How to use Amazon Subscribe and Save
In the comments on an earlier post, Priya asked:
I know you talk about Subscribe and Save in a lot of posts – can you explain me how this works? I just am uber challenged on this one.
No problem, Priya! I suspect you’re not the only one who’s been wondering.
Certain grocery- and household-type items from Amazon are available on an automatic shipping program called Subscribe & Save. If you sign up for it, you get a 15% discount on your purchase, as well as free shipping. Amazon then hopes that you will continue accepting automatic billing/shipping for that item in the future, but it’s not actually required. I’ll get back to that in a second.
First, let’s take a look at what you’ll see when Subscribe & Save is an option: read more…
Ship your secrets for free, today
Today (August 12th, 2010) only, ship any order at all from Victoria’s Secret for free with code FREEVSSHIP.
Why? I have no idea. But I’m not turning down free shipping. Even if her secret has to do with really ridiculous angel wings and butt-floss.
Check your coupons!
Y’all know that I sort of hate shopping at actual brick and mortar stores with coupons—for me it’s a great way to end up with a lot of wadded up pieces of paper in the bottom of my purse—but online coupons, of course, are another matter altogether. And with each new month comes a new batch of eligible coupons at Amazon, you know. And refreshing that page shows you other coupons. It’s a little bit of virtual coupon roulette!
As an encore to last month’s deal, they’re once again offering a $5 coupon off any Align Probiotic, which is great news for those of us who are unwilling to shell out $30/box for it. I’m noticing the price bouncing around a bit, though, so you may want to check back. Currently the 28-count box comes out to about $14 after coupon and Subscribe & Save, but I snagged a box at $12 earlier this week. Still, talk about an improvement over MSRP.
Plus, no garbage in the bottom of your purse. So.
I’m a little afraid
Okay, um… I’m really not sure what this gets you, but if you go here it gets you a free sample of “Tomorrow’s Harvest Food Storage.” Which I originally thought would be some sort of storage container, but have since decided is probably some sort of freeze-dried astronaut meal.
Nevertheless, it’s free, so I (and you) can afford to be adventuresome. I guess.
Look Ma, no cavities
Whenever I go to the dentist, they try to sell me a fancy Sonicare toothbrush. At a discount, you understand. (And I am to be congratulated for never once saying, “That word, I do not think it means what you think it means.”) I actually already have a sonic toothbrush, but I’ve had it for years and it’s nearing the end of its lifespan, so I’ve been looking around for a replacement.
I came across these Sonicare E-Series Replacement Brushes because they’re a hot item on Amazon today; at $16 shipped (via Subscribe & Save) for the pair, that’s about as cheap as you’re going to find Sonicare heads. But how much would the actual unit cost? It turns out that the Sonicare Essence is the $50 no-frills Sonicare model, delivering all of the stuff my dentist is always going on and on about, but in a slightly less futuristic-looking package (and for a lot less money).
Hmmmm. I’m thinking that qualifies as a “discount” a lot more readily than what they keep offering me at the dentist’s office. Just sayin’.
All sorts of deals
I always tend to sort of forget about Sierra Trading Post, even though they have great name brands and fantastic prices. Then I remember and I get all excited, do some shopping, and promptly forget again. I have no idea why that is.
Right now they’re having a big sale, and you have your choice of two coupons: Use code ALBTS2KX for 20% off any order, or use code ALAUGUST2KX to get 20% off $100+ or 25% off $150+. In addition, they’ve brought back the “answer the riddle, get free shipping” promotion, which is based on their paper catalog. If you enter the phrase “Steven Spielberg PG-13” into the “Add Order Instructions” box at checkout, your shipping will be credited back to you.
So, to recap: Big sale. Coupons. Free shipping. Tell me again why I keep forgetting about this site…?
Just to sweeten the deal
Normally I don’t complain about the shipping costs at 6pm.com because—after all—I’m usually saving so much it seems silly to be annoyed with a shipping charge. But if I didn’t have to pay it, well, I certainly wouldn’t argue.
It’s like they’re mind-readers, people. Through Sunday, shop 6pm and every order of $100+ ships for free, automatically. If you need to do one last back-to-school shop (or if you’ve been very good and can afford a pair of Marc Jacobs beauties from today’s sale), getting up to $100 should be easy. They’ve got three pages of sale backpacks right now, too, so this may be the easiest way to finish getting ready for school you’ve ever had.
Bag a bag deal
Whether it’s a school bag for the kids or a little somethin’ somethin’ for you (hey, fall will be here eventually, and maybe you need a new purse…?), who doesn’t want to save a little extra? Right now you can use coupon code EMCATASM2A at eBags to take 20% off most brands (some are excluded) and get free shipping, to boot.
Somehow looking at Fall purses makes me hope that someday it’ll be below 90 degrees again….
Plan ahead, treat yourself
It’s that time again—right now you can ake 80% off your Restaurant.com purchase! Just use coupon code BIG to net $25 worth of dining out for just $2 out-of-pocket.
I could’ve kicked myself—when we went camping last month, I forgot to buy certificates before we left, and we ended up eating out at a restaurant I could’ve bought a certificate for. Argh! Don’t make my mistake; whether you’re planning ahead for your regular date night or you’ve got a trip coming up, this is an easy way to save some dough.
Because pants are implied
My son—a.k.a. Literal Boy, Extremely Specific Superhero—has taken to pointing out every “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service” sign we see and announcing that he would like to try going in there without any pants on, just to see what would happen. “It doesn’t say you have to wear pants,” he says. Every time. Does this sound clever? It was sort of clever, the first couple of times. Now I just sort of want to strangle him with his pants and be done with it.
Anyway, as we all know, the necessity for pants is always implied. Should you want some new bottoms at your house, you might want to shop Lee Jeans online this week. Through August 12th, 2010, coupon code AUGFS ships any order for free.
There’s quite a selection of bottoms on sale for men and boys, assuming you don’t (like me) have one who yearns to enter the drugstore naked.
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