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3 Things You Need To Do Before Amazon Prime Day
ICYMI: Amazon has set the date for this year's epic online shopping event! Here's how not to miss a single deal.
In case you've been living under a rock, the third annual Amazon Prime Day is coming up on July 11! What Amazon is calling its biggest event ever, Prime Day 2017 will feature more than 100,000 deals worldwide across nearly all categories offered exclusively for Prime members.
If you participated in last year's massive day of savings, you know the key to winning Prime Day is getting to the latest deals before everyone else. This year, new deals will be hitting Amazon as often as every five minutes.
Already stressed? Don't be. Just do these three things to prepare:
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#1 Become an Amazon Prime member if you haven't yet
In case you overlooked that small detail, Prime Day deals are exclusively for Prime members. Not a Prime member? Not a problem. You can sign up for a 30-day free trial at no additional cost.
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#2 Sign up for Patch Daily Deal Alerts
Patch will be sending out real-time deal alerts so you can stay on top of the best discounts happening on Prime Day. Take advantage by subscribing to the Patch DealTown newsletter before the main event.
#3 Set An Alarm For 9 p.m. the night before
Don't be duped: Prime Day 2017 is actually longer than a day! Last year, the mayhem lasted for only 24 hours. This year, it's a whopping 30-hour event. The deals start at 9 p.m. EST on Monday, July 10, and will continue through 2:59 a.m. EST, Wednesday, July 12.
Feeling ready? We'll be here rooting for you and sending you the latest and greatest things we find.
And after Prime Day is said and done? Our editors are always on the lookout for ways to save, new products to try and reasons to celebrate. DealTown is where we share all the great deals we find every single day and serve up the latest info so you can get a jump on the sales before everyone else.
Want in? Here's what to do:
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