A number of readers have just signed up for new Amazon Prime memberships to take advantage of the 20% off deal when you use an American Express Membership Rewards point. Given that Amazon Prime Day is later this month it’s probably the only time of year that makes sense to get the more expensive one month memberships. In this post we will look at other things you can do to make the most of your new membership. The below post does contain our affiliate links, but as always we will tell you about better deals when available.
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Getting Prime
Before you sign up for prime there is a few things to be aware of.
- If you’ve never had Prime or used a free trial, you can get free trial for 30 days.
- Students can get six months for free (requires .edu e-mail address)
- You can get a monthly membership for $12.99
- EBT or Medicaid users can signup for a cheaper $5.99 monthly plan.
- A yearly subscription costs $119. I’d recommend against using our link though as if you go through a shopping portal you can get cash back. Best rate is currently $20 through Ibotta, then Mr Rebates is $15, Topcashback offers $15 (let me know if you see better in the comments)
Deals
Now that you have Prime there are a number of deals that are available to you that weren’t before. Here is unfinished list, I’m sure I’m missing some deals so please let me know what deals I’m missing so I can add them.
- Amazon: Get 20% Off When You Use At Least One Membership Rewards Point ($100 Maximum Discount) – Works On Giftcards Including Amazon (some people without Prime have been able to get this deal, but lots more have had to sign up before it worked properly)
- Set up a baby registry and get 15% off. Without prime you get 10% off.
- Sign into the Amazon app & get $10 off. When you sign up for prime you’ll actually get an e-mail about this offer.
- Download Amazon Assistant & get $5 off $25.
- Access to Twitch Prime. Full benefits of Twitch Prime are described here. This month Twitch is giving some free games as well.
- Save up to $20 on Whole Foods or Amazon Prime Now Online Order
- Discounts and weekly specials at Whole Foods
- Amazon Sample Boxes. You pay a fee for the box and then a credit equal to that fee that can be used on items from that box. Only really useful if you’re sure you’ll be able to use the credit or really want to try something.
- 5% cash back on Amazon purchases with the Chase Amazon Prime card & Amazon Store card. You also get 15% on some specific purchases.
- Reload gift card balance with $100 & get $10. This can only be done once and not if you’ve reloaded before.
- Free 6-Month Washington Post Digital Subscription. Not sure how useful something like this in this day and age, but is a benefit.
- 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for $0.99
As I said, I’m sure I’m missing some deals so let me know in the comments what needs to be added.
