It seems like Amazon has determined that two days isn’t sufficient for its annual Prime Day deal celebration. This yr, the occasion will final a startling 4 days, operating from 3AM ET on Tuesday, July eighth, by way of 3AM ET on Saturday, July twelfth. (Why is it nonetheless referred to as Prime Day as a substitute of Prime Days? Dunno — ask Amazon.)
The good factor about having an extended sale interval is that you’ve got further days to make up your thoughts in case you’re undecided you need a particular merchandise (though there’s the likelihood that some merchandise may promote out earlier than the four-day sale ends). However these gross sales are just for members of Amazon’s Prime program. Should you’re within the goodies being provided however haven’t signed up for Amazon Prime, don’t fear — Amazon makes it very simple.
Should you’re attracted by the goodies being provided however haven’t signed up for Prime, Amazon makes it very simple
Apart from giving entry to Prime Day bargains, Amazon includes a bunch of features to entice folks to enroll in its Prime service. These embody entry to its streaming video service, Prime Video, which sadly is now not ad-free, although you possibly can pay extra for that; free and quicker transport on purchases (with two-day or one-day supply for a lot of objects and even same-day supply for some); reductions on a selection of Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods groceries; Amazon Music ad-free audio streaming (to not be confused with the extra intensive Amazon Music Limitless, which is an extra $10.99 monthly for Prime members and $11.99 monthly for non-members); Prime Gaming, which features a free Twitch channel subscription; limitless picture storage (together with 5GB of video storage); and Prime Reading, which provides you entry to a rotating library of comics, books, and magazines in addition to early entry to a curated choice of new books. Amazon additionally added reductions at BP and Amaco gas stations final yr.
You may share your Prime account with one different grownup, too, together with as much as 4 teenagers and 4 youngsters — shared advantages embody quick supply, Prime streaming entry, bought ebooks and different media, and early entry to Lightning Offers. (Some options, equivalent to Music Prime, aren’t shared.) And also you get a 30-day free trial, so you possibly can strive it (and the Prime Day specials) out.
We must always in all probability point out the apparent: you possibly can join a Prime membership, reap the benefits of the free 30-day trial, after which cancel it as soon as the Prime Day sale is over. However you possibly can solely do that when, so that you gained’t have the ability to use that trick subsequent yr when Prime Day comes round.
Replace, June nineteenth, 2025: This text was first revealed on June ninth, 2021, and has been up to date to replicate new info concerning Amazon’s Prime Day sale.