Promo Code for Extra 40% Off Grocery Items at Amazon -- Plus a Way to Get an Extra $12 Back Too!

I've mentioned before that amazon.com can offer some nice savings on grocery items when you combine their various promos. And since shipping is free (if your order is over $25), you don't even spend the gas to go to your local supermarket. Right now they have a clearance going on for almost 4,000 items with prices already reduced. But if you use promo code AUGMKDWN at checkout, you will get another 40% knocked off the price.

The $25 shipping limit is calculated on the pre-promo price, so you could get free shipping if your final total after the code is as little as $15.

They have all sorts of grocery items, from breakfast foods and coffees to soups and stews, and even pet supplies.

And while browsing on the site, I saw a little promotional offer that entitles you to a 1-year subscription to Self magazine (valued at $12) if you spend more than $25 in amazon's Grocery or Health & Beauty stores. But if you choose to forgo the subscription, they actually have an offer where they will send you back $12 instead!

The subscription offer comes to you by e-mail within about a week of placing your order. If you don't order it, you can mail in a form along with your order confirmation within 30 days, and they'll refund you the value of the subscription. Remember, this is your order confirmation, not your receipt, so if you plan to take advantage of this extra $12 deal, remember to print out your order confirmation as soon as it appears after your order is processed. I don't know of any on-line companies that let you reprint the confirmation later, only the receipt. The form and all the details are available at this link.

One more note on the Self deal: to even receive the e-mail offer, your e-mail settings at amazon must be set to allow promotional e-mails. If your preferences are set to not receive promotional e-mails, they wouldn't be sending you this offer.

Regardless of whether you want to tack on the Self $12 refund, it may still be worth your while to check out the various items on clearance and see if you can pick up some items at great savings with the AUGMKDWN code.

The list of eligible items is available by clicking Grocery Clearance.