This deal is now better, more details here.
The Offer
Amex released a new offer for Hulu, showing in the online login.
- Spend $25 or more with a registered Amex card and get $25 back
This offer is valid both for new and returning subscribers.
The Fine Print
- Card must be enrolled by 10/4/16
- The $25 spend must be met by 2/4/17
- The $25 spend is cumulative, apparently, since there’s no way to spend $25 on Hulu that isn’t cumulative
- Valid online only
- Spend at hulu.com/start/amex
Our Verdict
The terms indicate that you should signup at hulu.com/start/amex, but I’m pretty sure that so long as the charge goes on the Amex it will be fine (same as all future charged which are running through the regular Hulu payment system).
To maximize this offer, we’ll have to arrange the Hulu subscription to get our charges as close as possible to $25 so that the $25 Amex credit will make it free. This is quite difficult.
Best I can see is to do two months on the $7.99 plan, then one month on the $11.99 plan. You’ll end up paying $2.97 for the three months. Then switch out your payment option to another registered Amex card and do the same pattern. All-in-all it will be six months of Hulu for $.99 each month, plus a bit of a hassle.
If anyone has any better ideas to maximize this offer, please let us know.
Last time around, this offer was much better since it was possible to buy Hulu gift cards. They don’t sell those anymore online at the moment, so that won’t work this time.
[If you are a new Hulu subscriber, my appreciation if you use my Hulu referral link to signup.]
Plenti – Â Moneymaker
Plenti is currently offering a 1000 points bonus for signing up with Hulu after activating the offer in your Plenti account. Check your Plenti account to see if you have this offer.
If you are signing up for this Plenti promo, I’d recommend using the link shown in your Plenti account (not the Amex link or a referral link) so that the system will automatically prompt you to enter your Plenti number when signing up. If you add the Plenti number afterward, I’m not sure if you’ll get the $10 credit for signing up. As noted above, the Amex Offer should work even if you don’t use the special Amex link.
After your first payment made to Hulu, you’ll get 1000 Plenti points. It’s not actually a $10 moneymaker since there is a minimum $2.97 cost, see above, but you get the idea.
As an aside, Plenti offers small amounts of points for watching shows on Hulu as well, as outlined in this post. Poke around in your Plenti account and you might find some other 200 points offers as well.
