This month, when you shop Amazon’s Independence Day sale or Prime Day, you can instantly earn a $200 Amazon gift card with Amazon’s flagship credit card to help save money on your purchases.
Amazon’s Independence Day sale and early Prime Day sale are both underway. This year, Prime Day officially starts on July 16th and ends on July 17th. The two-day event will see big discounts on a wide range of Amazon inventory, making it the perfect time to take advantage of Prime Visa’s attractive welcome bonus.
Amazon’s Prime Visa card offers one of the best welcome bonuses on the market, with a $200 Amazon gift card available as soon as you’re approved, so you’ll probably be more than enough for one or two items during your Prime Day shopping sprees.
The Prime Visa card is CNET’s pick for the best credit card for shopping on Amazon, and the big reason for this is its welcome bonus. While most credit cards require you to spend a certain amount of money within a set time period to earn the welcome bonus, Prime Visa doesn’t. If you’re approved, you’ll get a $200 gift card right away.
This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals.
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8.3/10 CNET Rating CNET rates credit card offers by comparing them to offers from competitors in their category. Each card is rated individually with a formula that reflects current market standards and expectations. Credit card issuers have no say or influence in our ratings. How We Rate Credit Cards Introductory Offers
Earn a $200 Amazon Gift Card Exclusively for Prime members, you’ll receive a $200 Amazon Gift Card immediately upon approval.
Annual fee: $0
APR 20.49% – 29.24% Variable
Recommended Credit Credit scores are used to indicate an applicant’s creditworthiness and may provide guidance regarding account eligibility. They do not necessarily guarantee approval for any financial product. 670 – 850
Good – Excellent
Reward Rate
1%-10% Prime Card Bonus: Eligible Prime members earn 10% or more cash back on regularly selected products and categories at Amazon.com. Eligible Prime members earn unlimited 5% cash back on purchases at Amazon.com, Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market and Chase Travel. Earn unlimited 2% cash back at gas stations, restaurants, local transportation and commuting (including rideshare). Earn unlimited 1% cash back on all other purchases.
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Prime Card Bonus: Eligible Prime members can earn 10% or more cash back on select products and categories at Amazon.com on a regular basis.
Five%
Eligible Prime members can earn unlimited 5% cash back on purchases at Amazon.com, Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market and Chase Travel.
2%
Earn unlimited 2% cash back at gas stations, restaurants, local transportation and commuting (including rideshares)
1%
Earn Unlimited 1% Cash Back on all other purchases
The Prime Visa card offers 5% cash back at Amazon.com and Whole Foods, 5% cash back on Chase Travel purchases, and cardholders can earn over 10% cash back on select Amazon items.
You need to be a Prime member to apply for this card, and it costs $139 per year to become a Prime member. If you don’t use Amazon a lot, another option is the Amazon Visa*, which comes with a $50 gift card if approved. It gives you 3% back at Amazon and Whole Foods, and you don’t need to be a Prime member to get it.
Check out our Prime Visa review for more details.
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7.5/10 CNET Rating CNET rates credit card offers by comparing them to offers from competitors in their category. Each card is rated individually by a formula that reflects current market standards and expectations. Credit card issuers have no say or influence in our ratings. How We Rate Credit Cards Introductory Offers
Earn up to $50 Once approved, you’ll instantly earn a $50 Amazon Gift Card.
Annual fee: $0
APR 19.49% – 27.49% Variable
Recommended Credit Credit scores are used to indicate an applicant’s creditworthiness and may provide guidance regarding account eligibility. They do not necessarily guarantee approval for any financial product. 670 – 850
Good – Excellent
Reward Rate
1% – 5% For eligible Prime members, 5% cash back on Amazon.com, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, and Chase Travel. 3% cash back on Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market. 2% cash back on restaurants, gas stations, local transportation and commuting (including rideshare). 1% cash back on all other purchases.
Five%
Eligible Prime members get 5% cash back on Amazon.com, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh and Chase Travel
3%
Earn 3% points back at Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market
2%
2% cash back at restaurants, gas stations, local transportation and commuting (including rideshare)
1%
1% cashback on other purchases
*All information about Amazon Visa was collected independently by CNET and has not been verified by publishers.
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