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Amazon Prime Day: The Best Tech Accessory Deals

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Yesterday we highlighted some of the best Apple-related product discounts that you can find on Amazon during Prime Day, and now we're focusing on third-party accessory markdowns during the event. In this article you'll find all the best accessories for charging, smart homes, smartphones, and more.

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Shoppers should remember that Prime Day sales are typically time sensitive, so purchase quickly if you're interested. Remember that you'll need an Amazon Prime membership to get Prime Day deals. You can sign up for a free 30-day trial of Prime on Amazon if you're a new customer; afterwards the service runs for $14.99/month or $139/year.

Anker

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As expected, Anker is offering a massive sale on its best accessories for Prime Day. We've highlighted some of the best products on sale below, including Bluetooth trackers and portable batteries.

Bluetooth Trackers

Cables and Wall Chargers

Portable Batteries

Hubs and Charging Stations


TVs

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How rich must people be to pay $139 per year for Amazon Prime? Imagine how much that is over 50 years.
 
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Skyscraperfan said:
How rich must people be to pay $139 per year for Amazon Prime? Imagine how much that is over 50 years.
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Like with Costco, it's a matter of what you're buying and how much. If you have a handle on the going prices for necessities and you can get a deal from these vendors, then it doesn't take an excessive amount of purchases to justify not just subscribing, but committing to one of their cash back schemes. If you're not spending enough to at least cancel out the membership fee then your argument stands.
 
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Skyscraperfan said:
How rich must people be to pay $139 per year for Amazon Prime? Imagine how much that is over 50 years.
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Why imagine when you can do the math?

$139 x 50 = $6,950

But that's not accounting for the price increases -- it's gone up $20 every 4 years since 2014 when the price went from $79 to $99. If you've been a members since the beginning (in 2005 at $79 per year), and if Amazon sticks to their $20 price increase every 4 years, in 50 years you'll have spent just under $10,000.

But Amazon Prime isn't just about shopping and the free same-day or 2-day shipping benefits. There's also Prime Video, Amazon Music, Prime Reading, and more. If you don't have a need/use for those services (or shop at Whole Foods / Amazon Fresh), then Amazon Prime doesn't make sense for you.

It doesn't for me. But it does for 170 million-plus people in the U.S. (or 200 million-plus around the world).
 
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Alfredo_Delgado said:
Like with Costco, it's a matter of what you're buying and how much. If you have a handle on the going prices for necessities and you can get a deal from these vendors, then it doesn't take an excessive amount of purchases to justify not just subscribing, but committing to one of their cash back schemes. If you're not spending enough to at least cancel out the membership fee then your argument stands.
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You have to buy at that vendor then though. That is the problem with that scheme. You basically pay Amazon $139 per year plus a guarantee that you will spend a lot of money on deals to get back those $139. That very much restricts your freedom of choice.

In Germany they offer a Canon EOS R6 Mark II for €2.199 Euros for Prime members, but only today. That is a very cheap price, as the cheapest price anywhere else is €2.629 at the moment. So Prime members get a €430 discount. That sounds nice, but the psychological pressure is the problem. Having just until midnight to decide if you really need that camera might lead to panic buying for some.
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same could be said for so many other things, like in the older days $200+/month for cable TV, or for cloud services, or streaming music etc etc ...
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That is very American. Here people pay €60 or so for cable TV, phone and internet combined. The fees in the US are so over the top. I remember there was a boxing fight on cable TV in the US and they charged $99 just for streaming that one fight. Personally I do not have any streaming service subscription. All that stuff is available somewhere for free. Netflix even pays millions to criminals for their story. I do not support that.
 
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same could be said for so many other things, like in the older days $200+/month for cable TV....
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I find it hard to believe people were paying $200+ per month for cable TV "in the older days." That must've been one maxed out tv package with every pay tv channel (HBO, Showtime, etc) included.

I cut the cord well over a decade ago and back in those older days cable TV wasn't even $100/mo.

The average in 2010 was $75/mo

gizmodo.com

The Price of Cable Has Gone Up 50 Percent Since 2010

As cable TV slowly slouches toward the grave, providers are wringing every last dime they can from Americans. New market research shows that the cost of paying for TV has risen by 50 percent since 2010.
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I find it hard to believe people were paying $200+ per month for cable TV "in the older days." That must've been one maxed out tv package with every pay tv channel (HBO, Showtime, etc) included.

I cut the cord well over a decade ago and back in those older days cable TV wasn't even $100/mo.

The average in 2010 was $75/mo

gizmodo.com

The Price of Cable Has Gone Up 50 Percent Since 2010

As cable TV slowly slouches toward the grave, providers are wringing every last dime they can from Americans. New market research shows that the cost of paying for TV has risen by 50 percent since 2010.
gizmodo.com gizmodo.com
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Well, back 20 years ago it was certainly higher but I don’t remember the exact amounts, and yes, today we have a bit more of pick and chose available…
But my point was the response to the post “how rich must people be…), that is just, well, let’s say, comical
 
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You have to buy at that vendor then though. That is the problem with that scheme. You basically pay Amazon $139 per year plus a guarantee that you will spend a lot of money on deals to get back those $139. That very much restricts your freedom of choice.

In Germany they offer a Canon EOS R6 Mark II for €2.199 Euros for Prime members, but only today. That is a very cheap price, as the cheapest price anywhere else is €2.629 at the moment. So Prime members get a €430 discount. That sounds nice, but the psychological pressure is the problem. Having just until midnight to decide if you really need that camera might lead to panic buying for some.

That is very American. Here people pay €60 or so for cable TV, phone and internet combined. The fees in the US are so over the top. I remember there was a boxing fight on cable TV in the US and they charged $99 just for streaming that one fight. Personally I do not have any streaming service subscription. All that stuff is available somewhere for free. Netflix even pays millions to criminals for their story. I do not support that.
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different markets, big deal, tell me then whenever my relatives from Germany come to the US they bring an empty suitcase and go shopping here and take it home full? because some items (eg clothing) are MUCH cheaper here than in Germany ...
 
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