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Get up to 50% off at Amazon by using just 1 Amex Point – Targeted, up to $80

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Get up to 50% off at Amazon by using 1 Amex Point!

Yep, you read that right! You can get as much as 50% off your Amazon purchase by using a single American Express Membership Reward point. This is a targeted offer that recurs seemingly every quarter, so if you’re not targeted this go around, keep checking, it’s always rotating. Lemme walk you through how it works and where you can see if you’re targeted.

There are multiple offers on this round:

  • My wife’s account was targeted for 40% back and $40 max,
  • My account got just 15% or $15
  • Readers getting 50% up to $80

Note that most accounts have no preset limit on the number of points they need to use, and therefore you can use just a single points, but some are starting to see minimums.

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Make sure your Amazon Account is linked to your Amex card

This is only valid for Amex cardholders that earn Membership Rewards and you need to make sure your account is a payment option. If it isn’t, you may need to wait 24 hours for the offers to start populating.

Ok, my account is linked…who qualifies for this offer?

This deal is targeted meaning not everyone is going to have an offer in their Amazon account.

On top of that, it’s only targeted to Amex cardholders who earn Membership Rewards… so if your card earns MR you’re good to go, if it earns Marriott, Hilton, Delta, etc you won’t qualify.

This offer recurs and I’ve seen additional accounts get targeted throughout the promo period, and even some accounts will use the offer and they will get targeted again. So keep checking throughout the promo period.

We keep 10 American Express Cards listed below and always publish the best offers regardless if we make a commission. You can learn more about these cards and the best offers via the links below.

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Go here to see if you’re targeted to receive up to 50% off your Amazon order by using as little as 1 Amex Point, capped at $80 

The best part of this deal is that there usually isn’t a minimum amount of points you need to use to trigger the 10% to 50% discount. However, we have seen some accounts impose a minimum so your mileage may vary as shown below.

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This is why only a single Amex Point can yield you this Amazon offer. This is a limited offer and expires at 07/31/24 or when 10,000 people have used the offer. The button will disappear when that happens. Make sure you read the terms and conditions below, but these are the main things to keep an eye on in my opinion:

  • MUST BE SHIPPED AND SOLD BY AMAZON!
    • Other vendors will not trigger the credit
  • Must use at least a single Membership Reward to make it work
  • The credit is applied before taxes and fees
  • Ends 07/31/24 at 11:59pm PST and is capped at up to $80
      • Or when 10000 people have used the offer…the button will disappear
    • The cap will vary depending on your offer

You can use this to buy my book!

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Big thing to pay attention to: it needs to say “Sold by Amazon”

The biggest thing to note here…”SOLD BY AMAZON.COM”

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At check out – you’ll want to apply a single Amex Point

After you apply the point, You’ll see this reflected in both your order and summary before you pay for it. Note that taxes are not included in the discount. Take a look at your order summary and you should see the discount applied

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Don’t forget to check for Amex Offers

My account was targeted for 5x at Amazon, up to 2500 points. This would be a great time to stack that offer.

Are other programs targeted aside from Amex?

Yep, and you can check their offers right here:

Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities.

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We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.

Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.

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Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.

Supporting Cast:

Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on. 

The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.

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34 Comments

  • Jose March 9, 2024

    Earn 125,000 Membership Rewards® PointsThis offer was previously 80,000
    after you spend $8,000 on purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership.†
    Offer ends 05/22/2024

    https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/credit-cards/referral/prospect/JOSEjCtxA?XL=MIMNS

  • Kenny February 29, 2024

    American Express Gold: https://americanexpress.com/en-us/referral/KENNYB08Yx?XLINK=MYCP

    The Gold card is currently offering a 60,000 sign up bonus after $6,000 spent in 6 months.

    I find the gold card to be most useful for food purchases, earning 4x points at restaurants and grocery stores while the platinum card is better for airline purchases and some hotels (as long as the hotels are booked in the American Express portal) earning 5x points. You can recover almost all of the annual fee for the gold card $240 of the $250 if you take advantage of the monthly credits from food delivery and Uber. I like to accumulate additional Amex points by using shopping portals like Rakuten.

  • kru December 27, 2023

    not eligible.. wt*. do you need prime for this?

    • Miles December 28, 2023

      you don’t, it’s a targeted offer, often when people first try it doesn’t hit your account, but then a few weeks later it populates, or on the next cycle ( it happens throughout the year )

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  • Joshua November 24, 2022

    Are there any good deals that go with Chase and Amazon or Chase and travel Looking for an awesome travel deal for a weekend in Vegas for my 15th wedding anniversary in April also looking to do a trip to Hawaii for the 1st time ever with a family of 4 + 1 senior citizen.

  • Anonymous November 23, 2022

    The No AF Amex Everyday card is eligible too, conveniently ignored by the bloggers.

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  • Molly McCarthy February 7, 2022

    My offer was only $10 off $100 spend.

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  • hp12c February 4, 2022

    I got 20%

  • Steven February 4, 2022

    $10 here

  • Aleks February 4, 2022

    Got $10 off $100. Good but not great.

  • Elizabeth Moss November 5, 2021

    Hi Zach
    follow you on tiktok… came over here to see about this so called Amazon/Chase deal, and wouldn’t you know – I got nutin’ !! Big Poo !! always my story a day late and a dollar short..You know now that you live in the south you’re gonna havta learn all the colloquialisms. No cap, I love your content. Congrats on Marriage too.

    • Miles November 5, 2021

      TYSM! And keep checking, new accounts get targeted all the time – also, try removing your ccs from amazon and reloading then checking back in a few days. often times that resets the system. appreciate the support!!

  • Steve Waligora November 1, 2021

    Got $60 off here

  • Aleks November 1, 2021

    Gotten a 15% off offer for myself and 50% for significant other. Thanks for the link!

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  • Stephen Michael Ernst July 28, 2021

    I get a blank page when I click this or any other link from another CC site on my desktop and phone. Any ideas why?

  • Hugo June 23, 2021

    Used this twice and worked perfectly! Thanks again.

  • Jason Donohue May 23, 2021

    Miles you are awesome! I got a 50% offer with a maximum discount up to $60. Thanks for sharing.

  • Carl WV May 22, 2021

    My offer is just $10 f0r $100 min purchase.

    • Dustin June 22, 2021

      $10 for me too.

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  • Tony April 13, 2021

    i dont trust anyone who doesn’t have prime haha

  • Stephanie March 12, 2021

    Tried it today and it worked, although the deal has been changed from $40 to $30. Still a great discount!

  • Em March 4, 2021

    Got it to work today! Awesome

  • john February 6, 2021

    worked for me using Amex Everyday card

  • Patrick January 18, 2021

    And once AGAIN, I am not eligible for this.

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