How to Use Amazon Subscribe & Save to Automate Household Shopping

Amazon Subscribe & Save is a feature that lets you set up automatic recurring deliveries for products you buy regularly. Instead of remembering to reorder shampoo, paper towels, vitamins, or dog food every month, you set it up once and Amazon ships it automatically.

The main benefit is a discount. Subscribing to an item gives you 5–15% off the regular price. If you have five or more subscriptions arriving in the same month, Amazon gives you an additional 5% off all of them. Over a year, this can add up to significant savings on items you would buy anyway.

You can choose how often each item ships — every 2 weeks, every month, every 2 months, or on other schedules. You can change the frequency, skip a shipment, pause a subscription, or cancel any time — there is no contract or commitment.

If the price of a subscribed item goes up, Amazon notifies you before shipment and gives you a chance to cancel before being charged. Your card is only charged when each shipment actually ships, not when you set up the subscription.

Popular Subscribe & Save items: coffee, vitamins, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, paper products, baby items, pet food and treats, personal care products, and non-perishable food.

You need an Amazon account to use Subscribe & Save. Prime membership is not required, though Prime members get faster shipping.