Amazon is launching a 2nd Prime Day sale in October — listed below are 4 issues it’s essential to know

Amazon is doubling down on its annual Prime Day by including a second Prime members-only sale to its calendar known as the Prime Early Entry Sale. That is the primary time we have seen two Prime gross sales in the identical 12 months and this just-announced occasion is developing very quickly — in October, to be actual.

The early fall timeline locations this spherical of offers earlier than the end-of-year vacation gross sales that kick off in earnest nearer to Black Friday. As a result of provide chains and transport timelines have struggled lately, locking in your reward wishlist earlier than the vacation rush may not be the worst concept.

With all of that in thoughts, listed below are 4 issues to know concerning the upcoming Amazon Prime Early Entry Sale.

Like with the unique summer time Prime Day, this fall model of Amazon’s Prime Day reductions will solely be obtainable to these with an Amazon Prime membership. The conventional value for a yearlong Prime membership is generally $139 yearly, however there are different choices if you happen to do not wish to pay that chunk of change.

First, you may get a free Prime trial for 30 days if you have not been a Prime buyer within the final 12 months.

If you wish to have Prime via the purchasing season, you may get three months at a discounted charge of $7.49 monthly as a substitute of the conventional value of $14.99 monthly. Prime month-to-month membership reductions are additionally obtainable for college kids and people on sure sorts of authorities help.

This particular October Prime Day sale will solely be obtainable in Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the U.S.

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What shall be on sale on Amazon’s 2nd Prime Day?

Solely time will inform which of Amazon’s seemingly infinite quantity of things are on sale, however we anticipate quite a lot of gadgets throughout many standard classes.

Particularly, Amazon has shared that there shall be offers from Peloton and New Stability, together with the bottom costs of the 12 months from manufacturers reminiscent of Philips Sonicare. The e-commerce juggernaut additionally stated there shall be “a whole bunch of hundreds of offers” in classes like electronics, vogue, Amazon units, dwelling and extra.

Amazon plans to launch a prime 100 listing of a few of the hottest sale merchandise Oct. 11, which can assist zero in on the most well-liked choices.

TPG shall be scouring the listing to seek out the perfect fall Prime Day gross sales that will assist out vacationers — identical to we did for the summer time Prime Day. (We’re taking a look at you, Apple AirTags.)