It’s almost Amazon Prime Day (aka Bargain Day)! This year’s special event takes place on 11-12 July 2023.
What Is Prime Day?
Prime Day is Amazon’s special event for Prime members. It features personalised deals, many of which include top brands. It began back in 2015 as a way to celebrate Amazon’s 20th birthday (can you believe Amazon has been around that long?).
What Is Included With Amazon Prime?
There are several benefits in addition to free delivery on thousands of items. These include:
- Exclusive Member Deals
- Same Day Delivery (restrictions apply)
- Prime Video
- Amazon Music
- Deliveroo Plus
- Grocery Benefits
- Free Audible Trial
- Amazon Photos
- Amazon First Reads
- And so much more
It’s A Great Way To Save Money IF You’re Already Buying
As you may know if you’ve read elsewhere on the site, we would never condone buying for the sake of it. We don’t believe in shopping without intention and will always choose quantity over quality. But if you’re buying for your small business, or if you’re self-employed and need office supplies, having Prime could save you a lot of money in the long run.
We love our Amazon Wish Lists (Gill in particular – she has about 30!) and have one on this site if you’re interested in taking a look. There are some great items on there, mostly aimed at people working from home.
Joining Amazon Prime
To join, simply click on our link and you’ll receive a 30 day free trial of Amazon, including all the benefits listed above. Should you find it’s not for you, it’s easy to cancel your subscription.
Please Be Aware Of Scams
If you’ve seen the UK TV programme about scam call centres recently, you’ll be aware of the many scams being carried out in the name of Amazon. Some of these involve call centres in India and they make calls showing a UK phone number. They purport to be from Amazon and tell you that you’ve been incorrectly charged for a year’s prime membership.
They then ask you to add a programme to your phone or pc/laptop – through this, they can access and control your data. It will also enable them to move money from your account/s into a third party’s account, hence stealing your money. Please do not continue with these calls (if you answer them) and never give out your personal details: PIN numbers, bank details etc. Never be afraid to put the phone down if you don’t really know who you’re talking to.
Amazon has a lot of information concerning email, text and phone call scams which you can read about here.
If you do believe you’ve been scammed, please contact your bank immediately, and also report it to ActionFraud.