Prime Day 2018

[Atunah]

has anyone been able to actually use one of those $5 promos you get every 6 hour via the app? I have not been able to make it show up in the cart no matter what I put in and it didn't get used when I bought the kindle yesterday either. So what exactly can those be used on. It doesn't say other than "qualifying purchases". Whatever that means.

When I redeem those codes via the app, after using that camera thingamachingie it says it has been applied to the account and will be applied automatically when checking out. But its not.

[haertig]

I did a quick scan of this thread and didn't see that anyone had posted this deal yet (my apologies if I missed it).

You can get Kindle Unlimited for three months for 99 cents.

https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/pr...d6d5637f&ref_=

Normally, I would not consider Kindle Unlimited to be worthwhile. It is just too expensive for the selection IMHO.

However, I did want to read Jeremy Robinsons "Jack Sigler (Chess Team)" series, and it is there on KU. So for me, just this series is worth the 99 cents (assuming I can get it all read in the three month window!)

This is apparently not a Prime Day only special ... it runs through the end of this month (July).

There is also a similar promo on "Amazon Music" ... four months for 99 cents. But you have to act quickly to get music promo, it expires today.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/pro..._i=14981443011

[KimberlyFDR]

Originally Posted by Atunah

has anyone been able to actually use one of those $5 promos you get every 6 hour via the app?

No, I haven't been able to use them either. I tried on a few of the purchases I was planning yesterday, but none of them applied the app-based discount (and I even re-scanned a barcode in the app to make sure the $5 reward was in my account). Oh well

[Atunah]

Originally Posted by KimberlyFDR

No, I haven't been able to use them either. I tried on a few of the purchases I was planning yesterday, but none of them applied the app-based discount (and I even re-scanned a barcode in the app to make sure the $5 reward was in my account). Oh well

yeah, I did the rescan too, just to make sure it was there. And I tried to find some small print about what was eligible, but I couldn't find anything. Its suppose to be automatic.
At least I got the $5 from the gift card, I just got the notice of it in email. But I already bought my kindle.

[tubemonkey]

My haul for Prime Day was a $5 GC credit and 5 free ebooks from Amz First Reads.

Jeff paid me to keep my money

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

My haul for Prime Day was a $5 GC credit and 5 free ebooks from Amz First Reads.

Jeff paid me to keep my money

Same here. Not too happy; I was looking forward to getting myself a little something.

[darryl]

Same here. Quite disappointing this year.

[Blossom]

After seeing nothing I wanted I used my Amazon Gift Card I got from Swagbucks to get hubby a Kindle Fire HD 8 for his birthday. So now he can give me back my Kindle Fire HD 7 (2013) because I miss it and I'll no longer hear him complain about he can't do anything on it because it's too old. I didn't have enough for a Paperwhite or I would have got it instead for myself. Ah well.

Oh It seems I got a $10 credit for Prime Day.

1. Buy a Prime item before Prime Day
2. Find something great on Prime Day!
3. Claim your $10 reward

Your $10 reward has been applied to your account. It will be available to use when your Prime Day order has completed shipment.

You have to click claim reward to get it. You get it by clicking on the Prime button by the shopping cart.


Fine Print:

Promotional credit expires at 11:59 p.m. (PT) August 31, 2018.
This offer is available to Prime members only.
Offer only applies to products and digital content sold by Amazon.com or Amazon Digital Services LLC (look for "sold by Amazon.com" or "sold by Amazon Digital Services LLC" on the product or content detail page) and all eBooks made available through Amazon.com. Products and digital content (except for eBooks) sold by third-party sellers or other Amazon entities will not qualify for this offer, even if "fulfilled by Amazon.com" or "Prime Eligible".
Offer good while supplies last.
Digital content and services may only be available to customers located in the U.S. and are subject to the terms and conditions of Amazon Digital Services LLC.
Shipping charges and taxes may apply to the full value of discounted and free promotional items.
Items must be purchased in a single order and shipped at the same speed to a single address.
Offer limited to one per customer and account.
Offer may not be combined with other offers.
The maximum benefit you may receive from this offer is $10.
Offer is not available until the qualifying purchase has completed shipment.
You will receive an e-mail from Amazon that indicates the dollar amount of the promotional credit and that the dollar amount of the credit has been added to your customer account. The e-mail will also provide instructions on how to redeem the promotional credit.
Amazon reserves the right to modify or cancel the offer at any time.
Offer is non-transferable and may not be resold.
Offer discount will be allocated proportionally among all promotional items in your order.
If any of the products or content related to this offer are returned, your refund will equal the amount you paid for the product or content, subject to applicable refund policies.
If you violate any of these terms, the offer will be invalid.
Unless an Amazon Gift Card is the stated benefit of the promotion, promotional codes (including those placed directly in accounts) may not be redeemed for Amazon Gift Cards.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Oh It seems I got a $10 credit for Prime Day.

I totally didn't see that offer.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I totally didn't see that offer.

I think it's a sneaky one because you only see it if you go to Prime by the shopping cart. You had to buy something before Prime Day and on Prime day to get it. $20 dollars or more spent on Prime Day but my Pre-Prime Day purchase was $13 (Toilet Paper)

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I think it's a sneaky one because you only see it if you go to Prime by the shopping cart. You had to buy something before Prime Day and on Prime day to get it. $20 dollars or more spent on Prime Day but my Pre-Prime Day purchase was $13 (Toilet Paper)

Thanks - that explains why I missed it since I didn't pay much attention to the app.

[haertig]

There wasn't much of interest to me on this years Prime day. I've got a Fire HD8 tablet. I've got a Paperwhite. I've got several Echo Dots. And I've got several USB quick chargers (both battery and plug-in). These four things that were on sale would have interested me ... except I already own them.

• I picked up the 99 cents for 3 months Kindle Unlimited subscription.
• And the 99 cents for 4 months Amazon Music subscription.
• Bought two eBooks, the first to generate the 30% credit that I then applied to the second.
• A $25 gift certificate for myself to use later, so I could get the $5 credit.
• And of all things, a cheap infrared thermometer so I can check the temp of my cast iron skillet before beginning to cook something. Totally unneeded, but I convinced myself that I had to buy something, and this was about the only thing this year that made me look twice.

Quite the dull year for Prime Day 2018. Personally, I would characterize it as a total flop. It's funny that Amazon's servers crashed. Looking at the mostly useless sale offerings, I would have expected the servers to be 99% idle. You'd think for a successful Prime Day, Amazon would want to put a few things on sale that people might actually want to buy. Alas, they did very little of that this year.

[tubemonkey]

Heads Up -- 2 hours left

Jeff needs your purchases to maintain his standing as the world's richest man

[tubemonkey]

Prime Day is done. This thread will be unstickied. Feel free to continue posting about the deals or any help you might need.

The next big event is Black Friday in four months. It consumes roughly all of Nov and Dec through various sales.

tm

[tubemonkey]

Prime Members Again Enjoyed the Biggest Global Shopping Event in Amazon History this Prime Day

Members worldwide purchased more than 100 million products during Prime Day

Members celebrated Prime Day with a week of savings at Whole Foods Market, where they saved millions of dollars – the best-selling deal was organic strawberries

Best sellers worldwide were the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and Echo Dot – making this, with 12-hour early access to device deals, the biggest event ever for Amazon devices

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 18, 2018-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – On a day (and a half) with more than one million deals worldwide offered exclusively to Prime members, sales this Prime Day surpassed Cyber Monday, Black Friday and the previous Prime Day, when comparing 36-hour periods, making this once again the biggest shopping event in Amazon history. Prime members worldwide purchased more than 100 million products during this year’s Prime Day event. Best-sellers worldwide were the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and Echo Dot – making this, with 12-hour early access to device deals, the biggest event ever for Amazon devices. For the first time, U.S. Prime members celebrated Prime Day with a week of savings at Whole Foods Market. Members saved millions of dollars at Whole Foods Market with Prime Day deals, of which the best-selling deal was organic strawberries. Small and medium-sized businesses selling on Amazon far exceeded $1 billion in sales this Prime Day.

“Prime Day offers us a unique opportunity to thank Prime members with our best deals,” said Jeff Wilke, CEO Worldwide Consumer, Amazon. “Extending Prime Day to a day and a half this year allowed us to further reward members with unbeatable deals, access to exclusive new products and unforgettable experiences that highlight the many benefits of a Prime membership. All of this was made possible because of our many valued associates – the global team that continues to make Prime Day bigger and better.”