Amazon Prime Day has one of the biggest food shopping occasions of the year. It now rivals Black Friday and Cyber Monday for the year’s peak production costs on many of the world’s most popular headphones, TVs and audio equipment, with the only big difference being that the discounts are only found on Amazon, unlike stores around the world.
Historically, Prime Day takes place in July; in recent years, the online giant has also unveiled a sort of “Prime Day 2” later in the year. Last year, for example, it took place in October and was officially called “Amazon Prime Big Deal Days. “”.
But right now, all eyes are on the big event, which once snapped shoppers into making their big annual purchases on Amazon in July. Amazon Prime Days reliably offers two full days of deals across all covered categories and electronics for customers that include everything from Amazon. From branded Echo and Fire devices to TVs, headphones, soundbars, smart speakers, and more.
However, most of the deals are Prime-exclusive savings, of which you need to be a Prime member or sign up for the 30-day free trial to take advantage of them.
So, when is Prime Day and what deals can you expect?Here’s everything we know about Amazon Prime Day 2024. . .
Prime Day is Amazon’s Black Friday edition. It all started in 2015 to celebrate the retail giant’s 20th anniversary. While other online stores get involved in Black Friday bun battles, Prime Day usually focuses on Amazon, you might see other stores. while reducing their costs to remain competitive.
Prime Day is a great deal that spans as many spaces as possible on Amazon’s site: in addition to AV equipment, find discounts on toasters, books, clothing, and just about anything else Amazon sells. And that’s a lot!
As with Prime Day, you want to be a Prime member to take advantage of the best Prime Big Deal Days deals. Not a member yet? Amazon’s Prime free trial gives you the opportunity to sign up, get some wonderful deals during the sale, and cancel your subscription without paying a dime. Go ahead.
First things first: To be eligible for Prime Day discounts, you want Amazon Prime. It’s a paid club that offers you popular free overseas shipping on select orders over AU$49 or expedited shipping (in some areas) on eligible pieces purchased on Amazon, as well as streaming services from Prime Video and Amazon Music (but not Amazon Music). Unlimited: Costs more), free eBooks, and the ability to share some of those benefits with others in your household.
Amazon Prime costs AU$9. 99 per month, or AU$79 if you pay annually (saving you AU$40 compared to paying monthly). Have you changed your mind? You can cancel your Prime club on the Manage Prime Membership page. And if you didn’t place a Prime-eligible order or use any of your Prime benefits as a component of your subscription, get a full refund.
There is also a free Amazon Prime trial. Sign up, choose “Start my free trial” and get access to Prime for 30 days without paying anything. This means you can sign up, take advantage of the offers, and then cancel your trial before the 30-day period ends and skip the current month’s payment for Prime. Of course, we do not tolerate such behavior!
To be eligible for the trial, you must not have subscribed to Prime in the last 12 months.
Prime Day has gotten longer and longer in recent years. Prime Day 2019 was a two-day sale of virtually non-stop deals that began on July 15, 2019. In Australia, it started at local AEST time, but ended at the end of the sales occasion in the U. S. This resulted in a 65-hour grocery shopping marathon. In 2018, it was a 36-hour grocery shopping spree that landed on July 16.
Prime Day 2020 sales have been delayed until October 13, starting at (local time) and rolling out through U. S. distributors. It has been in the U. S. until 6 p. m. on Oct. 15, totaling 66 hours of madness, but since 2021 it has returned to its winter location.
Last year, Prime Day was held on Tuesday, July 11 at 00:01 AEST and continued until 23:59 AEST the following day. That’s when the agreements with Australia came about, at least. . .
Deals from Germany, Japan, the UK, and the United States were also offered to Australian shoppers via the Amazon Global Store until 17:00 AEST on Thursday, July 13, meaning Aussie Prime members can enjoy the world’s longest Prime Day. (65 hours).
Amazon hasn’t announced its official Prime Day 2024 dates yet (it’s saving them for May or June), but we’d bet with a month of Prime Club that the forecast for 48-hour deals will roll out on Monday, July 15 and Tuesday, July 16.
OLED TVs, JBL Bluetooth speakers, Sony and Bose wireless headphones, Alexa and Echo devices, Apple AirPods. . . You get the idea. Some of the most popular products in consumer electronics are guaranteed to be featured on Amazon Prime Day.
Previous big dealers from the recent Amazon Prime Day included Sonos Beam and Arc soundbars, older Sony WH-1000XM5 and WH-1000XM4 noise-cancelling headphones, Amazon Echo Show speakers, and Fire TV video streamers, Bose QuietComfort, LG and Sony headphones. OLED TVs and many other five-star products in the field of audio and audiovisual.
This year, we’re expecting the first discounts on the LG C4 OLED TV, the lowest price ever achieved on Sony’s perfect WF-1000XM5 wireless earbuds and, hands crossed, perhaps even a rare discount on Apple products like the iPhone 15 and HomePod. 2. Sonos, Sennheiser, Sony, and Bose products seem to be in Prime Day sales, so if you have your eye on something from one of the biggest brands, there’s a good chance of cash being withdrawn.
What about hi-fi? Unfortunately, Prime Day tends to highlight more product categories for customers, such as TVs, soundbars, and Bluetooth speakers, which means discounts on hi-fi devices are rare. Black Friday remains the most productive time of the year to buy hi-fi equipment. FI at discounted prices, as many stores specializing in hi-fi sign up for this more global offer.
The second-generation AirPods have been costing around AU$178 on Amazon for a while now, especially since the third-generation AU$279 AirPods have become available, but currently, Amazon is offering a 25% discount. While the newer “standard” AirPods don’t offer noise cancellation like their Pro counterparts, they still offer wonderful connectivity (especially for iPhone users), decent sound, smart battery life, and quick access to the Siri voice assistant.
Becky is the Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?, and since her recent move to Melbourne, she is also Editor-in-Chief of Australian magazine Hi-Fi. In his 10 years in the hi-fi industry, he’s been lucky. enough to travel the world reporting on the biggest and most exciting brands in hi-fi and customer generation (and I had the jet lag and hangover not to forget). In her free time, Becky runs, watches Liverpool FC and horror movies. , and look for a gluten-free cake.
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