The biggest annual sale for Amazon, is Prime Day, and it’s happening again this July. Amazon has just announced the official dates for Prime Day 2024, which will take place on July 16 and July 17. It seems that Amazon believes 48 hours is the sweet spot for Prime Day, as they’ve stuck to two days for the past few years.
And as we gear up for the big day, we have rounded up everything you need to know about Amazon’s Prime Day, so you can save some money and get some stuff that you might need.
With Amazon Prime Day happening very soon, here’s everything you need to know before the big day.
What is Amazon Prime Day?
Amazon started Prime Day back in 2015, as a sort of “Christmas in July” event for the company. It wanted to rival Black Friday, but only make it available to its Prime members. This was an attempt to get you to sign up for Prime, and give you another perk. However, other retailers have also jumped on-board with Prime Day, and offer rivaling sales during these dates.
The first couple of Prime Days were a success, but the deals weren’t that great. Mostly stuff that you wouldn’t really buy, outside of a few doorbusters on TVs. But since then, Prime Day has actually offered some really good deals. Black Friday-level deals without waiting til November.
In 2023, Amazon decided to start holding a second Prime Day in October, to kickoff the holiday shopping season. We expect that this will continue in 2024 and moving forward.
When does Prime Day take place?
Amazon has confirmed that Prime Day will take place on July 16 and July 17. That is a tad later than it normally is – typically the second week of July. But it is still a 48-hour event, which means we get two full days of sales.
Of course, leading up to July 16-17, we will see plenty of Prime Day deals going live early, specifically for Prime members. In fact, there are some Prime Day deals available in late June, a good three weeks ahead of Prime Day.
What Prime Day deals are already available?
There aren’t actually any official early Prime Day deals available yet, but there are some great deals that you can take advantage of right now. Here are a few of them.
These are just a few deals that are currently available. You can of course check out our deals here to stay up to date.
What deals can we expect to see?
Amazon hasn’t announced the slate of deals for Prime Day yet, but we can expect to see deals across all categories of products sold on Amazon’s website.
We will also see some steep discounts on Amazon’s own hardware. Including Fire TV, Fire tablets, Echo smart speakers, Ring, Blink and much more. We might even see some discounts on Amazon’s newest products that it announced last fall.
Based on the deals we’ve seen in previous years for Prime Day, we may also see some steep discounts on Instant Pots, DNA kits, smartphones, smart TVs and many more products. Instant Pots are always the big seller for Amazon on these big shopping days, so if you’ve been looking to pick one up, that might be the best time to do so.
Robot vacuum makers like Roborock, iRobot, Neato and others will also discount their products.
Amazon will offer extended trials for its services like Music Unlimited and Audible. In previous years, we’ve seen Amazon offer four months of Music Unlimited for only $0.99.
Where can I find good deals now?
You can follow AndroidHeadlines. We post the best deals all year round. Because you can’t always wait for Black Friday or Prime Day to pick up some new tech, Instant Pots, or other products.
Every day, we post the best deals available from Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and other retailers. To help you spend your money wisely, and not overspend. So make sure you keep this page bookmarked.
You can also check out Amazon’s deals page. This is updated every few hours with some new deals and deals of the day.
Should I just wait for Black Friday?
If it’s something you need right away, then the best bet is to buy on Prime Day. But if it’s just something you want, but don’t need immediately, then there’s no harm in waiting until Black Friday. Where it is still about five months away, it’s hard to gauge whether things will be cheaper on Black Friday versus Prime Day though. In all honesty, the prices will likely be almost the same.
Particularly since we don’t know the prices for Black Friday yet, and can’t even really do a good guess at those yet.
Black Friday will have more deals at other retailers though. So if you’re not dead set on buying from Amazon, then Black Friday might be the better time to make your purchases. Though many retailers do like to compete with Amazon on Prime Day.
How can I prepare for Amazon Prime Day?
It’ll be a good idea to make sure that your payment methods and addresses are up to date on your Amazon account. Since these deals go really fast, you don’t want to waste time changing that stuff.
It’s also a good idea to pay off your Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card, so you can use it to its full potential on Prime Day. That’s because cardmembers with an eligible Prime membership will get 6% in cashback at Amazon and Whole Foods Market on Prime Day. Along with 5% cashback year-round and 2% back at restaurants, gas stations, and drugstores. While you’ll get 1% back everywhere else.
Amazon has also partnered with Affirm, the popular buy now, pay later service. From June 28 through Huly 1, Prime Members can get 0% APR on three equal monthly payments when they spend $50 or more on eligible products on Amazon upon credit approval by Affirm. For example, a $300 purchase might cost $100/month over three months at 0% APR.
Do I need to be a Prime member to take advantage of these deals?
Prime Day was created as a way to drive more Prime memberships. So yes, you will need to be a Prime member to take advantage of these deals. And there is a free 30-day trial you can sign up for – or six months if you’re a student – and take advantage of Prime Day.
Sellers will also be discounting products that are not officially part of Prime Day too. So the answer is yes and no. To take advantage of all Prime Day deals, you will need to be a Prime member. But not all deals during Prime Day are limited to Prime members.
