One of the biggest online shopping days of the year is fast approaching. No, it’s not Black Friday — it’s Amazon Prime Day 2019. The annual event for Amazon Prime subscribers allows them to save lots of money on tons of products, particularly on Amazon hardware items.
If you are unfamiliar with Amazon Prime Day, here’s a quick look at what it is all about, when it will launch, and what kinds of deals we can expect to see from this huge shopping event.
Amazon Prime Day 2019: What is it, exactly?
Amazon Prime Day first launched in 2015. Basically, it’s a huge annual event for members of Amazon Prime, the subscription service that Amazon first launched in 2005. Amazon Prime Day offers lots of discounts on items in Amazon’s catalog during the time period. This will be the fifth anniversary of the shopping event.
The 2018 edition of Amazon Prime Day resulted in over 100 million products bought by Amazon Prime members, and the best selling items were Amazon’s own Fire TV Stick and Echo Dot smart speaker. Revenues from the event exceeded $1 billion in 2018, and that will likely be the case for this year’s event.
Amazon Prime Day 2019 dates
Amazon has confirmed that Prime Day 2019 will actually be held on two full days this year. It will start at midnight Pacific time (3 a.m. Eastern time) on July 15 and will run for a full 48 hours. That means it will end at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on July 16 (2:59 a.m. Eastern time on July 17).
Where are the deals available?
The list of countries that will be a part of Amazon Prime Day 2019 includes:
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- China
- France
- Germany
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- The Netherlands
- Singapore
- Spain
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
Do I really need to sign up for Amazon Prime to get Prime Day deals?
In a word, “Yes.” Amazon Prime Day is a way for the retailer to get more people interested in signing up for an Amazon Prime membership. If you already are a Prime subscriber, you are all set to get the big discounts and special offers that will be a part of Amazon Prime Day 2019.
If you have never signed up for Amazon Prime, or if you have signed up in the past but have not been a member in the last 12 months, the good news is that you can get a 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime. That means you can participate in Amazon Prime Day, buy your discounted items, and then cancel your subscription before the trial period ends if you want, and not pay a single Prime fee.
If you enjoyed Amazon Prime Day, and also like the ongoing features that Prime members enjoy beyond the special shopping day, you can continue your subscription at a rate of either $12.99 a month or $119 for an annual membership. If you are a qualified college student, you can sign up for Amazon Student Prime, which has a six-month free trial, followed by either a monthly rate of $6.99 or an annual rate of $60 a year. It’s possible that the heavy discounts during Prime Day could more than pay for a monthly or annual Amazon Prime subscription, depending on which products you get, and how much their price is cut.
Amazon Prime Day 2019: Early discounts already available
Amazon Prime is quickly approaching. With only a little over two weeks to go, what if you don’t want to wait? While the best deals won’t happen until the big day (well, days), Amazon is currently offering a few early discounts to impatient shoppers.
Here are the products currently on sale that you might be interested in:
- Amazon Fire TV Recast — Normally $230, on sale for $130, or 43 percent off
- Amazon Echo Dot — Normally $50, on sale for $25, or 50 percent off
- Amazon Echo — Normally $100, on sale for $70, or 30 percent off
- Amazon Echo Input — Normally $35, on sale for $15, or 57 percent off
- Amazon Fashion — Prime members can save up to 30 percent off of Tommy Hilfiger clothes and accessories via Amazon Fashion. Other savings include 70 percent off Seafolly Australia Swimwear, up to 50 percent off shoes from Reebok, Puma, and up to 30 percent off kid’s and baby clothes from Gerber, The Children’s Place, and others.
- Amazon Brands — Prime members can expect to see big discounts on a number of the retailer’s own brands. That includes up to 50 percent off women’s activewear from Amazon Essentials, up to 40 percent off men’s shirts, again from Amazon Essentials, and up to 20 percent off products from Amazon Basics.
In addition to hardware, Amazon is also discounting some of its services related to books, ebooks, music, video, and gaming. Here are the best ones we could find:
- Audible — Get three months of Audible for $5 per month, a savings of 66 percent. Service is $15 per month after the three-month introductory period ends, unless you cancel.
- Audible — Save $30 on an annual subscription to Audible and get an Amazon Echo Dot for just $1 more. An annual subscription costs $120 (usually $150).
- Amazon Music Unlimited — Get four months of Amazon Music Unlimited for a total of $1. The service will cost $8 per month after the four-month introductory period ends, unless you cancel.
- Kindle Unlimited — Amazon Prime members who have not yet signed up for the Kindle Unlimited eReader service can check out a three-month free trial. The service will cost $9.99 a month after the trial ends, unless you cancel. The offer itself is available until July 31.
- Prime Video — A number of popular movies on Prime are currently priced at 50 percent off their normal rental prices for Prime members.
- Twitch Prime — Gamers who are also Prime members can snap up exclusive Legend and weapon skins for the battle royale game Apex Legends via Twitch Prime, along with content from multiple EA Sports titles.
- Prime Book Box — The monthly children’s book subscription service is offering new members 30 percent off their first book box.
If you are looking for some discounts on groceries and delivery, Prime members can save on those items as well:
- Prime members who live in a city with Prime Now delivery can get free two-hour delivery on orders of $35 or more. In addition, new Prime Now customers can receive $15 off their order of $35 or more.
- Prime members who are in an AmazonFresh delivery area can save up to 40 percent off their grocery order. New AmazonFresh customers can get $15 off their first order of $35 or more.
Celebrities who sell products on Amazon are getting into Prime Day with discounts on their items:
- Save up to 20 percent off items from This Saves Lives, from actor Kristen Bell.
- Save up to 20 percent off products from Art of Sport, from athlete Kobe Bryant.
- Save up to 20 percent off Stuffed Puffs, from music artist Marshmello.
- Save up to 20 percent off Mythical Grooming items, from YouTubers Rhett & Link.
- Save 20 percent off the DemerBox portable speaker, from music artist Zac Brown.
- Get special deals and launches for Cubcoats, from actor Hilary Duff.
- Save up to 25 percent off Just Water, from actor Jaden Smith (and his dad Will Smith).
- Get special deals and product launches from child star JoJo Siwa.
- Get 20 percent off Performance Inspired products from actor Mark Wahlberg.
There are also some new discounts on school supplies, which is perfect for parents looking to get a head start on getting their kids ready for heading back to class in a few months.
If you are a Prime member and you shop at Whole Foods grocery stores from between July 3-16 and spend at least $10, you will get a $10 credit to use for Amazon Prime Day. Also, if you are a Prime member, and have never used the Amazon app, you can get up to $25 in Amazon credits when you sign in and use it for the first time.
The last deal is a bundle that combines the myQ Garage Door Opener and the Amazon Cloud Cam.
Amazon is selling the myQ Smart Garage Door Opener combined with the Amazon Cloud Cam. The bundle deal, along with the Key Smart Garage Kit, will allow Amazon delivery workers to securely open your garage door so they can place packages inside, and then close the door remotely again. The bundle normally sells for $189.40, but Amazon is selling it right now for just $99.98.
Look for big discounts from other retailers, too
Because Amazon is so huge in the online shopping industry, it’s likely that other retailers like Walmart, Target, Best Buy and others will try to offer deep discounts on various items on their online sites around the same time period as Amazon Prime Day. They not only want to compete with price cuts, but will also emphasize that customers will not have to sign up for any special membership subscription to take advantage of their offers.
Stay tuned for more info
We plan to update this post with more information on Amazon Prime Day 2019 as it gets nearer. We will pick our own favorite sale items from Prime Day 2019 when it finally begins. In the meantime, check out our related Amazon coverage below:
- Google Home vs Amazon Echo vs Apple HomePod: Features comparison
- Amazon Kindle (2019) review: The best Kindle for most people
- Google Home Hub vs Amazon Echo Show 2: Battle of the smart displays
- The best Amazon Echo and Echo Dot accessories
- Amazon Alexa: The definitive guide
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