The most anticipated mid-year sale, Amazon Prime Day has officially begun. This year, the biggest summer shopping event is taking place on July 16-17, allowing Prime members to shop a wide array of deals and discounts across various product categories. The global event spans 23 countries, including the USA, the UK, Germany, and Japan.
As every year, international shoppers from countries not participating in the event can take advantage of the convenience of our forwarding addresses in the USA, UK, Germany, and Japan to shop with great discounts and have their purchases shipped internationally. Read on to find out all about Prime Day 2024 and how to make the most of the year’s biggest shopping event.
Amazon Prime Day is an annual shopping event exclusive to Amazon Prime members. It is a highly anticipated global sales event where Amazon offers significant discounts and deals on a wide range of products across various categories such as electronics, home appliances, fashion, beauty, and more.
Prime Day typically lasts for 48 hours, during which Prime members can take advantage of exclusive deals, limited-time offers, and lightning deals. It has become one of the biggest shopping events worldwide, attracting millions of shoppers looking to snag great deals and save money on their favorite products.
Amazon Prime Day 2024 begins on Tuesday, 16 July and ends on Wednesday, 17 July. During the 48-hour shopping event, Prime members will be able to take advantage of hundreds of lightning deals on products and services, both from Amazon and third-party sellers.
Prime Day is known for offering the best prices of the year, aside from Black Friday, which takes place in late November. If you don't want to wait until then, Prime Day is your best chance to save on TVs, laptops, fashion, furniture, home essentials, kitchen items, gaming, tech, beauty products, and more. Some of the best deals you can find on popular products include the bestselling categories:
Check out our guide to the bestselling everyday products on Amazon in 2024 for more shopping inspo.
Prime Day is the best time of year to purchase Amazon's own devices, as prices drop to their lowest levels. Most Amazon devices are discounted well in advance. From Kindles to Echo dots, security cameras, and kids' tablets, Prime Day offers great discounts on Amazon devices for the entire family.
See our list of the best Amazon devices in 2024.
Every year, there are certain trends that affect Prime Day deals but overall, these are the simple steps you need to follow for a successful shopping holiday.
Prime membership is a prerequisite but if you haven’t had an Amazon Prime account over the last 12 months, you're eligible to create a new one and take advantage of the 30-day free trial. It’s a good idea to set it up at least a week in advance in order to be able to benefit from the Prime Day early deals.
Amazon lets you keep things nice and organized with a Wishlist, a Watchlist, and a Waitlist. Add items you’re interested in to your Wishlist; it helps you avoid impulse purchases. Download the Amazon app and allow notifications for items on your Watchlist; it will ping you when your deal goes live. If you’ve missed on a Prime Day lightning deal (deals available only for a short amount of time), the Waitlist lets you claim an item that another member has added to their cart but hasn’t gone through with the purchase.
All you have to do is edit your Amazon app permissions so that you’ll receive deal alert notifications based on your Amazon searches and browsing history. Launch the Amazon Shopping app and tap the Home icon at the bottom, then select “Create deal alerts” below the banner. That way you won't miss an item even if you've missed to add it to your Wish list.
As you wait for Prime Day to kick off, you can take advantage of hundreds of daily deals in the section 'Today's Deals' on the Amazon website. It will display all the products with discounts for the day.
Another thing you can do while preparing for Prime Day is to stock up on free credits. You can find deals even now that will reward you with Amazon credit that you can use on Prime Day.
When you add an item to your cart, you usually have about 15 minutes before Amazon removes it. That’s plenty of time to do some quick research. There are sites that will do price tracking for you to give you an idea whether the discount price of the product or service is worth it.
Other big retailers don’t like to be left out of the whole shopping extravaganza so many online stores will host their own events with special deals during Prime Day. It’s worth checking out and comparing prices with other websites to find the brands and items you love at discount rates. Check our guide to the best mid-year sales from the leading UK retailers for more shopping opportunities and Amazon deals alternatives.
Forward2me's parcel forwarding service lets you expand your shopping to the US, UK, German, and Japanese Amazon sites so that you have access to more products and will be able to discover better discounts. All you need to do is get a free shopping address and use it as your delivery address when you complete your order.
Even if there is no Prime Day in your country, by signing up to get a free UK, German, or Japanese address, you can purchase a number of discounted items that will be delivered to your doorstep thanks to a fast and efficient parcel forwarding service that comes with a number of benefits such as 30-day free storage, combine & repack options, real-time updates, and a price match guarantee.
Read our Amazon shopping guides for all the details on how to order and ship using a forwarding address:
If this is your first experience with the worlds biggest online retailer, we have a few guides that might come in handy! The different versions based on the region offer a different variety of products. Some items could be found exclusively on the UK market, while other collectibles for example are available only for the Japanise version of the website. In case you are curious to learn more, check out our in-depth guides!
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