Save Up to 50% Off Amazon Purchases Using 1 Point — or Get $5 Credit for Adding a Card Save Up to 50% Off Amazon Purchases Using 1 Point — or Get $5 Credit for Adding a Card

Save Up to 50% Off Amazon Purchases Using 1 Point — or Get $5 Credit for Adding a Card

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Eligibility is limited for the Amex Offers discussed in this post. Enrollment is required in the Amex Offers section of your account before redeeming.

Amazon offers are a goldmine for savvy shoppers — especially when it comes to targeted credit card promos. Whether it’s using just one rewards point for massive savings or adding a new card to your account for a $15 bonus, these deals can slash your checkout total in seconds.

Right now, Amazon has several active promotions for Amex and Discover cardholders — some offering up to 50% off your purchase when you redeem just one point. While using credit card points for Amazon isn’t normally a good value, these targeted deals are the exception.

Here’s a full breakdown of the best Amazon one-point and add-a-card offers, including links to check your eligibility and tips for getting the most bang for your buck.

Active Amazon One-Point Promotions

Amazon routinely offers several “one-point” promotions, which are often renewed without notice. It's worth periodically checking the links below to see if you're eligible for a new offer — even after they are listed as expired at the bottom of this post. Or, if you see that you're not eligible now, consider checking back to see if your eligibility changes.

From what we can tell, if you are eligible, you will see the offer. If you're not eligible, you'll see a notice saying that you aren't eligible. If the offer isn't running, the landing page may appear blank.

Amex: Use 1 Membership Rewards point for 50% off

  • Deal: Up to 50% off — with a maximum discount of $80.
  • Your specific offer may vary, with some Amex card members only getting a 15% or even just a 10% discount.
  • Restrictions: Available only to Amazon members with a U.S.-issued American Express card.

Click here to view the promotion landing page and this alternative landing page

Offer to save 30% off Amazon when using Amex points
Credit: Amazon

Discover: Use 1 point to get up to 30% off

  • Deal: Get up to 30% off with a maximum discount of $15. Other offers for up to $10 off on a purchase of $75+. Your specific offer may vary.
  • Validity: June 13, 2025
  • Restrictions: Only items shipped and sold by Amazon.com are eligible for this discount. Offer can't be applied to purchases of digital content.

Click here to view the promotion landing page.

Offer restrictions

The terms and conditions generally restrict the discount as follows:

  • Limited to products sold and shipped by Amazon.com (not third-party sellers).
  • Eligible on purchases of gift cards (except Amazon.com gift cards).
  • Offers do not apply to the purchase of digital content.

Active Amazon Add-A-Card Promotions

Get $5 credit for adding a new debit or credit card

  • Deal: Get a $5 credit by signing into your Amazon account, clicking the Add a Card link on this page, and registering a new payment card.
  • Promo code: none. Just register through this link.
  • Validity: No end date listed. Expiration date of the credit will be listed upon registration.
  • Restrictions: Offer limited to one per customer account and one per credit card or debit card.
Amazon $5 credit for adding a card
Credit: Amazon

Discover: Get $10 off when linking a Discover card to your Amazon account

  • Deal: Get $10 off after adding a Discover card to your account and spending $10.01 or more. Your specific offer may vary.
  • Promo code: DISCO25H1.
  • Validity: Through June 13, 2025.
  • Restrictions: Offer not available to anyone who removed and re-added a Discover card after January 19, 2025.

Click here to add your card and activate this offer, or see all Amazon Discover deals.

Screenshot of Amazon landing page for promotion to add a Discover card
Credit: Amazon

Expired Amazon Promotions

Below are links to expired Amazon promotions and a brief overview of the previous discount. In each case, the landing page confirms no offer is available — or is just blank, indicating that no offer is currently available.

As mentioned, these offers routinely resurface without notice. If one catches your eye, periodically click through to the promo landing page to check if you can enroll for a new offer.

Capital One: Use 625 Capital One miles for 40% off

  • Deal: Up to 40% off — with a maximum discount of $20. Your specific offer may vary.
  • Last known validity: January 3, 2025
  • Restrictions: Available only to Amazon members with a U.S.-issued Capital One card. Only items shipped and sold by Amazon.com are eligible for this discount.

Click here to view the promotion landing page

Chase: Use 625 Ultimate Rewards points for 50% off

  • Deal: Up to 50% off — with a maximum discount of $60. Your specific offer may vary.
  • Last known validity: November 30, 2024
  • Restrictions: Available only to select Amazon members with a Chase credit card.

Click here to view the promotion landing page

Discover: Set your Discover card as default payment for a $15 credit

Discover cardholders might also be able to get a $15 credit for making their Discover card their default Amazon payment card.

  • Deal: Get $15 off credit after setting a Discover card as your default payment method.
  • Last known validity: Through January 10, 2025.
  • Expiration: The $15 credit will expire 30 days from the exact day and time you set your card as default.
  • Restrictions: Limit one per Amazon account.

Here's the previous link to this promotion.

Screenshot of Amazon landing page for Discover offer
Credit: Amazon

U.S. Bank: Use 1 point to get up to 40% off

  • Deal: Get up to 40% off — with a maximum discount of $50. Your specific offer may vary.
  • Validity: Unknown.

Here's the previous link to this promotion.

Citi: Use 1 ThankYou® Point to get up to 50% off

  • Deal: Get 50% off all purchases on Amazon.
  • Limit: Maximum savings is $20, which requires spending $40 or more.
  • Restrictions: Limited to products sold and shipped by Amazon.com (not third-party sellers). Eligible on purchases of gift cards (except Amazon.com gift cards).

Here's the previous link to this promotion.

Citi: Add a Citi credit card and get a $15 discount when spending at least $15.01

  • Deal: Get $15 off after adding a Citi card to your account and spending $15.01 or more. Your specific offer may have varied.
  • Promo code: 24CITIPD.
  • Restrictions: Offer not available to anyone who removed and re-added a Citi card after a certain date. Only cards issued in the U.S. were eligible.

Here's the previous link to this promotion.

Amex: Add an Amex card to get a $15 credit with over $15.01 in spending

  • Deal: Get a $15 promotional credit towards a future purchase of $15.01 or more after adding an American Express card to your account. Your specific offer may have varied.
  • Promo code: 24AMEX15OFF.
  • Restrictions: Offer not available to anyone who removed and re-added an Amex card after a certain date. Limited to a select number of redemptions.

Here's the previous link to this promotion

Screenshot of Amazon offer to add Amex card to Amazon for $15 credit
Credit: Amazon

How To Maximize Your Amazon Purchase

After you apply your one-point discount, it's worth charging the rest of your order to one of the best cards for Amazon purchases. Doing so will offer you plenty of additional rewards. Here are three great options to consider:

  • Prime Visa: 5% back at Amazon and Whole Foods Market with an eligible Prime membership year-round.
  • U.S. Bank Shopper Cash Rewards™ Visa Signature® Card: 6% cash back on your first $1,500 of combined purchases each quarter from two merchants you select. Amazon is one of the options.
  • Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card: 2 miles per dollar on every purchase, every day.
Prime Visa
Prime Visa
Welcome Bonus Get a $150 Amazon Gift Card instantly upon approval, exclusively for Prime members
Annual Fee$0Rates & Fees
Credit ScoreExcellent, Good
  • Unlimited 5% back at Amazon.com, Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, and on Chase Travel purchases with an eligible Prime membership
  • Unlimited 2% back on local transit and commuting (including rideshare)
  • Unlimited 2% back at restaurants and at gas stations
  • Unlimited 1% back on all other purchases
U.S. Bank Shopper Cash Rewards™ Visa Signature® Card
U.S. Bank Shopper Cash Rewards™ Visa Signature® Card
Welcome Bonus Get a $250 bonus after you spend $2,000 in eligible purchases within the first 120 days of account opening
Annual Fee$95 (waived for the first year)
  • 6% cash back on your first $1,500 in combined eligible purchases each quarter with two retailers you choose
  • 3% cash back on your first $1,500 in eligible purchases on your choice of one everyday category (like wholesale clubs, gas and EV charging stations, bills and utilities)
  • 1.5% cash back on all other eligible purchases
Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
Welcome Offer 75,000 Miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee$95
Credit ScoreExcellent, Good
  • 5X miles per dollar on purchases through Capital One Entertainment (through 12/31/2025)
  • 5X miles per dollar on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
  • 2X miles per dollar on all other purchases

Our Take

Amazon's convenience is great, but the chance to save up to 50% on your purchase is even better. While redeeming credit card points to cover Amazon orders is generally not advisable, cashing in just one (or adding cards to your account) to enjoy major savings is absolutely worth it.

If you're targeted for these offers, act fast. Most will disappear after a certain number of enrolled cardholders participate. And if you're not targeted now, check back often until you are.

For rates and fees of the cards mentioned in this post, please visit the following links: Prime Visa (Rates & Fees)

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