Hi Friends!

Once again, it’s that time of year. The wind is just right, something echoes in the air from afar and you know it’s coming…Prime Day. And because the Amazon app only reminds you 10 gazillion times that it’s coming.

What’s Prime Day?

In case you’ve lived under a digital rock the past few years, Prime Day is the anniversary of Amazon’s founding. Back in 2015, I was super excited about its deals and specials – and then let down because it kinda sucked. That’s okay though, they learned many lessons the first time through and started getting better. As they introduced the 36 hours or Prime day and the sweepstakes prizes got better, 2018 was the best day yet. Will 2019 be the best one yet?

Good news is this one is 48 hours long. It’s how I can write about Prime Day at 7pm and still be on time to the party. Some tips I’ve learned in general and about this year:

• Electronics are SUPER in, primarily video game stuff and computer parts.
• LIGHTNING DEALS! They wrack you with anxiety, but that’s okay. If you’re not sure about one, just add it to your cart so you have 15 minutes to think it over. Even if you’re leaning 80/20 towards not buying it, just add it anyway. I’ve already had a $60 printer that was $19 snubbed right from under me while I was thinking about it.
• Hopefully, there will be deals for you if you missed something the first time around. It might be exactly what you’re looking for, but a printer is a printer. And we all know printers are evil hellspawn, no matter what the brand. No joke, I honestly believe there is a business lab in hell where all the printers are missing installation discs, the wrong or outdated printer drivers, out of ink, bad toner, in need of a new fuser kit, jamming, streaking the pages…good gravy, just listing these out raised the thermostat 15 degrees.

More or less.

Before you go totally Prime Day crazy, remember there are many companies trying to compete with their own special days. Target, Wal-Mart, Wayfair, lots of people are trying to ride the wave and earn some of your hard-earned cash with their sometimes-better-than-Amazon offers.

What am I looking for this year? Well, the gamer in me is always looking for a good deal on electronics, though I’m looking at home goods, clothes, and storage solutions. My special someone is looking for deals on furniture, bedding, and general kitchen/bathroom/adulting kinda stuff. We should be able to find plenty of that!

…Still gonna find some gadgets for myself, though.

You know that’s right.

What items are you YOU looking to score? Tell us about it on on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for a chance to be featured! Stay cool out there this summer!

Justin Brasher, Brash Shopper