Bridget Carey, consumer trend and tech expert for CNET, gives her tips for getting best deals on Prime Day. 

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Stretching Your Dollar

Expert: How to Get the Best Deals on Prime Day 

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 tell us 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 in 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. It has a weird name. It's called Camel Camel Camel dot dot com. I plug in my Amazon product into Camel Camel Camel and it 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 for 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. It 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 thing that I try to find and use a lot, right? When comparing to make sure that they 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 that we need to know to stretch our dollar this price.