All About Amazon Prime Day 2024: Top Tips to Be Ready!

Are you ready for the shopping event of the year? Amazon’s annual Prime Day offers exclusive deals on a wide range of products from top national brands to unique finds from small businesses. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your tech, refresh your wardrobe, or snag something that’s been on your wishlist, Prime Day has something for everyone. But it’s not just about the discounts—Prime Day is a celebration of Amazon’s commitment to delivering exceptional value, convenience, and entertainment to its Prime members. Mark your calendars for July 16 and 17 and get ready to shop!

What is Prime Day?

Prime Day is Amazon’s exclusive deal event for Prime members, highlighting huge discounts, hard-to-beat offers, and lightning deals on popular brands from electronics to home goods to beauty care to fashion. 

When is Prime Day 2024?

Prime Day started as a celebration of Prime members, debuting on Amazon’s 20th birthday on July 15, 2015. Now, it’s even larger and spans days of sales. Prime Day 2024 is set for July 16 and 17. But, if you’re looking for specific items or deals, you may already see early deals on Amazon!

How to prep for Prime Day:

• Join Prime: If you’re not a member yet, now’s the time! Start a free trial or join Prime to unlock all the savings.
• Get the newsletter: Prime members should keep an eye out for the Prime Insider newsletter for all the latest deals and events.
• Create Deal Alerts: Set up deal alerts on the Amazon app for personalized notifications on the items you’re eyeing. You can also add things to a list or to your cart and watch the prices drop there—which makes for a quick checkout!
• Use your smart assistant: You can enable deal notifications through Alexa for your Wish List, Cart, or Save for Later items. Simply ask, “Alexa, add [product name] to my cart,” and then have Alexa notify you when the deal is live.
• Set Reminders: Ask Alexa to remind you when Prime Day starts or to re-check your shopping list so you’re ready to go on July 16. 

Top Deals for Prime Day 2024

Enjoy a sneak peek at 10 of the best early deals right now. Stay tuned as we’ll be live blogging the top deals and shopping tips once Prime Day kicks off. You may also want to bookmark the Prime Day hub and sign up for the Amazon News newsletter.

Looking for Early Prime Day deals? Check out these:

Early Prime Day Deals on Pet Essentials

Early Prime Day Deals for Beauty, Wellness, and Makeup

Early Prime Day Deals for the Kitchen

Do You Need Prime to Shop Prime Day?

Yes! Only Prime members can tap into these exclusive deals. Ahead of Prime Day, sign up for a free 30-day trial or join the full membership. 

Can you shop Prime Day outside the US?

Yes! Prime Day is a global event, spanning across many countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the U.S., and the UK. 

Note: Prime members in India will have their shopping spree later this summer.

How do you sign up for a Prime membership before Prime Day 2024?

Prime is your ticket to a world of savings, convenience, and entertainment. Subscribers across the world enjoy perks like:

• Free, fast delivery
• Unlimited access to award-winning movies and television series on Prime Video
• 100 million songs and ad-free podcasts on Amazon Music
• Free games with Prime Gaming
• Over 3,000 books and magazines with Prime Reading
• Unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos
• Exclusive deals at Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market stores
• Free delivery on prescriptions from Amazon Pharmacy and savings at over 60,000 participating pharmacies in the US.

Ready to sign up for Prime?

Sign up for a full membership or start a free trial to get the best of Prime Day! 

A Prime membership is $14.99 per month or $139 per year with an annual subscription—but Amazon also offers several discounted membership options.

• Prime Access: People of qualifying government assistance programs (including SNAP EBT and Medicaid) can enjoy all Prime benefits for just $6.99 per month.
• Prime Student: College students and young adults (ages 18-24) can enjoy a six-month trial, then pay $7.49 per month or $69 per year. You’ll also save 40% on Amazon Basics school supplies and dorm essentials.

Check out Amazon’s blog post on How to Sign up for Prime if you need a step-by-step guide.

How Does Prime Delivery Work?

One of the best perks of Amazon Prime is its quick delivery. Most items arrive in two days, and depending on your location you might be able to get overnight delivery. If you choose no-rush delivery you can even rack up digital savings to use on music, ebooks, games, and more.