Is Amazon Prime Day Returning This Fall? All Signs Point to Second Shopping Event Next Month

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Amazon Prime Day might have ended in July, but all signs are pointing to a second 2022 Prime Day happening this fall. Amazon reps have confirmed to Rolling Stone that they are working on some sort of big sales event in October, giving shoppers a second chance to score discounts and deals. According to reports, the second Prime Day is tentatively being called the “Prime Early Access Sale.”

When Is Amazon Prime Day 2022?

The first Amazon Prime Day 2022 kicked off July 12 and ran through the end of July 13. Aside from a slight scheduling change (due to Covid) in 2020, Amazon Prime Day dates have always been in the middle of summer, and this year’s Prime Day date was no different.

Will There Be a Second Amazon Prime Day This Year?

The second Amazon Prime Day is rumored to be taking place in October, with the week of October 10th having been thrown out as a possible date.

If this date holds true, it will be the second time that Amazon has held a big sales event in October. The site pushed its Prime Day sale to October in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic before returning it to its usual summer slot.

Similar to previous years, Amazon Prime Day took place over two days once again this year, giving shoppers 48 hours to score a deal and discount online. It’s unclear if the second Prime Day will also take place over two days, or if it’ll be a one-day-only event.

See the latest Amazon Daily Deals here

Do You Need to be an Amazon Prime Member to Shop the Deals?

The short answer is yes. While Amazon has a Daily Deals page that offers discounts and sales to anyone shopping on the site, the best Prime Day deals are reserved exclusively for Amazon Prime members and the new Prime Day event is no different. There are a ton of other benefits to an Amazon Prime membership, which we’ve rounded up here.

If you’re not an Amazon Prime member, you can still get a 30-day free trial right now which will get you access to all the Prime Day and Prime Early Access Sale deals.

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What Are the Best Prime Day Deals?

Amazon said Prime Day 2022 was its busiest one yet, with more than 300 million items sold. Top-selling categories this year included Amazon Devices, electronics, and home goods, with brands like Apple, Hamilton Beach, Levi’s and Le Creuset seeing big sales.

But Prime Day also saw a number of household essentials being added to carts worldwide, with things like diapers and cleaning products also topping the best-sellers list.

If Amazon holds a second Prime Day event in October, expect similar deals on tech, home and kitchen, fashion and everyday essentials. It’s also a chance to get a jump on your holiday shopping with many pre-Black Friday deals during Amazon Prime Day.

Amazon usually reserves its best deals for its slate of Amazon devices and the company says its Fire TV, Echo, and Blink devices were some of the best-selling items worldwide during the first Prime Day in July.

If there is a second Prime Day in 2022, expect the biggest deals to also be on Amazon’s slate of Alexa-enabled devices and smart home accessories, with deep discounts on items like the Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen), Kindle Paperwhite, Fire 7 Tablet, Echo Dot (4th Gen) with a Free Smart Bulb, Ring Alarm Security Kit 8-Piece (2nd Gen), Blink Video Doorbell, eero mesh WiFi routers and more.

The all-new Kindle Paperwhite, meantime, is also expected to go on sale though there’s a current deal happening that gets you three free months of Kindle Unlimited with purchase. That gives you access to a digital library of more than one million books for free (normally $20+). Trade-in your old Kindle and get an additional 20 percent off your purchase (in the form of an Amazon gift card).

New Prime Day deals this year included a huge discount on Amazon’s Halo Band fitness tracker which is once again marked down. Expect the Halo Band and other fitness devices to go on sale once again for the second Prime Day.

Top Prime Day 2022 deals also included discounts on popular tech items, like the Apple AirPods Pro, Fitbit smartwatches, Bluetooth speakers, and home theater systems.

And Prime Day is a great chance to score a TV deal on Amazon, with a number of Fire TVs expected to once again go on sale.. The Prime Day TV deals included discounts on brands like Toshiba, Insignia, Pioneer, in addition to Amazon Fire TV.

Looking for the best Prime Day Home deals? One of the best products to pick up this year is an air purifier. Amazon’s Prime Day air purifier deals had top-rated brands and models starting at just $49. These were some of the lowest prices we’ve seen all year for regular and HEPA air purifiers online. As the holiday gathering season approaches, expect air purifiers to be a hot-seller during the second Prime Day event as well.

Amazon also had discounts last year of up to 50% off from top home brands including Samsung, Sony, Ring, iRobot, Keurig, and more. One of the best Prime Day home deals is on the popular iRobot vacuum (makers of the “Roomba), which is one of the best robot vacuums available online. The robo-vacs are discounted by up to 40% online right now, making it the cheapest price we’ve seen for these vacuums all year.

Don’t want a Roomba? There are a number of cheap Roomba alternatives discounted for Prime Day as well.

And believe it or not, Crest Whitestrips are always a top-seller on Prime Day. This year’s Prime Day Crest Whitestrips deal gets you a pack of 44 strips for just $29.99 — a 35% discount.

Bookmark this page as we update it with the latest Prime Day 2022 discounts, deals and all the information you need to know to get the most out of Amazon’s big event.