7 new Amazon tricks to save you some cash
Let’s face it — buying stuff on Amazon is fun. Perhaps too fun. You can add stuff to your cart without much thought. You’ll end up with a mix of essentials and impulse items. Perhaps they’re not all necessary, but that’s how online shopping goes.
Amazon is launching a buy-now-pay-later plan for items over $50. You’ll be able to pay in monthly installments rather than all at once. Note that interest on your payments could make this less cost-effective. Tap or click here to learn more about the plan and its fine print.
Thankfully there are quite a few ways to save when shopping with Amazon. Some involve more work than others, but in the end, the goal is the same: to ease the burden on your wallet. Check out our money-saving tips below.
1. Sign up for an Amazon Business account
An Amazon Business account gives you perks that you don’t get with a Prime account. You get exclusive discounts, and you can sell products and services to businesses.
Amazon Business can connect you to potential customers, saving you on marketing costs. You still get free shipping and access to Prime Day deals, Lightning Deals and Prime Early Access.
Guided Buying and Spend Visibility help you track your buying and spending habits, while Amazon WorkDocs makes it easier to collaborate with your team.
It can also help consolidate your purchases when buying items for your business, so you don’t have to keep track of details from each seller you do business with.
Tap or click here to start your free Amazon Business account.
2. Gather up your old gift cards
Using Amazon’s gift card exchange, you can add gift cards (even those with just a few bucks that you might normally toss) and redeem them for Amazon cash.
- Find the claim code, which is 14 or 15 characters long and usually contains letters and numbers.
- Go to Redeem a Gift Card.
- Enter your claim code and select Apply to Your Balance.
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