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Title: Amazon Referral Fee and Amazon Smile Programs
Post by: D.J. Osborn on May 16, 2019, 05:41:49 pm
Recently it was mentioned that one could support ForeForums using the Amazon Referral Fee method and also an Amazon Smile charity by using a link to Amazon that was provided. However, that link goes to Amazon but there is no indication that the provided link offers Amazon Smile support. As I recall Michelle mentioned a few years ago that Amazon didn't offer the ability to support both. If there exists a link that supports both the Amazon Referral Program and the Amazon Smile charity program then I would appreciate it if someone provided it. 
Title: Re: Amazon Referral Fee and Amazon Smile Programs
Post by: Chuck & Jeannie on May 16, 2019, 05:55:18 pm
We don't know of any link that supports both programs with one click.  We decided to alternate using the links, so over the course of time both programs benefit from 50% of our purchases.
Title: Re: Amazon Referral Fee and Amazon Smile Programs
Post by: Roger & Susan in Home2 on May 16, 2019, 07:17:47 pm
I use the link for a Forum Referral and the Smile program as well but I know of no way to use them both at the same time.  Each provides a benefit.  Choose for yourself where your support goes or do like Chuck and I do, share.

See
Amazon.com Help: About AmazonSmile (https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201365340)

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_aas_redirect?ie=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0

amazon.smile is a separate website from amazon.  Same products and prices with a charitable benefit.
Title: Re: Amazon Referral Fee and Amazon Smile Programs
Post by: D.J. Osborn on May 16, 2019, 07:39:39 pm
I use the link for a Forum Referral and the Smile program as well but I know of no way to use them both at the same time.  Each provides a benefit.  Choose for yourself where your support goes or do like Chuck and I do, share.

See
Amazon.com Help: About AmazonSmile (https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201365340)

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_aas_redirect?ie=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0

amazon.smile is a separate website from amazon.  Same products and prices with a charitable benefit.

You recently wrote the following:
 
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The Forum gets a referral fee, my favorite charity gets 0.5% cash donation on everything I buy and I get 5% cash back on my Chase Amazon Prime card.
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It would be good in the future to clarify that it's not possible for both the Forum to get a referral fee and your favorite charity to get a 0.5% cash donation on everything you buy.

Title: Re: Amazon Referral Fee and Amazon Smile Programs
Post by: Roger & Susan in Home2 on May 16, 2019, 09:11:51 pm
I am proud to support the Forum and Habitat for Humanity with with whatever donations made by Amazon on my behalf for the purchases I make there using one or the other of the links.  And with being a supportive and helpful member of the Forum and 28 years of building homes with HFH.

What I said is exactly correct.  Nothing says or implies you can get a benefit to both or that there is a single link that does so.
Title: Re: Amazon Referral Fee and Amazon Smile Programs
Post by: John S on May 16, 2019, 09:18:43 pm
this is getting testy so I am going to lock it.