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Title: Amazon Prime Day 2025: Everything you need to know about the annual
July sales event

Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 12:00:28 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/deals/amazon-prime-d...

This yearΓÇÖs Amazon Prime Day is coming soon, so itΓÇÖs a good time to start
thinking about the things youΓÇÖll want to look for once the deal wave hits.
Everything from gadgets to clothes to household necessities will be on sale
during the event as part of the Prime Day deals, and if youΓÇÖre a Prime
member, youΓÇÖll have access to all of the discounts. Engadget will be
surfacing all of the best tech deals we can find, but there are some
important things to know ahead of time so you can get exactly what you want
out of this yearΓÇÖs Prime Day.

When is Prime Day 2025?

Amazon Prime Day 2025 will be back this year sometime in July, but the
official dates have not been released yet.

What is Prime Day?

Prime Day is Amazon's members-only shopping event, which means youΓÇÖll have
to be a Prime subscriber on Prime Day to take advantage of most of the
savings. Amazon still offers a 30-day free trial to new Prime subscribers, so
you can start your free trial closer to July and participate in the event.

How often is Prime Day?

Amazon Prime Day typically comes around annually in July. In the last few
years, Amazon has also had its "Big Deal Days" in October, which is
effectively a second Prime Day and the unofficial kickoff to the holiday
shopping season.

How does Prime Day work?

Prime subscribers can go to Amazon's site on Prime Day to see all of the
exclusive deals they have access to. Prime subscribers do not have to do
anything additional to get Prime Day sales: the discounts you see on product
pages will show up in your cart automatically. If you're not a Prime
subscriber and you go to Amazon to shop on Prime Day, you'll likely see tons
of items on sale but only "with Prime;" those discounts will not be available
to those who are not active Prime subscribers.

If you donΓÇÖt pay for Prime and have no intention of doing so, you should
still check out Amazon on Prime Day for sales that are available to all
shoppers ΓÇö there are always a few of them. Plus, itΓÇÖs very likely that
other retailers like Target and Best Buy will have their own competing Prime
Day sales during that time frame, too.

How to prep for Prime Day

First, make a list. ItΓÇÖs best to go into Amazon Prime Day as prepared as
possible; that means knowing exactly what you want so you stay focused and
avoid distractions. Make note of the most important items you want to pick up
on Prime Day ahead of time. You can either do this the old-fashioned way on a
sticky note, or you can use AmazonΓÇÖs wish list feature. For the latter, add
the items you want to buy on Prime Day to your wish list (or, even better,
make a dedicated wishlist with only your Prime Day desirables) and return to
that list during the shopping event. Not only will you have everything you
want all in one place, but youΓÇÖll also be able to see which of those items
are cheaper on Prime Day than they were when you originally added them to
your list.

Second, use a price tracker. Sites like CamelCamelCamel and Keepa let you
monitor the price of specific items on Amazon. You can check out price
history charts and you can make your own price-drop alerts, receiving emails
when something you want gets a discount. Both CamelCamelCamel and Keepa also
have some browser extensions you can download so you donΓÇÖt have to navigate
away from an Amazon product page to check its price history.

Amazon Prime Day deals

Amazon Prime Day typically lasts a couple of days, but for the past few
years, the company has started pushing out deals well before the event
actually kicks off. We anticipate the same happening this year, with early
Prime Day deals kicking off possibly as soon as Amazon officially announces
the dates of Prime Day 2025.

While we wouldn't call the following sales "early Prime Day deals" just yet,
they do represent some of the best deals you can get on Amazon right now as
we wait for the full details of Prime Day to be revealed. We'll update this
list as prices change and as we find even more of the best Amazon deals you
can get.

Follow @EngadgetDeals on X for the latest tech deals and buying advice.

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