Showing posts with label Amazon Prime Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amazon Prime Day. Show all posts

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Amazon Prime Day 2019

Amazon Prime Day is almost here and it has become one of the major online shopping events of the year. Amazon launched Prime Day in July 2015 to commemorate the company's 20th anniversary.

Prime Day is a two-day super online deals event and Amazon promises over a million deals in 2019. These deals range from grocery items to Amazon Fire TV Sticks to 4K televisions.

In 2019, Prime Day starts on Monday, July 15th at 12:00 am Pacific and ends on Tuesday, July 16th at 11:59 pm Pacific.

Amazon Prime Day deals are exclusive to Prime members. So in order to avail of these Prime Day exclusive deals, you need to have Amazon Prime membership. Now, if you do not have the membership, no worries, you can get a Free One-Month Trial of Prime membership and make the best of it during this exclusive event.

Amazon Prime is an annual membership that was first launched by Amazon back in 2005. Prime memberships has many benefits including free shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and so much more. I've actually created a video showcasing some of the key Prime Benefits and a comparison of the membership between US and Canada.



If you're a student, you can get a Free 6-Month Trial of the Prime Student membership. This is great because you can not only avail of the huge Prime Day deals, but also use the membership benefits for free, for a whole 6-month period. I've created a video to showcase Amazon Prime Student benefits.



So how do you prepare for Prime Day 2019? Here are the basics:

  1. Become a Prime Member (Get your Free Trial)
  2. Download the Free Amazon App
  3. Start shopping for deals!

Some of the early Prime Day deals include the following. Also, look out for Special Prime Day Launches which are exclusive new launches for Prime members for a limited time:


Take a Prime Day Sneak Peek using the Amazon App. Search "sneak peek" within the app and then get a sneak peek into all the deals available. Make sure to turn on the Amazon App notifications.



This year, in anticipation of Prime Day 2019, Amazon aired a live music event called Prime Day Concert 2019. This music event which was held on July 10, 2019, was exclusive to Prime members. It featured top music artists like Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, SZA and Becky G. As a Prime member, you can watch the highlights of this music event, for a limited time, which was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.



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Sunday, July 15, 2018

eBay Prime Day Deals 2018

With Amazon Prime Day fast approaching many big retailers and companies are trying to make the best of the opportunity. They are doing this by offering their own hard-to-resist offers and specials. This is a good thing and great opportunity for the consumer who can benefit hugely from it.

Amazon Prime Day officially kicks off on July 16, 2018 at 3:00 pm ET. This special deals day was first introduced in 2015 as Amazon celebrated its 20th anniversary. Prime Day 2017 was reportedly the biggest shopping day in Amazon's history, until Cyber Monday 2017.

Prime Day has now become a major shopping event allowing Amazon Prime members to avail of thousands of deals. These special deals include price drops on popular Amazon devices like Fire TV, Fire Tablets, Echo and others, to deals on groceries items from Whole Foods and everything in between.

However, as you keep an eye on Amazon Prime Day deals, you may also want to look at competitors like eBay. Why? Firstly, because they are offering some pretty sweet deals too; and secondly, because they've made some serious commitments to their customers. These commitments include Price Match Guarantee, Guaranteed Delivery, and Money Back Guarantee. Check for more details on these programs and commitments below.

They are also offering special $119 deals to counter the Amazon Prime annual membership fee, so you can "Pay for what you love. Not shipping." You can look for these deals at the eBay Deals page.


PRICE MATCH GUARANTEE

eBay has some of the best prices anywhere. And that's a promise they stand behind. So as part of their Price Match Guarantee commitment , if you buy an eBay Deal or another top product on eBay, and then find a better price with a competitor within 48 hours, they'll cover 110% of the difference!

Items qualifying for the Best Price Guarantee include the following:
  • Any product that displays the Best Price Guarantee badge, including the Top 20 best selling products across thousands of categories as well any item in the eBay Deals program.*
  • Eligible items must be available from an approved competitor, including Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, HomeDepot.com, Jet.com, Sears.com, Target.com, Walmart.com, and Wayfair.com.
  • Both items (listed on eBay and the approved competitor’s website) should be exactly the same and currently in stock.

GUARANTEED DELIVERY

This eBay commitment allows you to shop 20 million items across all categories and have your selections delivered to your doorstep in 3 days or less. Many of these items also include free shipping. When shopping at eBay, you can filter items by guaranteed delivery date.

MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

With this commitment, eBay offers worry-free shopping because they want you to have a great shopping experience. Essentially, you get the item you ordered, or your money back, on virtually all items. Here is how it briefly works:
  1. If your item hasn’t arrived or isn’t as described, go to My eBay, find the item in your purchase history, and select return or item not received within 30 days of delivery;
  2. If your issue is not resolved in 3 business days, contact eBay;
  3. You'll get your money back. You will hear from eBay within 48 hours.
You can check these Daily Summer Exclusives all with free shipping and no membership required at the eBay Deals page where you will also find special $119 deals.


FOOTNOTES: *Unlike other retailers, eBay Deals are available to your entire audience and always ship for free every day – no membership required. Featuring top-selling inventory across all categories at usually between 20% and 80% off, there are tens of thousands of trending products offered through eBay Deals at any given time. ‘Featured deals’, which are displayed on the homepage of our Deals site, are updated at least once a day starting at 8 a.m. PT.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Amazon All Set for Prime Day

Amazon, the largest online retailer in the US, is all set for Prime Day on July 15, 2015. The company has touted this one-day only sale, Prime Day, as “More deals than Black Friday.

Amazon is celebrating their 20th anniversary with Prime Day, their version of Black Friday in July, only better. Amazon Prime was first launched in 2005 and has since become popular among regular Amazon shoppers who’ve made the best of this membership.

So is Amazon Prime worth it? Well, I guess the answer to that will depend on how you intend to use it. Amazon Prime membership costs US$99 per year.

Below are some of the main benefits of being an Amazon Prime member:

  • Free two-day shipping;
  • Free online movie streaming;
  • Access to ad-free music;
  • Unlimited photo storage;
  • Exclusive deals.

Some zip codes are eligible for free same-day shipping as well. Also, with Prime membership up to four eligible household members (who live at the same address) can use the membership for shipping benefits at no extra cost.

Learn more about Amazon Prime and its members benefits and some restrictions. If you don’t have Amazon Prime membership, you can get a 30-day free trial and still access the exclusive discounts available on Prime Day on July 15, 2015.



Amazon released some examples of deals you can expect on Prime Day:

  • Kindle, $30 off
  • Fire HD 7, $60 off
  • Fire HD 7 Kids Edition, $60 off
  • 32-inch LED TV, $75
  • 40-inch 1080p LED TV, $115
  • Brand-name 32-inch Smart HDTV, under $200
  • Chromebook laptop, only $199
  • Over 50% off two Nikon COOLPIX cameras
  • 40 lightning deals on DVDs up to 75% off
  • And many more.

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