Amazon's Fourth of July sale is days away -- and Prime Day deals follow shortly after, on July 16 and 17. These sales are your chance to kick-start your summer shopping, and if previous sales are anything to go by, both are going to be an absolute whirlwind of price drops and promotions, on everything from tech and gaming to household goods, fashion and fitness. Though we can't tell you exactly what's going to be on sale just yet or what the discounts will be, we can offer up some advice on how to ensure you find the best deals during these limited-time events.
These Amazon sales events aren't our first rodeo, and we've come up with several tips and tricks over the years to help make these sales a success for our readers. For more, here are our essential Amazon shopping tips . Grab an Amazon Prime free trial First things first, you're going to want to make sure that you actually have an active Amazon Prime subscription .
Without one, you're not going to be able to access all of the Prime-exclusive sales that will run during the sales events in July, so it should be an essential part of your Amazon shopping prep . Thankfully, you don't have to be a paid Amazon Prime member and can in fact be on the Prime free trial , as long as your 30-day period overlaps with the event days which, if you start your trial today, will be the case. Prime Day and Fourth of July sales require an Amazon Prime membership, though you don't have to be a paying member to get in on the savings.
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