Your Prime membership is synonymous with incredible deals, savings, blockbuster entertainment, and a remarkable shopping experience. And with Amazon’s annual Prime Day event, Prime members can access amazing deals on products from top national brands and small business sellers across categories—from fashion and beauty, everyday essentials to smart phones and accessories, electronics, toys, home and much more. Here's everything you need to know about Amazon's biggest shopping event of the year for Prime members.
What is Prime Day?
Prime Day is Amazon's shopping event exclusively for Prime members, featuring new launches, deals on top brands and small businesses, and blockbuster entertainment.
Why did Prime Day start?
Prime Day was created as a way to celebrate Prime members. The first Prime Day event came to life on Amazon’s 20th birthday on July 15, 2015 in the U.S. In India, the first Prime Day was launched in July 2017.
What was Prime Day 2023 all about?
Prime Day 2023 was the biggest ever Prime Day in India. 14% more Prime members shopped hundreds of thousands of deals in 2023 as compared to Prime Day 2022. At its peak, 22,190 orders were placed in a single minute.
When is Prime Day in India?
The 8th edition of Prime Day in India is scheduled for July. Check back for exact dates for this year's event.
How can I prepare to find deals on Prime Day?
If you haven't already, be sure to join Prime to participate in Prime Day. Being a Prime member means you’ll be able to access new launches, exciting deals, savings, and blockbuster entertainment on Prime Day.
Once the Prime Day dates are revealed, Prime members can sign up for deal alert notifications based on their recent Amazon searches and viewed items. You will be able to go to the Prime Day event page on the Amazon app before Prime Day to set up deal alerts. When Prime Day starts, you’ll get push notifications about available deals.
What are the best Prime Day deals?
We are not disclosing the best Amazon Prime Day deals for 2024 just yet. Stay tuned for previews and sneak peeks, as well as early and exclusive deals on an extensive range of products. Make sure that you have bookmarked About Amazon’s Prime Day 2024 hub so you don’t miss out on the important updates.
Do you need to be a Prime member to shop during the Prime Day sale?
Yes, you must be a Prime member in order to take advantage of all the exciting deals, new launches, savings, blockbuster entertainment and more on Prime Day. You can sign up here.
What countries participate in Prime Day?
Prime Day will take place in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the U.S., and the UK.
What is Amazon Prime?
Amazon Prime, which was launched in India in 2016, offers a compelling selection of shipping (same day delivery on close to 1M+ products and 1-day delivery across 4M+ products), shopping (no minimum limit on cart order; Prime Early access window for shopping events such as the Great Indian Festival) and entertainment benefits (Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Gaming and Prime Reading). Here's a quick refresher on all the perks you can enjoy as a Prime member. Also read about the different Prime membership plans for customers in India.
How do you sign up for a Prime membership?
You can join Prime and get started here.
How can customers avail free and fast delivery during Prime Day?
Prime Day orders are delivered fast and free, thanks to Amazon's extensive global transportation network. As a Prime member in India, you can enjoy the fastest delivery speeds ever. For most 2-tier cities, Prime delivery is available within 24 to 48 hours. Remarkably, Amazon’s delivery network also reaches some of the most remote locations in India.
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