Tips to save on Amazon Prime Day

Amazon’s fourth annual Prime Day will be held in July, but the company has yet to reveal exactly when it will be held. Or has it?

TechRadar spotted a promo that briefly popped up on Amazon’s United Kingdom site revealing July 16-17 as the dates for the deal-fest, known as Black Friday in July.

The online promo, which was quickly taken down from the site, said the sale would start at noon on July 16 as “an epic day (and a half ) of our best deals.”

Well, it’s never too early to prepare to snag hot deals. There are a few things to do to get ready for the big event, which celebrates the internet company’s founding on July 5, 1994.

Find offers when they go live at Amazon.com/PrimeDay.

Not a Prime member? No problem. If you don’t want to pay for a $119 annual membership, then sign up for a free 30-day trial at Amazon.com/ Prime to get access to the sale. Since you have to load a credit card information to get the trial, you might opt for the $12.99-a-month Prime membership and stock up on whatever you need (you’ll get two months to shop with the free trial) and then cancel at the end of the first month. Rinse and repeat as necessary a few times a year.

Get free Amazon credits. First-time users of Amazon Cash can get a $7.11 credit for loading $30 to your Amazon account at 7-Eleven and a $15 credit for loading $60 at participating stores including Cumberland Farms, Speedway, CVS, Gamestop and others. Go to SunSentinel.com/711 for info on the $7.11 credit and SunSentinel.com/Acash for the larger one. Both offers end on July 31.

Thousands of products will be on sale. Score deals on Amazon Fire tablets, Alexa voice-controlled devices, Kindles, HDTVs, smartphones, electronics, housewares, appliances, jewelry and more. Last year, Amazon pushed voice shopping with Alexa, offering hot daily deals when asking the device: “Alexa, what are your Prime Day deals?” That will likely be expanded this year. Deals included the Echo Dot for $35; $40 off InstaPots; 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV Amazon Fire TV Edition for $399; Fire 7 tablet for $29.99; Kindle Paperwhite for $89.99; 40 percent off on a Kindle Unlimited and Audible membership.

Download the Amazon app. The free iOS or Android app lets you see offers 24 hours in advance. Click “To-