Ok, if you're like to take advantage of prime
day and score some deals as well, we've got
just the guest for you. Shopping and consumer tech
expert. Bridget Carey joins me now to break down
what we need to know. Bridget, how should
shoppers navigate prime day? I feel it's overwhelming with
an avalanche of deals on seemingly everything as you saw
in the last uh thing. But uh I I
think we all have to kind of take a breath
and look at what you need because with everything on
sale, you're seeing a lot of deals, not
just on Amazon's Tech, that's the biggest discount stuff
, but things for back to school shopping, things
around your house. One of the things people overlook
a lot of times is household goods and how big
they get a discount you have like 100 pack of
batteries for$25. I saw going on because Amazon
has its own brand of household goods that it also
discounts. So yeah, stock up on your soap
and toiletries and whatnot. Um But more about that
, I just want to jump in Bridget best items
to buy this year. What tops the list.
It always is tech. It's always surprise Amazon's Tech
because they discount it the most. But you're gonna
get some good deals on other televisions, computers.
So I always say, yeah, look for like
now is the time to get the the all,
all the goodies that you wanted for a smart home
or, or tech for back to school but also
household goods and it really is discounts and everything.
I mean, I think about what gifts I need
for the kids going forward because we see a lot
of discounts on toys and clothing as well. But
they're adding more and more each year. This year
was the first year that they also added discounts with
Priceline. So Amazon Prime connected with Priceline to have
travel discounts if you're a prime member to get more
discounts on how tells today and tomorrow. So it's
evolving every year and the types of deals keep changing
. So I think what I'm gathering here is at
least in this environment only buy what you need,
take it slow even if it is on sale at
any particular items though that you think shoppers should avoid
. You know, sometimes you don't always know if
a sale is really a sale because you're not buying
a Sodastream machine every day, you're not buying a
face massager every day. So you're going to see
a big markdown that says 30% off, but maybe
it's an old model. It always is 30% off
. So do your homework. Go on Google shop
around and see it. What does target sell it
? What does Macy sell it for? And also
use a service? I like a weird one that
has a weird name. It's called Camel. Camel
camel dot com. I plug in my Amazon product
into Camel and tells me, oh, here's what
it normally sells at that way. You at least
know you're getting a real deal. But keep in
mind other places all have sales. Now, ever
since Amazon started this prime day, eight years ago
, it's now become a Black Friday in the summer
. You have Target Best Buy Walmart. Everyone has
a sale. Now they're all pushing their own membership
programs. So you don't have to be a member
. Whereas Amazon makes you be a member of prime
to be able to use all these deals. And
let me just jump in here a moment, a
moment. Bridget because another take away that I'm digesting
right? As a shopper myself and probably that our
viewers want to know is Camel Camel Camel. Great
way to compare prices you until you actually compare.
I think you don't know the money you actually could
be saving in Google shopping as you reference there is
that is something that I try to find and use
a lot, right? When comparing to make sure
that I get the price really across options and just
to manage inventory. But we were discussing you were
mentioning some of the competitors. It's not just Amazon
, right? But Target Walmart, other retailers offering
deals. So how is the competition? Like a
Walmart specifically responding to prime day for its own customer
base? So everyone has big discounts on electronics and
home goods too. You're seeing it everywhere. My
inbox right now is chock full of everyone hitting me
up with discounts and free shipping even if they're not
a big box retailer. So it's really a good
time to just kind of see what do I need
anyways and what do I want to get? So
, you don't have to always rush and feel really
compelled to get it now on Amazon or sell out
it. Basically, everyone's got a deal somehow.
I don't think you have to be a member necessarily
. Although Walmart Best Buy, they're all pushing their
membership programs to give members deals first and then open
it up to others later. So it depends how
badly you want that item that is on sale,
right. Sad Bridget. Thank you so much for
joining and give us the tips. So we need
to know to stretch our dollar this price.