5 things NOT to buy on Amazon Prime Day
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Amazon’s AMZN, 1.08% annual Prime Day is just around the corner — but before you click “buy now” you may want to reconsider whether or not you’re getting a good deal.
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This year’s Prime Day is also unique from prior ones given the global microchip shortage, which is disrupting the manufacturing supply chains for cars as well as gaming equipment and computers.
Hence consumers shouldn’t expect to see any markdowns on highly sought-after PS5s SONY, -1.90%, Nintendo Switches 7974, -2.80% or higher-end computers, retail experts told MarketWatch.
Here are 4 other items to think twice before buying on Amazon Prime Day:
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Furniture and clothing
Consumers may want to postpone home goods purchases until July Fourth sales events kickoff, said Kristin McGrath, editor and shopping expert at BlackFriday.com
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TVs and gaming systems
On Prime Day, consumers shouldn’t expect to see TVs “discounted across the board,” McGrath said. “Amazon is going to be plugging its Fire TVs, but there’s certainly not going to be the absolute best prices on the absolute best models,” she added.
Right before the holidays is a better time to get a good deal on a TV because “they’re very giftable items,” so retailers tend to offer discounts across a wider range of models.
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Prime Day vs. Walmart and Target
It’s nearly impossible to know in advance if shoppers could save more money through Walmart’s Deals for Days WMT, -1.81% promotional event, Target’s Deal Days TGT, -0.42% or Best Buy’s BBY, -2.19% Bigger Deals.
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