A Guide to Amazon's October Prime Day Deals Event

You may still be paying off your credit card bill from July's Prime Day, but Amazon is not done with you yet-an October Prime Day-style sale is around the corner. Here is everything you need to know about the shopping event right before the Black Friday madness.

What is Prime Big Deal Days?

Prime Big Deal Days is the fall version of Prime Day. It's a two-day sale with deals on virtually every category you can think of. While Prime Day is the biggest sale of the two, Prime Big Deal Days has grown since its first iteration back in 2022.

When is Prime Big Deal Days?

Amazon announced that Prime Big Deals Days 2024 will run for 48 hours from Oct. 8 through Oct. 9. This will be the third October Prime Day Amazon will be launching.

Do you need to be a Prime Member to shop for Prime Big Deal Days?

You will need to be a Prime Member to shop Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days. Prime membership starts at $14.99 per month. You can see if getting a yearly Prime membership is worth it for you or not, but remember you can always cancel your Prime membership once the sale is over. Keep in mind that Amazon offers free 30-day trials, so you can shop all two days of the event and still get some early Black Friday deals if you time it right. You can see how to sign up for a Prime account here.

What can you expect for Prime Big Deal Days?

Prime Day happens in the summer, and you're more likely to see deals on outdoorsy stuff, like gardening equipment, grills, and hot tubs, outside of its usual tech and Amazon device deals. Since Prime Big Deal Days happens in the fall, you can expect more deals on gaming and indoor gym equipment. Amazon has already announced some categories that will be on sale, including: electronics, fashion, home, kitchen, toys, and Amazon Devices.

Early Prime Big Deal Days deals are already live

As is usually the case, Amazon kicks off their sales with some early deals that lead up to the main event. Right now, you can find up to 55% on select Amazon devices, including Ring cameras, Echo smart speakers, Echo Shows, Fire TVs, Fire Tablets, and more. You can also see all of the early Prime Big Deal Days deals here.

Does the competition also offer sales?

You can also expect major retailers to have their own competitive sales, the big ones being Best Buy, Target, and Walmart. Target already announced their sale, Target Circle Week, which will take place from Oct. 6 through Oct. 12.

Some tips for Prime Big Deal Days

If this will be your first October Prime Day, there are some basic things you need to know about Amazon sales; you can share your Prime membership with family members even if they don't live with you; you can set price alerts for products you want and your Alexa devices can notify you when they go on sale; there are usually some "Invite-Only" deals that you can sign up for; there are tools you can use to see if the deal you're looking at is good or not. But if you only take one bit of advice for shopping on Prime Big Deal Days, let it be this one: Don't buy anything you weren't going to buy anyway. A good way to make sure you do this is by making a list of the products you do want, and only having eyes for those.