Amazon kicks off Black Friday 2017 discounts on the Echo and Echo Dot
Amazon UK is giving eager customers the chance to score some early Black Friday deals before it officially rolls out 10 days worth of Black Friday deals from this Friday (17 November).
From tomorrow shoppers will be able to pick up the Amazon Echo for £69.99 - it's lowest ever price - saving shoppers £20 off, while the hugely popular smaller Echo Dot device will be reduced from £49.99 down to £34.99.
Elsewhere there will be also be savings of up to £40 off on the Fire 7 kids tablet and Fire 8 HD Kids tablet. But there's a catch, the offers will only be available until midnight on 15 November, so customers will have to move fast to get the smart tech gadgets and tablets in the sale.
In addition to the offers on the Amazon devices, the retailer has also confirmed that customers can now sign up for Amazon Music Unlimited for three months for just 99p for a limited time during their Black Friday sale.
The move comes as the retailer marks one year of the service, which offers users access to over 40 million songs and thousands of specially curated playlists.
Amazon Black Friday deals
There will be thousands of Black Friday deals on must-have products from electronics, tech, beauty, baby and home departments, with hundreds of independent sellers also offering discounts at Amazon Marketplace and Handmade at Amazon during the shopping bonanza.
The 'Amazon Black Friday Deals Store' will open from midnight on Friday 17th until 23:59 on Sunday 26th November and will include:
- Deals of the Day - every day throughout the period, ranging from Amazon devices, electronics and pet supplies to kitchen and home and garden items.
- Thousands of ‘Lightning Deals’ - products available at a discount, in limited quantities, for a short period of time. Amazon Prime members get exclusive early access.
- Deals on handcrafted gifts and innovative products from Amazon Marketplace and Handmade at Amazon.
- Prime Now, will also offer special Black Friday deals to customers in eligible postcodes.
This year the retailer will also launch a pop-up space in central London for the first time from the 21st - 24th November, where customers will be invited to explore the best of Amazon’s Black Friday sale offering and Amazon Prime services.
It will be free to visit the pop up, located at 13 Soho Square, London, on a first come first served basis from 12:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
Speaking about the pop-up, Doug Gurr, Country Manager, Amazon.co.uk said: “We’re making Black Friday more fun than ever by holding our first ever Home of Black Friday pop up in Central London and have just released our TV advert (watch above), which features our iconic boxes having a sing-a-long to celebrate the festive season.”
How to find Amazon's lightning deals
Shoppers will be able to find the latest lightning deals on Amazon's Black Friday page, by signing up for Amazon's daily deals e-mails to keep up to date, and by downloading the Amazon mobile app where you can shop all the deals on the go.
You can keep up to date with all the latest deals by:
- Regularly checking the Today's Deals section of the Amazon site.
- Follow the brand on social media: @AmazonUK Twitter or the Amazon UK Facebook page.
- Get all the latest news straight to your inbox by signing up for the deals e-mails.
- Download the Amazon mobile app to shop all the deals on the go.
As usual, Amazon Prime member's can get all their Black Friday bargains delivered free of charge and in record time.
Shoppers can sign up to a 30-day free trial to take advantage of one-hour delivery,unlimited streaming of 15,000 movies and TV episodes and access to 800,000 Kindle books.
If you're signing up for the free 30-day trial, don't forget to set a reminder to cancel before the subscription ends - or you'll be charged the £79 annual fee.
In previous years Prime customers have enjoyed exclusive 30-minute early access period to all Lightning Deals, so if you're wanting to snap up some bargains before anyone else, getting a Prime account is a good idea.
More recently, members can now order their groceries online - and take part in an exclusive Prime Day shopping event.
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