According to tradition, the official Black Friday is held not only in the USA the day after Thanksgiving, but worldwide. It can be seen as a kind of starting signal that ushers in the Christmas season. And since Christmas Eve is coming sooner than you might think, the shopping event can be used to make your first purchases for the upcoming holiday. In order to increase the incentive for this, large online retailers such as Amazon, Ebay and Otto attract people with attractive offers from different product categories – such as household and technology, hardware stores and health. And as a Prime customer you enjoy even more benefits and discounts.
Even if you’re not an Amazon member, you can still access all the deals on Black Friday. However, with a Prime subscription you have the advantage that you can view all flash offers – i.e. special deals that are only cheaper for a short time and sold out quickly – 30 minutes earlier. In addition, you don’t have to pay shipping costs for Prime products. In some cases, the orders are even delivered on the same day, provided it is a so-called “same-day” delivery. And that’s not all the advantages. As an Amazon Prime customer:
Extra savings tip: If you’re not a Prime customer (yet), you can take out a free trial membership and test it for 30 days – only for Black Friday, of course. The subscription only becomes chargeable after the free period if you do not cancel it: After that, you pay 8.99 euros per month. For the price mentioned, you can enjoy even more benefits, such as:
How could it be otherwise that Black Friday has its origins in America – the land of unlimited possibilities. This applies not only to its naming, but also to the shopping event: In the USA, the day is celebrated in many stores, while across Germany it is primarily online shops that advertise it. But what does the term actually mean? In fact, there are the wildest theories about who or what started Black Friday. One is that post-Thanksgiving sales have always been, and still are, so high, which is why most stores are in the black.
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