Albert Heijn Premium costs €17.99 a year and comes with a genuine safety net: if the discounts you use do not add up to at least €17.99 by the end of your first year, Albert Heijn refunds the difference as shop credit. For expats who already do most of their weekly shopping at AH, that makes it close to a no-risk upgrade on top of the free orange Bonus card.
What You Get With AH Premium
The free AH Bonus card already gets you the weekly sale prices everyone sees in the folder. Premium adds a permanent 10% discount on the entire organic (biologisch) range and a separate permanent 10% discount on the AH Terra plant-based line, both on house brand and A-brand products. You also collect koopzegels (AH's savings stamps) twice as fast as a regular Bonus card holder, and your personal Bonus Box expands from the standard handful of weekly choices to 10 personalized offers a week. These benefits stack on top of the normal weekly Bonus deals rather than replacing them.
The €17.99 Annual Fee and the Benefit Guarantee
The subscription (officially "Mijn Albert Heijn Premium") is billed once a year and renews automatically unless you cancel it in your account settings. The benefit guarantee, Albert Heijn calls it the voordeelgarantie, covers your first contract year only: if your tracked Premium savings come in under €17.99, you can request the shortfall back as shop credit. One detail worth knowing is that this refund is not automatic, you need to submit the request yourself within three months of your first year ending, so it is worth putting a reminder in your calendar.
How to Sign Up
Open the AH app or go to Mijn AH, tap "Premium" in your profile menu, and follow the payment prompts (iDEAL is the standard option). Activation is instant: your Bonus card updates straight away and the extra discounts and Bonus Box choices apply on your very next shop.
Who Premium Actually Pays Off For
Because the 10% discounts only apply to organic and AH Terra products, Premium makes the most sense if a meaningful share of your weekly shop is already in those categories, or if you buy enough groceries at AH generally that doubled koopzegels and the bigger Bonus Box add up on their own. If you mostly shop at Jumbo or Lidl, the free loyalty programs there (see our guides to Jumbo Extra's and Lidl Plus) will usually get you further without an annual fee. The Premium discounts also stay inside Albert Heijn itself and do not extend to sister stores like Etos or Gall & Gall, so factor that in if you were hoping for a wider discount umbrella.
References
- Mijn Albert Heijn Premiom: vergroot je voordeel (Albert Heijn)
- Albert Heijn lanceert jaarabonnement 'Mijn Albert Heijn Premiom' (Albert Heijn Nieuws)
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