- These are 10 new Amazon Prime membership benefits
that you need to know in 2023.
Did you know, Amazon just released a competitor
to the well-known service GoodRx that they call PrimeRx,
and they can help you save big
when buying medication at your local pharmacy.
All you need to do is just type in the prescription
you're looking for on this website,
which I'll link to below.
Scroll down the list to the pharmacy of your choice.
Select Get Discount, and Amazon provides you a card
to bring to the pharmacy to get your price lowered.
The benefit of PrimeRx
is you use only one card for all of your prescriptions,
unlike GoodRx where you need a different card in each case.
And going one step further,
Amazon has just launched a subscription called RxPass
where Prime members get access
to the most common generic medications
for a flat fee of $5 per month.
I put this to the test
with a prescription I take every month
and as you can see, my total bill is $0
after subscribing to this service.
Point two is tied to an amazing way
to slash the crazy high cost of clothing.
Have you ever found a fashion-related item online
that's a little bit out of your budget?
Simply take a screenshot of the product page,
go to your Amazon app,
and look for this little scan icon at the top right.
Tap the icon
and you'll be offered the option to upload a photo.
Amazon will analyze that screenshot
and present you
with nearly identical items at a much lower price.
My wife, Daria,
found the shoes she really liked on Nordstrom,
but thought the $115 price was too high.
She uploaded a screenshot
of the Nordstrom product page to Amazon,
and lo and behold,
a near perfect match for almost a quarter of the price.
Imagine how much this could save you over time.
Before I reveal how to earn money while shopping on Amazon,
perk three is for those of us who avoid shopping
at Whole Foods as a result
of the terrifyingly high food prices.
Did you know, Prime members score cheaper food prices
at Whole Foods where many of the items
you're already buying might cost less
than cheaper grocery stores like Walmart?
Let's take this popular marinara sauce as an example.
The regular price at Whole Foods is $7.79.
If you're a Prime member, your price drops to 5.75,
which is way better than the Walmart price of $6.88.
On a two-pack of the super popular Simply Lemonade,
your cost at Whole Foods is $4.50,
where at Walmart, you'd be paying $5.16 for two.
And on the Wonderful lightly salted pistachios,
which are one of my dad's favorite treats,
your cost at Whole Foods if you are a Prime member, $7.82,
compared to the $8.48 you'd pay shopping at Walmart.
Now, let's say you wanna share your Prime benefits
with another member of your household,
whether it's for their enjoyment
or if they do some of the grocery shopping,
you can now do that without giving that person
your personal account login.
Amazon allows the sharing of Prime benefits
within the same household
where each person gets their own sub-account for free.
That means you can separate all
of your personal account information and still enjoy Prime.
Point four is tied
to earning back money while you shop on Amazon.
As a Prime member, I'm sure you're aware
the cost of your Prime membership is not cheap.
These tricks will help you recover some of the cash
to cover the cost of your Prime membership.
Let's say you're making a purchase,
but you're not in a rush.
Amazon will pay you for being patient.
In the case of this Bluetooth speaker
and diapers for our new baby,
Amazon will give us a $1.50 digital credit
for each item
if we agree to wait an extra 48 hours for the delivery.
You can also earn over $12 back each month
with this new perk called Amazon Shopper Panel.
Similar to the Ibotta app with which you may be familiar,
Amazon will now pay you to share the data
of your shopping trips outside of Amazon.
That means if you're willing to answer surveys
or take a photo of a receipt from a trip
you took to Target or Best Buy,
there could be some extra cash coming your way.
And if you've never considered the Amazon Prime credit card,
similar to the one at Costco
where you earn 5% back on store purchases,
this no fee Prime signature Visa does the same thing.
I happen to be a credit card holder, I should mention.
None of this content is sponsored,
nor is Amazon paying me to make this video.
And my savings have added up quickly.
Without this even being our primary credit card,
I have built up $85 back in cash rewards relatively quickly.
If you'd prefer not to use a credit card
or share any personal banking information with Amazon,
point five is tied to a lesser known Amazon payment option
where you can pay with Venmo
and sometimes get rewarded for doing so.
As you can see right here on your screen,
Amazon will accept your Venmo account as a payment option.
There is also a rotation of incentives for Venmo users,
like this current promotion,
a $5 off if you spend $50 or more
just for paying with Venmo,
which doesn't cost you anything extra
and the perks are changing all the time.
In a moment, I'll reveal an awesome Prime benefit
tied to lightning deals,
but first, point six is tied to a perk on Zappos.com.
Many of you already buy shoes
or clothing on Zappos as a result of their low prices
and the crazy 365-day return policy,
but just by being a Prime member,
you now get free upgraded expedited shipping
and access to exclusive deals just for Prime members.
If you prefer to stick to Amazon
for your fashion-related shopping,
there is a new Try Before You Buy program
where you can choose up to six try on items
and you'll only be billed for what you decide to keep.
Watch out for this prime try before you buy label
to find eligible items,
and your price will be $0
until you decide what you want to keep
once you reach the seven-day mark.
And speaking of returns,
many Prime members don't realize just how easy it is
to send items back to Amazon.
You cannot not only drop off returns at UPS,
but you can bring items without a box
to Kohl's, Whole Foods, or Amazon Hub Lockers,
which are even at gas stations
with a completely quick and automated return kiosk.
Perk number seven helps combat the high cost
or travel time associated with visiting a doctor
as a result of this new benefit.
For a fee that's often less
than the cost of a typical insurance copay,
you can book a virtual call or message a doctor
who can help you treat a list of different concerns
from sinus infection to acne,
migraines, or even something timely like seasonal allergies.
As you can see here in the case of allergy treatment,
I can speak to a doctor within three hours for $30
and they'll even let me correspond with them
up to 14 days after the fact if I have follow up questions.
Your doctor can obviously assist with a prescription
and in the event you already have prescriptions,
Amazon has a different free service
where you can have your medication sorted
and delivered to you.
This service is a game-changer
if you take multiple medications or vitamins per day.
All you have to do is upload your prescription
to the website that I'll link to below
And every month, you'll receive a personalized box
with all of your medications presorted into daily packs,
so you know what to take and when.
Point eight is tied to a perk that gives Prime members
early access to those insane lightning deals
that only pop up for a limited number of hours.
You'll notice that Prime members
get a head start on these major sales.
If you have a football fan in your household,
you may already know this,
but if you don't,
your Prime membership gives you access
to the streaming of "Thursday Night football" for free.
No other network has access
to all of these games on Thursday,
so this is a serious perk of Prime
if you are a football fan.
Our next point is tied to a much lesser known Prime benefit.
Did you know that you can now send gifts
or packages to someone through Amazon
without even knowing their address?
That means for a surprise birthday present,
you don't need to spoil the surprise
or for gifting something to a work colleague.
You don't need to have that awkward,
what's your address conversation.
All you need is the recipient's phone number
or email address, and you're good to go.
Before I get to our bonus section
of Amazon Prime member benefits,
our next benefit helps Prime members avoid package theft.
If you've ever had a package stolen, it stinks.
A service called Amazon Key gives Amazon delivery drivers
who are background-checked,
one time delivery access to place a package in your garage
rather than leaving it exposed at your front door.
Once your delivery is complete,
the driver cannot open the garage door again.
You'll receive delivery updates and notifications
each step of the way.
And if you don't already have a smart garage,
Amazon sells a $29 kit to take advantage of this service.
If you don't have a garage
or want to ensure you only receive Amazon packages
when you're at home,
Prime members can pick their delivery day.
This comes in especially handy
if you expect multiple packages
to arrive over the course of a week.
At checkout, simply pick one day of the week
where you know you'll be home
and Amazon will coordinate all of your packages
to arrive during that timeframe.
And now, for the bonus section.
If you simply can't wait for Amazon to ship you a product,
but you still want to lock in that low price,
there are a number of retailers including Target
and Best Buy that will match Amazon pricing.
As you can imagine, the item you want to price match
needs to be identical to the one featured on Amazon
and most price match policies will not include any clearance
or lightning deals featured from Amazon.
And finally, subscription boxes are very popular right now,
but many shoppers are not aware you can subscribe
to those same subscription boxes on Amazon.
That means in the event you decide
you want to cancel a subscription service,
you do not need to deal with those cumbersome,
complicated cancellation procedures.
You just click cancel on Amazon
and you are done without any random 1-800 numbers to call.
If you enjoyed this video,
feel free to share it with another Prime member.
Thanks for watching.
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