If you're in the market for some DIY gadgets, home appliances, or even a prom dress, online retail giant Amazon UK is a handy place to start - but how can you save even more on your order? The retailer regularly hosts price matches and lightning deals across home, tech and even baby essentials. Not to mention special promotions for Amazon Prime members. But it's important to know where to look on the site if you're hunting for a bargain. If you're thinking about buying an item, but it's not urgent, like a laptop upgrade, check out Amazon's Upcoming Deals page, where you can stalk what deals are coming up and how long they'll be live for. Amazon also has a Deals of the Day section where they post a trio or so of the day's best offers, on everything from food to fashion. Amazon is a popular go-to for students after cheap academic books, however, very few of us know about Amazon's Student Discount which can get you up to 15% off your items. If you're a member of Amazon Student (its free six month membership programme) and have a valid National Union of Students NUS Extra Card, you can add your student discount code to Your Account.
NUS will provide you with two discount codes - one for clothing (15%) and the other for books (5% off). Amazon Student members can also get £10 off orders using the APPRENTICE10 code until midnight on February 17, 2017. But your items must be dispatched from and sold by Amazon and cannot redeemed against Amazon's warehouse deals. Amazon voucher codes do exist. We should say that first. Usually there aren't many voucher codes available though, so sign up to all the Amazon emails you can. You can create a new email account for this if you are worried about getting too many marketing emails, but do check it. Students can get 10% off clothing and 5% off books and more using the NUS discount code. Vouchercodes and HotUKDeals have some Amazon promo codes listed on them – although these frequently come with strings attached and are often no more than links to deals you could find on Amazon yourself. If you shop a lot, or you know over the next month you'll be doing a lot of discounted shopping, e.g. moving home, sign up to Amazon Prime's 30 day free trial and get free unlimited one-day UK delivery.
Included in the Amazon Prime trial is unlimited access to their e-book store, one-day delivery and access to over 1,500 movies and TV shows. It usually costs £79 a year, however Amazon says it has no objection to users signing up for the free period only. If you're a student, sign up to Amazon Prime's student trial can get free Amazon next day delivery for six months and half price Prime after the trial ends. What is Amazon Prime? Find out in our FAQ here. If you opt for the free trial, REMEMBER to set a reminder to cancel before the subscription ends, or you will be charged a £79 annual membership fee. If Amazon Fresh - its new fresh food delivery service - is available in your area, you can be eligible for a 30 day trial if you have Prime, or newbies can sign up to the 30 day Prime trial and Amazon Fresh at the same time, for free. If you spend £60 or more you'll also get free £20 Amazon credit, plus delivery is free on any orders over £40. Find out if Amazon Fresh is available in your area here.
Or, read our verdict on Amazon Fresh here. Amazon has a clearance warehouse for returned goods - and promises 'deeply discounted' deals on everything from Xbox One Bundles to coffee machines. Their bargain warehouse is where returned stock and damaged merchandise is sold off cheap - and new items are added to it everyday. Items vary from returned goods to warehouse-damaged, used, or refurbished products that are in good condition but do not meet Amazon.co.uk's standards as "new". Occasionally, you'll also spot "new and open-box condition" items - but you'll have to be quick. See discounted video games and consoles in the warehouse See discounted mobile phones and accessories in the warehouse Amazon Pantry offers Prime members the chance to stock up their cupboards, for a fixed £2.99 delivery fee a month. Offering more than 4,000 everyday essentials in everyday sizes, including food and drink, household supplies, baby and child care, pet, and health and beauty products, customers have the option to fill up a box, up to 20kg, with any of the items below for £2.99 delivery, or 99p for each additional box in the same order.
Prime members can add Amazon Pantry vouchers for extra savings - the discount deals are available across hundreds of different household products and brands. Shoppers can add the voucher to their shopping basket by clicking the "Collect this Voucher" button. Each voucher is only valid for a limited time only and once you added to your shop, the expiry date by which you must redeem it will be displayed on the voucher. You can check full details on how to redeem here. Film buffs who are strapped for cash can rent any film for just 99p until 23:59pm on January 22, 2017. The promotion features hundreds of films, including recent hits like Suicide Squad, Star Trek Beyond and Finding Dory. To claim just follow these simple steps: Click on the 'More Purchase Options' link. Click 'Redeem a gift card or promotion code'. Enter RENTAL99 promo code and click apply. Return to the movie you wish to rent in either HD or SD. The price on site will not change, but you will see the discount applied in your order history.
If you're an avid reader but just don't get enough time to sit down and enjoy a peaceful read, you can sign up to Amazon's audio book service, Audible, and enjoy the latest bestsellers on the go. You can sign up for a free 30 day trial here that gives you access to over 200,000 titles covering a range of genres, plus you'll get a free book download each month. Remember to cancel before the 30 trial is up to avoid paying the annual Prime fee, and your books are yours to keep, even if you do cancel. Expectant parents can sign up to the Amazon Family 30-day-trial and redeem free and unlimited next day delivery on everything from buggies to fashion, access to thousands of movies and TV shows, 20% off nappies and 30% off cleaning products. Amazon Restaurants is the latest premium service for Prime members based in eligible postcodes. Members can now get their favourite takeaway from one of hundreds of outlets included in the service, delivered straight to their door by ordering via the Amazon or Prime Now mobile apps.