How often does a parcel get delivered to your front door? We live in a world where it is so easy to order things at the click of a button. However, those little spends add up every month. Many people’s one-stop-shop is Amazon, because it offers so many products, at half-decent prices, with speedy delivery available. How much do you spend at Amazon every month? If you want to slash the amount of money you are spending with the retailer, let’s delve into how to cut back on Amazon spending.
Join Amazon Prime
Anyone can shop at Amazon, but lots of people join Amazon Prime to get access to better deals and quicker delivery options. It costs £8.99 a month, or £95 a year to join Amazon Prime, but it could save you money in the long run. Prime members often get better product prices, so you can save money on things you need to buy. Being part of Amazon Prime could mean that you even spend less during the month, as you won’t feel like you need to spend the minimum of £35 in order to get free delivery. All whilst having access to Amazon Prime Video & other benefits. Access to Prime Video might mean you could cancel the Netflix or NowTV membership as well, saving you even more.
Shop During Promotions
Another way to cut back on Amazon spending is to solely shop during promotions. Amazon run a lot of promotional events, where you can get better prices and huge discounts on certain items. These include Big Day Deals and Black Friday. If you are in no immediate rush for the item you are looking at buying, delaying purchasing it until one of these events could save you some cash.
Buy Cheap Gift Vouchers
A lot of cashback sites such as Quidco allow you to withdraw your cashback as an Amazon voucher. At the moment, you can get 2.75% extra if you turn your cashback into credit to spend at Amazon. This gives you more money than you have actually earned, ideal if you were going to spend at Amazon anyway. There are also websites where you can buy Amazon vouchers for less. If you are going to spend £50 at Amazon, try and find a voucher selling for cheaper. It could cost you £40, giving you an extra bit of cash for nothing.
Subscribe & Save
Amazon also offers a Subscribe & Save option, giving you lower prices if you sign up for a weekly or monthly delivery of the item you are buying. Even if you don’t want the item delivered again in 4 weeks time, you can sign up for the Subscribe & Save option, then after it is delivered, cancel the subscription. You’ll save on your purchase there and then, just remember to cancel the subscription!
Buy 4 Get 5% Off
Some of the products on Amazon have a little note under the product title saying Buy 4 Get 5% Off. Add 4 of these items to your basket and you’ll get a further 5% off the price. You could save quite a bit of cash by using this promotion. Even lower-priced items such as toothpaste are included in this promotion, so adding an extra couple of items to your basket that you will definitely use at home, could save you a decent amount.
Check Other Sellers
Shopping at Amazon often defaults to the Amazon price, however, if you look for other sellers, you can often find cheaper prices. There are also different prices available on used books, so be sure to check for availability from other sellers. This is a great way to cut back on Amazon spending but still get the item you want,
Look For Personalised Offers
Amazon offers personalised offers for each and every user. You can easily find this on your account. However, if you’re having trouble, make sure you are signed into your Amazon account and then simply type Amazon personalised offers into a search engine. Click the link and you’ll discover your personalised offers. This could be money off if you spend a certain amount, or extra vouchers if you buy a specific amount.
Use The Camels
If the price of the product you are looking at, actually a good one? Use CamelCamelCamel to track the price of products you are interested in. The site gives you past data on prices in a simple graph form, so you can see if the current price is good. You can set up alerts to receive an email when a product drops to a specific price. This is a great website and it can help you cut back on Amazon spending.
Close Your Account
If your Amazon spending is getting out of hand, it might be time to close your account. This will certainly help you cut back on Amazon spending. Removing the temptation will mean you don’t spend at all.
If you don’t want to completely close your account, you could remove saved payment information so you cannot spend in just a few clicks. You might also want to remove the app from your mobile device.
Remember To Shop Around
Whilst Amazon is an easy website to find lots of products, it isn’t always the cheapest place to buy from. Spend some time shopping around and you might find items you are looking for, at better prices. Looking at Amazon prices is generally a good benchmark, but you can find lots of other sellers online, with discounts and voucher codes on items too. Shop around and cut back on Amazon spending.
Final Thoughts
It is far too easy to shop with Amazon and find parcels on your doorstep. Far too easy indeed. If you want to cut back on Amazon spending, put some steps in place to get control of your cash. Let me know over on Instagram if you have any other top tips.
