November 18, 2010

Amazon Holiday Preview, Now With Links!

I just opened this email from Amazon, with tons of insider information on the upcoming Holiday shopping season. There are some deals already going on, so I'll try to post things in chronological order.  A lot of these are link previews, so the current link will take you to a holding page or something else.  They will work on the appropriate day.

Current Promotions
  • Denim sale, $20 off $100 with code JEANSALE through December 16.
  • Ongoing every Thursday (hey, it's Thursday!), there will be lightning deals on clothing starting at 2:00 pm Eastern.
  • Through November 27, get a free 3D Blu-ray player and free 3D kit with purchase of select TVs.  That's around $600 of free merchandise with your TV purchase.  WOW.
  • Through December 4, get $10 off $50 on select Swiss Army gift products.
  • Early bird gift giving ideas--DVD and Blu-ray spotlight through 11/21.
  • Magazine subscriptions deal 11/21-11/30!  Buy $30 in subscriptions, get $10 back.  Here's a link to my November magazine deals post, so you can find some low cost ideas.  You'll get a $10 promotion code mailed to you by December 10.
  • Try Prime FREE for a month, just long enough to get you through Christmas shopping. 
  • Want to save money on diapers and other baby items and get Prime free for 3 months?  Try Amazon Mom, if you haven't already.
Thanksgiving Week
  • Black Friday deals, starting Monday, November 22.
  • Movie store lightning deals, starting Monday, November 22.  Here's a preview of the movies that will be in the deals.
  • Sporting goods, 50 products over 50% off, starting November 22 and running through December 5. 
  • Music Store lightning deals, starting Monday, November 22.  Here's a preview of the music that will be offered.
  • What is a lightning deal, anyway?
Black Friday
  • Ongoing Black Friday deals, look for them to crank it up a notch to compete with brick and mortar retailers. 
  • Black Friday in the home store.
  • Black Friday in the movie store.
Cyber Monday
  • Great deals on home products 11/28-11/29.
  • All Cyber Monday deals will be here.
  • Starting 11/28, get $20 off $100 with Coleman purchase.
Gift-Giving Ideas
Other Promotions
  • Pet Tuesday (the day after Cyber Monday) for the pets on your list.  This will be 11/30.

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