That does count for all online spending during that period, though. Previous estimates show that over $11 billion was spent worldwide during the two days of the last Amazon Prime Day, according to Adobe Analytics. If you look at the total figures so far, too, a whopping $355 million has already been donated to charities in the US through the program (that's matched by over £300 million in the UK). The Amazon Smile dashboard updates regularly with your own personal contributions and the total money sent to your charity. Even though 0.5% of transactions may not sound like a lot on an individual scale, collectively there's the potential to send a whole lot of money to charities with very minimal effort. It's exactly the same as the standard Amazon site – with the same appearance, products and deals – so don't miss out on anything by shopping this way.Īnd that's it. You can bookmark this page to save you needing to enter it each time. In order to make sure donations are taken every time you shop, you do need to always use the or .uk URL for each visit. Every 0.5% from eligible purchases will now go to your chosen charity.Select who you want to support from the list of charities.

To set it up right now, just follow these quick steps below: How to set up Amazon Smile All are listed on the Amazon Smile site with information on their overall mission, as well as the specific programmes that your money will be put towards, so you have full control over where your donations go. There are over one million local and national charities to choose from in the US (and thousands in the UK). There's no recurring payments, no additional costs and no extra effort required on your part - it all happens automatically when you shop. Once enabled on your account, Amazon donates 0.5% of your eligible purchases to your chosen charity. The feature in question is Amazon Smile. How it works is simple, really.

Amazonprimesmile