July 13, 2015

Amazon Prime Day: A 'Black Friday' in July

By Christina LoBrutto
PhillyVoice Contributor

Amazon turns 20 on Wednesday and to celebrate, the company has introduced Prime Day, a global shopping event offering more deals than Black Friday, exclusively for Prime members.

Prime Day

Starting at midnight Pacific Time on Wednesday (3 a.m. here in Philly), shoppers in the U.S. will find special deals, with new ones starting as often as every 10 minutes. Members can shop thousands of exclusive deals from electronics, toys, video games, movies, clothing, patio, lawn and garden, sports, outdoor items and more.

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The company is also offering unlimited fast, free shipping.

“Prime Day is a one-day-only event filled with more deals than Black Friday, exclusively for Prime members around the globe. Members tell us every day how much they love Prime and we will keep making it better,” said Greg Greeley, Vice President Amazon Prime. “If you’re not already a Prime member, you’ll want to join so you don’t miss out on one of the biggest deals extravaganzas in the world.”

Prime members can shop on any device, including smartphones and tablets.

Not a Prime member?

Amazon Prime members get free two-day shipping on qualifying purchases, as well as select streaming movies, TV shows and books.

If you're not currently a Prime member but want to get in on the deals of the day, fear not. To participate in Prime Day, Amazon customers can sign up for a 30-day free trial of Prime.

Happy shopping!

Prime Photos & #PrimeLiving

Amazon Prime Photos provides unlimited photo storage in Amazon Cloud Drive. Cloud Drive, which offers free mobile apps and secure access from any computer, is built into all Fire devices.

Amazon has invited members to enter for a chance to win a $10,000 Amazon Gift Card in each Prime-eligible country, by participating in the #PrimeLiving Photo Contest.

"Members frequently reveal how much they love Prime," Amazon said in a release. "Now, Amazon is providing members a forum to share how Prime helps enable some of their happy moments."

Check out some Twitter users' #PrimeLiving photos: