Not many retailers can offer enough deals consistently each week, but Amazon is perhaps the only one in Australia that does. With a fresh array of deals each week, and regular updates throughout, we'll be keeping an eye on the best offerings each week – trawling through the massive pool if discounts so you don't have to.
To maximise savings, consider becoming a Prime member (if you aren't already). Not only do you get free and fast delivery on an array of eligible products, but there's also exclusive deals and early access to deals, plus free access to other Amazon services like Prime Video – one of the best streaming services – Prime Reading and Prime Gaming. If you sign up now you'll nab a 30-day free trial and can cancel anytime. Amazon Prime will set you back AU$9.99 a month, but the annual subscription is only AU$79/year – basically giving you four months of Prime for free.
For a more in-depth look at what this subscription entails and whether it's worth it, check out our guide to What is Amazon Prime in Australia.
- Save more by checking out this month's Amazon coupon codes
While Amazon's daily deals are great, the best time to shop on the platform is during a big sale. Amazon hosts a few each year that bring prices down even lower than usual – letting you save even more, especially when it comes to big-ticket items like games consoles, laptops, tablets, phones and cameras. Amazon's first Prime Day sale was back in July, it's second Prime Day Sale (Big Deal Days sale) went by in October, and we've only just wrapped up the Amazon Black Friday sale, with Christmas only weeks away.
There are also a few smaller sales, like the Big Smile Sale in March and the Mid-Year Sale that coincides with Australia's EOFY sales. While the next big sales period on Amazon Australia is likely to be the Big Smile sale, the back-to-school season mean's we'll be seeing plenty of deals throughout January and into February.
That being said, there's an abundance of deals to on Amazon this week, and we think the selection below are the best of the bunch.
Amazon sales calendar
- Big Smile Sale: previously in March/April
- Mid-Year Sale: usually in early June
- Prime Day: typically held mid July
- Prime Big Deal Days: typically held in early October
- Black Friday: takes place in November
- Boxing Day: takes place in December
Amazon quick links
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- Bestsellers in electronics
- Gaming bestsellers
- Computing bestsellers
- New releases on Amazon
- Amazon gift cards
This week's top Amazon deals
Shopping tips
1. Become a Prime member
While it might cost you a monthly (or annual) fee to be a Prime member, it's the best way to maximise your savings, particularly if you think you're going to shopping on the platform regularly. If you're not a Prime member yet, you can sign up now for a 30-day free trial and, if you do so just before a big sale and cancel the subscription before the trial ends, you get the full benefits without having to pay anything extra, albeit for a short period of time.
Benefits include free and fast shipping, exclusive and early access to select deals, plus free subscriptions to some of Amazon's other services like Prime Video, Prime Reading and Prime Gaming. Find out more about this subscription service in our guide to what is Amazon Prime.
2. Use Amazon coupons
We've got a dedicated page that lists a lot of Amazon coupon codes to help you save on your next shop, but there are always select items on the site that have a little check box that you can tick to bring the price down a little. These coupons can save you anywhere from 5% to 20% off a particular item, and occasionally there's a specific amount of money that gets deducted (e.g. AU$5 off a AU$20 portable power bank), so keep an eye out of them when shopping on Amazon.
Note that when you use these little boxes, the discounted price will only appear when you finally check out – not when the item is sitting in your virtual cart.
3. Track your cart
If you aren't in a hurry to buy something specific, you can always add it to your cart and click "save for later". Amazon has a handy functionality that automatically lets you know if an item in your cart has had a price change.
4. Set up alerts
If you don't want to keep logging into Amazon to check your cart, you can use a site called camelcamelcamel.com to see an item's price history. You just have to copy and paste the URL of the Amazon item you're interested in into Camelcamelcamel's search bar and voila, you get the price history represented by an easy-to-understand graph.
Monitoring this manually, though, can be annoying, so the folks behind this tracking site have created a handy browser plug-in that you can install to receive email alerts when a specific item gets a discount. This is particularly useful during Amazon's big sales if you know what you're after.
5. Use Amazon's Subscribe & Save program
If there are certain products you know you will buy regularly, particular pantry staples and toiletries, you can use the Subscribe & Save feature on Amazon. This option shows up as the default offer when click on items like laundry detergents, coffee pods, nail colour, baby-care items and more, and it's possible to save as much as 15%, with free shipping already available for Prime members.
6. Check Amazon's daily deals
Amazon has a dedicated hub that lists hundreds of offers, called Today's Deal. It sits right on top of the any Amazon page and, while it looks a little daunting to browse, there are filters you can use to narrow down your search if you know what you're after.
If you happen to use an Echo smart device, you can also use a simple voice command to find out what the day's offers are by saying, "Alexa, what are my deals?"
7. Browse overstocked items in the Amazon Outlet store
Amazon also has a dedicated section called the Outlet Store that stocks clearance items going cheap. It also houses overstocked new items too, and these usually have some significant discounts. From electronics to homewares, the Outlet Store can save you a pretty penny, but note that some items may come in a damaged box. If so, there will be a note on the product listing page about its condition.
8. Shop during the big sales
If you're not in a rush to buy something, particularly an expensive item, consider waiting till a big sale comes knocking. By 'big', we mean Prime Day and Black Friday as these two sales are when we see the biggest discounts.
That said, there usually a lot of good deals during Big Smile Sale and the Mid-Year Sale, so don't ignore those if you're keen on shopping through the year.
