Amazon is running a promotion with Amex where you get 20% off your purchases if you use Membership Rewards. Total discount is up to $100. You can read details and activate the offer here.
Terms of the offer
Selected terms of this offer include:
- Amazon reserves the right to modify or cancel this offer at any time.
- Offer only applies to products sold by Amazon.com (Look for “sold by Amazon.com” or “sold by Amazon Digital Services LLC” on the product detail page). Products sold by third-party sellers or other Amazon entities will not qualify for this offer, even if “fulfilled by Amazon.com” or “Prime Eligible”.
- Offer does not apply to digital content.
- The maximum benefit you may receive from this offer is $100.
- Offer applies only to the purchase of items made with a Membership Rewards eligible American Express Card, where Membership Rewards points are used for at least a portion of the purchase and the promotion code is activated.
- Offer is non-transferable and may not be resold.
- This promotion starts at 12:00 am PST on July 2nd, 2018 and ends when Amazon elects to end the promotion.
- If any of the products or content related to this offer are returned, your refund will equal the amount you paid for the product or content, subject to applicable refund policies.
- Promotional discount may not be redeemed for Amazon.com Gift Cards or third-party gift cards.
- If you violate any of these terms, the offer will be invalid.
Step by Step Guide
To take advantage of this offer, follow these steps:
- Activate the offer first;
- Add your Membership Rewards earning American Express card to your Amazon payment method.
- Add items sold by Amazon LLC to cart
- Check out and apply a minimum of one Membership Rewards points (worth $0.01).
- You should see up to $100 off your total purchase.
While the terms stated that gift cards are not eligible, I was able to purchase five $100 Safeway physical gift cards and paid only $399.99 after applying one Membership Rewards point.
Act fast if you want to take advantage of this offer!
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can you use a physical safeway gift card to buy other gift cards in store
I heard that you can!