Amazon Prime Day 2024 – live: Top shopping tips and updates
Bargain hunters, start your engines. Amazon Prime Day is hours away from kicking off. The two-day annual discount bonanza sees everything from the latest tech, including Amazon devices, laptops and TVs to home appliances, mattresses, beauty and so much more are about to go on sale.
Taking place over two days (Tuesday 16 July and Wednesday 17 July), the retailer has ben building excitement with a bunch of early deals. Exclusive to Prime members, the shopping event is Amazon’s site-wide version of Black Friday (and arguably just as good as the November sale)
Naturally, we’re on hand to take you through the very best deals that Amazon has to offer, plucking out the good discounts and chucking out the bad – starting now. From top shopping tips to the best early bargains to shop now, consider this your Prime Day cheet sheet.
Amazon Prime Day is an annual sale event that takes place over two days, seeing the retailer discount the price of thousands of products from big-name brands, including Apple, Samsung, KitchenAid, Shark, Simba, Ninja and more.
Prime members receive exclusive access to thousands of deals on top brands (name-dropping a few specific ones) as well as big savings on Amazon’s own devices and services – we’re talking Ring doorbells, Fire TV sticks and offers on Audible books and memberships.
In 2022, Amazon began hosting more than one Prime Day-style sale a year, starting with the Prime Early Access Sale in October. It now hosts three sales a year – the Amazon Spring Sale in March (which is open to non-Prime subscribers), Amazon Prime Day in July and the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Sale in October. But the summer sale is still the biggest and best.
Daisy Lester15 July 2024 21:00
Revlon is one of favourite hair tool brands, with the older one-step model earning a spot in our round-up of the best hot brushes. TikTok loves it too, with the hair tool going viral after being lauded as a budget alterantive to Dyson’s cult hairwrap (it’s around £400 cheaper).
Revlon one-step volumiser plus: Was £69.99, now £40.99, Amazon.co.uk
Designed to volumise, style and add shine to wet or dry hair simultaneously, it boasts the power of a dryer and the volume of a styler. “In our experience, it performs best when you work on hair in sections,” our tester said. “Twisting your wrist as you glide through strands gives your locks a speedy volume boost. It doesn’t get tangled or leave hair frizzy, although it is pretty weighty, so bare that in mind.” You can save 41 per cent right now.
Daisy Lester15 July 2024 20:00
I’ve been covering both Black Friday and Prime Day sales for years now, and based on experience, Prime Day deals are just as good as Black Friday deals.
In fact, you’ll find even better discounts on Amazon devices during Prime Day, and all other tech, home and beauty buys will be discounted to similar Black Friday prices, so it’s definitely worth browsing.
Remember, Amazon uses Prime Day as a chance to spoil its Prime members, and it really goes above and beyond.
Daisy Lester15 July 2024 19:00
Google Pixel 8 + Pixel Watch: Was £1,038, now £748, Amazon.co.uk
This deal at Amazon gets you the Pixel 8 and the Pixel Watch with a £290 discount versus buying both separately. Our tech writer has seen this bundle on sale for less than £600 in the past, but right now this is still the cheapest way to pick up Google’s best smartphone and the original Pixel Watch ahead of Prime Day.
Daisy Lester15 July 2024 18:30
Ahead of tomorrow’s big day, tech writer Alex Lee has written an excellent guide to his top tips for securing the best deals. He’s been working at IndyBest since 2021, so is well-versed in covering deal events and knows a cracking deal from a dud, so he really is someone you can trust. With seven key suggestions for making your money go further on Amazon Prime Day, it’s well worth a read:
Daisy Lester15 July 2024 18:01
Olaplex’s no3 hair perfector is one of those products that is fully deserving of the hype. Giving oomph to lacklustre hair, it’s the perfect mid-week pick-me-up.
Olaplex no.3 hair perfector: Was £28, now £20.58, Amazon.co.uk
In our review of Olaplex’s famous no3 hair perfector, our tester said that the formula is a “modern-day cult classic hair care product” that is “hard to live up to, let alone beat”. Strands started to “feel softer and look healthier the more we used it”. Well worth a spot in our own bathroom cabinet, you can save 27 per cent right now.
Daisy Lester15 July 2024 18:00
Nespresso is always a safe bet when it comes to coffee machines and the vertuo next model is no exception. Rustling up barista-quality brews from the comfort of your kitchen, it’s gone straight to the top of my wishlist.
Nespresso vertuo next coffee machine: Was £169, now £69, Amazon.co.uk
A capsule coffee machine that is compatible with all Nespresso vertuo capsules, investing in this model means you can choose from more than 30 different blends when making your morning brew. Getting to work at a touch of a button, the vertuo next also boasts the ability to make your coffee in your preferred volume, with the options including an espresso size, double espresso, gran lungo, large mug and carafe. Meanwhile, you can ensure you stay in the loop when it comes to descaling and other updates, thanks to the option to pair the machine with your smartphone. Right now, you can save 59 per cent on the appliance.
Daisy Lester15 July 2024 17:30
Whether I’m washing dishes or walking the dog, Audible is my trusty companion. With thousands of books available on the app, it’s perfect for discovering classic tomes or enjoying the latest trending BookTok title. Plus, some of the narrators are truly stellar (see Jessie Buckley’s reading of Colm Tóibín’s Long Island).
Audible: Was £7.99 per month, now free for 3 months, Amazon.co.uk
Audiobook subscription service Audible is currently free for three months for Amazon Prime subscribers who’ve never had Audible before (or in the last 12 months). You can listen to thousands of select Audible Originals, podcasts, and audiobooks. Once your trial period comes to an end, an Audible subscription will cost £7.99 each month, which will pay for one audiobook (each month) as well as the above. The offer will end on 31 July.
Daisy Lester15 July 2024 17:00
Our favourite cordless vacuum is currently on sale at Amazon with a sizeable 30 per cent off, meaning there’s no better time for an upgrade.
Shark stratos anti-hair-wrap plus pet pro cordless vacuum: Was £429.99, now £329, Amazon.co.uk
The Shark stratos anti-hair-wrap plus pet pro cordless vacuum got a whopping five stars from our tester, who found it a joy to use: “If having a clean home fills you with joy, the Shark stratos will make you euphoric. The suction power on carpet and hard floors is a dream. It’s constantly working out what power levels you need to pick up the most mess. All you have to do is steer while it uses clean sense IQ technology to automatically sense the mess you can’t see.”
Daisy Lester15 July 2024 16:30
Prime Day is just around the corner and The Independent’s shopping and deal experts at IndyBest are here to bring you all the latest on Amazon’s exclusive member-only sale, including the best deals.
Prime Day 2024 will begin on Tuesday 16 July and finish on Wednesday 17 July. The sale kicks off at midnight on Tuesday and ends at 11.59pm on Wednesday, giving you 48 hours to shop the discounts.
You need to be a Prime member to shop the discounts. It costs £8.99 per month or £95 when paying for a year up-front. If you haven’t been a Prime member in the last 12 months, you can get a 30-day free trial, which will still gain you access to the sale.
Daisy Lester15 July 2024 16:00
