With the end of Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale (opens in new tab), the fabled second Prime Day of 2022 that was rumored to happen all year, the upcoming Amazon Black Friday Sale is in now in sight.
Hopeful that their second Prime Day would bolster sales, the Prime Early Access Sale was a mixed bag that failed to live up to the first one of 2022. That doesn't mean people didn't shop or buy deals, but what exactly was bought and how much was spent varied greatly from what many expected.
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The start of the Prime Early Access Sale, opened up another opportunity for shoppers to score Black Friday-like deals a full month and a half in advanced. What was sure to feature a mix of Prime Day and Black Friday deals, Amazon's early Black Friday sale was a welcome addition to the line up of sales this holiday season.
However, it also brought some imbalance to the shopping landscape this holiday season. Many shoppers of Prime Day 2 were after household essentials rather than gifts, and if that is anything to go by Black Friday may be a similar turn out. Either way, T3 will be here serving up some of the best Black Friday deals at Amazon as they arrive.
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Amazon Black Friday Sale: Prime Early Access Sale Results
Running through October 12, the two-day savings extravaganza featured plenty of Black Friday deals on clothing, electronics, home goods, and more.
As far as early Black Friday sales go, the Prime Early Access Sale was up there in anticipation as many shoppers have asked if there would be a second Prime Day this year. While the first Prime Day performed well enough for Amazon, with how the economy is going there was a lot to be desired in terms of the types of deals shoppers were actually looking for.
The second Prime Day, however, showed that shoppers were not as interested in shopping for gifts as they were for essentials. As Prime Early Access Sale Numerator results show (opens in new tab), the majority of purchases were done on household essentials. Cleaning products, home goods, you name it. Approximately 30% of products purchased were from this category, followed closely by approximately 27% of purchases going towards health and beauty products.
What this says about the upcoming Black Friday shopping season remains to be heard, but unless Black Friday deals can really offer the savings and needs of consumers it doesn't bode well.
Amazon Black Friday / Prime Early Access Sale: FAQ
What is the Prime Early Access Sale?
Announced officially on Monday, September 26, the Prime Early Access Sale is essentially an early Black Friday sale.
It'll feature a mix of Prime Day savings alongside Black Friday deals across thousands of products on Amazon, including electronics, clothing, home goods, and more.
The Prime Early Access Sale is scheduled to go live on October 11 and will run for two days, ending on October 12.
How do I get Amazon Prime Deals in advance?
The Prime Early Access Sale is going to be your best bet to snag some early Black Friday deals at Amazon this year.
While Amazon always has a ton of deals happening throughout the year, the Prime Early Access Sale and Amazon's Black Friday sale are the two upcoming savings events that'll feature the best offers.
If the Prime Early Access Sale is anything like Prime Day or the official Amazon Black Friday sale, expect major discounts on Amazon devices, popular toys and games, and much more.
When does Amazon's Black Friday sale start?
Amazon's Black Friday sale starts fairly early, usually kicking off sometime around the second week of October. This year, Amazon is following suit by launching a special event on October 11 – the Prime Early Access Sale.
This second Prime Day event offers holiday shoppers a full month and a half head start on their holiday shopping, and is expected to include many Prime Day matching deals as well as Black Friday deals and savings.
Will Amazon's Black Friday deals be better than Prime Day?
In some instances, we're seeing larger discounts during Amazon's Black Friday sale. What varies during Amazon's Black Friday sale is the wider coverage of products, with a much larger focus across more categories.
Prime Day tends to bring the best discounts on Amazon devices, with many getting up to 50% off during Amazon's yearly savings event. With Amazon's Black Friday deals however, so far the discounts on Amazon devices haven't quite met the bar set by Prime Day.
We have seen much larger discounts across non-Amazon products, though. Popular TV brands including Samsung, LG, and Sony, are all receiving major discounts on their latest 4K TVs, LEDs, OLEDs, and QLED displays.
Headphones tend to be popular as well during Black Friday, with fan favorites like Apple AirPods Pro getting a $50 price cut as well as Samsung's Galaxy Buds+ dropping to $109.99 – their largest price cuts all year.
Will Amazon's Black Friday deals get better?
Expect a bit more from Amazon come Black Friday proper as most retailers tend to save their best for the big day. While Black Friday seems to have been extended throughout the months of October and November this year, the best deals won't be around until November 26th at the earliest.
Amazon's essentially been in sales mode since Prime Day, which saw a four month delay due to the effects of the pandemic. Successful as ever, even with the delay, having Prime Day in early October closed the gap between two of the largest sales days of the year by a large margin.
The deals we've seen these past two months at Amazon have been a wide range of products. With the recent launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, gamers can expect to save on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One X consoles, games and accessories. Good luck on getting the next-gen consoles, however, as they quickly sold out and become the hottest Christmas gift of the season.
Should I expect shipping delays during Amazon's Black Friday sale?
The sad truth this year is that yes, you should definitely expect shipping delays and late deliveries thanks to a myriad of issues going on right now.
From stock shortages to delivery companies being short staffed and overworked, it's a very real possibility this year that you won't receive the items you ordered in a reasonable timeframe.
Start shopping now! Amazon thankfully already has Black Friday deals live due to these issues, and is working to get products out as fast as possible. Don't wait until the last minute this year to do you holiday shopping.
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