Navigate Amazon Prime Day Like a Pro: Overcome Hype and Maximize Savings

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NerdWallet Personal Finance

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🗓️ 17 July 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Learn to navigate Amazon Prime Day deals, track prices, and avoid overspending with expert shopping strategies and tools. Are Amazon Prime Day deals truly worth it, or are they just savvy marketing tactics? Hosts Anna Helhoski and Sara Rathner explain how consumers can identify genuine bargains amidst the sea of discounts. NerdWallet writer Tommy Tindall joins them to discuss the evolution of Prime Day from its inception in 2015 to its current status as a major shopping event, shedding light on the difference between list prices and typical prices to help listeners make more informed purchasing decisions. They begin with a discussion of the significance of price tracking tools, offering tips and tricks on leveraging CamelCamelCamel and Keepa, maintaining skepticism toward discounts, and understanding dynamic pricing patterns. In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: Amazon Prime Day, Prime Day deals, online shopping tips, genuine bargains, price tracking tools, Amazon marketing tactics, avoiding inflated discounts, making smarter buying decisions, online shopping pitfalls, Prime Day strategy, list prices vs typical prices, skepticism in online deals, price history tracking, dynamic pricing, Amazon price drops, Walmart sales, Target sales, cashback apps, Black Friday in July, Amazon competitors, Best Buy sales, overspending traps, necessary purchases, back-to-school deals, tech gadgets, Amazon devices, Echo deals, Kindle Fire deals, Apple product deals, electronics discounts, noise-canceling headphones, baby gear deals, toy discounts, Dyson vacuum sales, kitchen gadgets, and Amazon essentials. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email [email protected]. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Prime Video brings thrilling entertainment.
0:03.0	Watch Heavyweight Detective Breacher, Season 3 included with Prime.
0:07.0	Exactly how much danger is this job putting me in.
0:10.0	Treat yourself to the lovably chaotic Bridget Jones mad about the boy available to buy.
0:15.0	Did you have sex? Did you have sex?
0:17.0	Did you have sex last night?
0:19.0	Yes! And it was amazing!
0:23.0	Whatever you're into, it's right here.
0:25.3	Prime Video.
0:27.1	Click or tap the banner to find out more.
0:31.9	Welcome to Nerdwalled Smart Money Podcast.
0:34.5	I'm Anna Helhowski.
0:35.8	I'm Sarah Rathner.
0:37.0	And this is our weekly money news roundup,
0:39.3	where we break down the latest in the world of finance to help you be smarter with your money.
0:43.4	Today, Sarah is filling in for Sean, and we are talking about Amazon Prime Day, otherwise known as
0:49.3	hot weather black Friday. Pretty much. Prime Day originally began in July 2815 as a one-day savings event to
0:57.0	celebrate Amazon's 20th anniversary. Since then, it's become the online retail giants two-day
1:02.5	shopping extravaganza. There is one catch, though. Only those who fork over $14.99 per month
1:09.1	or $139 per year to become prime members can take advantage
1:13.5	of price drops on popular items from electronics to home decor and clothing.
1:18.6	Now, we know that many people who shop online actually tend to purchase less than they would
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