stuff to buy on Amazon, no need to run to gift cards. If not, consider locking in the 17% discount on any one of the following gift cards or e-gift cards.

E-Gift Cards

Here’s the link for all electronically delivered gift cards on Amazon. You’ll have to scroll down a bit to skip Amazon’s own gift cards and find the third party cards.

• $50 Safeway e-gift for $41.37
• $50 AirBnB e-gift for $41.37
• $50 Uber e-gift for $41.37
• $50 Hotels.com e-gift for $41.37
• $50 Gap e-gift for $41.37
• $50 Hyatt e-gift for $41.37
• $50 Whole Foods e-gift for $41.37
• $50 Lowes e-gift for $41.37
• $50 Netflix e-gift for $41.37

Physical Gift Cards

Here’s the link for all physically mailed gift cards on Amazon. You’ll have to scroll down a bit to skip Amazon’s own gift cards and find the third party cards.

• $50 Southwest gift card for $41.37
• $50 Starbucks gift card for $41.37
• $50 Hyatt gift card for $41.37
• $50 Panera gift card for $41.37
• $50 Kmart gift card for $41.37
• $50 Staples gift card for $41.37
• $50 Sears gift card for $41.37
• $50 Lowes gift card for $41.37
• $50 Office Max gift card for $41.37
• $50 Whole Foods gift card for $41.37
• $50 Nordstrom gift card for $41.37
• $50 AirBnB gift card for $41.37
• $50 Gap gift card for $41.37

This is obviously an excellent deal. Most people will have $50 of stuff or a $50 gift card they are interested in buying on Amazon at 17$ off. You can also buy some Dash buttons as a filler to get you to $50.

So which gift card is best for reselling purposes? I’m not sure yet. You should be able to make a couple dollars reselling Staples or Sears gift cards. Finding something you can use yourself will always be the best deal.

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