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5 tips from Amazon insiders on how to be a Prime Day pro and get the best deals

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Your guide to finding real deals, earning additional savings, and getting the most out of your Prime Day shopping.

Prime Day is just around the corner. The event kicks off 11 July at midnight and runs for 48 hours. There will be a huge variety of deals available across categories, but that doesn't mean you have to be glued to your phone to find the best ones.

Read on for five tips, tricks, and features from Amazonian insiders that'll help you find great deals, earn additional savings, and get more out of your purchases.

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1. Sign up for Amazon Prime
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    1. Sign up for Amazon Prime
  • 1. Sign up for Amazon Prime
  • 2. Look out for early deals
  • 3. Set up deal alerts
  • 4. Support small businesses while you shop
  • 5. Have a shopping strategy
Your guide to finding real deals, earning additional savings, and getting the most out of your Prime Day shopping.

Prime Day is just around the corner. The event kicks off 11 July at midnight and runs for 48 hours. There will be a huge variety of deals available across categories, but that doesn't mean you have to be glued to your phone to find the best ones.

Read on for five tips, tricks, and features from Amazonian insiders that'll help you find great deals, earn additional savings, and get more out of your purchases.

  • 1. Sign up for Amazon Prime

    Joining Amazon Prime gives you access to exclusive deals on Prime Day, not to mention fast, free delivery on millions of items. Members also enjoy a host of other benefits, like free movies and TV series streaming with Prime Video, free gaming with Prime Gaming, and lots more. Sign up for a free 30-day trial to experience the #PrimeLife today.

  • 2. Look out for early deals

    If you’re a Prime member, you can get first dibs on deals from trusted brands even before Prime Day starts, such as discounts on big-ticket items from our International Stores, laptops, groceries, beverages, books and lighting products, as well as baby and beauty carton deals. Just visit the dedicated Prime Day page for details and to discover more offers as Prime Day approaches.

  • 3. Set up deal alerts

    Never miss out on a great deal again. Prime members can subscribe to receive deal alert notifications related to their recent Amazon searches and recently viewed items. All members have to do is visit the Prime Day event page on the Amazon app between now and Prime Day to create deal alerts. Once Prime Day arrives, members will receive push notifications on any available deals.

  • 4. Support small businesses while you shop

    Prime Day provides small and medium businesses with the opportunity to sell their products to more than 200 million Prime members around the world. In Singapore, you can visit our dedicated small business page to start shopping from small business sellers right away.

  • 5. Have a shopping strategy

    Items can sell out fast on Prime Day, so be decisive and make your purchases quickly, starting with big-ticket items that tend to be more popular. And if you change your mind after you shop, no worries—for Amazon-fulfilled orders shipping within Singapore, you can return most items within 15 days of receipt of delivery.

To get in the mood for Prime Day, visit our Prime Day Carnival at Capitol Singapore on 8-9 July! Find out more about the carnival here. For other updates about what’s happening in the run-up to Prime Day, follow our Instagram account.

  • PAGE OVERVIEW
  • 1
    1. Sign up for Amazon Prime
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    2. Look out for early deals
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    3. Set up deal alerts
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    4. Support small businesses while you shop
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    5. Have a shopping strategy