Amazon Prime Day 2017: Deals, Discounts, Start Dates & More

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Greetings deal hunters and fellow Amazon fanatics! If you’ve found yourself on this post, then you know, Amazon Prime Day 2017 is nearly upon us. We’ve talked a lot about Amazon Prime Day since it’s inception. Is it better than Black Friday or Cyber Monday? What are the best deals and discounts? What can you expect for this year? And most importantly, when oh when does it start? If you’re interested in learning more, dive into our entire Amazon Prime Day post below.

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What is Amazon Prime Day?

Oh hi, you must be new. Here is the TL;DR version of Amazon’s biggest sale event.  Amazon Prime Day began on July 15, 2015, when Amazon initially launched this event to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Due to the success of Prime Day for both Amazon sellers and buyers, Amazon decided to make it an annual sale party. Amazon Prime Day has since become a well-known marketing success (think Cyber Monday and Green Monday) so many retailers have hopped aboard to offer their own hot deals and sales on Prime Day as well.

This might seem obvious but as you may have guessed, Amazon Prime Day is a global shopping event reserved for Amazon Prime members only. Of course, if you are not a Prime member, you can still access plenty of site wide savings at amazon.com. (Just, you know, not the Prime Day stuff).

Need Prime membership discount?
There's no better time to join Amazon Prime. If you haven't used Prime before, consider one of their free trials below! (Preferably closer to Amazon Prime Day so you can get access to their Prime Day deals of course). 

• Free 30-day free trial for all (first-time users only)
• Free 6-month Prime trial for students
• $5.99/month Prime membership for those currently enrolled in government assistance program (must have EBT card)
• $10.99/month Prime membership (Amazon recently launched a monthly payment option for Prime so technically you can just subscribe to Prime for July and access the Prime Day sale and cancel after your month is up)

When is Amazon Prime Day 2017?

Amazon Prime Day 2017 lands on July 11, 2017. To learn more about Prime Day this year, including exclusive early deals, how to prepare, and more, click here.

Want to get a taste of what Amazon Prime Day has to offer? Check out their past sneak peeks and official Prime Day deals below:

• Sneak Peek 2015 - 32” LED TV for $75, 50” 4K TV bundles under $1000, $24 Amazon Fire Stick, and more
• Sneak Peek & Prime Day Official Deals 2016 - $30 off $150 Amazon Visa coupon code, $10 off Prime Now coupon code, $33.33 Fire Tablets, exclusive Alexa Voice deals, and more

Where to Look for the Best Amazon Prime Day Deals & Discounts

Amazon Prime has tons of perks, features, and even their own line of devices so it doesn’t come to any surprise when some of the biggest discounts come from their Prime services and devices. We recommend waiting until Amazon Prime Day for any Amazon Prime device purchases (Echo, Fire Stick, Fire Tablet, etc.) because discounts/deals will save you big on Prime Day.

Now, here are all the places you should look when Prime Day 2017 starts. (Bookmark this page and save it for the big day!).

• Amazon Prime Day Lightning Deals
• Amazon Prime Now
• Amazon Alexa Exclusive Prime Deals
• Amazon Visa Rewards and Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card (exclusive savings for Amazon credit cardholders) 
• Woot! "Primo Day" - Amazon's sister site will also be hosting Prime Day style discounts expected to go live on Prime Day 2017

Amazon has historically doubled up on Prime Day deals so meet shoppers demands every year and we expect no less from the e-commerce giant this year. Stay tuned for more updates!

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