Pro Tips to get the best deals in Amazon Prime Days 2021 on 26-27 July

Aashish Sehgal (for Asaan)

amazon-prime-days-deals

Contents

What should you be buying on Amazon Prime Days

A Prime Membership is your Ticket to this Event!

How should you prepare for buying on Amazon Prime Days

Prepare in advance to grab the Items at their Lowest Price

Add Short-Listed Products to your Cart - Today!

How to Save More. Much More!

For every online shopper, it's important to be able to take advantage of Amazon Prime Days. This annual event has the best of deals, discounts, and savings as compared to any other sales in the year. Smart-savers plan well in advance for this event and put off all major purchases for this event. This year, it's scheduled for 26 and 27 July 2021. It is important to note that this shopping event is exclusively for Amazon Prime members.

So, as an online shopper, how would you ensure that you are well placed to take advantage of this mega sale event? What should you be looking to buy? Which products will have the biggest price drops? What deals have been advertised? And how do you ensure a smooth buying experience? Let us guide you on these questions.

amazon-prime-days-deals

What should you be buying on Amazon Prime Days

It's best to go for big-ticket items that are normally planned and not impulsive purchases. These could be :

  • Tech essentials like Mobile, Laptop, Wireless Earphones, Smart Watch, etc.
  • Home Electricals like LED TV, Refrigerator, Air Conditioner, Washing Machine, etc.
  • Kitchen Items like Mixer-Grinder (Food processor), Microwave, Oven (OTG), Chimney, Induction Plate, etc.
  • Sports & Fitness items like Bicycles, Weights, Yoga Gear, Workout apparel, Sports shoes, etc.
  • Fashion wear for Women including Dresses, Heels and other footwear, Sarees, and other normally expensive branded apparel
  • Fashion wear for Men including Formals, Leather shoes, and other footwear, Ethnic wear, and other quality branded apparel
  • Fashion Accessories including Handbags, Watches, Eyewear (dark glasses), etc
  • Kidswear items that are normally expensive, like Dresses, Suits, Ethnic wear, Shoes, etc
  • Furniture for Home, especially bigger items and wooden items like Sofa, Dining Table & Chairs, Beds, Cupboards etc.
  • Toys and Games of all kinds as these can always be kept for later, if not needed immediately

amazon-prime-days-deals

However, this does not mean that you cannot buy regular used or less expensive items, as these often have great discounts on them. So, if you need it or will use it, of just want it, this is the time to buy it! It may even be a good idea to stock up on groceries!

A Prime Membership is your Ticket to this Event!

Yes, you read that right - No Prime Membership means No Deals! You must have a Amazon Prime Membership to be able to take advantage of Amazon Prime Days. Because the mouth-watering deals and offers are only for valid Prime Members.

The good news is that you do not have to spend Rs. 999 on a 1-year membership. Just buy a 3-month membership to Amazon Prime for a discounted price of Rs. 329! That being said, the benefits of a 1-year membership make it well worth it. See benefits and the offer here.

amazon-prime-days-prime-membership

CLICK HERE TO JOIN AMAZON PRIME

How should you prepare for buying on Amazon Prime Days

This big opportunity comes only once a year! So the last thing you want is to miss out on it because you were not prepared to take advantage of it. Here are some tips :

  • Think about what you need, and discuss it with anyone who can give you more ideas. Your family may need somethings, so do keep them in the loop. Friends and colleagues may have some good ideas too
  • Make a short-list of 2-3 options for each item that you want. This matters because not everything may be on discount, or the discounts on some items may be smaller than expected. So, research on amazon.in and get the shortlist ready, possibly in your wishlist
  • Get the money ready for your shopping. Yes, this is more important than you can imagine as many forget this. If you are using a Credit Card, ensure you have sufficient Limits available for your planned purchases. If using  Debit Card, Net-banking or UPI, ensure sufficient funds in your account.

amazon-prime-days-deals

Prepare in advance to grab the Items at their Lowest Price

  • Discounts on products don’t remain the same for the entire duration of the Amazon Prime Days sale. Many shoppers are not aware of this fact. So, the early shopper catches the biggest discounts and then, like Air Ticket prices, the product prices slowly keep increasing. Therefore you must buy soonest after the sale starts
  • There are limited quantities of some products. These products will get sold out soon, so you must be ready to buy them without much delay.
  • Sizes that are common or popular may sell out quickly. This is especially true for fashion apparel, so you must be prepared with sizing information and choices beforehand.
  • Add Short-Listed Products to your Cart. This cannot be emphasized enough, and we will explain this below
  • Check that your address is there as the default option. This will help save time in checkout etc later.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO AMAZON

Add Short-Listed Products to your Cart - Today!

Now, this may not make sense initially. Because you have that Wish List too, don’t you! But the logic is more sound than you think. Let us explain why you need to do this.

  • Stocks are limited. Must buy with minimal delay because you do not want the product to be sold out
  • You can still see the latest price in Cart, as well as by clicking on the product, so there is no need to waste time once you are on the website or mobile app.
  • Faster Checkout process, to avoid “Sold Out” status
  • Protection from Slow-down in Amazon website or app. With millions of users trying to look for the best deals, the site is bound to slow down or even give errors. So, you cut down on steps needed by operating out of your cart
  • Use “Save for later” option if you are not buying everything together. So, it's not like, if it's in your cart, you must buy it all together.
  • Use Wishlist as a backup list. This is a good option if you want to ensure that the products are not lost due to a mistaken press of the delete button on cart.

amazon-prime-days-deals

How to Save More. Much More!

You can save extra. Or earn cash-back. Yes, this is over and above the heavily discounted price. Let's explain how.

  • AmazonPay Credit Card – Get yourself this Credit Card soonest. It takes a few minutes to get it usually, but anyways, the process doesn’t normally exceed 3 days. So get it now. It costs nothing! And you can save more in other use too.

amazon-pay-icici-bank-credit-card

  • AmazonPay – Using the Amazon pay account get's discounts, cashbacks and other benefits. So, start using that. The KYC is a smooth process, so you have no excuses not to use this! Prime customers get some additional benefits.
  • Topup the balance on AmazonPay because this is the easiest way to do a checkout from your cart!

So, head to Amazon now so you do not miss out on the big savings!

GO TO THE AMAZON PRIME DAYS PAGE

amazon-prime-days-deals-launches

Ofcourse, as Amazon has Discounts, Sales, and Lightning Deals regularly on other days too, you should go to our Amazon Coupons and Deals page to take advantage of the best saving opportunities on any given day!

amazon-prime-days-deals

If you would like to get discounts when buying from many other online stores in India, do check out this page and grab the best discounts from many stores!