--- title: Amazon Will Pay You $4 to Use Its Dash Buttons description: Amazon is really pushing its Dash buttons now, offering a $5 credit if you buy one for a dollar. authors: - name: Ethan Wolff-Mann url: https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 160 covers: - Credit Cards - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/ewolffmann former_staff: true published: '2016-07-11T13:40:02.000Z' modified: '2024-02-23T09:23:44.000Z' section: Credit Cards tags: - Amazon - pubdesk - technology word_count: 299 canonical: https://money.com/amazon-dash-button-credit/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Dash-Button-Bathroom-Cabinet](https://img.money.com/2016/07/dash-button-bathroom-cabinet.jpg) *Two Amazon dash buttons hang on hooks next to products they order.* Amazon wants you to use its Dash buttons -- which let you re-order an item at the push of a button over wifi -- so badly that it's willing to pay you to use them. The thinking is that by placing one at the point of use--next to the washing machine, say--you won't have to remember to order the Tide later. Until recently, a Dash button cost $4.99, and you'd get a credit for that same amount--allowing consumers to effectively get a Dash button at no additional cost over the actual items. But now Amazon is [selling the buttons for just $0.99](https://www.amazon.com/Dash-Buttons/b?ie=UTF8&node=10667898011), and still giving a full $4.99 credit after the first order made with the button--netting the customer $4 per button. ***Read More: Here Are the Best Deals for Amazon Prime Day*** For things you're already buying on Amazon, it's an easy $4 if there's a corresponding Dash button. And with well over 150 items to choose from, there might be. It's not clear why Amazon is pushing the Dash button on consumers, especially when its other easy-ordering device, the voice-enabled wireless speaker known as Echo -- or Alexa, as its AI assistant is called -- seems to be stealing all the thunder these days. Tech critic Anil Dash (no relation to the Amazon product) sang his praise for the no-hands ordering and timer-setting in a recent [Medium article on it](https://medium.com/@anildash/amazon-echo-and-alexa-really-matter-dcc6d817ad6b#.j5uud1m8x). For its part, Fast Company guesses that Amazon's new Dash promotion has something to do with getting [data on its customers](http://www.fastcompany.com/3061546/Amazon-dash-buttons), though it gets data no matter the mode of purchase. 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