Amazon is the largest Internet-based retailer in the United States. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, Amazon was originally named "Cadabra" - and made its online debut in 1995. Amazon began as an online bookstore and within its first two months in business, had made sells in all fifty states and 45 countries around the world. (In case you're wondering, the first book ever sold on Amazon.com was Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies by Douglas Hofstadte.) Amazon has since expanded its product line to include electronics, appliances, household goods, apparel, TV shows, Amazon echo, Amazon video and more. Amazon.com has come a long way from their early days when employees would ring a bell inside the building to celebrate making a sale.
During the holiday season, Lightning Deals are quite popular - and frequent - at Amazon so you want to be sure you don't miss out on any of them. To keep abreast of seasonal Lightening Deals from Amazon, you can download the Amazon mobile app to receive deals on the go, tune in to their social media pages for Lightning Deals announcements or sign up for the Amazon email list to have deals and special offers sent right to your inbox.
Amazon has two different card options: the Prime Rewards Visa Card and the Prime Store Card. The Amazon Rewards Visa Card will get you things like 5% cash back at Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market PLUS 2% back at restaurants, gas stations, and drugstore. To top it all off, this card gets you 1% on all other purchases- no matter what! The Amazon.com Store card does not have the non-prime cash back rewards, BUT, it does offer 5% off Amazon purchases, plus access to 6, 12, and 24 month special financing and 0% interest 12-month equal pay. Both cards have no annual fees! Check the site for APR and application deals.
Frequent Amazon shoppers should definitely sign up for a Prime membership. While there are no Amazon Prime coupon codes, the $119 annual fee provides a lot of value with free two-day shipping, access to Amazon Video and Amazon Music, plus you’ll get access to Prime Pantry for low-priced grocery delivery, early access to lightning deals and unlimited photo storage, plus up to 20% off Amazon Mom products.
Amazon rarely offers site-wide coupon codes, but they do offer coupons for specific products. During Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, Amazon will automatically apply discounts when you add products to your cart. While there might not be lots of Amazon promo codes, they do offer peace of mind when shopping. For example, if you buy an item from Amazon, then spot an identical product on an Amazon competitor's site at a lower price, they'll refund you the price difference. As long as you see the identical cheaper product within 14 days, you should be covered. Review the Amazon price matching policy to learn more.
