The Amazon Prime Day deal that real-world travelers are actually buying
While some prefer to tune out the noise of hyped-up sales such as Amazon Prime Day, others take the opportunity to save on items they have long been planning to purchase. Sometimes this means super fancy items but other times it's the little things.
Amazon Prime Day 2022 has many deals for travel enthusiasts, but after polling some world travelers and staffers, it seems it's the very practical travel items that are making their way into virtual carts.
Specifically, we've heard this is a good time to stock up on discounted AirTags to track those checked bags in a season of uncertain air travel. So, before Prime Day 2022 ends tonight, here's how one TPG staffer stacked multiple Amazon Prime Day-related offers to get a really good price on something that will help make life -- and travel -- that much easier.
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Stacking deals to buy discounted AirTags
TPG director of content operations Andrea Rotondo used Prime Day discounts to purchase a pack of four AirTags so she can keep an electronic eye on her checked luggage on future trips.
To do this, she took advantage of the discounted Prime Day price and also stacked two more deals to drive the price down even more.
She purchased a $50 Amazon gift card which gave her $12.50 in promotional Amazon credit. She used that credit and gift card toward her AirTags.
Next, she used her targeted American Express offer to use 1 point to get 10% off the order to reduce that price. If she had been targeted for a higher version of that offer she could have saved up to 40%. There's also a Chase version of this offer than can save buyers up to $15 on eligible orders by using 1 Chase point.
By purchasing during Prime Day and stacking all the offers available to her, she'll receive a four-pack of AirTags for just $75.35 — an average of just more than $18 per tag.
If you don't have Amazon Prime but want discounted AirTags, try heading over to Walmart. The store offers a discounted price that matches the Prime Day price (just without the ability to stack the extra discounts).
Related: Using Apple's AirTags to track your luggage
Bottom line
From $14 headphones to brand-new luggage, TPG has a roundup of our favorite travel-related items in the Prime Day sale. But sometimes, it's easier to know what other travelers are actually getting rather than browse a theoretical list of options.
In addition to AirTags, TPG staffers have made some other Prime Day purchases perfect for traveling, including Kindles for easy reading on planes (for about half off) and FuelRods to bring that phone battery back up. (FuelRods are cheaper via this sale, and then you can swap them out for free while at Disney, among other places.) Others purchased compression leggings and even an RFID Travel passport wallet.
These items might not be as fun to buy as, say, a new big screen on Black Friday. However, they are infinitely practical and perfect for a time when so many things cost more than we wish.
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| 3X | Earn 3X Miles on Delta purchases and purchases made directly with hotels. |
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- Earn bonus Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) and an Medallion Qualifying Dollar (MQD) waiver when you hit specific spending thresholds with your card within a calendar year
- Receive a Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year
- Statement credit for TSA PreCheck/Global Entry fee (up to $100)
- First checked bag free
Cons
- Doesn't make sense if you don't fly Delta
- SkyMiles aren't the most valuable airline currency
- Earn 90,000 bonus miles after you spend $4,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months.
- Receive a Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year upon renewal of your Card. Payment of the government imposed taxes and fees of no more than $80 for roundtrip domestic flights (for itineraries with up to four flight segments) is required. Baggage charges and other restrictions apply. See terms and conditions for details.
- Enjoy your first checked bag free on Delta flights. Plus enjoy Main Cabin 1 Priority Boarding and settle into your seat sooner.
- New: Card Members get 15% off when using miles to book Award Travel on Delta flights through delta.com and the Fly Delta app. Discount not applicable to partner-operated flights or to taxes and fees.
- Earn 3X Miles on Delta purchases and purchases made directly with hotels.
- Earn 2X Miles at restaurants worldwide including takeout and delivery in the U.S., and at U.S. supermarkets.
- Earn 1X Mile on all other eligible purchases.
- Enjoy a per-visit rate of $50 per person for Card Members and up to two guests to enter the Delta Sky Club when traveling on a Delta flight.
- Fee Credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck® after you apply through any Authorized Enrollment Provider. If approved for Global Entry, at no additional charge, you will receive access to TSA PreCheck.
- Earn up to 20,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) with Status Boost® per year. After you spend $25,000 in purchases on your Card in a calendar year, you can earn 10,000 MQMs up to two times per year, getting you closer to Medallion® Status. MQMs are used to determine Medallion® Status and are different than miles you earn toward flights.
- No Foreign Transaction Fees.
- $250 Annual Fee.
- Terms Apply.
- See Rates & Fees