The Best Of Deals On Amazon at Thekinglive.com

As the shopping task has been greatly reduced to several taps on the phone, I believe that it’s time we educate ourselves on how to find good deals across e-commerce websites. It is unfortunately, still a far cry until the officials working in the Department of Education sit down together and consider putting Online Household Finance (I made it up) on the curriculum.

Until then, don’t worry as I have summarized some of the helpful tips that can fill up your checkout carts with cut-price deals.

Below is a list of the hottest deals on Amazon today that you should not miss:

1. Double Check if Amazon is ACTUALLY Cheaper or Not

Before diving deep into the fun part, keep in mind that Amazon does not always offer you the cheapest options. Yes, Amazon could save you a great deal of time and facilitate comparisons across different products of the same type but just like other online shopping sites, it doesn’t always have the customers’ interest at heart.

Most of the time, the prices are determined by third-party sellers. Other times, factors such as supply/demand and customer profiles can have considerable impact on the prices that are finally made available to you.

That’s why I advise you to first, conduct multi-channel searches (in absence of time constraint) as the lowest price of a coffee maker can possibly be offered on its manufacturer’s website, eBay, or even Craigslist. 

2. Use Coupon Sites to Search for Discounted Goods and Get Cash Back

Using coupon sites when shopping can also save a lot of money. There are a bunch of those sites such as Swagbucks, Groupon, Ebates, etc. that can help you find cheap deals online. 

My favorite one is Ebates just because I happened to stumble upon it first. It’s best to stick to one coupon site as you can accumulate cash back that you can receive once every three months. However, don’t get too excited over the cash back benefit, as you can save so much more money buy not buying anything at all.

But if you’re a die-hard Amazon fan like me and do not like visiting multiple websites just to buy one thing, then consider the following tactics on your next visit to the e-commerce giant:

3. How to get the best deals on Amazon website/ app

One of the easiest ways to find Amazon cheap deals is to click on “Today’s deals” after signing into your Amazon account. After that, you will be directed to a page which features “Deal of the Day” and “Today’s Lightning Deals.”

I suggest that you make use of “Today’s Lightning Deals” as they offer cheap items on Amazon that are only on sale within a limited time frame. If you purchase the product within the specified period of time, you will be able to save up to 70% and more. 

However, do not let yourself be fooled and end up buying things you’ll never use. Even if you come upon the biggest discounts and or find the cheapest item on Amazon, stop and ask yourself: “Do I really need this?”  

If the answer is “not really” then trust me, you can give yourself a 100% discount by not purchasing it at all. Amazon is a great place when it comes to online shopping but they are still a profit-seeking corporation, so don’t let compulsiveness get a grip on you and be a wise consumer!

4. Buy from Amazon Directly

There are two kinds of goods on Amazon, the ones that are handled and sold by Amazon itself and those by third-party traders selling via Amazon’s Marketplace.

The price difference between these two mostly boils down to delivery cost. Listed items on the Marketplace are usually not eligible for free delivery if under $25.

So in order to avoid the big delivery fee showing up on your check-out, go for items “sold by Amazon” or those that cost $25 or more.

5. Subscribe to Amazon Prime

There are hundreds of exclusive deals for Prime members such as unlimited access to movie streaming, ad-free music, books, magazines, and so on. However, I think the most useful feature that Prime offers has to be the free delivery service.

Prime Student is now offered at the price of $6.49 a month, which is only a little bit higher than the shipping fee on one order (but of course, not all items qualify under Prime). 

Another option is to share Prime with your roommate since you’re both using the same address. This can be a bit troublesome at times but I did it with my roommate and it caused us no harm at all.

Keep in mind that you need to sign in with an email address that ends with “.edu” in order to be eligible for Prime Student. Also, it lasts for only four years even if you are a graduate student. After that, your plan will be automatically updated to the normal Prime plan.

If you’re not a college student, then you can still sign up for Prime with a monthly payment at $12.99 and start saving on delivery costs and enjoy other exclusive deals. For people who are living with their parents, it’s best for everyone to share a Prime account (unless you don’t want your purchase history to be seen).

In my experience, it is better to opt for the annual plan, which is $59 for Prime Student and $119 for Prime. You pay less money upfront with the monthly plan but when added up, the yearly plan is more cost-effective (unless you plan on cancelling Prime in the foreseeable future).

6. Use Amazon Discount Finder Tool
 
Use the link provided above and it will direct you to something that looks like this:

Simply fill out all the necessary information and wait, fingers crossed for amazing Amazon deals to show up. The more specific your information is, the better. For example, type in “Red iPhone X Plus case” instead of “iPhone case” to eliminate unsatisfied search results early on, save yourself some time, and start finding the best Amazon offerings today.

The reason behind the development of such a tool is that the algorithms running on Amazon often direct visitors to products that have a higher profit margin, leaving out the same products at lower prices.

This Amazon price glitch finder is a geeky way for you to discover Amazon secret deals, an indispensable tool to bring up lists of knock-down prices. 

There are many Amazon deal finder tools out there which work for particular countries and regions. The one I provided above would direct you to Amazon UK once you hit ‘search’. So make sure that the tool you use brings you to the right Amazon store so it does not end up taking two weeks for your iPhone case to reach the doorstep.

7. Check Amazon’s Price History

Just like other online shopping websites, Amazon employs many tactics to induce impulsive buying, one of which is listing the price as reduced when it’s actually not.

 So, before you start reaching for your wallet, copy and paste any item’s URL into camelcamelcamel.com - a website that keeps a record of all Amazon price histories. You will be able to tell whether the displayed “50% off” discount tag would make the item any cheaper.

For example, with the iPhone case we mentioned a moment ago. On Amazon you can buy it on a discount of 40% off at the price of $12.50, but the tool may tell you that it was only $12.00 two months ago.

The first time using this tool was an eye-opener for me, with a grain of remorse and resentment. Little did I know, I had been feeding the giant all this time naively thinking that I saved money on all the ‘discounted’ goods I had purchased. 

Well, better late than never right?

Another cool feature that camelcamelcamel offers is price alert. Simply enter the highest amount you are willing to pay and it will send you a notification email when the price falls to that amount or lower. 

Other Amazon price trackers include Keepa, Techwiser, The Tracktor, etc. There is not much difference between these websites in terms of functionality but maybe you should give them all a try and find the one that suits you best.

8. Get Amazon Coupon or Codes

You can find and instantly claim Amazon coupons by simply visiting the website: http://www.amazon.com/Coupons/ and log in with your own account. 

It will then direct you to a page that shows available coupons across all categories, from grocery items, home tools, electronics, books, and so on. 

Click on the coupon and it will show more information, including a list of all applicable items on Amazon. If you want to apply the selected coupon, simply buy any item shown on that list and click “Add to Cart.”

Another way to avail the coupon is by clicking “Clip this Coupon” to add the code to your cart. Also, make sure to add the necessary number of items to validate the coupon.

One last step is to check whether the discount is reflected in the order before checking out. If it’s not showing, that can mean you missed some of the steps or you are not eligible for the promotion. 

My advice is this: don’t stay on this page for too long. When you can’t find coupons for your desired items you will end up buying unnecessary stuff (trust me, the temptation is a real struggle). 

Before you go…

I hope the above information will come in handy for you when navigating through Amazon on your next visit. Each method offers a different set of benefits and I hope you find the one that suits your interests best to improve your Amazon shopping experience.

This article is based on personal experience and internet research so let us know if we are missing anything. You can tell us down in the comment box below.