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Amazon Extends Prime Benefit to More Whole Foods Stores

Amazon's Prime perk is heading to another 121 Whole Foods Market stores across 12 states as well as all Whole Foods Market 365 stores nationwide.

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Good news, Amazon Prime members: Now you can get special discounts at even more Whole Foods stores.

Amazon on Wednesday announced it is bringing this Prime perk to another 121 Whole Foods Market stores across 12 states as well as all Whole Foods Market 365 stores nationwide. Prime members get an extra 10 percent off certain sale items (look for the yellow sale signs) plus exclusive weekly deals on select items (denoted with blue "Prime Member Deal" signs).

What kind of exclusive deals are we talking? Here's some of the sales running this week:

  • Organic raspberries, $2.50 per 6 oz. container
  • Responsibly farmed tail-on white shrimp, 2 lb. bag for $12.99 ($5 off)
  • Antibiotic-free rotisserie chicken, $6 each (one-day sale, May 30)
  • Back to Nature crackers and cookies, 2 for $5
  • 40 percent off all probiotic supplements (weekend sale, June 1 to June 3)

Amazon, which acquired Whole Foods Market last year for $13.7 billion, first launched this Prime benefit in Flordia earlier this month and plans to expand it nationwide this summer. With today's expansion, the savings are available at Whole Foods Market stores in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, Louisiana, New Mexico, northern Nevada, northern California, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah plus Whole Foods Market 365 stores nationwide.

To take advantage of this benefit, download the Whole Foods Market app, sign in with your Amazon account, then scan the app's Prime Code at checkout. You can also use your mobile phone number at checkout, if that's easier. The deals are prominently displayed in stores, and you can also see many of them in the Whole Foods Market app.

Amazon earlier this month hiked the price of Prime to $119 per year or $12.99 per month, though there are workarounds if it's free shipping you're after. Existing customers will see a price bump from $99 to $119 as of June 16. Besides special discounts at Whole Foods, a Prime subscription offers free, two-day shipping on Amazon.com purchases; unlimited access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and Prime Reading; unlimited photo storage via Prime Photos; and early access to Amazon's Lightning Deals.

Prime members can also get two-hour Whole Foods deliveries via Prime Now in 10 cities, including Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, Virginia Beach, Atlanta, and San Francisco. The Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card also offers 5 percent back on Whole Foods Market purchases.

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Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

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I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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My little Florida beach bungalow is brimming with smart home tech. I have a smart speaker or display in every room, allowing me to control other connected devices by voice. The Nest Hub on my bedside table lets me set wake-up alarms, control my smart light bulbs, and set the temperature on my smart thermostat. I use the Amazon Echo Show 8 on my kitchen counter to browse recipes, reorder protein powder, check the weather, and watch the news while I do dishes. 

Because I suffer from allergies, air purifiers are essential. My favorite model is the Dyson Purifier Cool TP07, which doubles as a fan and continuously sends indoor pollution data to its companion mobile app. 

My pitbull Bradley sheds, so a good robot vacuum is a must. I currently use a premium Ecovacs Deebot that can both vacuum and mop, empty its own dustbin, and wash its own mop cloth. 

For fitness, I like to mix up my routine with cycling, indoor rowing, running, and strength training in addition to yoga. I take classes on the Tonal 2 smart strength training machine, I row indoors on an Aviron machine, and track my beach runs with an Apple Watch while listening to music on my Apple AirPods Pro. On the weekends, I love riding e-bikes like the rugged, beach-friendly Aventon Aventure for fun and fitness.

My job involves a lot of virtual meetings, so a quality webcam, microphone, and ring light are important. I use the Jabra PanaCast 20 webcam, the Elgato Wave: 3 microphone, and a Yesker tripod ring light. 

As for my preferred phone platform, I'm an iPhone person, but I've also extensively used Android for product testing.

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