Amazon Prime Day Deals: How to Maximize Savings With Shop with Points

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Amazon Prime Day is one of the best times of the year to save on everyday essentials, travel gear, and big-ticket items you may already be planning to buy. But beyond the usual discounts, there’s an extra way to save that many people overlook—using your credit card rewards through Amazon’s Shop with Points program.

During Prime Day, Amazon frequently partners with top credit card issuers to offer targeted discounts for eligible cardholders. In most cases, you only need to redeem one point to unlock the offer.

Here’s how it works and how to check if you’re eligible before checking out.


What Is Shop with Points?

Shop with Points allows you to use credit card rewards to pay for Amazon purchases. However, during promotional windows—such as Prime Day—Amazon collaborates with select issuers to offer limited-time discounts for applying points at checkout.

If you’re targeted, you might see offers such as:

  • 40% off your purchase (up to $40)
  • 30% off (up to $30)
  • 20% off (up to $20)

These promotions are typically limited-time, account-specific, and triggered by redeeming as little as one point.


Who Partners with Amazon for Shop with Points?

Amazon currently partners with several major credit card issuers, including:

You must enroll your card before using points. Most promotions are only available to cardholders who have already linked their rewards program to their Amazon account.


Check If You’re Eligible

To see if you’re targeted for a current offer, visit the relevant Shop with Points promo pages below. These will update automatically when offers go live.

If nothing happens or you get a blank screen, your account may not be targeted for the current promo. Offers rotate and often return around other sales like Black Friday or Cyber Monday.


How to Use Shop with Points at Checkout

  1. Ensure that your rewards card is set as the payment method.
  2. At checkout, it may default to using your points to cover the entire purchase. Change that so only 1 point (or 1 cent) is applied.
  3. You’ll then see the discount applied to your order, with the promo offer reflecting after 1 point is redeemed.
  4. Ensure that the items you’re purchasing are sold and shipped by Amazon for the discounts to apply.

With the Prime Day sale and my targeted 40% off Amex Shop with Points offer, these $249 Apple AirPods drop to just $109—over 55% in total savings.

Note: You do not need to spend your points to cover the full order—redeeming just one point is usually enough to activate the discount – unless specified otherwise.


My Favorite Travel-Friendly Prime Day Picks

Many of the tools I use on the road and at home are heavily discounted during Prime Day. You can browse some of my go-to travel gear, beauty favorites, and content creator tools through my Amazon storefront.


Maximize Your Savings: Tips to Keep in Mind

  • Only redeem 1 point to trigger the discount and preserve your rewards for higher-value redemptions like travel.
  • Stack Prime Day offers with credit card-linked benefits, such as Amex Offers or Chase Offers, when available.
  • Double-dip by using a rewards-earning card at checkout to continue earning points or cash back on your purchases.

Final Thoughts

Shop with Points promotions offer a simple, low-effort way to unlock even deeper savings during major shopping events like Prime Day. Whether you’re restocking essentials or finally grabbing that carry-on, these offers are worth checking before you check out.

Look for the latest targeted offers, and don’t forget to browse my curated Prime Day picks if you need help narrowing it down.

If you haven’t already, join our Facebook Insider group for more info and to hear what others have to say about stacking these offers and much more!
Advertiser Disclosure: Journey with Reese J has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Journey with Reese and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. Editorial Note – Opinions expressed here are author’s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. All information contained in this site is for informational purposes and may be out of date by the time you read it.

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