Update 4/25/20: Some more people have been targeted for this offer and it has a new expiry date of May 31, 2020. The offer showed for me and I was able to activate it, but it then gave the following message:
Your points will be applied at checkout but we were not able to activate the promo code. If you have already activated this code, your discount will be applied at checkout.
When checking out with a $50 gift card and using 1 ThankYou point, it didn’t deduct the $15 which means I’m apparently not one of the lucky ones who’s targeted after all.
With this Citi offer and recent ones for Amex and Discover, we’ll hopefully see a return of a similar Chase Ultimate Rewards offer soon.
Update 11/4/19: This deal has returned for some people. I took advantage of the deal a few months ago (as detailed below) and was getting the ‘Not Eligible’ message this time around. I followed the steps below by deleting my Citi ThankYou card from my Amazon payment options, added it back on and re-enrolled for Shop With Points. It’s now a few days later and I’ve been able to reactivate the offer, so it looks like you can take advantage of this a second time to get 30% off gift cards.
The Deal
- Save $15 when spending $50 on items sold and shipped by Amazon and using at least 1 Citi ThankYou point.
- Direct link to activate offer (our affiliate link).
Key Terms
- This promotion starts at 12:00am PST on August 1, 2019 and ends on the earlier of (i) at 11:59pm PST on May 31, 2020, or (ii) when 31,096 offers have been redeemed, or (iii) when Amazon elects to end the promotion.
- Offer is available by invitation only, is non-transferable, is not redeemable for cash, and may not be resold.
- Amazon reserves the right to modify or cancel this offer at any time.
- Offer only applies to products sold by Amazon.com (Look for “sold by Amazon.com” or “sold by Amazon Digital Services LLC” on the product detail page). Products sold by third-party sellers or other Amazon entities will not qualify for this offer, even if “fulfilled by Amazon.com” or “Prime Eligible”.
- Offer applies only to the purchase of items made with an eligible Citi Card, where ThankYou Points are used for at least a portion of the purchase and the promotion code is activated. When you click on the ‘Click to activate’ button your Citi ThankYou Points will be temporarily set as default payment method at checkout for a duration of six hours, unless you manually update your payment option. The promotion remains valid even after the temporary default setting lapses, until the end of the promotion period.
- Offer does not apply to digital content.
- Products must be purchased in a single order with the same method of shipment to a single address. Shipping charges and taxes may apply to the full value of discounted promotional items.
- Offer may not be combined with other offers.
- The maximum benefit you may receive from this offer is $15.
- Offer discount will be allocated proportionally among all promotional items in your order. If any of the items in your order are subsequently returned, your refund will equal the original price of the product, less the proportional amount of the discount. The total discount on the unreturned amount of your original order will then be less than $15.00.
- Promotional discount may not be redeemed for Amazon.com Gift Cards.
- If you violate any of these terms, the offer will be invalid.
Tips & Ideas
This is a great deal as it means you can save up to 30% on a purchase on Amazon including third party gift cards. You just have to ensure the item(s) you buy are sold and shipped by Amazon or, in the case of gift cards, by ‘ACI Gift Cards, LLC., an Amazon company’. Also, be sure to adjust the value of the order paid for with ThankYou points to ‘0.01’ to make sure you only use one point.
The link provided above takes you to the activation page. If you get a message saying that you’re not eligible, it should be possible to get yourself targeted. I received that message saying I wasn’t eligible but did the following to be able to activate the offer.
How To Get Targeted
Step 1 – Delete Cards (If Applicable)
If you already have any Citi ThankYou cards set up as payment methods on Amazon, delete all of them.
Step 2 – Add Card
Link your Citi ThankYou card here (affiliate link).
Click on the button to ‘Enroll a new rewards account’ and enter your card details.
After clicking ‘Add your card’, you’ll be prompted to enter your zip code. Beneath that, make sure the ‘Apply by Default’ radio button is set to ‘Off’ rather than ‘On’ to ensure you don’t accidentally pay for an entire order using points, then click ‘Enroll’.
Step 3 – Try Activating
Once your ThankYou card is enrolled in Shop With Points, try activating the promotion again here (our affiliate link). If it still says that you’re not eligible for the offer, don’t worry – just follow the next step.
Step 4 – Wait & Try Again
I wasn’t able to activate the offer immediately after adding a ThankYou card either. I therefore set up a reminder to try the activation link each day; it took a few days, but I was eventually greeted with this welcome sight:
Good luck in getting yourself targeted!