[Expired][YMMV] Amazon: Save $15 When Making Discover Your Default Payment Method

Update 12/4/20: Added a second link below. (ht reader vc)

Update 11/11/20: More targeted. Deal being sent out today to some people via email. (ht reader Cindy)

The Offer

Direct Link to offer | Second Link (affiliate links)

  • Make Discover your default payment on Amazon and get a $15 Amazon promotional credit.

The Fine Print

Complete the following actions to claim the offer:

  1. Click on the ad promoting this offer.
  2. On the 1-Click landing page, sign in to your Amazon.com account. If you do not have an Amazon.com account, you can create one for free at www.amazon.com.
  3. Change your 1-Click default payment method to an eligible Discover Card.
  4. When prompted, ensure your Discover Card’s billing address is accurate by either confirming your billing address or adding a new billing address.
  5. The promotional credit will be applied to your Amazon.com account.
  6. To redeem the promotional credit, make subsequent eligible purchase(s) with your eligible Discover Card.
  • This is a limited time offer.
  • Offer good while supplies last.
  • Offer limited to one per customer and account.
  • The maximum benefit you may receive from this offer is $15.00.
  • Amazon Business customers are not eligible for this offer.

Offer only valid for invited Amazon customers who have received this offer directly from Amazon through email or online display advertisements, and to purchases made with an eligible Discover Card.

  • Promotional credit expires at 11:59 p.m. (PT) 1/15/2021.
  • Promotional credit only applies to only applies to physical products sold by Amazon.com or Amazon Digital Services LLC (look for “sold by Amazon.com” or “sold by Amazon Digital Services LLC” on the product detail page). Products sold by third-party sellers or other Amazon entities will not qualify for this offer, even if “fulfilled by Amazon.com” or “Prime Eligible”.  Promotional credit does not apply to digital content.
  • Amazon reserves the right to modify or cancel the offer at any time.
  • Offer is non-transferable and may not be resold.
  • Promotional credit will be allocated proportionally among all promotional items in your order.
  • In order to redeem the promotional credit using an Alexa, Fire, or Kindle device, the eligible customer’s Amazon.com account must be registered to that device.
  • Shipping charges and taxes may apply to the full value of discounted items.
  • If any of the products or content related to this offer are returned, your refund will equal the amount you paid for the product or content, subject to Amazon’s refund policies, as applicable.
  • If you violate any of these terms, the offer will be invalid.
  • Unless an Amazon Gift Card is the stated benefit of the promotion, promotional codes (including those placed directly in accounts) may not be redeemed for Amazon Gift Cards.
  • If, for any reason, your Discover Card is inactive, denied, or ineligible, you will not be eligible to claim or redeem this promotional credit.

Our Verdict

Easy money if you were targeted; you can always switch back your default payment method afterward. (It’s actually good timing with one of the Discover Q4 2020 categories being Amazon.)

I get “you were not eligible for this promotion,” hopefully others have more luck. We’ll add this to our Complete Guide To Saving Money On Amazon (Save 8% – 27%+).

Hat tip to reader @pratikj257
    Chuck
  • On December 4, 2020, 08:54
Tags: amazondiscover

View Comments (35)

  • I was targeted by this offer. I followed the instructions and add my Discover It credit card as the default payment method. However, when I checked out for eligible items, the $15 discount did not show up. I then contacted Amazon via live chat. The customer service representative told me that I did not get the discount because of the system glitch. So, the representative manually added the offer to my account. After that, I could see the $15 discount and used the offer successfully.

  • We will never know if we should keep adding/removing our Discover card or keep it saved as a payment method to get targeted. The algorithm is algorithm.

    • I had removed my Discover card as even though I had been shown ads on Amazon, when I clicked on them, they stated that I wasn't eligible.

      Today, I clicked this ad on NYTimes, and I was allowed to enter my Discover card on the same page as the offer - https://www.amazon.com/adlp/discover2020b. In fact, for me, it explicitly stated that Step 1 was adding the Discover card & Step 2 was setting it as default. So, you can be targeted even if you haven't even added (probably added in the past & then removed) your Discover card as a payment method!

      • I went thru your link and it still says I’m not eligible. DoC first link shows a gold card, second link shows a red card, and your link shows a redcard. I think DoC 2nd link and yours are the same.

        If you are shown the ad, I would suspect you should’ve been eligible from the beginning. I have never been shown the ad ever.

  • If you are buying an eligible item and the discount is not getting applied, the reason is mostly because you are going thru the checkout process. you need to click the 'Buy Now' button from the item page.

  • anyone was able to use this credit for third party gift cards? I'm not even able to use it for regular items sold by amazon....

  • If you are trying to buy something that meets the terms of the offer and the $15 is not being applied then contact Amazon support via chat and tell them the offer is not working for your item. They should "fix it" and the $15 credit will be applied to the order at checkout.

    • Nothing was working for me and I decided to contact them via chat (amazon) to see if I was doing something wrong. They said they "fixed it" and then it did work. So maybe something is wrong on the back end..

    • I'm looking to buy a bike light, and it worked for me for that item. Try Item B01F0FCAKW to see if that works for you.

      • Thank you Steve! I just tested it using the bike light and it worked so the item I was trying just isn't eligible.

  • changed my default from Discover to Bank of America in the morning, got the targeted email this afternoon

    • I’m going to try this exact thing because I already had it as Discover being my default. Hopefully it’ll work for me as well.

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