When is the next Amazon Prime Day 2024? Latest info on the big sale
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Yet there’s one that tops them all: Amazon Prime Day.
What is Amazon Prime Day?
Originally held as a one-day event way back in 2015, Amazon has since extended the sale to span an entire 48 hours. The sale, which discounts everything from Amazon’s own tech to home appliances, mattresses, TVs, beauty and more, is held exclusively for Amazon’s Prime members, hence the name.
You must have membership to take advantage of all the deals on offer, but don’t worry if you haven’t gotten around to it yet - we’ve got a way to get Prime membership for free.
When is Amazon Prime Day in 2024?
It’s the question on every bargain hunters’ lips right now. Aside from a blip over lockdown, Amazon always holds its flagship sale in July. The company hasn’t confirmed the exact dates just yet but as online shopping pros, we’ve taken an educated guess at the earlier half of the month. Stay tuned for updates as we get them.
How to take part in Amazon Prime Day
As mentioned, Prime membership is the deal-breaker to joining in the Amazon Prime Day sales.
If you ask us, Prime membership is well worth the £8.99 monthly fee (or £95 a year if you’d rather pay annually). There’s express delivery, freebies on Deliveroo, access to great movies, TV and music, plus gaming, books, magazines and so much more - all for the equivalent of 29p a day.
Students get a sweeter deal at £4.49 per month or £47.49 per year, so if you live with one, get them to sign up and enjoy cheaper membership across the household.
Not sure about the cost? Understandable, given the current financial climate. That’s why we’ve written this guide showing how to get Prime membership for free. Sign up before Amazon Prime Day and membership still counts, even if you’re on the free trial.
What kind of deals can you expect?
At this point, it would be easier to list what isn’t on offer. Unlike Amazon’s recent Spring Sale and last year’s October event, this sale is exclusively for Prime members, which means the discounts are much more enticing.
Amazon saves its best offers for its flagship sale, with RRPs rolling back across everything from garden equipment, home entertainment, large white goods, mattresses, luxury fragrances, booze, and heaps more. Alongside sale-long discounts, there are Deals of the Day and Flash Sales, during which sensationally low prices are only offered for a limited period.
Some of the best deals are on Amazon’s line of in-house tech. We’re talking about Kindles, Fires, Ring doorbells and Echos, all with new reduced price tags that make adding to basket a no-brainer.
Are there any deals now?
This is Amazon we’re talking about, where there’s always a discount to be found. We’ve rounded up some of the best to shop now while we wait for news on Amazon’s biggest sale of the year.
Shop now
Bissell Spotclean Pro
Best for: tackling small areas and spot stains
Weighing in at 6kg (just over 13lbs for us Luddites), this powerhouse of a carpet cleaner comes on with 750W of va-va-voom, meaning it behaves like a much bigger machine, but is still light enough to be easily hoiked around the house by the averagely fit person.
The 1.5m (almost 5ft – Luddites, I’m talking to you again) long attached hose with cleaning head means that, as well as carpets, you can spot-clean spills or use it on stairs, upholstery, inside cars and get into tight corners. Its scrubbing action works hard on stains old and new, and it can be used on soft and hard surfaces.
Bonus: it comes with a three-year warranty and a sample bottle of cleaning fluid so you can get going straight away.