Save money: how to beat inflation on home essentials on Amazon Prime Day

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Just a quick PSA from us - if you didn't know already, there's a super powerful tool over at Amazon that's really, really useful if you're looking to save some cash on household essentials in the build up to this year's Amazon Prime Day.

We're talking about the retailer's 'Subscribe & Save' feature, which is available on thousands of products and allows you to save up to 15% on everything from toilet roll to hygiene products. It's not exactly the most glamorous section of the Amazon site, but it might just be the best for beating inflation right now - along with all our other money saving tips with Amazon Prime.

Using Subscribe & Save, you set a repeated order for anywhere between two weeks to six months per item, with discounts ranging anywhere from 5% to 15% depending on how many products you set up. You need to get 5 items delivered at once per order for the full discount, so it's worth putting a bit of thought in to streamline your order.

To further drive up the savings, Amazon also has a range of coupons that offer up to 30% off your first order. Available on everything from disposable razor heads to dog bites, these coupons are another great way to kick off your subscription with a particularly good saving.

What's great about Subscribe & Save, aside from the 15% saving, is that it'll automatically entitle you to free delivery for your orders, regardless of whether you're an Amazon Prime member or not. Note, there are a select number of items that are exclusive to Prime members, but these listings are the exception to the rule.

If you're interested, we've rounded up a few example Amazon Subscribe & Save deals just down below. We've focused on US products here but it's worth noting that this service is also available in the UK and other regions.

Presto! Mega Roll toiler paper (4 pack): $24.11 at Amazon
One of the most popular Subscribe & Save items over at Amazon is this own-brand Presto Mega Roll pack of toilet paper. While listed as a 4 pack, you're getting 6 'Mega Rolls' per pack, which comes out at around 112 regular rolls. Yep, that's a lot of toilet paper. Interestingly, the most popular delivery time is every two months so somewhere out there someone is using a lot of paper. Note, smaller packs are also available and you can also arrange a longer delivery time of up to six months.

Lysol disinfectant wipes (4-pack): ~~$14.97~~ $14.22
Pampers baby wipes (8-pack): ~~$16.49~~ $15.67
Neutrogena cleansing face wipes (2-pack): ~~$9.78~~ $9.29
Amazon Basics AA batteries (48 count): ~~$13.99~~ $13.29
Tide Pods detergent (81 count): ~~$21.24~~ $20.18
Glad ForceFlex trash bags (110 count): ~~$19.23~~ $18.27
Dr. Elsey's premium cat litter (1 pack): ~~$19.99~~ $18.99
Nature's Way immune support gummies (60 count): ~~$14.97~~ $14.22
NatureWise Vitamin D supplement (360 count): ~~$14.99~~ $14.24
Starbucks VIA instant coffee (50 count): ~~$33.63~~ $31.95
Starbucks medium K-Cup coffee pods (94 count): ~~$55.97~~ $53.17

Alex is deals editor at Future PLC and an all-around expert at one thing - saving readers as much cash as possible while scoring them the best products for their needs. With content that's always packed full of helpful information, no-nonsense expertise, and of course deals, Alex has also written for other leading sites such as T3 and GamesRadar. At work, you'll find him mostly covering computing, gaming, and advising people on how to save on their cell phone plans. Outside of work, you'll find him playing guitar, indulging his love for music, or down at the local climbing gym mostly hanging off boulders far too difficult for his abilities.