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Old 07-16-2015, 03:48 PM   #174
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I watched the deals at Amazon all day yesterday (Prime Day), but I didn't buy anything. At one point, I did have the $199 Acer C720-3871 11.6-Inch Chromebook (regular price $350) in my cart, but then I talked myself out of it. Now I regret not buying it. I already have a nice Toshiba Chromebook 2, but my spouse could've used the Acer.

Today, I purchased five inexpensive items that had been on my Wish List for a while and got $15 in no-rush shipping credits to use on MP3s, e-books, and video rentals. The new credits expire August 31, 2015, and I already had some expiring at the end of July, so now I need to decide what to buy.

Here's a link to Amazon's press release regarding Prime Day with a few excerpts below: Amazon’s First Ever Prime Day Breaks Global Records, Sales Exceed Black Friday

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 16, 2015-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon today announced it sold more units on Prime Day than the biggest Black Friday ever and had more new members try Prime worldwide than any single day in Amazon history. Customers ordered 34.4 million items across Prime-eligible countries, breaking all Black Friday records with 398 items ordered per second. Prime Day was also a great savings day – members globally saved millions on deals. Customers ordered hundreds of thousands of Amazon devices – making it the largest device sales day ever worldwide.

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Prime Day highlights from the US:
  • Members ordered tens of thousands of Fire TV Sticks in one hour, making it the fastest-selling deal on an Amazon device ever
  • Fire tablet sales on Amazon exceeded sales on Black Friday last year
  • Members ordered thousands of e-readers and thousands of Echos in just 15 minutes
  • 56,000 Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy sets
  • 47,000 Televisions sold, which was 1300% year-over-year growth
  • 41,000 Bose Headphones, compared to 8 the previous Wednesday
  • 28,000 Rubbermaid 42-Piece Easy Find Lid Food Storage Sets, compared to 428 the previous Wednesday
  • 24,000 Instant Pot 7-in-1 Programmable Pressure Cookers, compared to 182 the previous Wednesday
  • 14,000 iRobot Roomba 595 Pet Vacuum Cleaning Robots, compared to 1 the previous Wednesday
  • 12,000 Fifty Shades of Grey Unrated Edition on Blu-ray, compared to 121 the previous Wednesday
  • 10,000 Meguiar's X2020 Supreme Shine Microfiber Towels, compared to 244 the previous Wednesday
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