Hey, have you heard of Prime Day? It\’s like Black Friday, only it\’s in the middle of July. Sounds exciting, right? Well, get geared up! It\’s nearly here, and you won\’t believe the range of great deals that are coming up.
As pointed out in Tom\’s Guide, a good product review web site, and a great place to go for shopping news:
Last year, Amazon celebrated Prime Day on Tuesday, July 11. The actual deals, however, started two weeks before that date. On June 26, Amazon slashed the price of its $129 Echo down to just $79. At the time, it was the best price we had ever seen for the Echo. The 24-hour deal was the kick-off to Prime Day and a clue of how big a role Alexa would play during Prime Day 2017.
Although Amazon hasn\’t declared an official date for Prime Day 2018, we expect it to fall sometime during the week of July 9, possibly Tuesday, July 10. Whatever day they choose, we expect Amazon will offer another Echo deal in late June and then kick off Prime Day deals the nigh before Prime Day is scheduled to begin.
There are spotlight deals: Prime Day Spotlight Deals feature top brands, popular items and deep discounts that last until Amazon stock is gone. These deals have the most inventory and some of the best savings. Find Spotlight Deals through the “Shop All Deals” link on Amazon.com or at www.amazon.com/primeday
There are Lightning Deals: Thousands of Lightning Deals are \”watchable\” (is that a word?) 24 hours ahead but only run for a limited time with limited quantities. New Lightning Deals will launch as often as every 5 minutes. You’ll see a timer on each deal as well as a status bar showing availability until the deal is claimed. Find these limited-time deals through the “Shop All Deals” link on Amazon.com or at www.amazon.com/primeday
You can shop deals as early as 6pm PT / 9pm ET on the day before and deals are organized into categories. Prime members will be able to find deals faster, so get your prime membership now! The savings you get from these deals could more than pay for the Prime membership.
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