Update Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. ET: Prime Big Deals Days 2024 has come and gone. Visit our October Prime Day deals roundup for the best discounts available today.
Prime Big Deal Days is Amazon's October Prime Day fall savings event for Prime members. This year, Prime Big Deals Days runs from Oct. 8-9 and kicks off at 3:01 a.m. ET/12:01 a.m. PT. To jump-start the holiday shopping season, Prime Big Deal Days offers tons of fantastic deals on laptops, tablets, phones, headphones, wearables, and more. It's like the appetizer to the main course of the holiday shopping season which we all know as Black Friday.
If you don't have an Amazon Prime account, make sure to join Prime to score big savings during Prime Big Deal Days 2024. Your first 30 days are free and you may cancel your membership at any time. If you decide to continue with your membership, you'll pay $14.99 per month or $139 for a one-year thereafter which amounts to $12 each month.
We're still weeks away from Prime Big Deal Days, however, it's not too early to save. Amazon currently offers early discounts slash up to 58% off select Amazon devices Additionally, when you checkout using your Prime Card, you'll get 10% back on select Alexa-enabled devices. In terms of cash-back rewards, that's pretty impressive.
Here are my favorite early discounts and a recap of all you need to know about Amazon's October Prime Day deals.
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2024 — early discounts
What is Amazon Prime Big Deal Days?
Like Amazon's annual Prime Day event, the upcoming Prime Big Deal Days is bound to offer the lowest prices of the year on today's most coveted tech.
Naturally, Amazon's best-selling hardware will be heavily in the spotlight. If you want to start or upgrade your smart home setup or shop for gifts early this year, Amazon's October Prime Day sale is not to be missed.
When is Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2024?
Amazon Prime Big Deals Days 2024 starts Oct. 8 at 3:01 a.m. ET/12:01 a.m. PT and runs through Oct. 9. If you don't want to wait for Amazon's October Prime Day, early deals are available right now.
For example, today you can save up to 55% on select Amazon devices, Luna gaming controller bundles, and the 40-inch Amazon Fire TV 2-Series. What's more, earn up to 10% back on select Alexa-enable devices when you use your Prime Card at checkout.
Do I need to be an Amazon Prime member to shop Prime Big Deal Days?
While Prime Big Deal Days is open to everyone to window shop, an Amazon Prime membership is required to access deals. Though there may be non-Prime deals available during the sale, Amazon reserves its best discounts for its loyal Prime members.
Amazon Prime costs $139 annually and $14.99 for monthly subscribers and includes a complimentary 30-day free trial. College students get a 6-month trial of Prime and will be billed $7.49 per month, or $69 per year should they decide to continue beyond the trial period.
What will be on sale for Amazon Prime Big Deals Days?
I've been covering Amazon's major sales for 6 years and can tell you that products from every category are on sale during Prime Big Deal Days. Expect to see deep discounts on electronics with epic markdowns on laptops, tablets, smartphones, wearables, and more.
Amazon's Alexa-enabled Fire tablets, Kindle e-Readers, Echo smart display, and Fire TVs will also see massive discounts on par with Black Friday.
Is Amazon Prime Big Deal Days in all countries?
This year, Prime Big Deal Days will be open to Amazon shoppers in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the U.K., the U.S., and for the time, in Turkey.
Customers in Japan can shop Prime Big Deal Days at a later date in October. Amazon is expected to announce the specifics within the coming weeks.
