Amazon Prime Big Deal Days – when it starts, our predictions & tips

If you've an Amazon account, you may be eligible for a 'free' £4, £5 or £15 off. It often runs different promotions like these for selected customers – here are its current offers, and it's a one click check for each to see if you're eligible...

1. £15 off £30+ for Prime members uploading their first photo to Amazon Photos app

If you're a Prime member (excluding those on a free trial), visit this Amazon* link to find out if you're eligible. If you can get it, download the Amazon Photos app* and upload your first photo by 11.59pm on Tuesday 31 October to get £15 Amazon credit, valid on orders of £30 or more. You'll need to use the credit by Wednesday 15 November.

Amazon Photos allows you to back up your photos and videos (up to 5GB) and is free for Prime members. You need to upload at least one photo to qualify for the £15 credit. Amazon says within four days you'll receive an email confirming it's been added to your account.

The credit can be used on items sold by Amazon, excluding Warehouse, and can't be used towards items sold by third-parties, even if the item is marked as 'fulfilled by Amazon'. Digital products, baby and infant formula, and gift wrapping costs are also excluded.

If you need to free up some space on your phone, we've a handy guide on Free online storage.

2. £5 off £20+ when you play a podcast via Amazon Music

To check if you're eligible, visit this Amazon* link – you'll see the message 'Great news, you are eligible for the below offer' if you can. You'll then need to stream a complete episode of a podcast via Amazon Music by 11.59pm on Sunday 12 November. Once that's done, your £5 credit will be emailed to you within seven days, and you'll have a further 30 days to use the credit against a qualifying order of £20 or more.

The £5 credit can only be redeemed against items sold and dispatched by Amazon, excluding Warehouse deals, Luxury Stores, baby formula, alcohol, e-cigarettes and cartridges, digital products, gift cards, delivery charges and gift wrapping, as well as items sold by third-parties.

3. £5 credit if you'll likely spend £60+ at Amazon in the future

This one needs a bit of legwork, as technically the offer's for £5 off when you buy £60 worth of gift cards. But if you're eligible – visit this Amazon* link to find out – then if you'll spend that at Amazon within the next year or so, you just buy the gift cards and get the free £5, then top them up on your own account, and use your gift card balance when you next buy something.

The offer's available until 11.59pm on Wednesday 31 January 2024, though not everyone is eligible. Amazon says you definitely won't be if you've purchased a gift card in the last three years.

If you are eligible, select 'Click to register for the promotion', then buy £60+ of Amazon gift cards in a single order (it can be one or multiple gift cards). The free £5 will be automatically added to your Amazon account – you'll get a confirmation email within 48 hours – and it needs to be used by 11.59pm on 31 March 2024.

There's no minimum spend to use the credit but it can only be used on items sold and dispatched by Amazon, and it won't work on gift cards, Warehouse deals, digital products, baby and infant formula, delivery costs, and gift wrapping costs.

4. £5 extra credit when you top-up your Amazon account with £60

Similar to above, this is only for those who are likely to spend £60+ at Amazon in the future. Instead of buying a gift card, you add £60 of funds directly to your own Amazon account balance via its 'Top-up' service by 11.59pm on Tuesday 28 November, and for those eligible it's giving an extra £5 on top – visit this Amazon* link to find out if you can get it.

Amazon says you've a chance of being eligible for this offer if you haven't topped up your balance in the last three years, and you have made a purchase at Amazon in the past 12 months.

The 'free' £5 will be automatically added to your Amazon account balance – you'll get an email to confirm this has been done. The top-up and extra credit will be valid for 10 years. Some credit Amazon gives can be quite restrictive in what they can be used on, but this one isn't and can be used regardless of the seller (so Amazon and third-party sellers, though you can't use it to buy gift cards or towards the cost of Prime membership).

5. £4 off £12+, but you'll need to live near an Amazon pickup location and not have used one before

If that's you, visit this Amazon* link to check if you're eligible (and also check you live near a pickup location). It's best to go ASAP as it's only available until 50,000 have been claimed (or 31 December 2023 if that's later).

If you're eligible, select 'Apply Promotion' and the £4 will automatically be added to your Amazon account. Add a minimum of £12 of qualifying products to your basket, choose your pickup location, and you'll be able to use your £4 off to reduce what you pay.

There's no minimum spend to use the credit but it can only be used on items sold and dispatched by Amazon, and it won't work on gift cards, Warehouse deals, digital products, Amazon devices and accessories, e-books, alcohol, baby and infant formula, e-cigarettes (including e-liquids, refills and accessories), delivery costs, and gift wrapping costs.

6. £5 off £15+ but go quick, ends Sunday DEAL ENDED

Amazon is offering 10,000 of its customers £5 off a £15+ spend. The eligibility criteria is unclear, but you can check this Amazon* link to see if you can get it. If eligible, you'll need to activate the offer and then make your purchase by 11.59pm on Sunday 29 October.

The £5 credit can only be redeem against items sold and dispatched by Amazon, excluding Amazon devices and accessories, digital products and content, items sold on Amazon Luxury Stores, alcohol, e-cigarettes and cartridges for e-cigarettes containing tobacco or nicotine, baby and infant formula, gift cards, delivery and handling charges, gift wrapping, Warehouse deals, or products sold by third-party sellers.

For more tips to save at the online retail giant, see our 30+ Amazon buying tricks.