Get $80 to spend on Amazon Prime Day with these simple steps
Don't leave free cash on the table this Amazon Prime Day
Did you know you can get up to $80 in free account credit to spend in the upcoming Amazon Prime Day event? To celebrate its big day, the retailer is offering some really, really great side promotions across its site that you can take advantage of right now if you're a Prime member.
We've laid out the various promotions and the simple steps you'll need to complete them just down below. Some of them are a little niche, but it's well worth reading everyone as it's likely you'll be able to bag some free credit for shopping items you'd already be buying or streaming content you'd already be watching. Note, every promotion on this list is separate and stackable, so there's potential to get a ton of free credit here.
If you're interested in getting even more handy tips on saving cash in the build-up to the big day itself, head on over to our main Amazon Prime Day page. That's jam-packed with a ton of advice and buyer's tips - as well as all the best early Prime Day deals to check out this week. Yep, there are already deals and we'll be covering plenty more as we head towards the main event so stick with us on Prime Day.
Early Amazon Prime Day deals for free credit
1. Spend $75 on P&G essentials to get $20
This is probably the best way to get free credit ahead Prime Day. Amazon is giving all Prime customers a whopping $20 in Prime Day credit if they purchase more than $75 of P&G branded products before the sale starts. Since these include everything from beauty products to washing detergent under such brands as Olay and Cascade, this is a great way to save some cash by shopping essentials you'd already buy otherwise.
Expires July 13th
2. Upload to Amazon Photos to get $20
To get $20 assigned to your Prime account, simply download the Amazon Photos app, upload at least one photo, and turn on the auto-save backup feature. That's all you need to do to trigger the condition for trying Amazon Photos - after which you'll get an email confirmation for your free credit. This is another super-easy way to save some cash in the run-up to Prime Day this year, even if you're not planning on using Photos later.
Expires July 8th
3. Buy a $50 gift card and get $12.50
Use code GCPRIME22 - Another good one to consider if you've got a birthday or other celebration coming up, you can get $12.50 worth of Prime Day credit added to your account if you buy an eligible Amazon gift card. There are literally thousands of options here - including most big retailers - so there's plenty to check out. Note, you will need to be a first-time gift card purchaser to be eligible for this saving, although you can also reload an existing card if you haven't done so before.
Starts 12th July
4. Complete your Prime stamp card for $10
Another super easy one to score some free credit for Prime Day. Amazon has issued a new stamp card feature for Prime members with a simple checklist of actions. To check the full list you'll simply need to make a Prime-eligible purchase, stream a video on Prime Video, listen to a song on Prime Music, and borrow an eBook on Prime Reading. All these steps are super easy to do and aside from the purchase, free for Prime members.
Expires July 13th
5. See Lightyear to get $5, plus $5 with merch
The first Prime Day movie tie-in we're seeing this year, Amazon will give you $5 if you purchase a ticket for the newly released Lightyear film on Atom Tickets. The retailer is also giving an additional $5 of free credit on top if you make an eligible purchase on related Lightyear merchandise as well. This one is definitely more niche but worth checking out if you were going to see this new movie anyway.
Expires July 13th
6. See Elvis to get $5
The second Prime Day movie tie-in this year, you can also collect $5 in account credit if you purchase a ticket for the new Elvis movie on Atom Tickets. Unlike with the Lightyear promotion above, there are no additional merch savings with this one so you're essentially just getting a minor rebate on your ticket. Again niche, but worth considering if you're going to be heading to the movie theatre to see this flick anyway.
Expires July 13th
7. Visit the Amazon Affirm hub to get $2
The smallest potential saving on our list so far, you can get $2 account credit if you visit Amazon's Affirm hub in the build-up to this year's Prime Day. For those who don't know, Affirm is the pay-in-installments financing option over at Amazon if you're making large purchases. We wouldn't recommend paying in installments if you can avoid it since there's often small interest charged. We do, however, recommend checking in to the page and scrolling down to the bottom to get your free credit.
Expires July 13th
Early Prime Day deals now live at Amazon
- Amazon Devices: Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Luna Controller for $95
- Apple: Apple Watch 7 for the cheapest price yet
- Ebooks: over 700 book deals for $4.99 and under
- Earbuds: up to 25% off JBL Tune earbuds
- Fashion: up to 66% off men's and women's fashion
- Film: up to 51% off Blu-Ray and 4K Blu-Rays
- Fitness: clothing and gymwear from $15
- Grills: just $25.49 for the Cuisinart CCG-190 Portable Charcoal Grill
- Headphones: Apple AirPods Pro for $174.99 - lowest price this year
- Health: smart bathroom scales by Etekcity for just $21.99
- Home: Aroeve Air Purifier for just $49.99
- Kindle: get a refurbished Kindle for only $39.99
- Laptops: get $250 off the Lenovo Flex 5 2-in-1 laptop
- Smart display: refurbished Echo Show 5 for only $44.99 - save $30
- Soundbars: get over $200 off the Sony HT-G700 soundbar
- Tools: up to 40% off Greenworks outdoors tools and pressure washers
- Toys: outdoor toys by Nerf from just $10
- TVs: savings of up to $700 on Fire TVs - prices start at $89.99
- Vacuum: save $100 on the Shark Cordless Stick Vacuum
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Alex is TechRadar's deals editor, specializing in getting our readers the bang bang for the buck on the tech that we know and love. He's a dab hand at covering retailer events like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day having over seven years of e-commerce experience at Future PLC; including bylines at our sister sites T3 and GamesRadar. Alex's expertise touches on most areas of TechRadar but he has a particular love for phones, laptops, and cameras, being an avid photographer. Outside of work, you'll find him indulging his love for street and travel photography, at home working on music, or down at the local climbing gym.