Update #3: The sale ends today; Amazon seems to have fixed most of the technical issues that were happening yesterday. Which error dog was your favorite??

Update #2: Amazon is experiencing technical issues...lots of error pages for searches.

Update: The full sale is now live!

As you may have heard, Prime Day starts today at 12PM PT! This morning they went live with some Early Access Deals on Amazon devices. If you don't have a Prime account and want to take advantage of the sale, sign up for a Prime trial now (new subscribers only).

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Shmeagle
Ben's cred: 1788
Posted 07/16/2018 at 07:33 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 07:33 AM PT
It's gonna be some decent deals wrapped up in a whole bunch of junk. It's best if you know what you are really looking for and avoid temptations to buy junk you won't need.
shook
Ben's cred: -52
Posted 07/16/2018 at 07:39 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 07:39 AM PT
Shmeagle,
Reason companies thrive with deals like this is because most the population doesn’t follow that logic. Ex: Black Friday, Cyber Monday
Shmeagle
Ben's cred: 1788
Posted 07/16/2018 at 08:02 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 08:02 AM PT
That advice could be applied to most of the "bargains" posted here...

Agreed, however this whole limited timing thing and auction type flavor gives people that sense they should buy something just because it's a good deal and end up regretting later.
UnklePapa
Ben's cred: 30
Posted 07/16/2018 at 09:35 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 09:35 AM PT
Waited to buy the Fire Stick until today.. New 4K version 50% off plus a Echo Dot for $20 when bundled... So worth the wait... Plus, was able to snag my cheap "Add-Ons" that have been sitting in the shopping cart for a few weeks. If you avoid the junk impulse buys it's a Win-Win.
Shmeagle
Ben's cred: 1788
Posted 07/16/2018 at 09:48 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 09:48 AM PT
Waited to buy the Fire Stick until today.. New 4K version 50% off plus a Echo Dot for $20 when bundled... So worth the wait... Plus, was able to snag my cheap "Add-Ons" that have been sitting in the shopping cart for a few weeks. If you avoid the junk impulse buys it's a Win-Win.

If you waited this long, then just buy the FireTV instead. Much faster processor and more memory will make a difference.
eugef
Ben's cred: 37
Posted 07/16/2018 at 10:07 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 10:07 AM PT

As usual with
Amazon
"over-hipped sale", only good deals on
Amazon
devices everything else is junk which you can get at similar or even lower price if you monitor sites like Ben's and SD
davyator
Ben's cred: 68
Posted 07/16/2018 at 10:12 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 10:12 AM PT
I already bought the $75 Blink XT deal (one camera and one Blink synch module). Since the synch module is around $50, that makes the camera $25. Not bad really at 42% off.
Crygon
Ben's cred: 40
Posted 07/16/2018 at 10:53 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 10:53 AM PT
Yay! Prime Devices Day!
gimmefreestuff
Ben's cred: 50
Posted 07/16/2018 at 11:36 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 11:36 AM PT
The thrill of the hunt for junk that over time proves more useful is one of the reasons most of us are here
sjs1753_
Ben's cred: 3
Posted 07/16/2018 at 11:45 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 11:45 AM PT
Last year I stocked up on baby wipes for a great deal
rawhide
Ben's cred: 41
Posted 07/16/2018 at 11:57 AM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 11:57 AM PT
People here are complaining so much about the deals represented by
Amazon.
.... Why on Earth do you even come to the Ben's Bargains website. That's what this place is all about... SALES
tuftsmoose
Ben's cred: 4
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:16 PM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:16 PM PT
Use their app and their look up by camera photo, if it is the first time for each you get 15 dollars towards
amazon
(10 for the first time on the app, 5 for first time looking for an item with their camera scan)
annoing
Ben's cred: 67
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:28 PM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:28 PM PT
Nothing exciting so far...
Agent
Ben's cred: 317
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:31 PM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:31 PM PT
Don't forget to get in on the $10 Whole Foods promo, if you haven't already.
Vallen
Ben's cred: 22
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:43 PM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:43 PM PT
Currently experiencing major issues with the site. Could really use some of that AWS Elastic Compute right about now
purposelycryptic
Ben's cred: 59
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:45 PM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:45 PM PT
Well, I got my 20% off Hue Bulbs, which was really the one thing on my list (There'd be more, but my budget won't allow it).

I'll finally get to experience the joy of having a more or less complete smart lighting setup, and never have to touch a light switch again. This will definitely bring me happiness in measure equal to or exceeding the amount of time and money invested.
purposelycryptic
Ben's cred: 59
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:49 PM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 12:49 PM PT
Quote: "Use their app and their look up by camera photo, if it is the first time for each you get 15 dollars towards
amazon
(10 for the first time on the app, 5 for first time looking for an item with their camera scan)"

This annoyed me so much, as every time I tried it I got an error message saying the coupon couldn't be applied to my account, and when I tried the same feature again, the 'claim coupon' part no longer showed up - I really should have taken a screenshot so I could have taken it up with CS...

Edit: Leave it to Ben's to turn my frown upside down - almost the moment after I hit submit, I received an email notifying me I had won one of the $50 Amazon Gift Cards!!! This is literally the first time I have won anything, ever, so I am ridiculously happy right now :-D
hough747
Ben's cred: 41
Posted 07/16/2018 at 01:08 PM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 01:08 PM PT
I feel like a complete idiot, but I need help surfing Prime day. Every time I try to see whatever deals they are offering, I cant!

Amazon.com shows basic ads for prime day, when I click on any link I get redirected to a page that says, SHOP ALL DEALS. That redirects back to the homepage! I don't want to search using keywords, I just want to see a list of deals that I can scroll through or something. Earlier today the BB post sent me there, but now, I can't find it!

Help, anyone.
ibrew
Ben's cred: 18
Posted 07/16/2018 at 01:09 PM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 01:09 PM PT
New Fire TV Stick so I can pump Dolby Atmos thru my new receiver, Yeah!
Infinity
Ben's cred: 2
Posted 07/16/2018 at 01:19 PM PT
Posted 07/16/2018 at 01:19 PM PT
Amazon
is overloaded with shoppers. Getting error page for searches. You'll need to try again later. Hopefully it won't take them too long to fix this issue.