Amazon Prime Day is set for Tuesday, July 12th and Amazon is promising that it’s going to be way bigger and better than last year! This will be welcome improvement over last year when the “good stuff” was hard to find and lots of the deals were on weird products no one wanted or needed. Remember all the chefs hats on sale and the #PrimeDayFail hashtag all over Twitter? Although…I did snag an incredible deal on my Instant Pot electric pressure cooker! I use it so often that it’s hard to imagine I’ve only had it for a year now!

Anyway, according to Amazon, there will be almost twice as many TV deals as Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined…plus huge sales and discounts on toys and other popular product categories as well. There’s also talk about deals on Amazon Echo, Kindle Unlimited and more…so it’s worth being prepared.

I’m the unfortunate position of having to appear for Jury Duty selection on Tuesday, which makes me so sad because there’s nothing I love more than snagging an amazing deal, and I’m having major FOMO over the whole situation, but I wanted to post ahead of time because I don’t want you missing out as well!

Things you need to know to be ready for Amazon Prime Day:

It’s only for Amazon Prime Members, but you can get a 30-Day FREE trial membership HERE now.

The annual Amazon Prime membership is $99/year and includes FREE 2-Day Prime Shipping on most orders, free streaming TV, Movies and Music, plus Kindle owner deals, extra perks and special offers. I feel like this is a great deal, but you’ll have the 30 days of free trial to decide for yourself. Don’t wait til Prime Day to signup though…get it out of the way now because the deals will go quickly and you’ll need to be ready!

Deals for Prime Day Countdown have already started! You don’t have to wait til Amazon Prime Day to start taking advantage of the deals. Now through July 12th you’ll find Countdown Deals as well as extra Gold Box and Lightning Deals. These will almost always include FREE Prime Shipping, so just another reason to get that trial membership if you’re not already a Prime Member!

Get $30 off your purchase of $150 or more with your Amazon Rewards Visa Card! If you are already a cardholder then you are prepared. On Prime Day, July 12, 2016, you can get $30 off your purchase when you spend $150 or more on items shipped and sold by Amazon.com. Offer excludes Amazon.com Gift Cards and gift cards redeemable at other retailers.

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