If you still have the free Video on Demand credits, there is a really great promotion running on Amazon. If you rent a select title from Video on Demand, they will send you a coupon code for $4 to redeem to purchase that same title.
It can work out to be a fantastic deal, for example:
You can rent Toy Story 3 for $.99 and Amazon has the DVD priced at $9.99. So the math works like this:
Rent the title from Video on Demand for .99
Get an email from Amazon with a $4 off coupon code
Buy Toy Story 3 for $9.99
Use $4 off coupon
Final Price: $5.99!
If you get the $5 free Video on Demand credit, the movie rental is free, otherwise you will pay $6.98 total. Shipping is free with Prime or a $25 order.
There are several movies included in the promotion, here are a few more highlights I found:
Tale of Despereaux is $8.49, rent from Video on Demand for $2.99 and get a $4 off coupon. So if you use that free credit from Amazon to pay for the rental, you pay just $4.49 for the DVD!
Christmas Carol is priced at $14.49, rent from Video on Demand for .99 and pay $10.49 for the DVD.
Inception is $9.99, rent from Video on Demand for $3.99 and get the DVD for just $5.99!
If this wasn’t good enough, once you purchase your movie almost all these titles will also qualify you for another $5 Video on Demand credit! (There is only one per account.)
*The way Video on Demand works is that you just click to rent a movie and you can watch it from your computer. If you have the right cables, you can also connect it to your TV to play from your computer. I watch movies from Amazon all the time while I am cooking, cleaning, folding laundry, on trips etc.. etc..
You will typically have exactly 24-48 hours to watch the movie from the point you rent it and there are no additional fees. Once the 24 hrs has expired the movie is no longer available to watch.
Thanks SD!
What a great deal – THANKS!!
do you have to watch it from the same computer you bought it on? for example. I’m at work and i purchase a video on demand. When i get home can I log on to my amazon account and watch it from home?
Tina, I haven’t tried that personally but it should be via your Amazon so anywhere you log into your Amazon account should work.
Can you repeat the deal again with the next $5 video on demand credit?