AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards
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This is a targeted offer like any AMEX Offer
Select American Express cardholders are receiving an AmEx offer:
Get an additional 5,000 Membership Rewards points one-time by using your enrolled card to spend $99+ on an annual Amazon Prime membership at Amazon.com by 1/31/18. Points will post by 3/2/2018 Thanks @VegasVeganCheck your Amex offers !
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@marcopolomle Thanks got the offer. Noticed a little different wording on this one.
You need to buy by 1/31/18 but points wont be dolled out until 3/2/18 (within 90 days).
I’m guessing the month extra is to try and deter people from from cancelling Prime and keeping points.
Even though you can get a refund if you don’t use any prime benefits. Usually says they will be dolled out at the time the offer expires (within 90 days)Now I have to find out if it will work on Gift of Prime. Doesn’t exclude it by name but does say “does not apply to other Amazon memberships or subscriptions including but not limited to monthly Amazon Prime membership, Amazon Fresh, Prime Video or Prime Student”
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I’ve been looking into splurging for prime, I ended up loading an about to expire giftcard into amazon for $100 so I can just give the word. Is 5000 membership points with AA worth much of anything?
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@jeffd said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
5000 membership points
I’m pretty sure 5,000 points is equivalent to $50, which would be 100 points = $1.00. So more or less you would be paying $49 for prime for 365 days.
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Good question, @jeffd. I’ve only got Amex blues, so don’t know the value of Membership Points. I wait for the $79 deal on prime, usually around the Emmy awards, but might break out my unused green card if 5k membership pts is worth the effort. OTOH, I don’t want to encourage BezoBozo to keep the $99 price. He, or someone he trusts is obviously a numbers guy, as they have already folded on the free shipping amount.
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Bah, received nothing out of my 10 Amex cards.
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Offer Terms
ENROLLMENT/ELIGIBLE CARDS: Enrollment is limited. Must first add offer to Card and then use the same Card to redeem. Only U.S.-issued American Express® Cards that are enrolled in the Membership Rewards® program at the time of purchase are eligible. Offer is non-transferable. Your enrollment of an eligible American Express Card for this offer extends only to that Card. Your enrollment does not extend to any other Cards that may be linked to your account (such as Additional Cards). ELIGIBLE PURCHASES: Offer valid only at Amazon.com and via the US Amazon mobile app using your enrolled American Express Card after enrollment through 1/31/18. Not valid at international sites owned and/or operated by Amazon or websites affiliated with/linked to/from Amazon.com. Offer only applies to the purchase of a non-discounted annual Amazon Prime membership, and does not apply to other Amazon memberships or subscriptions including but not limited to monthly Amazon Prime membership, Amazon Fresh, Prime Video or Prime Student. To the extent Membership Rewards points are used toward purchases, such purchases do not qualify for this offer. Purchases may fall outside of the offer period in some cases due to a delay in merchants submitting transactions to us or if the purchase date differs from the date you made the transaction. If American Express does not receive information that identifies your transaction as qualifying for the offer, you will not receive the additional points. EARNING POINTS: Limit 1 enrolled Card per American Express Card online account and limit of 5,000 additional Membership Rewards points per Card. These additional points are in addition to any points you would normally receive for purchases on your Card under the terms of the Membership Rewards program. When we calculate the additional points benefit for Amex EveryDay® Card products, points awarded under this offer will not be included. Additional points will be credited to your Membership Rewards program account within 90 days after 3/2/18, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. Terms and conditions for the Membership Rewards program apply. Visit membershiprewards.com/terms or call 1-800-AXP EARN (297-3276) for more information. Participating partners and available rewards are subject to change without notice. The value of Membership Rewards points varies according to how you choose to use them. To learn more, go to www.membershiprewards.com/pointsinfo. By adding an offer to a Card, you agree that American Express may send you communications about the offer. Bonus ID: B3PT POID: G9M1:0001
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@centora87 said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
I’m pretty sure 5,000 points is equivalent to $50, which would be 100 points = $1.00. So more or less you would be paying $49 for prime for 365 days.
5000 points give you a $30 statement credit or a gift card worth $25-$50. There are other options.
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One site values Membership Rewards points at 1.9 cents per point. I’m not really sure why but here’s their valuation link: https://thepointsguy.com/2017/10/october-2017-monthly-valuations/
Some of it I guess is because MR points can be transferred to other programs that have higher value. But if you do value it at 1.9 cents per point this becomes almost a ‘free’ prime year deal (I did receive it on one card, so trying to determine my own value for the points given)
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@myster-x said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
Bah, received nothing out of my 10 Amex cards.
IIUC this offer can only be on a Membership Rewards earning card e.g. PRG
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@vegasvegan said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
Now I have to find out if it will work on Gift of Prime. Doesn’t exclude it by name but does say “does not apply to other Amazon memberships or subscriptions including but not limited to monthly Amazon Prime membership, Amazon Fresh, Prime Video or Prime Student”
Please let me know if it works on Gift of Prime.
I got the offer but my DW has the Prime.
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@marcopolomle said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
@vegasvegan said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
Now I have to find out if it will work on Gift of Prime. Doesn’t exclude it by name but does say “does not apply to other Amazon memberships or subscriptions including but not limited to monthly Amazon Prime membership, Amazon Fresh, Prime Video or Prime Student”
Please let me know if it works on Gift of Prime.
I got the offer but my DW has the Prime.Everything I’ve read says that Gift of Prime does not qualify. When you actually pay for your Prime Membership, the CC says ‘AmazonPrime Membership’, whereas people who are trying ‘Gift of Prime’ are not getting that precise text - I think because Amazon treats ‘Gift of Prime’ as basically just a gift card in the amount of a Prime membership. YMMV.
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Thanks @Trudi
Most DPs on DoC also mentions that it does not work.
Maybe DW be able to use my Amex Card for this offer.
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Great find. I was planning to wait until Black Friday when there is often a $20 discount given for a new Prime membership, but this $50 back in Membership Rewards points deal is much better. A year of two day shipping so I can work down my large Amazon banked gift card credit balance and the Prime video content for my Samsung big screen. Not to mention the free music I can play over my Amazon Echo. Wahoo!
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@c3 I have neither AmEx nor Amazon… I was just trying to help OP. ^^
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I just subscribed to the $99 Amazon Prime, but they charged me $106.67. Bummer. I guess they charge sales tax on Prime memberships now. I am in California, but still only $56.67 after the $50 in Membership Rewards points, or about 15.5 cents a day. Upon further research I found out the following:
About Sales Tax on Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is subject to tax in the following (31 of the 50 states):
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida (Communications Services Tax only)
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Too late for me but I noticed you can also get $15 cashback in the form of an Amazon gift card when you sign up for Prime through topcashback.com:
Amazon Prime
$15 Amazon Gift Card When You Sign Up For Amazon Prime For $99! T&C’s Apply.
Excludes: Existing Prime Members, Amazon StudentThere is also a $3 October bonus offered when you spend $10 of more at topcashback.com (offer must be activated before your purchase)
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My membership doesn’t expire until next year. Can some one figured how to add another year? I can’t find a way to do it.
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@elguache said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
My membership doesn’t expire until next year. Can some one figured how to add another year? I can’t find a way to do it.
I don’t know if you can do that. Why don’t you just cancel for a short time and then resign up under this offer?
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@mrvietnam said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
@elguache said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
My membership doesn’t expire until next year. Can some one figured how to add another year? I can’t find a way to do it.
I don’t know if you can do that. Why don’t you just cancel for a short time and then resign up under this offer?
Q: anyone tried cancelling for a week and then sign up to get this promotion??
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One thing I noticed about Amazon Prime is many of the videos on their service you have to buy on an episode by episode basis or an entire season basis, so not only do you have to pay once for Prime but once you pay you have to pay again to get some content.
I have Amazon Prime on my Samsung big screen smart TV. Does anyone know if my 5 year old gets a hold of the remote can he just buy episodes at the press of a button or is their some PIN that has to be entered first? I have a large banked Amazon gift card balance on my account but I would rather not use it up by having my son buy shows without my knowledge at the press of a button.
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@mrvietnam said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
One thing I noticed about Amazon Prime is many of the videos on their service you have to buy on an episode by episode basis or an entire season basis, so not only do you have to pay once for Prime but once you pay you have to pay again to get some content.
I have Amazon Prime on my Samsung big screen smart TV. Does anyone know if my 5 year old gets a hold of the remote can he just buy episodes at the press of a button or is their some PIN that has to be entered first? I have a large banked Amazon gift card balance on my account but I would rather not use it up by having my son buy shows without my knowledge at the press of a button.
You can set a pin when using Fire Stick or Fire TV, but I don’t know how it will work on your Samsung. I’m assuming you will still have to go a few pages, like 3, to finalize the purchase.
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@elguache said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
@mrvietnam said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
One thing I noticed about Amazon Prime is many of the videos on their service you have to buy on an episode by episode basis or an entire season basis, so not only do you have to pay once for Prime but once you pay you have to pay again to get some content.
I have Amazon Prime on my Samsung big screen smart TV. Does anyone know if my 5 year old gets a hold of the remote can he just buy episodes at the press of a button or is their some PIN that has to be entered first? I have a large banked Amazon gift card balance on my account but I would rather not use it up by having my son buy shows without my knowledge at the press of a button.
You can set a pin when using Fire Stick or Fire TV, but I don’t know how it will work on your Samsung. I’m assuming you will still have to go a few pages, like 3, to finalize the purchase.
I called up Amazon one more time just to make sure what the first rep told me was correct about not being able to set a PIN for video purchases and sure enough the first rep was wrong. The second rep I called transferred me to the Amazon Video department and there was an easy way to set a 5 digit password onto my account to prevent unauthorized purchases. The rep told me that when he chooses free content that is included with my Amazon Prime membership it won’t ask for a PIN. The PIN will only be required for content that costs additional money. That gives me some peace of mind. Now I can let my son use the remote again.
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@mrvietnam And how do you do that?
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@kdn102 You just go to www.amazon.com/pin and it will take you to Amazon Video Settings page and on that page it will give you the option to set a 5 digit PIN. Scroll towards the bottom of the page, Enter a 5 digit PIN, Once you click “Save” the changes go into effect immediately. You also have to click “Yes” on the “PIN on Purchase” option (the default is the “No” setting). I tested it out minutes after I updated with a PIN and Yes on PIN on Purchase and sure enough it asks for the PIN when trying to buy video content. So now I can open video content freely in Amazon Prime and the only time it will ask me for a PIN will be for content requiring additional payment.
By the way, please note this is only for video content purchases. I also have an Amazon Echo and I have turned off voice purchasing already. You have to go to alexa.amazon.com and click on “Settings” and then click on “Voice Purchasing” and you can turn voice purchasing on or off there.
So happy to say my Amazon ecosystem components are childproof.
The free video content on Prine isn’t as extensive as I had hoped, but when you combine this video service with the music service and with two day Prime shipping, $56 for a year is a steal. I also have Hulu, so with both services combined there are a lot of shows to watch, with some overlap of course. Thanks OP.
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@vegasvegan said in AmEx Offer: Spend $99+ On Amazon Prime Membership & Receive 5,000 Membership Rewards:
@marcopolomle Thanks got the offer. Noticed a little different wording on this one.
You need to buy by 1/31/18 but points wont be dolled out until 3/2/18 (within 90 days).
I’m guessing the month extra is to try and deter people from from cancelling Prime and keeping points.
Even though you can get a refund if you don’t use any prime benefits. Usually says they will be dolled out at the time the offer expires (within 90 days)Now I have to find out if it will work on Gift of Prime. Doesn’t exclude it by name but does say “does not apply to other Amazon memberships or subscriptions including but not limited to monthly Amazon Prime membership, Amazon Fresh, Prime Video or Prime Student”
Even though in the terms it says you won’t get your 5,000 Membership Rewards points until within 90 days of 3/2/18, I just got my 5,000 MR points this morning (I subscribed to Prime 4 days ago).
