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Tips to Get Amazon Discounts

Online shopping gives great flexibility. You will be able to purchase various products and services from the comfort of your home or office. You can enjoy great deals as well as discounts by shopping through Amazon. If you are well aware of various tips offered on Amazon, you can make the most from your investment. 

Amazon promotion code - If you can spend little time for web research to figure out Amazon promotion codes, you will be able to make great savings. There are a number of discount coupon sites which will send you an alert as soon as a promotion code is listed on their site. In order to get alerts, you should subscribe to the same. It is possible to get a discount to the tune of 10% or more through Amazon promotion codes. These codes will be entered before you check out on the website. 

Super saver shipping - It is offered on certain items that are listed on Amazon. If the value of the item is more than $35, you will get free shipping in most of the cases. Sometimes the shipping cost will be very high. When you get free shipping, you can save the amount which would have been very high if you are made to bear those shipping charges. If you order products which will not fall under super saver shipping, you might want to bear the shipping charges for the same. Another great advantage with super saver shipping is that the shipment will reach the address within 5 to 8 business days. 

Reward points -  You will get 3 reward points for every dollar that you spend through your Platinum credit card. These points are accumulated over a period of time and they can be redeemed in the form of gift certificates. After earning 2500 points, you will get a gift certificate which is equivalent to $25. You can avail discount to the extent of $25 on your next purchase through Amazon. The returns are 3% while most other cards will give you returns to the extent of only 1%. 

Price drop alerts - Through price drop alerts, you will purchase items on Amazon when there is a price drop. You will subscribe to alerts so that as soon as a price drop is listed, you will get information about the same. For example, if you are planning to purchase a deep fryer whose price is $1000, you might subscribe to alerts. If the price drops to $700, you will purchase the same as you would receive an alert. Thus, you can save $300 in this way. 

Prime membership - Through Amazon prime membership, it is possible to avail two day free shipping on Amazon. You will have free shipping on unlimited number of items when the order is placed on those two days. There will not be any minimum purchase criterion. It is also possible to opt for one day shipping offer at a reduced price. 

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