# Amazon Prime Day 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 11, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979 "2017-07-11T03:54:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/1 "2017-07-11T03:54:26Z")
Whatcha get? So far I bought an Echo Dot for my dad ($34.99, reg $49.99, and I think I got $10 more off by ordering via my Echo) I got the 23andme Ancestry + Health DNA report kit. It was $99, normally $199. I read about DNA stuff almost every day in Wired so I had to take the plunge. I will maybe see what kind of mutant I am. I let my brother buy 6 Doctor Who DVDs using my account. He collects them and they were on sale. I bought some 99 cent movies to stream. _Office Christmas Party_, _Magic Mike XXL_, quality stuff šŸ™‚ Iā€™ve got 30 days to watch them. I usually canā€™t find anything to put on my ā€œWatch This Dealā€ list but this year I flagged a PetCo gift card, and oddly enough this cosplay wig I had been checking out previously. This may be my most fruitful Prime Day yet. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/2 "2017-07-11T07:12:53Z")
I canā€™t really find anything I need/want except for a new digital camera. Thereā€™s one currently listed for $700 that will go on at 5:24 am. My price range is $400 so Iā€™m not holding my breath, but I can dream. šŸ˜ƒ It will probably be $650. ETA: Iā€™ll look at movies and music, though. I hadnā€™t thought of them! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/3 "2017-07-11T14:29:58Z")
I was looking at a portable phone charger last night, whose deal I missed. Today another one came up, not as big of a deal but only $12 total. I bought that. Need to stop! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/4 "2017-07-11T14:59:35Z")
Thereā€™s some interesting things, but Iā€™ve not yet seen anything _I gotta have_. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/5 "2017-07-11T15:10:45Z")
The very thing Iā€™ve been wanting and looking for for ages is on sale. But itā€™s only discounted 30 bucks, and I canā€™t really afford itā€¦so Iā€™m fighting with myself on getting it or not. Weā€™ll see how I feel tonight. ---
**Author:** ![MedellinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@MedellinMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MedellinMike)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/6 "2017-07-11T15:16:30Z")
A piece of carry on luggage I was already planning to buy was $50 off. A couple of sleep masks (for air travel). Thereā€™s lots of other stuff, electronics and camera stuff mostly, that Iā€™d like but am not going to buy. There might be some other luggage/travel items that I was planning to buy which I will grab if they drop in price. That is a good idea on movies, Iā€™ll check those out too. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/7 "2017-07-11T16:21:41Z")
You can get $5 off a $15+ book purchase with the code PRIMEBOOKS17 (physical books only, not digital). If you have a Prime credit card, [you can get 20% off some things](https://www.amazon.com/b?node=16535626011&ref=pcb_pd_mi_desktop_bb&pf_rd_p=ed6a460f-bcc4-40aa-b7e4-21d7f76c9f59&pf_rd_r=RP5ER3WS7XJ5GHST3SVW) (mostly instruments and sunglassesā€¦?) I picked up a John Petrucci/Ernie Ball tee for my brother, expecting to get the 20% off with my card but when I put it in my cart it was actually $10 off with an Alexa discount (even though I didnā€™t order it through Alexa) I did this last year and I forgot to do it this year - You can get a $5 credit if you buy a $25 gift card. You can buy the card for yourself and also have the credit. Last year I bought the card and used it right away on some Prime purchase. Now I am kinda done buying so Iā€™m not sure Iā€™ll need a gift card. [Details here.](https://www.amazon.com/Exclusive-Gift-Card-Offer-July/b/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&node=14485264011) [Streaming movies to buy (always available to watch) for under $10](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/storefront/ref=tp7dpms?ie=UTF8&merchId=primeday2017&pf_rd_p=3088957062&pf_rd_s=atf-top-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B01MYFLG5H&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=ANM9HBSPFGES8NZHGYS5) [99 cent movie rentals](https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=atv_?tag=slicinc-20&ascsubtag=a331811a665411e793b99277d926bb460INT&_encoding=UTF8&bbn=11703887011&field-is_prime_benefit=0&field-ways_to_watch=12007867011&node=2858778011%2C%213147522011%2C%213147523011%2C6805486011%2C11703887011&pf_rd_i=home&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3089102422&pf_rd_r=1GSX7ZSAWBN1EKCK0839&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_t=12401&search-alias=instant-video) (on movies that arenā€™t usually 99 cents) [Hereā€™s other 99 cent rentals](https://www.amazon.com/Movies-0-1-Rent-Buy/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A7589479011%2Cp_n_price_fma%3A10346813011) (or LESS! Spongebob is only 10 cents!) that are, I guess, usually under a dollar and not just for Prime Day. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/8 "2017-07-11T17:46:35Z")
I wanted a TV or laptop, no good deals there. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/9 "2017-07-11T18:44:11Z")
The camera ended up being $500 which I wouldā€™ve considered if Iā€™d been up. The waiting list is full. I can live with missing it. Iā€™ll probably buy all three seasons of Outlander for $9.99 each. Other than that, I canā€™t find anything I want. This happened last year, too. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/10 "2017-07-11T20:09:25Z")
Ok one more thing. I searched on the site for a new watch and it turned out that most of the watches (Mickey Mouse watches) I wanted were Prime Day sales. All 30% off. So I bought a $25 gift card, which gives me a $5 credit. I bought the watch (at 30% off) using the gift card. Iā€™m also using my Prime credit card so I get 5% back on everything next month. Yes yes, they have me roped in for sure šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/11 "2017-07-11T21:08:38Z")
Iā€™m taking my two boys (4 and 7) to my Dadā€™s place in South Carolina next month to see the eclipse. Since weā€™ll be spending a total of four hours on the plane and six hours driving, I bought a Kindle Fire 7 for 30 bucks to help keep them entertained. ---
**Author:** ![Orr\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee59a6/32.png) [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/12 "2017-07-11T22:06:23Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > You can get $5 off a $15+ book purchase with the code PRIMEBOOKS17 (physical books only, not digital). Thank you! I hadnā€™t noticed this anywhere, and itā€™s a nice little discount. We bought a few books on our wishlist today, including a cookbook by J Kenji Lopez-Alt that weā€™re really looking forward to. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/13 "2017-07-11T22:18:49Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > The camera ended up being $500 which I wouldā€™ve considered if Iā€™d been up. The waiting list is full. I can live with missing it. > > Iā€™ll probably buy all three seasons of Outlander for $9.99 each. Other than that, I canā€™t find anything I want. This happened last year, too. Are you familiar with KEH in Atlanta? I took a photography class last fall and he recommended them for used equipment. They have a 30 day return policy and various grades of equipment. They have financing through a bank I forget now. I got an SL1 for right at $300. Iā€™m really happy with them. ONly thing, if youā€™re not home to sign, make sure you have them deliver to a UPS store to hold. Changing the pick up after the fact was a pure pain! ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/14 "2017-07-11T23:24:24Z")
A brand-new Fire HD, bought mostly because it was so cheap, though my kid _has_ co-opted my five year old original. This oneā€™s for mama. A teeny bluetooth keyboard to use with it when we travelā€“though Iā€™m not sure that was actually a Prime Day deal, it was on crazy discount. Tons of Miracle-Gro. Because I know off the top of my head that the price was really good. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/15 "2017-07-11T23:54:11Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > The very thing Iā€™ve been wanting and looking for for ages is on sale. > > But itā€™s only discounted 30 bucks, and I canā€™t really afford itā€¦so Iā€™m fighting with myself on getting it or not. > > Weā€™ll see how I feel tonight. Wellp did it. Brand New Playstation 4, Uncharted 4, and Mass Effect Andromeda all for just under 300. The discount of the system and Uncharted bundle was enough to make Mass Effect basically cost 15 bucks, and I went with the Deluxe edition. Based on my camelcamelcamel extension, thatā€™s the lowest price that bundle has been since black friday. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/16 "2017-07-12T01:14:02Z")
My big Prime Day transaction: I rented Oceanā€™s Oceanā€™s Eleven and Oceanā€™s Thirteen for a grand total of $1.98. Saved myself 4 bucks! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/17 "2017-07-12T01:16:00Z")
Bought a handful of little things including some high-protein snacks and some packable packpacks. Tried for a few restaurant gift cards by clicking on the button _ **the instant they became available** _ and lost out. I suspect there are bots out there nabbing those for resale or something :mad: One of them even went to ā€œwaitlist filledā€ immediately; the other one, I at least got onto the waitlist. No interest in the Echo and similar. I did consider the discounted subscription to the Kindle Unlimited but that wasnā€™t still available today. I hear itā€™s not that great anyway, as most of the really popular books arenā€™t available. Andā€¦ per orders in a thread I started in Cafe Society, I bought an Instant Pot. Iā€™ll tell Typo Knig that I took care of my own birthday present. Somehow I refrained from buying the dental tools, the endoscope, and other very strange offerings. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/18 "2017-07-12T01:26:01Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > So I bought a $25 gift card, which gives me a $5 credit. I bought the watch (at 30% off) using the gift card. Thank you for this idea! I ended up stumbling upon a pair of shorts that I wanted, so I went with this route. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/19 "2017-07-12T01:34:31Z")
Oooh - one of the more horrifying things I saw (aside from the dental tools ::::shudder:::šŸ™‚ was some kind of mushroom cacao mixture. WHY???:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:??? ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979/20 "2017-07-12T05:01:31Z")
I got a 64gb microsd card for 17 bucks. Thatā€™s all! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-day-2017/790979.md?page=2)