$119.99 | Tapo H500 HomeBase Smart Hub for Tapo cameras & smart devices + 25% Back w/ Prime Visa Card at Amazon ($89.99 after cash back) (normally $149.99)

Dhry

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DhryYesterday 9:13 PM

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I have a prime store card but the extra 20% is not being reflected at checkout, it has text in the "learn more" area but the total calculation doesn't show this particular discount at all. I'm going to pull the trigger but if it doesn't immediately retroactively apply it I'll cancel.

Dhry

Yesterday 9:23 PM

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DhryYesterday 9:23 PM

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Quote from Dhry

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I have a prime store card but the extra 20% is not being reflected at checkout, it has text in the "learn more" area but the total calculation doesn't show this particular discount at all. I'm going to pull the trigger but if it doesn't immediately retroactively apply it I'll cancel.

I don't see anything saying I got extra cash back. https://imgur.com/a/FEntFpy

GABulldawg

Yesterday 9:47 PM

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GABulldawgYesterday 9:47 PM

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Quote from Dhry

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I have a prime store card but the extra 20% is not being reflected at checkout, it has text in the "learn more" area but the total calculation doesn't show this particular discount at all. I'm going to pull the trigger but if it doesn't immediately retroactively apply it I'll cancel.

It's not a discount, you get cash back on your credit card statement

Dhry

Yesterday 9:53 PM

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DhryYesterday 9:53 PM

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Quote from GABulldawg

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It's not a discount, you get cash back on your credit card statement

This is for prime store card as well as the visa. I checked the rewards/benefits and transaction history and it's currently showing as 0. This might well take a little time to reflect but the delivery is tomorrow. I'll give it a day or two to show up as a cash back reward before calling customer service. It hasn't clearly mentioned it anywhere in the order or receipt so I just want to be sure it took effect since normally you can immediately verify things like discounts due to code use etc. obviously cashback is different.

dealnabber

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Yesterday 10:18 PM

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dealnabber

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Yesterday 10:18 PM

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Quote from Dhry

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I have a prime store card but the extra 20% is not being reflected at checkout, it has text in the "learn more" area, but the total calculation doesn't show this particular discount at all. I'm going to pull the trigger, but if it doesn't immediately retroactively apply it, I'll cancel.

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I don't see anything saying I got extra cash back. https://imgur.com/a/FEntFpy

Quote from Dhry

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I checked the rewards/benefits and transaction history, and it's currently showing as 0. This might well take a little time to reflect, but the delivery is tomorrow. I'll give it a day or two to show up as a cash back reward before calling customer service. It hasn't clearly mentioned it anywhere in the order or receipt, so I just want to be sure it took effect, since normally you can immediately verify things like discounts due to code use, etc. Obviously cashback is different.

Whatever amount your card gets charged, once it posts, you'll earn 25% cash back in rewards on that card, which you can then cash out as a statement credit. This is always how these Prime Card item-specific promotions work. The calculation won't be seen at the checkout stage or in your Orders section.

See attached screenshot on the offer terms and what was presented at checkout.
At checkout, right under the eligible item, there is a clickable arrow saying "Additional reward details".
If you click that, you'll see a pop-up of the 25% offer's terms (as seen in the right side of the screenshot).
As long as you did pay with the Amazon credit card that is eligible for the offer (and not with gift credit, for instance), you will get the 25% cash back, on whatever amount was charged to the card.

It even does say in the terms "The extra % Back will post to your account within a week of the transaction posting, and will appear on your monthly credit card billing statement and be available for use within 1-2 billing cycles."
In my experience, I do get that amount posted within a week of the transaction, as the terms state.
To check for that, you'll have to login to Chase and go to the Reward details of that card, which will show the "25% earn" for that transaction and its # of points posted.
For example, for a recent $88.27 Amazon purchase I did of a similar 25% promotion (using the Amazon Chase card), I got "2,206.75 pts" posted (i.e. equal to $22.07 cash back)

Again, I have done these 25% promos multiple times (at least a dozen or so in the last 6 months), and have never failed to have the promos post.

Last edited by dealnabber August 10, 2026 at 03:50 PM.

mac4lyfe

Yesterday 10:56 PM

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mac4lyfeYesterday 10:56 PM

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Fantastic price. I use this to record my dozen Tapo cameras. I bought an ssd hard drive to go inside. With the app you can identify people and it will let you know if someone is recognized/verified or not. Highly recommend, especially at this price.

dealnabber

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Yesterday 11:03 PM

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dealnabber

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Quote from mac4lyfe

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Fantastic price. I use this to record my dozen Tapo cameras. I bought an ssd hard drive to go inside. With the app you can identify people and it will let you know if someone is recognized/verified or not. Highly recommend, especially at this price.

Thank you. At this price I wanted as many Tapo users to see it as possible!

I agree, it is wonderful at seamlessly recording and storing from the 7 Tapo cameras (four are 4K and three are 1080p) and 1 doorbell (2K) that I have, while providing peace of mind that even if someone were to try to break a camera, steal it, or steal the microSD card inside, this would still record all of that (from Inside the home) and you'd have the evidence of that happening and be able to retrieve it. For this price it's pretty much a no-brainer for those in this ecosystem.

runner724

Today 12:02 AM

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runner724Today 12:02 AM

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Decent deal. With the extra 20% CB it is even better.

Few things to note. Recommendation are to use Ethernet since you want reliable data receivable medium. There is a maximum of 4 cameras for continuous record. The drive bay is 2.5 inch, not 3.5.

There is an HDMI so you can hook to TV for live view.

adisal

Today 12:11 AM

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adisalToday 12:11 AM

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I had this Tapo hub. I liked it, but I would note that the facial recognition that this hub claims for person detection isn't that useful as they claim to be. The face recognition only worked in cases when the person would walk straight towards the camera, not when only side of the face is visible (or at an angle). There is functionality in the UI to tag unknown faces as someone you know, then keep tagging it for better accuracy over time. But my cameras faced the foot traffic sideways, so I couldn't have a good enough hits. If you have doorbell cameras pointing in the direction of the foot traffic then you may have higher chances of person face recognition.

Even with the said problem I think this is a worthwhile unit. A pseudo replacement for CCTV NVR that is convenient to install at home. It just worked. This hub I believe supports both 2Ghz and 5Ghz wifi bands, that's a plus for both cameras and for the transfer. Cameras can switch to 2Ghz if they are at a distance from the hub. Btw, the inbuilt 16GBs can also be used for continuous 24/7 recording. Their manuals said it is only available when hard disk is installed, but I found it does work with the inbuilt memory too, probably after firmware update. A good point in case you don't want to purchase hard disks right away, but want 24/7 recording.

Another useful bonus - it has USB port for backing up the recording videos. But I used it to share the drive on home network with my android devices. A cheap file-sharing implementation (with the known drawbacks of course). Understandably this isn't its primary purpose.

I had the cheaper H200 hub for a temporary period, but it gave me troubles with my wifi router. If it works for you, then some may consider it above this H500 in case you don't want the face detection functionality.

I wished I could have bought it for this price. Currently I have this moved to my mother's place and haven't heard any complaints. Better than installing multiple costly microSD cards individually in the cameras given the current prices (assuming you know how to get a 2.5 inch hdd for a low cost).

$119.99 | Tapo H500 HomeBase Smart Hub for Tapo cameras & smart devices + 25% Back w/ Prime Visa Card at Amazon ($89.99 after cash back) (normally $149.99)

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