There’s a good reason Amazon users bought more than 1.75 million items in 48 hours last year and that reason, of course, is Amazon Prime Day.
Year on year, the flash sales event – which acts as something of a Black Friday spin-off – gives Amazon Prime customers exclusive access to major deals and discounts on tech, electronics and more, breaking more than a few sales records in the process.
Last year, Amazon Prime Day became the largest shopping event in Amazon history; the company sold over 100,000 laptops, 200,000 televisions, 300,000 headphones, 350,000 luxury beauty products and more than one million toys.
But navigating thousands of offers is not an easy task.
To help you prepare for Amazon Prime Day 2020, we’ve picked up some hints and tips from previous years’ sales and will continue to curate the best deals and information for you as the day draws nearer.
What is Amazon Prime Day?
Amazon Prime Day first took place on July 15, 2015, marking the anniversary of the company by chief executive Jeff Bezos. At its inception, Prime Day was indeed a day-long flash sale of wanton products (primarily tech and electronics) but it has become much larger and longer in the years since.
To participate, users must be signed up to Amazon Prime, the £79-a-year subscription service that gives users access to free, unlimited one-day delivery on many items, as well as Amazon Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading and early access to deals.
It’s believed roughly eight million people subscribe to the service in the UK, and over 100 million worldwide.
When is Amazon Prime Day 2020?
Amazon has confirmed that Prime Day 2020 will take place on Tuesday, October 13, starting one minute after midnight, with fresh deals updated all the way through to the 14th at 11:59pm.
Though Prime Day typically takes place on July 15, the American retail giant decided to postpone the sales event this year.
In an official statement, Amazon confirmed: "This year we’ll be holding Prime Day later than usual, while ensuring the safety of our employees and supporting our customers and selling partners."
Support small businesses with Amazon Prime
Prime Day is back with a very important twist this year – namely, an initiative to support small businesses selling on Amazon in the UK.
From now to October 12, Prime members who spend £10 with select small businesses on Amazon will earn £10 to spend on Prime Day.
To get to know some of the SMBs currently included in the offer, you can browse their products here.
How does Amazon Prime Day work?
You need to be an Amazon Prime member to get access to the best deals. If you’re not yet a member, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial, which can be canceled at any time thereafter.
Typically, there are two types of deals:
You’ll have to be on the ball to reap the rewards, though — new deals are released as often as every five minutes and many sell out quickly.
Millions of products are expected to go on sale for Prime Day 2020
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What deals can we expect?
Though there are quite literally millions of deals to shop each Prime Day, Amazon has been known to follow a formula with its biggest offers.
For Prime Day 2020, we expect to see a massive push for Amazon’s own products, like the Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick and Alexa Voice Remote. The company sold more them over last year’s two-day period than it ever had before, giving them a fantastic incentive to do the same again.
Kindles and Fire tablets regularly top the most-searched-for and purchased gifts of Prime Day, too, so it wouldn’t be a bad time to start thinking about Christmas presents.
Additionally, 2019’s most successful Prime Day deals included a LifeStraw Personal Water Filter, the Instant Pot DUO60 and 23andMe health and ancestry kits, so you can expect to find a large number of trend-led tech deals on offer.
Price-wise, tech products almost always receive the most drastic price cuts — you will find a key product within most categories reduced by 50 to 80 per cent. Last year, Toshiba Smart TVs were reduced by hundreds of pounds, select styles of Levi’s jeans were less than half price, and top-rated beauty products were up to 60 per cent off. There truly is something for everyone.
Best early Prime Day deals
1. Kindle Unlimited 3-month Subscription
Was £23.97, now £0
Prime members can now enjoy three months of Kindle Unlimited for the price of none, giving you access to over one million books, audiobooks, comics and selected magazine subscriptions.
Buy now
2. Ring Spotlight HD Security Camera with LED Spotlight
Was £199, now £139
Ring’s brilliant home security system not only sends alerts to your phone, tablet and PC when motion is detected, but lets you see, hear and speak to people on your property from anywhere with an internet connection. You can watch the HD live view video at any time, and even sound sirens at the click of a button.
Buy now
3. Amazon eero mesh Wi-Fi system
Was £239, now £149
If your home has a few Wi-Fi ‘dead zones’ or struggles to stream, the eero might be the best thing you buy all year. It works with your existing internet service provider to deliver comprehensive Wi-Fi coverage, that actually replaces your router, up to 460 square meters. You can set the system up in minutes and add to your coverage any time with its easy-to-use hardware, too.
Buy now
Tips on getting the best deals and offers
Don’t despair if something’s sold out, join the waiting list
It’s frustrating when the one thing you’ve been eyeing up for months goes on sale and sells out immediately. However, if a product you’re after runs out or says ‘100 per cent claimed’ on Prime Day, we recommend joining the waiting list; you’ll be alerted if it goes back on sale.
If someone has a lightning deal in their basket for over 15 minutes, it will be removed and will go back on sale – so there’s always hope if something appears to be sold out.
Lightning Deals
Make sure to keep an eye out for lightning deals, as they are one of the best ways to get a bargain on Prime Day. These can be found on the deal of the day page. Lightning deals are only available for a limited time (usually just a few hours) and/or limited stock. The best deals sell out fast, but many are posted throughout the day.
Compare high street prices
While Amazon offers a huge range of excellent deals on Prime Day, they aren’t the only retailer to do so. This means it’s worth shopping around if you’re not dealing with a Lightning Deal. Many outlets match Amazon’s prices – and the likes of John Lewis, Currys PC World, Argos, Tesco Direct and Debenhams could well be holding their own flash sales at the same time.
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