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Amazon Prime day coming up

Abrowneyegirl — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:54:41 GMT

July 15th and 16th

Has anyone gotten any good deals here?

It seems like a giant garage sale of leftover things.

Since we are Prime members I always look but rarely buy.

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Ainhisg — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 13:00:42 GMT

I could have written your post. lol I did find a good buy on makeup wipes last year so bought those. First thing I've bought during Prime Day. I know they always have good buys on their branded products (Fire) and on Instant Pots. I've read that they have good buys on TV's, too.

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CrazyDaisy — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 13:12:22 GMT

Last year I got a great deal on a Yeti thermos. Sometimes it pays to look.

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FrostyBabe1 — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 13:26:06 GMT

The only things that I'm really interested in are deals on either an outdoor security camera that I'm interested in or a Kindle Unlimited subscription. If those are available, I'll bite. Otherwise, I don't have the time to sift thru everything.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:30:15 GMT

LOL Only someone who doesn't really shop with Amazon would say that.

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Suzeecat — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:42:57 GMT

I find shopping for Prime Day Deals all very confusing and overwhelming. I'm not interested in any high-end products or electronics. I could use some helpful tips on how to hone in on finding deals in particular areas.

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dex — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:49:34 GMT

@Suzeecat @I agree...I wonder if someone will give us some shopping tips and tricks to finding the best deals.I shop Amazon all of the time but I don’t have any idea how to get deals there.

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NickNack — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:39:00 GMT

The only thing I've ever bought on Prime day is Greenies for my dog. I don't need any electronics, and there seem to be hundreds of pages to sort through for the other categories. I've tried looking and can't find anything that I need.

I usually have Amazon packages coming to me a couple of times a week, so I am an Amazon purchaser.

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PamfromCT — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 17:42:25 GMT

Count me in as an Amazon shopper. Just bought a great book on the Apollo 11 program, and more. It chronicles the entire space race, from very early days forward, to Hubble and beyond. It is entitled “Spaceflight, The Complete story from Sputnik to Curiosity.” Put out by the Smithsonian, special for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. The list price in a catalog was $40; Amazon Prime $26.

A good-sized coffee table type of book, very well illustrated, and you don’t need to be a “rocket scientist” to understand it. I bought it for my DH, who worked on this program for many years. I am going to order a few more copies for our children.

Most people nowadays have no clue about how hard this was to do, in a relatively short period of time. Computers were in their infancy.

Buzz Aldrin quote: “Walking on the Moon was a piece of cake. It was easy. But getting to the Moon was anything but easy.”

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Jordan2 — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 17:56:35 GMT

I never get anything on Prime Day, the items I want are never discounted. I think you can be sucked in to buying things you really don't need because you think you're getting a bargain.

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GenXmuse — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:43:13 GMT

I get packages three times a week but I find it hard to find anything to buy on Prime days. If you know what you’re looking for it’s better but just for browsing it’s mostly a miss. I haven’t seen any remarkable deals.

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GenXmuse — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:46:14 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
LOL Only someone who doesn't really shop with Amazon would say that.

Lol, well, obviously that’s not true as per the posts.

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Mj12 — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:56:22 GMT

We order something from Amazon several times a week, have been customer for several years. I’ve just never been lucky on Prime Day to find something I wanted/needed/had to have at a “great” price. So I don’t really bother anymore with Prime Day. That’s ok and happy for others who do find great deals.

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september — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:27:55 GMT

I will buy something, even if it isn’t one of the Prime Day deals. I got my $10 credit from Whole Foods, and I have about $30 in my gift card account.

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Abrowneyegirl — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:58:53 GMT

@NickNack

Thank you for the reminder! I too purchased Greenies one year. I forgot all about that.

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VaBelle35 — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:18:20 GMT

The only thing I have gotten on Prime Day is the Whole Foods discount ;o)

I prefer to buy my Echo products when they launch (or pre-launch), even if they are full price vs waiting for them to be deeply discounted.

I buy something if/when I need it or want it. I do look at my wish lists to see if anything in there is discounted, but generally I don't find anything I need/want on Prime Day.

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VaBelle35 — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:19:15 GMT

My understanding what the the early Prime Days were great but the current Prime Days are nothing like that anymore and the "garage sale" description seems to be more appropriate these days.

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Lucky Charm — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:58:39 GMT

@VaBelle35 wrote:
The only thing I have gotten on Prime Day is the Whole Foods discount ;o)

I prefer to buy my Echo products when they launch (or pre-launch), even if they are full price vs waiting for them to be deeply discounted.

I buy something if/when I need it or want it. I do look at my wish lists to see if anything in there is discounted, but generally I don't find anything I need/want on Prime Day.

@VaBelle35 Ooooh, what is the Whole Foods discount? I already got the $10 to spend for Prime Day. (geez--should I really capitalize it like it's a true blue holiday?)

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VaBelle35 — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:14:24 GMT

I have the $10 thing, too, but I thought on Prime Day everything was like 10% off or something in addition to the $10?

I just remember going there last year on Prime Day because it was a legitimate deal.

ETA: I looked up the press release. There were specific items in the store that I use regularly that were on sale in addition to the $10.

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september — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:39:47 GMT

The Whole Foods $10 credit is earned by spending $10 at Whole Foods during the promotion period, which I did. Now I have that amount to spend on Prime Days, July 15-16.

Ill buy something, even if it’s just a $10 item! But I am hoping they have some nice daily deals on rain boots. We’ll see. If not, I’ll use my credits and buy them anyway.