Your item will need to have an arrival date before Christmas to qualify for this offer, and the shipping won’t quite be 2 day shipping, so order early. But, hey, it’s free.

If you want to get you items in 2 days and take advantage of all of the other features of Prime, get a 30 day free trial right here.

Here are some of the main details: 

• You MUST use the code at checkout. Please click HERE and sign into your Amazon account to verify your eligibility and to add the code to your account
• You must be a first time Amazon gift card purchaser
• You must order the gift card, or cards in a single order
• The total cost of the gift cards must be $50 or more
• You must have the gift cards ordered/delivered by December 22, 2018
• The promotional value of the gift card is valid until February 6, 2019 (subject to change)
• The promotional credit is applied to the account which purchased the gift cards and is non-transferable
• Only items sold by Amazon.com in new condition are eligible for the promotional code

Please review all of the official rules here:

I will say, I was extremely skeptical when I heard that I could get free money for buying groceries that I was already going to buy anyway. But, I gave it a try, and it is absolutely amazing.

Plus, if you sign up with this special link, you will get a $10 bonus in your account (after redeeming your first rebate in the first 7 days).

And, if you are new to Amazon Prime, you can get $20 for signing up. So, recap, you can get up to $30 for signing up through this link and then getting an Amazon Prime account!

How does it work?

It is even easier than cutting coupons.

• Open the Ibotta app
• Select your favorite store
• See what coupons they have.
• Click the + symbol, and it add it to your account.
• Buy your groceries
• Scan your receipt.

It’s that easy! Once you get at least $20 worth of cash back, you can redeem the credits for actual cash, or gift cards. They aren’t ridiculous points either… $50 in credits equals $50 in your account.

The best part

You can use manufacturer coupons too! So, for example, $1 off with your manufacturers coupon, and $1.50 off with Ibotta app, and you can save $2.50 off the product.

Important things to know

• Your cash back comes after you’ve scanned your receipts and redeemed the credits in your account. That means you will pay full price for the item at the store (minus manufacturer coupons).
• There is a $20 minimum balance before you can redeem your credits
• Occasionally, a very short video will play (like 10-15 seconds) or you will need to answer a quick question before you can apply the coupon in the Ibotta app. After adding  50 items, only one video, and 3 quick questions popped up. These are designed to be quick and easy, so it won’t take up precious time.
• The Ibotta app works at most major stores, but not every store. Check the app for your favorite store. A few stores that I use the app at are Costco, Walmart, Target, Smith’s, Macey’s, and Winco Foods.
• Some offers require you to purchase more than one item to get the credit. This is indicated by a symbol over the item like this:

Ready to sign up?

*Promotions are subject to change at any time. The $10 bonus offered in this article may change value or be discontinued. All promotions are subject to official terms and conditions which can be found here.

Sign up for Amazon Student by clicking here

College students qualify for 50% off of the regular cost of Amazon Prime. You can use this deal for up to 4 years while you’re enrolled. Signing up is easy, just use you student email address for the easiest sign up process. It really is that easy. You can choose to pay monthly, or annually, which makes it perfect for college life. The annual plan is a bit cheaper in the long run, but the monthly plan is great if you need it.

*Promotions vary from time to time. At the time of this article, the promotion included a 6 month free trial of Amazon Prime for students, followed by membership in the program at a reduced rate of either $6.49 per month, or $59 per year.

Costco:

So, perhaps you’ve heard of a place called Costco pharmacy? All kidding aside, they have excellent prices on many of their medicines. But, what if you don’t have a Costco membership? No worries, federal law prohibits companies from requiring people to have memberships in order to buy their prescriptions. Now, you’re probably concerned that you won’t make it in the door without a card, since they are so concerned about everybody having one when they walk in… But, when you go in, if they ask for your card, just tell them you’re only there to get your prescriptions. If they cause any additional problems for you, just head over to customer service and they will help you out. They don’t always have the best prices on medicines, or other products for that matter, but it’s worth checking out.

GoodRX

Guess what? There’s a super easy, free tool that will tell you who has the best prices in your area. Even better, this same website usually has discount cards that you can print out and bring to the pharmacy for an even lower price than retail. The website is called GoodRX, and they also have an app. In addition to that, you can set email alerts to know when a price is lowered or a new coupon is available. Did I mention it’s free?

Here is a basic example of actual prices, as of September 15, 2018.

Retail:

Omeprazole (30 capsules, 20 mg each)

• Walmart: $28
• Target $64
• Walgreens: $67
• Costco: $14

Same medicines, same quantities, drastically different prices. The comparison tool offered here has already payed itself off by giving you the ability to save $53 between Walgreens and Costco. But, it gets better.

With the free card you can print from the GoodRX website, the prices drop down to:

• Walmart: $14
• Target $22.08
• Walgreens: $24.30
• Costco: $5.25

With this knowledge, you’ll be unstoppable.

Costco is a great place to get your lenses if you are only able to buy a few at a time. For a 12 pack of Acuvue Oasys lenses, here are general prices as of July 2020.

• Costco: $54
• 1-800-Contacts: $77.99
• Coastal.com: $60
• Walgreens: $72.99

So, it looks like 1800contacts is the most expensive place to shop, right? If you buy their lenses at the cost they list, then it definitely can be the most expensive. However, 1800contacts will price match, and even beat competitors prices by 5%. They don’t make this an obvious thing, because most people will just pay what they ask for, and accept that it is probably an ok deal, which it is usually not.

So basically, Costco is for short term, one box at a time situations, and 1800contact is for long term.

I just do a search on the web for “cheap contact lenses” and tons of sketchy websites, and a few legit ones pop up. Obviously, do not buy from other websites, because they may be selling counterfeit lenses, or they may scam you altogether. The point of the web search is to identify who has the best deal on the lenses you need, so that you can take it back to 1800contacts and have them match it for you.

One consideration, is that the website you are matching it to must be a United States based company. Another thing is that many contacts lense retailers have hidden fee’s that they add on at checkout. 1800contacts considers these fees in the final cost that they match. It stinks, but it’s still cheaper than other places, and legitimate lenses.

For example, say supercheapolenses453.com offer a 12 pack of lenses for $100. They also charge a 4.00 handling fee. So, 1800contacts would consider the cost of the 12 pack to be $104, and then take off 5% from $104.

Since it can be hard to distinguish who is U.S. based and what fees they charge, I suggest making an excel/google sheets document and compiling your own list of websites and prices. Check to see how much a 12 pack and a 24 pack is as well, since the difference can be significant. Then make a list like pictured below. That way, when you contact 1800 contacts to do the matching, you will already have all of the information ready to go.

In summary, do not pay the listed price at 1800contacts or you will surely pay more than you would with competitors. But, if you price match and do a little research, you can have a great deal from a reputable company.

Now, for the matching part of things. I prefer to do it over their chat option, since #1 I don’t like talking on the phone, but #2 it is easier to link them directly to the listing you are matching.

Just go to their site, click chat, and say you want to buy some lenses and you want to match them to www.——-.com for $— Per box. Then include the link. They will research the listing, and then let you know if it’s acceptable or not and get you a final price. Having the spreadsheet like I show above is handy because if they say the site won’t work, then you can immediately show them the next cheapest option without delay.

If you need a Contact case to go with your lenses, These are my favorite. Remember to change your case monthly so you don’t get an infection.

Amazon Prime day will feature several exclusive items, content, and special edition products just for Prime members. You can add them to your cart today, and checkout on Prime day to make it easier.

Don’t have Amazon Prime yet? Get a free 30 day trial, or for college students, get a 6 month trial of Amazon Student. Get Prime today so you are ready to snag the deals.

At the moment, most of the amazing deals that will be offered on Prime day are unknown. But here are some great deals that you can take advantage of right now.

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Deals

Get $10 off a purchase of $40 or more on Prime Pantry with free trial.

Get 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for only 99 Cents.

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Save 66% on 3 months of Audible

Get an Amazon Show device for only $129.99. That is $100 off of the regular price.

Many of these promotions expire on July 17, 2018 at 5:00 PDT (some deals may be available longer).