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Do this now: Avoid paying $45 to Amazon, Netflix and Sony by tonight

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Do this now: Avoid paying $45 to Amazon, Netflix and Sony by tonight

Don't overpay for Amazon Prime or the biggest PS5 game of 2022 with this week's epic deals – more than worth your $5 subscription to The Shortcut.

Matt Swider
Feb 17, 2022
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Do this now: Avoid paying $45 to Amazon, Netflix and Sony by tonight

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Note: The Amazon Prime renewal trick has ended at midnight last night (the gifting option now have the new price of $139. But there are more ways to save on prime and other subscriptions in this updated page. More deals explained to $5/mo (or $50/yr) subscribers of The Shortcut. Thanks for supporting my work.

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The price of Amazon Prime will go up by $20 at midnight Pacific, Sony is sneakily charging an extra $10 – for no reason – for its first must-own PS5 game of 2022 (releasing tomorrow), and Netflix jacked up its plans to as much as $20 monthly.

It’s become an unsettling trend in 2022.

🧠 But you’re not going to pay any of that $. Because you subscribe to The Shortcut.

I’m here with a banner-ad-free discount guide on technology and video games – offering you insight into deals worth hundreds of dollars per year (more than covering the cost of your $5/month subscription). Inflation is driving up the price of everything you want to buy, yet your budget is tighter than ever. I get it.

Extended: 65-inch 4KTV giveaway ends next Thursday at 9pm ET

My goal: The whole point of The Shortcut is to save you time and money, so why overpay for Amazon Prime, Netflix and one of the biggest PS5 games of 2022?

Please sign up: Notice something? No banner ads! A few kind people pay and many others subscribe FOR FREE to The Shortcut articles – either method supports me and my work. 🙏

🙌 Guide for everyone:

  • $250 credit to Samsung for Galaxy S22 pre-order (ends next Thursday)

  • $10 off Horizon Forbidden West on PS5 (big game release tomorrow)

✨ Exclusive to The Shortcut paid members:

  • ❗ $20 off Amazon Prime (get it by midnight PST, avoid the price increase)

    • Cancel your current membership and gift yourself Prime for $119 before midnight (step-by-step directions below for paid members)

  • Up to $15.50 off Netflix (for T-Mobile members)

  • Free Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Apple Arcade/Google Play (with select Verizon accounts) also free Apple Music is the highest tier plan

  • Free HBO Max (with select AT&T accounts)

🛍️ More deals for everyone

  • Walmart deals

  • Samsung deals

  • Best Buy deals

  • B&H Photo deals


⬇️ Let’s start the guide:

$250 Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra credit

  • Deal type: Up to $250 Samsung gift Certificate

My ongoing Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review makes it clear: this is the best Android phone you can buy in 2022 (so far), and I’ve reviewed and tested hundreds of smartphones in my career. Samsung is offering solid trade-in deals, but the real savings comes with the $250 instant Samsung Credit eCertificate.

This $250 can be applied to a variety of goodies: Samsung accessories (you’ll need a case), the novel Samsung Freestyle projector, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, or the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 (which is 25% off if you grab it with a phone).

  • $250 eCertificate when buying the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

  • $200 eCertificate when buying the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus

  • $150 eCertificate when buying the Samsung Galaxy S22

  • $50 eCertificate + free keyboard cover with any Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

Expires: Thursday, February 24 at 11:59pm EST

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$10 off Horizon Forbidden West on PS5

  • Deal type: Free upgrade

    • Avoid Sony’s "PS5 tax.” The cheaper PS4 version upgrades to PS5 free

  • Deal price: $60

  • Original price: $70

  • Savings: $10

  • Expires: Never, but the game comes out on Friday (tomorrow)

⚠️ Sony is doing something sneaky that will cost most people $10. But not you. It’s charging $69.99 for the PS5 version of Horizon Forbidden West, which is the company’s new game releasing tomorrow. It’s already receiving rave reviews.

However, you can order the PS4 version at $59.99 – $10 cheaper – and seamlessly upgrade to the PS5 game for free. Besides the box saying PS4 vs PS5 along the top, there’s 100% no difference between the two versions thanks to that free next-gen upgrade. You simply saved $10 shopping smartly.

  • Walmart: $60 PS4 (free PS4-to-PS5 upgrade) / $70 PS5

  • Best Buy: $60 PS5 (free PS4-to-PS5 upgrade) / $70 PS5

  • GameStop: $60 PS4 (free PS4-to PS5 upgrade) / $70 PS5

Note: If you buy this game directly from your PS5 console (via the PlayStation Store), you’ll only be able to buy the PS5 version at the $70 rate.


$20 off Amazon Prime before the price increase

  • Deal type: Secret way to pay in advance for $20 off your renewal

  • Expires: Friday 3am EST/midnight PST ❗

Here’s how to get it ASAP…

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