A Guide to Amazon’s Upcoming Prime Day Deals Event
You may still be paying off your credit card bill after July’s Prime Day , but Amazon isn’t done with you yet— the Prime Day-style October sale is right around the corner. Here’s everything you need to know about the shopping event ahead of the Black Friday madness.
What are Prime Big Deal days?
Prime Big Deal Days are the fall version of Prime Day . It’s a two-day sale with discounts on just about every category you can think of. While Prime Day is the larger sale of the two, Prime Big Deal Days has grown since its first launch in 2022.
When are the Prime Big Deal days?
Amazon hasn’t said exactly when this will happen in 2024. However, I can give you some educational information based on what Amazon has done in previous years. The last two of these were in the second week of October and Monday through Wednesday, so the top big deal days of 2024 will likely be October 8th to 9th .
Do you need to be a Prime member to shop on Prime Big Deal Days?
You’ll need to be a Prime member to shop through Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, which start at $14.99 per month . You can see whether an annual Prime membership is worth it for you or not , but remember that you can always cancel your Prime membership after the sale ends. Keep in mind that Amazon offers free 30-day trials , so you can shop the entire two days of the event and still score early Black Friday deals if you time it right. You can see how to sign up for a Prime account here .
What can you expect from Prime Big Deal Days?
Prime Day occurs during the summer, and you’ll likely see deals on outdoor items like gardening equipment , grills, and hot tubs , in addition to Amazon’s usual tech and device deals . As Prime Big Deal Days take place in the fall, you can expect more deals on playground equipment and gym equipment. You can also expect large retailers to have their own competitive sales, the largest of which are Best Buy , Target , and Walmart .
Some tips for Prime Big Deal days
If this will be your first October Prime Day, there are a few basic things you need to know about selling on Amazon; you can share your Prime membership with family members, even if they don’t live with you; you can set up price alerts for the products you want , and your Alexa devices can notify you when they go on sale; There are usually “invite-only” offers you can sign up for; There are tools you can use to see if the deal you’re considering is a good one or not . But if you take just one piece of shopping advice on big deal days, let it be this: Don’t buy anything you weren’t going to buy anyway . A good way to make sure of this is to make a list of products that you really need and pay attention only to those.