This post was originally published on March 19 and updated on July 20 to include information about limited-time cash back savings and total earnings available to Prime for Young Adults members during the Off to College season.
Key takeaways
- Prime for Young Adults members can now earn 5% cash back on home, kitchen, and office products for a limited time (July 20 to September 15).
- The expansion joins existing 5% cash back on beauty, apparel, personal care, PCs, and electronics, with rewards earned on top of everyday low prices.
- Since launching cash back in 2025, Prime for Young Adults members have collectively earned more than $225 million in rewards.
Moving into a first apartment or dorm room is one of the most exciting—and expensive—milestones of early adulthood. Between bedding, kitchen gadgets, desk supplies, and cleaning essentials, the costs add up fast. Starting today, and for a limited time, Prime for Young Adults members can earn 5% cash back on home, kitchen, and office purchases, turning one of the most important shopping moments of the year into automatic savings.
Those savings go even further on Amazon, where members enjoy everyday low prices across the widest selection, on average 14% lower than those at 23 online U.S. retailers. With Prime for Young Adults, there's no need to choose between low prices and cash rewards—members get both.
Here's how to make the most of it.
What's new: 5% cash back on home, kitchen, and office
Off to College shopping just got more rewarding. Starting today through September 15, Prime for Young Adults members will earn 5% automatic cash back across three new categories to get move-in ready: home, kitchen, and office. Because dorm rooms don't furnish themselves, and neither do first apartments.
For the home, that means the products that turn a blank room into your room, like air purifiers, bedding, decor, and storage solutions from brands like Bissell, Dyson, Shark, and Levoit. For the kitchen, it's the coffee maker that gets you through 8 a.m. lectures and the air fryer to supplement a dining plan, with essentials from Ninja, Owala, Brita, Keurig, and Breville. For the office category, it's the tools behind the GPA: calculators, printers, notebooks, and desk accessories from Texas Instruments, HP, Amazon Basics, and Sharpie.
These categories join the existing lineup of beauty, apparel, electronics, PCs, and personal care, eligible for cash back every day, giving Prime for Young Adults members the broadest cash back selection since the program launched.
How cash back rewards work
Prime for Young Adults members automatically earn 5% cash back on the final price. After an order arrives with Prime's fast, free delivery, members can head to the Amazon Prime webpage to sign in and check the cash back balance at the top of the page. A minimum balance of $5 is required to redeem. Once redeemed, cash back can be applied at checkout on most purchases, excluding gift cards, digital content, and Prime membership fees. Cash back cannot be applied retroactively and expires 180 days after it is earned.
Cash back rates and eligible categories vary throughout the year, with enhanced earning opportunities during major shopping events. Earnings are capped at $100 for one purchase and $500 in one year. Members can check cash back expiration date on the Amazon young adult page.
How Alexa for Shopping helps you get move-in ready
Furnishing a dorm or first apartment means juggling a long list of essentials—and Alexa for Shopping can help members check items off without breaking stride. You can use it to research products, check price history and set price alerts, find personalized deals, and set up Scheduled Actions to automate routine tasks like shopping for snacks for the mini-fridge.
Whether it's finding the right size air purifier for the dorm or comparing prices on a desk lamp, Alexa for Shopping makes it easy to build a space while earning 5% cash back on eligible purchases. For visual inspiration, members can also use Amazon Lens in the Amazon Shopping app to snap a photo of a product they like and find similar items available on Amazon.
How much have Prime for Young Adults members earned in cash back?
Since introducing cash back, Prime for Young Adults members have collectively earned more than $225 million in rewards—simply by shopping for the products they love. The expanded categories reflect a broader commitment to meeting young adults where they are during life's most budget-conscious moments.
How to get the most out of Prime for Young Adults
Prime for Young Adults members get access to Amazon's vast selection of more than 300 million items across 35 categories with the speed and reliability Prime is known for. That means free Same-Day or Next-Day Delivery on tens of millions of items, so members can get what they need, when they need it. Whether it's a dorm room essential or a big-ticket electronics purchase, fast, free delivery is always part of the deal—plus discounted ultrafast delivery options in as little as 30 minutes in select areas.
Like all Prime members, Prime for Young Adults members enjoy major grocery savings and convenience with free Same-Day Delivery on orders over $25 in most areas, on top of a wide selection of high-quality, low-priced grocery products and exclusive savings through Whole Foods Market. When shopping groceries from Amazon, members will find everyday low prices across the widest selection, with prices that meet or beat other major retailers.
When it's time to enjoy entertainment, Prime for Young Adults members have plenty to look forward to. Prime Video serves as a first-stop entertainment destination, offering unlimited streaming of movies and shows, plus access to must-see live sports. Members also enjoy ad-free listening of 100 million songs and millions of podcast episodes with Amazon Music, cloud gaming with Amazon Luna, unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos, and one of Prime’s newest benefits, Alexa+.
How to join Prime for Young Adults
Don't leave money on the table with Prime for Young Adults. The membership costs $7.49 per month or $69 annually, half the price of a regular Prime membership. Verification is simple. Customers just need to share their driver's license, passport, or identity card to confirm their age. Higher-education students enrolled in a two- or four-year college can also sign up by sharing their .edu email address.
