Prime Day Tips, Benefits and Favorites

 I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Amazon. But since my blog is all about beauty and kindness, I will just share what I love. I find it amazing that you can order something in the morning and you have by the afternoon or the next day. Shopping online proves to be almost necessary as many retail businesses have unfortunately closed. With gas prices ridiculously high (especially here in Phoenix), and with free shipping, it is an affordable option.

Having said that, we strongly support local businesses and restaurants. Small business is the backbone of our country and for us, we limit our online shopping as much as possible. 

However, it is hard not to take advantage of the great deals and savings during Amazon Prime Days on July 11-12! This two-day event is the perfect opportunity to save on various products, including electronics, fashion, home decor, and gardening items. Have someone heading to college in the fall? Student deals are abundant too. Early Christmas shopping? Now is the time.

What is Prime Day?

Prime Day is a shopping event with deals exclusively for Prime members. Anyone can participate in Prime Day by becoming a member of Amazon Prime. If you’re not yet a Prime member, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial and then you can participate in Prime Day. Sign up here for an Amazon Prime free trial or paid Prime membership. 

What is a Prime Member?

Amazon offers a prime member subscription and for a monthly or annual fee, allowing you to get additional benefits through Amazon. 

• FREE Two-Day Shipping on eligible items to addresses in the contiguous US and other shipping benefits. 
• FREE Same-Day Delivery in eligible zip codes. 
• FREE Release-Date Delivery on eligible preorder items delivered on their release date to ZIP codes within the continental US. 
• FREE No-Rush Shipping. Select No-Rush Shipping and earn rewards for future purchases.
• Amazon Day, where you can choose a weekly delivery day for the items you buy throughout the week.

If you watch or stream shows, Amazon Prime Video has unlimited shows that are free or paid. Personally, I don’t operate the television often and my husband is in charge of the controls. But we have enjoyed lots of great shows on Prime.

From groceries to books, you can find it all on Amazon. There is a student discount too.

Shopping Tips for Prime Day

• Read the reviews. I cannot stress this enough. Before you buy anything, be sure to read the reviews to make sure it’s a quality product and exactly what you want.
• It’s a busy time for Amazon. Please be patient as Amazon’s servers can get bogged down during Prime Day. Be persistent. If you’re having trouble adding items to your cart or checking out just keep trying.
• If you own a credit card that offers cash back or rewards, use it. This can help you save even more money on your purchases. Personally I use my American Express so I can turn those purchase dollars into travel points.
• Apparently you can set price alerts. If you’re watching a specific item, you can set a price alert so you’ll be notified if the price drops. This is a great way to ensure you’re getting the best possible price on the items you want. Unfortunately, I haven’t figured out how to do this yet.

What I will be Buying on Prime Days

First, I am taking an inventory of products I use and getting refills if these products are on sale. Here are a few of my favorite things.

Beauty Supplies

I LOVE this moisturizer as it feels like putting pure heaven on my face.

I am finally running low on this product. It is such a great concealer AND sunscreen for that delicate skin under the eye. It’s a bit pricey, but lasts a very long time. Keeping my fingers crossed that it goes on sale tomorrow.

This is the perfect sunscreen and foundation powder for traveling. No need to worry about meeting liquid restrictions on the airlines. Again, this is a product that lasts a long time! I used it frequently during our recent trip.

Oribe is a brand of shampoo that I have used for years. I typically buy it through my hair salon and just found out I can buy it online. Having fine hair, I can testify that this Magnificence Volume shampoo really works. Oribe also has one for Beautiful Color, which I use right after seeing my hair stylist to retain my highlights.

The accompanying conditioner is also very good. A small quantity goes a long way and I only apply it to the ends. You can find it here.

Before blow drying I add both these products to my wet hair to give it even more volume (the plight of having fine hair). This texturizer adds body and has a flexible hold.

Just rub a small amount of both and apply.

Health Care

As you may recall, I am conscientiously trying to improve my bone health through more weight training and supplements. Again, please check with your physician before starting any new vitamin regime. Here are the two that I faithfully have been taking over the last few years with great results.

Strontium provides all natural bone support and increases skeletal strength.

Bone Builder Forte is a calcium mineral supplement.

Clothing

I get so many compliments on this casual boho blouse. It comes in various colors and I own the pink and the blue one. Feminine and affordable too!

Though I haven’t tried this particular brand, I love wearing anti-chafing boy short underwear, especially during the hot summer months. This 4-pack has great reviews and is currently 38% off.

Outdoor Decor

This time of year, I love my faux plants on the blistering hot front porch. No worries about watering them when we are out of town, they are easy, easy, easy.

I bought these two 5 foot faux cedar trees over 3 years ago and they still look fabulous! They are the same price too!

In putting some extra touches to our pool house remodel this year, these two 56″ double ball artificial boxwood topiaries from Silk Tree Warehouse look real. Depending on the height and number of balls, there is a good selection on Amazon here.

Miscellaneous Favorites

On Saturday, I mentioned the Delsey Paris luggage I recently bought. As I am writing this post, the roller bag was 20% this morning (30% off last Saturday) and now, this afternoon it is back to 30% off. Goes to show you that it is important to watch the sales.

I do not think I have seen this coffee maker below $649! It is currently 9% off at $589.99. You have heard me rave about my morning coffee for a few years now. If your coffee maker isn’t providing sublime beverages to you throughout the day, now may be the time to invest in this.

As I was walking around the house in the dark the other night, I was secretly patting myself on the back for purchasing this attractive night lights. You hear stories about people falling down the stairs or tripping over objects at night, but these little guys do a great job illuminating your path, without being obnoxious.

They are dusk to dawn with a warm LED light. Comes in a 4 pack and easily plug into a wall outlet.

Just a reminder that if you do purchase some of these items, I may get a small stipend for sourcing this for you. It will not change or increase your cost. Thank you for clicking on the links to purchase. Consider me your personal shopper!

Enjoy Prime Day and let me know what bargains you get!