Amazon Prime Day is less than a week away now, and in addition to some of the greatest online deals of the year, the retail giant will be serving up invite-only deals so you can try to secure popular items you’re looking for on the big day.
Due to inventory and popularity of some items, Amazon will sometimes need to make items invite-only. You’ll be able to request an invitation to deals Amazon anticipates that it will sell out of during Prime Day. Below, we’ll break down exactly how the invite-only deals work, how to request an invitation to a deal, and what to do if you get an invite.
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What are Amazon Prime Day invite-only deals?
For some of the biggest Amazon Prime Day deals on the site, you’ll have a special red box indicating they are an “Invite-only Prime Deal.” Once you click the product, you’ll see a yellow “Request invite” button sitting below the promoted price, near the Add to Cart button. Clicking that button will register you for a guarantee to buy the product at the Prime Day price when it goes on sale.
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Invitations will be granted based on the number of products Amazon has in stock. If your request for an invitation is successful, you’ll get an email from Amazon with a special link to buy the product when it goes on sale.
How do Amazon Prime Day invite-only deals work?
It’s simple for Amazon Prime members to request invites for deals that are available by invitation. Look for the yellow button marked “Request invite” below the advertised Amazon Prime Day price. These buttons will only be present on products that are marked “Available by invitation.”
After you click the yellow button, a small pop-up window will confirm that you’ve requested an invitation, and the product page will refresh to show “Invite requested.” You’ll also get a confirmation email from Amazon with the subject “Invite-only deal requested,” that shows the product you requested and the Prime Day deal price.
If you’re selected by Amazon to receive an invitation, you’ll get an email during the Prime Day sale (on July 16 and 17) with a special link to buy the product. The product page will display a timer showing how long you have left to make the purchase. If you’re not selected for the invitation, you’ll receive an email explaining that as well.
You can only apply for one invitation for each product, but you can request invites for as manyPrime Day deals as you like.
Which Amazon products are offered as invite-only deals in in July?
Amazon is being cagey about every deal that will be available just by invite but said in addition to the Sony wireless headphones and Peloton products, it will have invites for 40% off a Speedo Champion Signature Swim bundle, up to 60% off a Citizen chronograph watch and 58% off on Foreo Luna mini 3 set.
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