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It looks like Amazon has decided that two days isn’t enough for its annual Prime Day deal celebration. This year, the event will last a startling four days, running from 3AM ET on Tuesday, July 8th, through 3AM ET on Saturday, July 12th. (Why is it still called Prime Day instead of Prime Days? Dunno — ask Amazon.)
The nice thing about having a longer sale period is that you have extra days to make up your mind if you’re not sure you want a specific item (although there is the possibility that some products might sell out before the four-day sale ends). But these sales are only for members of Amazon’s Prime program. If you’re interested in the goodies being offered but haven’t signed up for Amazon Prime, don’t worry — Amazon makes it very easy.
If you’re attracted by the goodies being offered but haven’t signed up for Prime, Amazon makes it very easy
You can share your Prime account with one other adult, too, along with up to four teens and four children — shared benefits include fast delivery, Prime streaming access, purchased ebooks and other media, and early access to Lightning Deals. (Some features, such as Music Prime, are not shared.) And you get a 30-day free trial, so you can try it (and the Prime Day specials) out.
Here’s how to sign up.
Amazon offers a variety of Prime membership plans. Screenshot: Amazon
Choose a plan
Choose your plan . You can immediately click on the button that says Start your free 30-day trial if you want, but don’t you want to see what your options are first? Go to https://www.amazon.com/amazonprime and scroll down to where it says. You can immediately click on the button that saysif you want, but don’t you want to see what your options are first?
Choose which plan you want. The basic plan lets you sign up for the service for $14.99 per month or $139 per year, which comes out to a little over $12 a month.
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