What is Amazon Prime Day?
Prime Day is an annual online sales event held by Amazon. The sale usually lasts 48 hours and offers special savings on thousands of items across all their product categories.
When is Amazon Prime Day?
According to multiple reports, Amazon Prime Day 2020 will be on October 13th, 2020. Alexa allows you to stay up to date with info on Amazon Prime Day. All you have to say is “Alex keep me posted on Prime Day.” The app will then notify you anytime announcements are made regarding the sale and when Prime Day begins.
Do You Really Find Good Deals on Amazon Prime Day, or is it just like any other sale?
Yes! You will find across the board sales on just about every type of item. Seeing that this sale is in October versus July, it’s a great time to get a jump on holiday shopping. The most popular sale items include Fire tablets, Kindle, smart TV’s, Echo products by Amazon, video games, kitchen items, and brand name apparel. It’s Amazon’s most successful sale of the year, with total sales topping Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.
Expect competitors like Walmart & Target to be running sales during this time frame as well.
How to prepare for Amazon Prime Day
The main thing you need is an Amazon Prime Membership. If you don’t already have one, you can sign up for a 30 day free trial. After that, the membership is $12.99 per month or if you pay the year in full, it’s $119, which is a $36.88 savings. Make sure you have a credit card attached to the account to place your orders.
How to find the best Amazon Prime Day deals
Bookmark Amazon’s deal page. You can use that link daily to check out deals, but it will be key on Amazon prime day.
Here are some of the deals you will be able to find on Amazon Prime Day.
- Two Echo Dot devices for $39.98
- Fire TV Recast for $129.99
- Four months of Amazon Music for $0.99
- Toshiba 32-inch Smart HD Fire TV Edition TV for $119.99
- Insignia 43-inch Smart 4K UHD Fire TV Edition TV for $199.99
Amazon Prime Day Tip
Log in several times throughout the day to check out their “lightning deals.” These deals lasts only a set amount of time, and they do sell out, so don’t leave anything in your cart for too long.
