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Are you spending too much money on Amazon.com? There’s a little-known way to find out the exact amount you’ve spent on the e-commerce site over the years.
There are four main steps to figuring out your total Amazon spending. Here’s a step-by-step guide…
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Amazon makes it very easy to access your spending data. From the Order History Reports page (direct link), select the “Orders and shipments” report, enter a start and end date, then request the report.
I ran a report from 2010 (the year I joined Amazon) to today’s date:
After requesting the report, it will be available for download as a CSV file, which you can then open in Microsoft Excel or another spreadsheet app to see the total amount you’ve spent.
Here’s some of the information you’ll find on the spreadsheet:
Important: This particular report doesn’t provide specific details about the products you’ve ordered, but you can go back to the first step and request an “Items” report for that information.
I ran the “Orders and shipments” report because it’s easier to calculate total spending. You may want to try both.
To determine how much you’ve spent on Amazon over the years, identify the “Total Charged” column and scroll down to the cell immediately below the last transaction total.
Next, with that cell highlighted (row 98 and column U in my example), double click on the AutoSum option to add up the total.
Now it’s time for the moment of truth! According to the data, I’ve spent more than $2,700 on Amazon since 2010, which is honestly a lot less than I thought.
What’s your number? Share your results with us on Facebook, Twitter or in the comments below.
While we’re on the topic of Amazon, I recently learned that Prime members may be able to get a free extension of their membership if a delivery is late — but you have to ask for it!
Here’s exactly what I did to get a month of free Prime benefits!
This post was last modified on August 5, 2021 1:58 pm
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