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title: "Amazon Prime Offers 50 Cents Off a Gallon of Gas for the July 4 Weekend"
description: "Starting Thursday, Amazon Prime members can knock 50 cents off every gallon of gas at more than 7,500 stations nationwide — a well-timed perk for the busiest road-trip weekend of the summer."
category: "Business"
category_url: https://herald.la/category/business
author: "Tyler Grant"
published: 2026-07-01T22:45:00.000Z
updated: 2026-07-01T22:45:00.000Z
canonical: https://herald.la/article/amazon-prime-offers-50-cents-off-a-gallon-of-gas-for-the-july-4-weekend
tags: ["Amazon Prime", "gas prices", "consumer", "July 4", "fuel savings"]
---
# Amazon Prime Offers 50 Cents Off a Gallon of Gas for the July 4 Weekend

Starting Thursday, Amazon Prime members can knock 50 cents off every gallon of gas at more than 7,500 stations nationwide — a well-timed perk for the busiest road-trip weekend of the summer.

For once, the deal at the pump might be worth reading before you fill up.

## The offer

From July 2 through July 5, active Amazon Prime members can get 50 cents off per gallon at participating bp, Amoco, ampm and Thorntons stations, [Amazon announced](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-gas-savings-prime). The discount is good for one fill-up per member during the four-day window. With California prices well above the national average, a 15-gallon tank fills up about $7.50 cheaper.

## How the discount is built

The 50 cents is layered, [according to CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/select/amazon-offering-50-cents-off-gas/): a 5-cent base reward for having an earnify account (bp's fuel-rewards program), another 5 cents for linking a Prime membership, and a promotional 40 cents added for the holiday. After July 5, the promotional boost ends but Prime members keep the combined 10-cents-per-gallon standard discount year-round.

## How LA drivers redeem it

The setup takes a few minutes and there is no coupon code:

- **Activate online.** Go to amazon.com/fuelsavings, sign in with your Prime account, and link a free earnify account.
- **Find a station.** Use the earnify app to locate a participating bp, Amoco or ampm station; in the LA basin they sit along corridors like the 405, the 10 and the 101.
- **Redeem at the pump.** Enter the phone number tied to your earnify account at the keypad, or authorize the fill-up from the app. The discount applies automatically; any payment method works.

The deal does not cover Costco, Chevron or independent stations — only the bp family of brands.

## The bigger picture

The promotion is the latest tangible perk Amazon has stacked onto Prime as it competes with Walmart+, which offers its own per-gallon fuel discount. "Amazon's view has always been that the more benefits you add … the more difficult it is to leave," retail analyst Neil Saunders of GlobalData told [ABC7](https://abc7.com/post/amazon-prime-introduces-new-benefit-save-gas-participating-bp-amoco-stations/15475913/). Prime runs $14.99 a month or $139 a year, with discounted tiers for students and qualifying government-assistance recipients. The timing — landing on one of the year's heaviest travel weekends — is unlikely to be an accident.

## Sources

- [How Prime members can save $0.50 per gallon on fuel this Fourth of July weekend](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-gas-savings-prime)
- [Amazon Prime's 50-cent-per-gallon gas discount starts July 2](https://www.cnbc.com/select/amazon-offering-50-cents-off-gas/)
- [Amazon Prime introduces a new benefit to save on gas at participating bp, Amoco stations](https://abc7.com/post/amazon-prime-introduces-new-benefit-save-gas-participating-bp-amoco-stations/15475913/)