I'm loving the Amazon Prime vs Walmart+ rivalry and am enjoying as each company increases the perks associated with its membership. Here's a new perk from Amazon…
Amazon announced that Prime members can now save $0.10 per gallon at approximately 7,000 bp, Amoco, and ampm gas stations across the U.S.
Amazon calculates this to be around $70 in savings per year based on average U.S. driver statistics — which is nearly half the cost of an annual Prime membership.
Amazon also wrote in its announcement that Prime members can expect even more savings on transportation-related costs next year including savings on electric vehicle charging.
To activate the $0.10 per gallon savings, Prime members can visit amazon.com/fuelsavings and connect or create their free Earnify account, which is a gas loyalty program from BP. From there they can use the Earnify app store locator to find the nearest gas station that participates in the savings.
Have you ever noticed that some gas stations are like $0.30 to $0.40 more expensive per gallon than cheaper gas stations in other parts of the city?
The U.S. has almost 200k gas stations, but this $0.10 savings only works at 7,000 stations (or around 3.5% of gas stations). I wonder if it only works at the expensive ones, and if customers will still be better off filling up at their favorite low-cost gas station, even if it doesn't offer the $0.10 off.
I'm not in the U.S. right now, so I can't test it out myself — but for my Prime members out there, let me know what you discover. Does the $0.10 off work at the cheaper gas stations too? Or is this fuel savings a bit of a non-perk? Shoot me an e-mail and let me know.
Amazon Prime has some catching up to do in regards to 3rd party perks. In previous months, Walmart has partnered with Burger King to offer 25% discount on digital orders and a free Whopper every 3 months, and partnered with Pawp to provide free veterinary telehealth services to pet owners.
I'm patiently waiting for my Amazon Prime / Chick Fil A partnership…