Exclusive | Heres everything to buy (and avoid) to shop October Prime Day like a pro
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days kicks off on Oct.6 and runs through Oct.
7 this year, and while it may feel like Prime Day happens every other day, this event only happens once per year.Sandwiched in between the retailer’s traditional summer Prime Day and the global phenomenon of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this event offers an opportunity to get ahead of holiday shopping and save some money in the process.There are hundreds of deals, so it’s understandable if you find yourself questioning which ones are actually good versus better off skipping until later in the season.“It’s less about what to avoid and more about being selective,” Carmen Nestares, vice president of North America Prime and marketing tech at Amazon, exclusively shared with The Post.“If you stocked up on batteries or everyday essentials during Prime Day in June, you might not need to go back for those.
Focus your energy on the things you’ve actually been waiting on and items you do need.”Bestsellers like the Bissell Little Green Carpet Cleaner and Apple AirTags are predictably on sale.Amazon has its round of Lightning deals, early Prime Day deals and “limited deal” flags all over its website, but when it comes to bigger, splurge-worthy items, it can be difficult to know if you’re seeing something at its lowest price or if it’s worth holding out until Cyber Monday.
Fortunately, the New York Post Shopping team knows exactly how to find the answers to these types of questions, since we track sale prices for a living.From price comparison across retailers to diving into a product’s price history, we know exactly what’s worth buying during this event and what you can save for another day.Here at The Post, we don’t just diligently fact-check to call out fake news — we also relentlessly price-check to get you inflation-beating bargains you can trust.
Before recommending a sale or purchase, our experienced bargain hunters put every “deal” through our price-checking gaunt...