TL;DR
- Sonos is a fantastic product for getting the whole home connected, but hard to find on sale / discounts / coupons
- 15% – find a student friend in your network, Sonos has a student program!
- 25% – Amazon Warehouse offers another awesome alternative for open box items
- Don’t forget to get your cashback – I tried Lemoney for the first time – 7.2% cash back – let’s see if it works with the student discount!
- Supercharged with Credit Card rewards, I saved 22% on the Sonos Amp (x2) + 29% on a Sonos Port!
Student discount
Sonos partners with Unidays to offer 15% off and it’s advertised right on the website! It’s easy to login and you get a single use Sonos savings coupon!
It is limited to a $2,500 of equipment, but that should be enough for most homes!
Amazon Warehouse
For a longer post, but Amazon Warehouse offers amazing discounts on pre-owned, used, and open box items. Depending on the item, I’m comfortable using the service. Sonos as a solid state electronic equipment definitely fits this item. It also includes Amazon’s 30 day FREE returns!
I needed a Sonos Port to connect my home theater to the rest of the Sonos network. It retails for $449 and the Amazon Warehouse price was 25% lower at $335.45. I took a chance that the “acceptable” condition really referred to the box, as how can you really damage the physical device?
Pictures below + a successful audio test shows a successful Amazon Warehouse Port experience!
Cashback!
It’s often worth worth testing a cashback portal when spending a bunch of money! I have www.cashbackmonitor.com bookmarked (see screenshot below) so I can see the latest rates. I usually default to Rakuten, but with $1,000+ purchase, I figured it was worth signing up and I gave Lemoney a shot, but these sites are never 100% when using coupons (the Sonos student discount is a coupon code).
Bottom Line
| Sonos Port | Sonos Amp | |
| Retail Price | $449.00 | $649.00 |
| Discount | ($113.55) | ($97.35) |
| Credit Card | ($16.77) | ($5.52) |
| Cashback | na | ($39.72) |
| Net price | $318.68 | $506.41 |
| Savings | 29% | 22% |
Port Discount: Amazon Warehouse Savings + 5% Amazon Visa cash back
Amp Discount: Student Discount + 1% Amex Platinum reward + Lemoney
