TORONTO—June 24, 2024—Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced customers can save big this summer during its 10th Prime Day event. From July 16 at 3:00 a.m. EDT through July 17, Prime members in Canada get exclusive access to thousands of deals across multiple categories including, electronics, home, kitchen, beauty, fashion, and more. Back this year, ahead of the event, Prime members can also request an invitation to access invite-only deals—exclusive Prime Day deals expected to sell out—including up to 45% off JBL headphones and speakers and 35% off the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Gaming Headset. Not a Prime member yet? It’s not too late to join Prime and start saving! Eligible customers can join Prime or start a free trial at amazon.ca/primeday to participate in this member-exclusive event with fast, free delivery and get the most out of Amazon.
Megan Thee Stallion kicks off the deal event by announcing the dates of Prime Day with her music video and new original song, ”It’s Prime Day”. The song, streaming exclusively on Amazon Music beginning today, is a bonus track on her forthcoming album MEGAN dropping on June 28th for fans listening only on Amazon Music. Other celebrities and musicians, including Lilly Singh, Jillian Harris, and Alicia Moffet, will be sharing their favourite Prime Day deals across fashion, beauty, home, and electronics in the lead up to Prime Day.
“Prime Day is a celebration of the value we bring to members all year long, and features thousands of deals across multiple product categories as well as discounts on Amazon Devices, quality entertainment, and more during the event,” said Jamil Ghani, vice president of Amazon Prime. “In fact, over the course of last year, Amazon customers saved nearly $24 billion worldwide from deals and coupons—with Prime members enjoying the vast majority of those savings —including over $2.5 billion worldwide during Prime Day 2023.”
Ace Back to School Shopping
Amazon’s Back to School and Off to University shopping guides are back, with deals on everything parents, students, and teachers need for the upcoming school season. With new shopping filters, customers can search for products by grade level or price, including dorm essentials that are $20 and under or school supplies starting at $2. Additionally, those looking for dorm decor inspiration can embrace their personal style with curated product lists derived from popular social media trends to design their space, their way. Easily discover the shopping guides by searching “school”, “college”, or “university” in the Amazon Shopping app or visit amazon.ca/backtoschool and amazon.ca/offtouniversity to begin shopping. Young adults ages 19-24 and college, university, and CEGEP students can try Prime Student with a six-month trial at amazon.ca/joinstudent, then just pay $4.99 per month or $49 per year.
Early Deals, Shop Now
Prime members can start enjoying Prime Day savings now, with early access to deals on products from popular brands starting today. More early savings include:
- Get the lowest price ever on select Amazon Devices: Starting now, Prime members can get Amazon’s lowest price ever on Ring Video Doorbell, Kindle Scribe, eero Max 7 mesh Wi-Fi routers, eero 6+ mesh Wi-Fi routers, eero Pro 6E mesh Wi-Fi router, Blink Outdoor 4, and Fire TV Stick 4K, and save up to 56% on select devices including Fire TV Stick Lite, Fire HD 10 tablets, Fire HD 8 kids tablets, Kindle Paperwhite, Luna gaming controllers, Echo Pop, and Echo Dot.
- Access the best deal ever on Amazon Music Unlimited: Prime members who haven’t tried Amazon Music Unlimited can get five months free—the best deal ever from Amazon Music for Prime Day—in honour of Amazon Music’s 10-year anniversary. Amazon Music Unlimited includes access to millions of songs and top podcasts ad-free, on-demand, and in high-quality streaming audio.
- Enjoy early savings on Prime Video: Customers can rent or buy new releases like Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Challengers at up to 50% off. Customers can also get early access to deals on select channels via Prime Video Channels. Subscribe to channels like STARZ, Citytv+, and Hayu for $0.99 each per month for two months, and get up to 67% off for up to three months on STACKTV, BritBox, and Paramount+.
- Shop small businesses and save: This Prime Day, customers can shop deals on thousands of products from Canadian Small Businesses. Early access to deals starts now at amazon.ca/primedaysmallbusiness. To discover more products from Canadian small businesses, including testimonials from business owners coast to coast, visit amazon.ca/supportsmall.
- ·Save big with Amazon.ca Rewards Mastercard: Starting now, eligible Prime members can get a $50 Amazon.ca Gift Card upon approval for the Amazon.ca Rewards Mastercard, plus earn 5% back for the first 6 months on their first $3,000 in eligible purchases at Amazon.ca, Whole Foods Market, grocery stores, and restaurants. Eligible Prime members earn 2.5% back on eligible purchases at Amazon.ca and Whole Foods Market stores after the welcome offer ends – all with no annual fee.
Get Ready for Prime Day
Prime members can start preparing for Prime Day now, with deal alerts, invite-only deals, and personalized deal notifications. Ways to make the most of Prime Day include:
- Get deal alerts and event reminders from Alexa: Get your carts ready! Prime members can use Alexa to track deals on products in their Wish List, Cart, or Save for Later. Just say, “Alexa, add [product name] to my cart,” and when a deal is available, you’ll get a notification on your Alexa-enabled device.
- Sign up for invite-only deals: Prime members can request an invitation from the product page, near the “Add to Cart” button, to save on the most popular Prime Day deals from top and emerging brands before they sell out — including up to 45% off JBL headphones and speakers and 35% off the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Gaming Headset. Members who are selected will be notified via email during Prime Day with instructions on how to purchase the item at the exclusive deal price.
- Set up deal notifications that are tailored to you: Keep your eyes on hot trending items with deal notifications. Prime members can set up personalized deal notifications to be alerted when their recent searches and product views have deals. To start receiving these alerts in time for Prime Day, visit the Prime Day event page on the Amazon Shopping app to create the deal alerts.
- Enjoy convenient delivery options: Prime offers fast, free delivery on millions of items, plus the added convenience of being able to choose how those items arrive—whether at home, work, or places you frequent with Amazon’s network of package pick-up locations.
Discover Prime Day Deals Worldwide
Prime Day will kick off on July 16 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the U.S., and the UK. Prime members in India can shop Prime Day later this summer.
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