If you’re one of the tens of millions of Americans taking to the road this July 4 holiday weekend, you’ll likely have this nagging thought cross your mind at least once: how much will it cost me to fuel up the car?
The answer is, on average, $3.82 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA) as of the time of this writing. While that price per gallon is down from the $4.56 national average on May 21, it’s still well above the $3.15 national average during last year’s July 4 holiday period.
The good news is that this weekend only, anyone who is an Amazon Prime member can save 50¢ per gallon on one fuel purchase, thus lightening the financial load just a little when celebrating America’s 250th. Here’s how.
Amazon has announced that anyone in the United States with a Prime membership can save 50 cents per gallon on one fill-up at more than 7,500 select gas stations this July 4 holiday weekend.
The 50¢-per-gallon savings promo runs from Thursday, July 2, until Sunday, July 5.
While the discount is only available for one fill-up, the 50¢-per-gallon discount means those with average gas tanks of 10 to 30 gallons can potentially save between $5 and $15 on a full fill-up.
To get gas savings, in addition to being an Amazon Prime US subscriber, you’ll also need a free BP earnify account and to fill up at select stations across the country.
What stations can I fill up at?
Amazon says that drivers can take advantage of the limited-time savings at more than 7,500 gas stations across the country.
Those stations include:
BP
Amoco
participating ampm stations
participating Thorntons stations
How do I get the 50¢-per-gallon savings?
As long as you are a US Amazon Prime subscriber, you are eligible for the gasoline discount.
But to get the discount, you’ll also need to create a free BP earnify account and link your Amazon Prime membership to it.
You can create a free earnify account in the free earnify app, which you can download for iPhone and Android.
Once you’ve created your earnify account and linked your Amazon Prime membership to it, you can then go to any participating service station and get your 50¢-per-gallon discount on one fill-up by using your earnify app at the pump or entering your phone number at the pump.
Full details about the limited-time deal can be found on Amazon’s fuel savings page.