When is Amazon Prime Day?
Amazon Prime Day is October 13 & 14, 2020 and this year – like no other – it has been much awaited and much anticipate and is sure to be …
the largest ever (to-date) shopping event at Amazon.com!
What is Amazon Prime Day and why should you care?
This is a ‘Members Only’ sale. Only Amazon Prime members are able to take advantage of the great savings.
Prime members get an early start to a season of savings with deep discounts on holiday must-haves across toys, electronics, fashion, beauty, kitchen, home, Amazon Devices, and everything else you need and love!
If you don’t yet have a membership, click here for a free trial. You can always cancel after the Prime sale, although we love our Prime membership and use it constantly.
This year sales begin October 12 at midnight (aka at 12:01 am on October 13th, you’ll be late) so sign up today and get ready for the savings!
Post updated September 30, 2020.
Is Amazon Prime Day Worth It?
Are there really good deals to be had?
Marketed as the largest shopping day in it’s history, Amazon promises to have deals All. Day. Long., with an online – and instore – events rivaling any Black Friday event you’ll see.
Early Prime Day Deals Start Now
Prime members can shop early offers and deals everyday leading up to Prime Day on October 13 & 14.
This year’s sale promises to be bigger and better, starting with supporting small businesses.
“Amazon is increasing its commitment to small business selling partners by designing Prime Day to support them with our biggest small business promotion yet.
Starting today through October 12, Amazon will offer Prime members a $10 credit to use on Prime Day when members spend $10 on items sold by select small businesses in Amazon’s store.”
You’ll also find deals on these services:
- Amazon Family featuring savings of 20% on diapers subscriptions
- Amazon Home Services
- Audible with Two Free Audiobooks when you try Audible for the first time
- Amazon Music
- Kindle Membership Plans
- and more.
Insider Tip: Add your favorite items into your shopping cart for quick check-out.
What’s the big deal about Amazon Prime Day?
Five years ago marked the first Amazon Prime Day.
Like standing in line in the cold on a Black Friday morning only to find all the discounted TVs are gone, the first Amazon Prime event was largely a bust. Deals were primarily on Amazon items and the few good prices on other items sold out quickly.
Amazon Prime 2016 was different, with deals on electronics and toys all day long, and Amazon has continued to top the sales each and every year.
Now It’s a 5 Star Event
What will be on sale during Amazon Prime Day 2020? We don’t know and the answers are hotly debated as time leads up to the sale. Amazon keeps the sale items a highly guarded secret, but usually the most anticipated holiday gift items are given key focus.
Items I’m watching for during Amazon Prime Day 2020
- Instant Pot
and accessories
- Air Fryers
and accessories
- Craft supplies
- Running and workout shoes
- FitBit
and other fitness trackers
- Toys, puzzles, and games for early Christmas shopping
The sales have already begun, with daily deals starting now and leading up to the big day. Check out the current deals here, which are constantly changing.
Info to Know If You Go
Ways to Shop and Save Big this Prime Day
Prime members have many convenient ways to shop and discover big savings and deep discounts this Prime Day.
- Shop with Alexa: Prime members can discover deals by asking “Alexa, what are my Prime Day deals?” Plus, starting today and for a limited time, new Prime members who sign up for Prime using an Echo device will receive a $5 Amazon credit. Just say, “Alexa, sign me up for Prime.”
- Go In-Store: Prime members can visit Amazon’s physical retail locations, including Whole Foods Market, Amazon 4-star, Amazon Books, Amazon Pop Up, and Amazon Fresh to find in-store deals.
- Amazon Live: Tune in to Amazon Live throughout Prime Day to see live product demonstrations, hear directly from brands, and shop can’t miss deals the minute they go live.
- Amazon App: Prime members can shop anytime, anywhere with the Amazon App to ensure you never miss a Prime Day deal.
Insider Tips
You must be an Amazon Prime member to participate. A prime membership is $119 per year, which includes free two-day shipping on prime items (most items are included).
Prime shipping has made the membership worth it for our family since we did all our Christmas shopping on Amazon this year and avoided stores all together.
Amazon offers a free 30-day Prime trial, so you can participate in the sale and then cancel after the 30 days. It’s worth checking out if you are considering a membership, since membership also includes streaming Amazon Prime video (a limited but worthwhile selection), Prime photo online storage, Kindle Owners’ Lending Library of books, and 20% off diapers and 15% off baby registry items.
Amazon Family offers the full range of Prime benefits and is especially worth checking into if you have a little one in diapers.
College students can receive a free six month trial of amazon prime for free, and then a membership for a lower annual price, with referral bonuses too!
There are deals All. Day. Long.
Keep in mind there are deals to be had on Amazon most any time, so don’t get too alarmed if you miss one.
Be sure to follow my Treasure Hunt Mommies Facebook page where I’ll be updating on sales as they arrive throughout the day.
This sale will be worth it if you’ve got your eye on something already and are hoping to get it for a great price, especially a big electronic purchase or a larger toy purchase. I recommend adding items to your wish list now.
This might also be a good time to do some early holiday shopping if you have a list ready.
You will for sure want to use the Amazon App to track Prime Day deals as they come.
You can “watch and waitlist” a deal so you will be notified when it is available. The Amazon App has significantly improved and the experience just keeps getting better and better.
Insider Tip Drag an item into your wish list and receive a notification if it goes on sale during Prime Day.
Be sure to check out and save this site: CamelCamelCamel.com which is an Amazon price history tracker. Is that price really the best deal? This site will help you figure it out.
