Amazon really wants to you to buy things during its Prime Big Deal Days. This year’s sale will take place October 8 and 9, and the mega-retailer is not only cutting prices (kind of) on thousands of products (whether you need them or not), it’s offering free money (in the form of credits that can only be spent on Amazon). You can grab $165 of Amazon’s money if you jump through the following digital hoops.
Get $15 for backing up pictures with Amazon Photos
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you get free, unlimited photo storage with your membership, and if you take advantage of this promotion, Amazon will pay you $15 in credits for backing up your pictures. Here’s how:
Download the Amazon Photo App. It’s available for iOS, Android, and desktop, but this offer only applies to the mobile version.
Upload your photos. (Or photo; you only need to upload one.)
Await your reward. A $15 credit should arrive in your email shortly.
This won’t work if you’ve used the app before, and the credit you receive has to be used by Prime Day. You need to hop on it quick, too: the offer is only open until midnight on October 3. The credits expires at midnight on the 9th, and it can only be used on an order of $30 or more.
Sign up for an Amazon Prime Visa card for $150
If you sign up for an Amazon Prime Visa credit card, and you’re approved, you’ll get an instant free $150 Amazon gift card.
If you shop at Amazon a lot, the card might prove a good deal, even without the free $150. It offers 5% discounts on Amazon purchases, Whole Foods purchases, and Chase travel, plus a 7% discount for anything you buy on Prime Days, as long as you choose no-rush shipping. There’s no annual fee if you’re a Prime member.
The APR is 19.99% to 28.74%, which is around the national average of just above 20%. The bad news: the rebate rate on non-Amazon purchases is 1%, so it’s really best if you do a lot of Amazon shopping.
Discounted Prime membership for students and others
Amazon Prime membership gives you free shipping on many Amazon items and access to Prime Video’s vast selection of movies and TV shows for $14.99 and month or $139 per year (worth it for the selection of mid 1960s Beach Party movies alone.) But if you’re an eligible student or receive EBT or other government benefits, Prime will only cost you $7.49 or $6.99 per month respectively. Definitely take advantage if you qualify.
You can already shop for early Prime Day deals
Some items are already marked down on Amazon in advance of Prime Big Deal Days, like this 55-Inch Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED. Lifehacker will be covering everything related to Prime Big Deal Days, so keep watch and stay alert.
