Amazon will kick off Black Friday early with its Prime Early Access sale
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Shoppers, get ready for another sales event. Amazon just announced the Prime Early Access Sale after months of rumors and last week’s leak. The retailer has confirmed in a press release that the two-day sale will take place October 11-12 and — like the Prime Day summer bonanza — will feature a series of deals exclusive to Amazon Prime members.
Amazon presents the Prime Early Access Sale as an introduction to the Christmas shopping season with hundreds of thousands of deals going live within 48 hours. It also takes place six weeks before Black Friday 2022 and is an opportunity to spread out your seasonal spending in times of high inflation and the ongoing credit crunch.
Brands set to appear include Shark, Lego, KitchenAid and Samsung, while Amazon has also promised that there will be up to 80% off select Fire TV smart TVs, as well as additional savings on a range of Alexa devices. That’s largely in line with what we’d expect from a Prime Day 2 style sale, so get ready for some of the lowest prices ever for popular Amazon devices. Of course, we’re here to share the best deals in this Amazon sale on Ditching.
However, you don’t have to wait until October 11 for the deals, as of today Prime members can try Amazon Music Unlimited free for four months (opens in new tab). The service lets you stream 90 million songs ad-free, as well as millions of podcast episodes. Meanwhile, in the US, they can Echo Dot (3rd generation) and a month of Music Unlimited for just $0.99 (opens in new tab).
However, keep in mind that these offers are only available to Amazon Prime members. If you haven’t signed up before, you can currently use a Amazon Prime One Month Free Trial (opens in new tab) to participate in the sale. Plus, you get all the other Amazon Prime perks like Free Shipping, Prime Video, Prime Reading, Prime Gaming, Grocery Delivery, Amazon Household, and more. For everyone else, an Amazon Prime membership costs $14.99 / £8.99 per month (opens in new tab) – or you can get an annual subscription for $139 / £95.
The Prime Early Access Sale runs October 11-12 in 15 countries, including Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK and US.