Updated: Nov 28, 2024 with new American Express Membership Rewards offers. We have also seen offers from Discover, Capital One, and US Bank recently.
One of the most fun things about having rewards credit cards linked in your Amazon account is the opportunity to get targeted for deals where you can pay with just one rewards point (it’s a otherwise a very poor deal to actually pay for merchandise with rewards points – much less than even just redeeming for cash or gift cards).
So we always say to use just one point when/if the deal allows.
In this article
American Express Membership Rewards “Pay One Point”
See if you are targeted. Deal varies by account. Last reported active – October 2024
Note that since 2023, there’s one notable (negative) change.
Some (but not all!) accounts are getting targeted for a poor offer for the first time ever – 15% off, up to $15, when you use 714 points. But it gets worse. You don’t even get 1 cent per point at Amazon! So with the average point worth about 1.7 cents, you will come out at best even and at worst a bit behind – unless you don’t redeem those points for travel anyway, in which case it actually is a good deal! This seems to only affect Amex deals.
Here’s one nice version of the offer:
Capital One “Pay One Point”
This may actually require 625 miles to be used rather than one. Discount will vary. New as of July 2024.
Chase Ultimate Rewards “Pay One Point”
See if you are targeted. Deal varies by account. Last reported active – unknown
US Bank “Pay One Point”
Discover “Pay One Point”
See if you are targeted. Deal varies by account. Last reported active – Apr 2024
Citi ThankYou “Pay One Point”
See if you are targeted. This may not currently be active but it’s worth checking.
What Can You Buy?
Next, be SURE the item(s) you pick are sold and shipped by Amazon.com, else it won’t work.
Third party gift cards sold by Amazon historically worked, but I’m hearing they might no longer work. You can try and see.
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How to Checkout
Then, at checkout, make sure your Amex / Chase / Citi / Discover card is set for the payment method. At that point it will default to using points for the whole purchase. Change that.
You want to use *one point* for one cent off. (Don’t use more as the rate they give you per point is not very good, unless you are caving into that 714 point offer.). Discover requires paying with your cash back ponts.
If the rest was done properly, you’ll see the discount off reflected on your checkout page.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The next time you checkout, be sure you aren’t paying with all point by default as Amazon changes your default payment method.
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