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Amazon's annual Prime Day sale faced multiple delays last year, with the event bumped from its usual summer spot all the way into October. Fortunately, you don't have to wait much longer to take advantage of some big savings. After months of rumors, Amazon has finally confirmed Prime Day will run from June 21st to June 22nd, a little earlier than its usual July date.Amazon is promising deals across all its categories, including electronics, automotive, fashion, home goods, and more. While it might be (far) too early to start on any holiday shopping, if you've been feeling the itch to splurge on yourself, Prime Day is as good a time as any.Faced with some growing backlash over its dominance in the world of commerce, Amazon is heavily promoting its small business promotion this year. Between June 7th and June 21st, if you spend $10 with a small business seller, you'll get a $10 credit to use on Prime Day. Echo users can also ask Alexa to "shop small business" to help discover eligible products. Amazon held a similar promotion last fall, though the number of included sellers has more than doubled this year.Some early deals have already gone live in the run-up to Prime Day, including sales on JBL headphones, a bunch of TVs running Fire OS, and more. Amazon Gaming is also giving away a free copy of Battlefield 4 for PC between today and June 20th, so if you've been looking for something new to play, don't miss out on that redemption code.As always, you'll need to be a Prime member to take advantage of these deals. The event takes place in the US, the UK, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Spain, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Netherlands, Mexico, Luxembourg, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, China, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, and Australia. The best deals kick off at midnight PDT on June 21st.
Amazon looks set to move its Prime Day sales yet again this year
Looks like the event will take place in June this time around
Amazon had to move back Prime Day by a few months last year due to some unforeseen circumstances in the form of a global pandemic, but it looks like the company is on track to kick off its annual Prime Day on a more regular date again. According to sources talking to Vox, the shopping giant is set to target a date in June for the event.
Amazon Prime Day 2020 to take place October 13-14
Prime your wallets for some (un)necessary spending
Amazon has announced the dates for this year's Prime Day event — it'll kick off on Tuesday, October 13 at midnight and run until the end of Wednesday, October 14. The annual shopping extravaganza is Amazon's way of stealing Black Friday's thunder, and the prices are often even better, so the organized among you can get you Christmas shopping done by mid-October.The event is open to Amazon Prime subscribers in various locations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with Turkey and Brazil joining in the fun for the very first time this time around. In a bid to encourage spending and support small businesses, Amazon is offering $10 credit to members who spend $10 on items sold by select smaller retailers on the site between now and October 13. Products sold by small businesses will also be highlighted during the event via Amazon Live.
Amazon Prime Video has one of the biggest streaming catalogs out there, but that's only thanks to the inclusion of rentable and buyable content. That can be particularly annoying when you've found the perfect movie to watch, only to notice that you'll have to pay an additional fee to access it. Thankfully, Amazon is testing a 'Free to me' toggle that hides paid content in its latest Android app update, along with an option that lets you follow your favorite actors.
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Prime "Day" and its 48 hours of sales are now upon us. Deals are coming and going almost faster than they can be mentioned, but we'll do our best to keep this list up to date over the next two days. We're still in the process of adding items to this list — we have a lot to go through and piles of coupons to test — but in the meantime here are many of the current Prime Day promotions.As always, our price comparisons are free of MSRP bloat whenever possible. With prices always changing, that sometimes means we'll have to express our discounts as a range (i.e.,"$30-50 off" or "up to $40 off"), which might be a bit more work for us, but it works out to a better understanding of the real discount for you. Just because Amazon says "you save: $300" doesn't make it true.Many Prime Day deals will require that you be a Prime Member to snag them, so consider picking up a free 30-day trial if you aren't. Other deals may have to be triggered via Alexa commands (sometimes Amazon does that) so consider installing the Alexa app. You can also get an extra discount by playing with the camera features on the Amazon app and set alerts for upcoming deals within a certain window. Some in-page coupons may also not appear for everyone, which changes how good a few of the deals below are.Lastly, although Prime Day is an Amazon event, several other retailers are taking advantage of the opportunity to discount their own products, too. When spotted, we have included them in this list as well, so you don't have to buy stuff from Amazon in some cases if you don't want to.Now that you're a Prime Day expert, put on some holiday-appropriate music, and let's dive in.
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Remember when you had to wait until Black Friday and Cyber Monday to stock up on cheap tech? Nah, me neither, and that's largely thanks to Amazon and the advent of Prime Day. Not only does Amazon discount its own hardware and tons of other stuff on its site, other retailers have had no choice but to join in. This means that Prime Day (confusingly, a two-day event) is a great time to find deals on the latest tech each summer — today and tomorrow, to be precise.
It seems like Amazon is trying to clear out stock, because the Moto G6 is on sale yet again. Both Prime Exclusive variants are on very good sales — you can grab a 32GB/3GB for just $139.99 or a 64GB/4GB variant for $159.99.I feel like a broken record sometimes, especially when it comes to talking about the Moto G6. So in the interest of brevity, here's the link to the review. And here's my usual spiel: the Moto G6 isn't a powerhouse by any means, but it's got enough strength to do all of the basics and do them well. It has serviceable cameras, a decent 1080p display, a 3,000mAh battery, and so on.
Remember, these are the Prime Exclusive versions, so you'll have all of the Amazon apps pre-installed. For some of you, that's not that big of a deal since you likely do that when you get a new phone anyway. Both buy links will be below, though I think the extra $20 for another 1GB of RAM and double the storage is worth it.Buy: Amazon (32GB), (64GB)
We're on the cusp of learning about the best that phone OEMs have to offer us for the first part of 2019. If you'd rather avoid the steadily increasing smartphone prices, then Amazon has a solid deal for you. The Prime-exclusive Moto G6 Play is just $169.99 right now, or $179.99 for the regular unlocked version. Sure, this device lacks a lot of the bells and whistles, but it gets the job done. For your money, you'll get 5.7" HD+ IPS LCD display, a Snapdragon 427 SoC, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a large 4,000mAh battery. The Prime-exclusive model comes pre-installed with some Amazon apps, including Alexa mapped to a double-press of the power button.
Also worth mentioning is that Best Buy is offering the regular unlocked version for $79.99 with activation (otherwise, it's the same $179.99 as Amazon). So the choice is yours on what you'd like to do. Both options will be in the buy links below.Buy: Amazon, Best Buy
An Amazon Prime membership comes with a slew of benefits. Most people are familiar with the free two-day shipping, Prime Video, and Prime Photos, but the company also offers other services like free Twitch Prime, discounts at Whole Foods, and more. For the more avid readers out there, there's the $9.99/month Kindle Unlimited plan, but that's just a waste of money for most people. But Amazon is currently offering 20 books to regular Prime members to borrow for absolutely free via Prime Reading, and there are some popular titles in there.Of these 20 books, highlights include Neil deGrasse Tyson's Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Mark Edwards' Follow You Home, and Douglas Richards' Mind's Eye. The selection is quite diverse, and chances are that you'll find something that catches your eye.To take advantage of this free selection, just hit the source link below and select "Read for Free." Again, you will need a Prime membership for this, and it looks like you have to be the primary account holder as well. Only 10 books can be borrowed at a time, but there's no time constraint on when you have to "return" the books. Think of it simply as a 10-book limit to your library.
We've seen a few phone sales pop up over the last day, but here's another eye-turner for your consideration. Amazon is offering the Prime Exclusive Moto X4 for just $199, a nice $150 off the original asking price (or $200 off the MSRP of the regular Moto X4, if you're counting). For your $199, you get a 5.2" 1080p IPS LCD display, a Snapdragon 630, 32GB of storage (plus a microSD slot), 3GB of RAM, 12MP+8MP rear/16MP front cameras, a 3,000mAh battery, a fingerprint sensor, and IP68 water-resistance. You also get a "stock+" Android experience, plus some Amazon additions like Alexa.Prime Day is coming to a close, so take your pick on the available phones that interest you. Both the black and silver models are on this $199 sale.Source: Amazon
It only started out three years ago, as a celebration of Amazon's 20th birthday, but Prime Day has now turned into the summer's biggest day for deals. With plenty of other retailers now joining in to grab a slice of the lucrative pie, the discounts are even beginning to rival those we see on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Phones with expandable storage seem fewer these days, unless you venture into mid-range or budget phones. But even though none of the devices I switch between would benefit from this deal, it still caught my eye. Amazon is selling SanDisk's 400GB microSDXC card for a mere $140. Yes, you read both of those numbers right.As a brand new Nintendo Switch owner, I'm very interested. But even though it's the star of this little show, the rest of SanDisk's Ultra cards are also on sale. In descending order, you have the 256GB for $73.56, 200GB for $45.60, 128GB for $26.36, 64GB for $13.99, 32GB for $11.75, and 16GB for $8.15. Talk about some killer sales right there.Though the 400GB would be great for those of you with phones/tablets with expandable storage and all of us Switch owners, it feels like insane overkill. Still, if you want to go for it and slap it in your device, $140 is hard to beat. The source link below is the flagship 400GB, but the other sizes are easily accessible from there.Source: Amazon
Prime Day keeps on trucking, and there are definitely some Android-related deals to pay attention to. If you're looking for a Razer Phone, then this is a good time to grab one. Amazon is currently selling them for $524.65, a nice $175.35 off MSRP.The Razer Phone packs a 5.7" 1440p IPS LCD display with an awesome 120Hz refresh rate, a Snapdragon 835, 8GB of RAM, a 4,000mAh battery, 12MP+12MP rear and 8MP front cameras, and a clean Android 8.1 software experience. On paper, it's not a bad phone, though even at this price, it's still in OnePlus 6 territory.Prime Day goes until midnight PST tomorrow, July 17, so if you've had your eye on a Razer Phone, now's the time to act. Hit up the source link below to get started.Source: Amazon
Since Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods last year, we've been seeing more and more discounts become available at Whole Foods stores for Prime members. Initially restricted to Florida, these discounts spread to 12 more states two weeks later. They'll soon be available across the United States in all Whole Foods stores nationwide.Amazon / Whole Foods had initially said that the savings would roll out across the country "over the course of this summer," but given that we're only a few days into summer, it seems like they're ahead of schedule. The 10% discount on sale items is persistent, but the exclusive savings change every week. Here are some of them:
When Amazon forked out nearly $14 billion to buy Whole Foods Market last year, it was inevitable that there would be some intriguing benefits for existing Prime members. Sure enough, lots of Whole Foods products have been added to Amazon's two-hour Prime Now delivery service in selected cities, and in-store discounts for Prime members were announced earlier this month.At that time, those benefits were limited to the state of Florida, but now Amazon is including a further 12 states — 121 Whole Foods Market stores in total — in the program. Additionally, all Whole Foods Market 365 stores nationwide will carry the Prime discounts, so you should be able to find one somewhere not too far away.The discounts amount to a further 10% off items that are already on offer, plus other exclusive deals on popular products. Take a look at the full list of participating regions below:
Fed up with your Amazon packages being taken off your doorstep? Now you can get them delivered to your trunk. Amazon has launched “In-Car delivery” for millions of Prime members with certain vehicles who take advantage of Amazon Key.
In 2016, Jeff Bezos said of Amazon’s streaming video offerings, “When we win a Golden Globe, it helps us sell more shoes.” This was his way of explaining how the enormous amount of money and resources Amazon was pouring into its original prestige programming could lure customers into the warm embrace of its retail business. But until now, we had to take Bezos’s assertion on faith. I mean, he is the richest man in the world, after all. He must know something. Well, thanks to a scoop by Reuters, we now have a more concrete idea of what Prime Video really means for Amazon’s bottom line: 5 million new customers.
Since Amazon paid an eye-watering $13.7 billion for Whole Foods Market last summer, we knew we'd eventually see some integration of the luxury grocery chain's products into existing Prime services. It's taken a while to work out the details, but Amazon has just announced that Prime Now customers in select locations can now get Whole Foods items delivered within two hours.It's only available to residents of Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Virginia Beach to begin with, but more cities will be added over the course of 2018. If you live on the outskirts of any of those places, check the site to see if you're eligible. Products from pretty much every aisle will be available through Prime Now, and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey says he's worked with Amazon to bring prices down across the board in preparation.To qualify for a two-hour delivery slot you have to order at least $35 worth of groceries. If you're super hungry (and have money to burn) you can fork out $7.99 for extra-fast one-hour delivery. Orders will be taken between 8:00 to 22:00, either online or through the Prime Now app. Happy shopping![EMBED_APP]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.now[/EMBED_APP]
Today is a big day for Canada, at least when it comes to mega-retailer Amazon's products and services. The company has announced Canadian availability of its Alexa-powered smart hardware with a special short-term promotional discount, as well as the regional availability of its Prime Music streaming service. Developers can even get in on the action, as some Alexa-related software and hardware development tools are also now available in the country. So far only three of Amazon's Echo products are available in Canada. For a limited time, you'll be able to pick up the Echo for CDN$ 99.99, the Echo Dot for CDN$ 49.99, and the Echo Plus for CDN$ 169.99. Prices for each will later rise to CDN$ 129.99, CDN$ 69.99, and CDN$ 199.99, respectively, so this represents a non-trivial 28-16% discount. Pre-orders are live now, though none of the hardware will be released until December 5th.
According to AdAge, Amazon may be making an ad-driven "complement" to its Prime Video streaming service. This could be huge news, as a video service that's free in any form could be a significant disruption to the current streaming status quo. That is, if it's true. Amazon has told other outlets that it isn't working on an "ad-supported version of Prime Video." However, based on the details reported by AdAge, that might not be a denial. Currently, Amazon provides its Prime subscribers with streaming movies and shows as part of the $99 Prime yearly subscription fee—alternatively, .99 a month for Prime or .99 for Prime Video, among other less expensive student options. That makes it one of the cheapest streaming services out there. Even so, an ad-driven service would probably have a huge audience and spur further cord-cutting.For the full details, you should probably read AdAge's coverage, but the short version is that they believe Amazon is working on what they call a "compliment" to the existing video streaming service. This new service will include back-catalogs from TV and movie studios, including things like children's, travel, lifestyle, and cooking shows. In addition to directly monetizing via ads, they claim that Amazon may consider sharing both audience data and that ad revenue with content creators/studios.For sources, AdAge claims "people familiar with [Amazon's] plans" and "executives familiar with the conversations," meaning this can't be independently verified. So far the only statement Amazon has provided is that it has "no plans to create a free, ad-supported version of Prime Video." According to some, that statement doesn't actually refute AdAge's claims, since they believe it will be a "compliment" to Prime Video.It's tough to say, what might be a carefully crafted not-quite-denial on Amazon's part could also just be a punctilious splitting of hairs. Amazon has experimented with advertisements for streaming video before. While we wait and see, at least Prime Video is back on Google Play in the meantime.[EMBED_APP]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient[/EMBED_APP]Source: AdAgeVia: Engadget, Cnet