- Amazon now charges ₹49 extra for bank discounts of ₹500 or more.
- The fee applies to all, even Prime members, and won’t be refunded.
- It’s to cover costs of managing discount offers, like Flipkart does.
Amazon has started charging a ₹49 fee if you use a bank discount of ₹500 or more on your cart. This new rule kicked in on Friday, and it hits everyone—even Prime members. It means your savings won’t be as big as before, and the fee sticks even if you cancel or return your order. Shoppers hunting for deals might need to rethink their plans, especially if their discount is close to ₹500, to make sure they’re still saving enough.
The fee doesn’t apply if your bank discount is under ₹500, so smaller offers dodge the extra cost. But once you hit that ₹500 mark, the ₹49 gets added right away, and Amazon’s help page says it’s final—no refunds, no matter what. This could push people to tweak their carts, maybe add more to justify the fee or switch payment methods to avoid it altogether. It’s a shift that might change how folks shop on Amazon.
Why the new charge? Amazon says it’s to pay for the work of handling and processing these bank deals—like organizing them and making them work on the site. Flipkart, another big shopping site, already does something similar, so Amazon’s following suit. It’s part of a trend where online stores add little fees to big discounts, which could make shoppers think twice about how they grab deals moving forward.
