Amazon Prime Members Now Get Free Streaming Videos

For those of you that are a Amazon.com Prime member you will be elated to know that you now get free streaming from their selection of over 5000 movies and TV shows.

I signed up for Amazon.com Prime service because I buy a lot through Amazon. It only costs $79 a year and that gets you free 2-day shipping on items sold by Amazon and $3.99 next day shipping. It is well worth the cost. Well now with over 5000 free movies and TV shows, Amazon Prime just got a whole lot sweeter!

I noticed this when I logged into my account this morning. Usually you could rent/buy videos from them in a section called “Video On Demand”. Well they changed that to “Instant Videos”. When I saw that, I new something was up. There had been rumors as of late about Amazon jumping into the streaming video arena, but no one knew that it would be free for those on the Amazon Prime membership. Everyone was sure there was going to be an added cost. So this is definitely great news!

The free videos are not the most current releases, but there is enough out there to keep you entertained on a Friday night. You can watch these videos on your PC, but if you want to get them to your TV, you need a device that is capable of getting them there. I have a Roku Streaming Player which only runs $70. There are no monthly fees, so once you buy it, that’s it. It also streams Netflix (subscription required) as well as your free Pandora music.

Between the new free streaming on Amazon.com Prime and Netflix, I am seeing less and less reasons to be paying $80 a month for my Comcast Cable.

Free Turbo Tax Online For 2010 Tax Season From State Farm Bank

For the third year in a row, State Farm Bank is offering free Turbo Tax online if you have a State Farm banking product. Remember that the first year, State Farm gave this offer to those that just had State Farm Insurance. That has since switched to their Bank division, so you need to have a banking product such as a Savings, Checking or Credit Card account open.

When you log into your State Farm Account you will see the following link on the left side of the page:
 

Clicking on the link will take you directly to TurboTax’s homepage, however you will notice that the prices are either free or discounted based on the State Farm Promotion. Here is the breakdown of the prices for the Federal Tax Return preparation and filing:

• Basic – FREE
• Deluxe – FREE
• Premier – $20
• Home & Business – $30

All state preparation and filing is FREE with any of the above services. So if you are a typical person like me that owns a home and is married, you are probably going to be a Deluxe user which in that case everything is free. For state and federal, that is over a $66 savings on your taxes. Not too shabby!

I definitely think that State Farm offering something like this to their customers is a great idea. It probably only costs them 60-70 per person, but if it gets a bunch of people to open new accounts, then it is probably worth it, since attracting new customers is always an expensive process.

If you are not a State Farm Bank customer, you can still check out those same services at TurboTax.com

3 Free MP3′s From Amazon.com

Amazon.com is giving away 3 free mp3s as part of a holiday promotion they are having.

Click this link and enter the promo code: GET3MP3S and click “Apply”

You should see the $3 dollar credit added to your account.

Then just shop as normal and when you check out make sure to use the gift card to pay for the purchase. It is easy as that. If you purchase the mp3 using a smartphone it will automatically use the credit balance before it charges you, so you don’t need to do anything but add the song to your mobile cart and checkout.

The nice thing about buying mp3′s from Amazon.com is that they are DRM free and can be played on any device, even those devices that use itunes.

Note that you must use all $3 by November 29, 2010 11:59 PM PST otherwise you will lose the credit.

Make sure to hurry on this one since there is no telling once amazon removes this offer from their site.

Thanks Amazon and Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

Borders Promo – Make 10% of Gift Card Purchase

Borders Books is having a promo where you will get a free $5 Borders gift card when you purchase $50 in gift cards. This is a 10% return on your gift card purchase.

You only get on $5 gift card per transaction per day. I have been able to do 2 so far, but I imagine they are going to catch on and allow only one $5 bonus gift card per registered address or something like that. Regardless if you buy giftcards as gifts for your friends and family, why not get a fee $5 card for yourself or someone else as well.

The gift card purchase is eligible for free 2-day shipping as well. This promotion is only available through Border’s website.

See the Borders Promo page for more details.

Free Cup of 7-11 Coffee

7-11 is giving away a free cup of coffee when you use this printable coupon.

The coupon is valid for “one small coffee” and is good through 12/31. It should also be noted that is says it is valid at participating locations, so be sure to check with the cashier before trying to use.

I am not a big coffee drinker so this is for all of you that are!

Free Amazon Prime For Students

Amazon is offering their Amazon Prime Shipping service free to students for one year. For those of you unaware of what Amazon Prime is, it allows Unlimited FREE Two-Day shipping on items purchased from Amazon. There is no minimum order size. You can also upgrade to overnight shipping for $3.99 / item. This usually costs $79 a year and you can cancel it at any time if you are unsatisfied.

A few things to note, you must have an email address ending in “.edu” to qualify. Those email address are usually only given out to students, so one is required for this offer. Also, not all items qualify for the free 2 day shipping. I currently have the Amazon Prime service and in my experience usually the item needs to be sold my Amazon for it to qulify. Each item will tell you whether or not it is eligible for the Amazon Prime service. Note in the screenshot below:

This is a pretty good deal if you order a lot from amazon as it will increase your shipping speed, since in most cases the current free shipping can take up to 5 days to get to you. If you are interested in signing up, check out the details at the Amazon Prime For Students page.

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