Great summer sale events are just around the corner and they promise significant discounts on purchases of technology and electronics. With the way the international economic scene is, with rampant inflation across the planet, we recommend you take advantage of them, as the next autumn-winter seems to be very complicated.

Our two main retailers, among the most important in the Spanish market, are faithful to their appointment in July and are preparing to launch their campaigns as «summer black friday«. PcComponentes will begin its “PCDays” deals next week, while Amazon will celebrate Prime Day 2022 over two days, July 12 and 13. As every year, we will provide you with complete information about both through special articles where we will select the best available offers.

How to prepare summer sales

As with all these massive discount days, there are a number of aspects to consider in order to make the most of them. They are designed to prepare the purchase on Amazon, but most of them are extensive on PcComponentes. We remind you:

1. Subscribe to Amazon Prime

Since the volume of business that moves these days is important, retaining customers and attracting new users is another big goal. That is, Amazon Prime subscription is required to access Prime Day offers.

In addition to access to offers, the service offers many more benefits, such as free one-day shipping on 2 million products; choosing a collection point; free unlimited photo storage in PrimePhoto; discounts on video game pre-orders and other benefits on Twitch; access to movies and series on PrimeVideo; for music on Prime Music or discounts on other content purchases. An annual subscription in Spain is very cheap and worth it: only 36 euros.

As for PcComponentes, it also has a Premium service, although it will cease to be active on June 1, 2023, so new contracts or renewals were prohibited from June 1, 2022. According to the seller, the idea is to offer “5-star service” to all customers equally. Actually, anyone can access your offers years with all benefits.

2. Check your account details

Before you start bidding campaigns, you should make sure that your account information is correct. Check the expiry date of the card you are using to pay and confirm that your personal details and delivery addresses are valid and correct.

3. Stranger, you must be very quick

The best deals expire in minutes, if not seconds, especially so-called “Flash” deals that usually offer the biggest discount. Remember that on Amazon, once you add one of the products to your cart, you will have a maximum of 15 minutes to confirm your purchase.

4. Use the waiting list

Even if you’re late for any of these deals, if you’re interested in one, get in line. All units can be reserved by other clients, but only temporarily. Use the waiting list and you will be notified when the product becomes available again. As before, you only have 15 minutes to make your purchase once the item is reserved.

5. Rate the free Amazon app

This makes it easy for Amazon Prime customers to access Prime Day deals anytime, anywhere and shop via mobile or tablet. It also allows you to receive notifications on your mobile about offers you are watching or waiting on, and will alert you when an offer is about to start. Visit amazon.es/app from your mobile to download the app, or click on the logos on this page, available for iOS and Android.

6. Consider installing Amazon Assistant

Amazon has a specific assistant that offers deal alerts on your PC based on browser extensions. Includes order update; notice of offers seen; access to wishlist, product comparison and other features.

7. Shipping costs

shipments are free, release for Prime Day deals and for all the millions of products sold or fulfilled by Amazon, but beware of products sold by third-party sellers as they may have shipping costs. As for delivery times, they are usually as fast as usual, although some items may be delayed due to the volume of requests.

PcComponentes sends thousands of articles for free, others for more than 50 euros and most within 24 hours no need to log in without the premium option.

8. Return Policy and Warranty

Purchases you make on Prime Day or PcDays will enjoy the period standard 30 day return. It’s the same as a regular sale without a campaign, and don’t worry, both Amazon and PcComponentes offer excellent response in these cases. Same with warranty. As in no offer period, two years generally in Spain and many items are sold with a 3 or 5 year warranty.

9. What will be the best offers?

Amazon uses these days to promote its own line of hardware, and some of them are usually the most discounted items. Echo assistants, Fire tablets or streamers, Kindle readers… If you’re looking for something Amazon’s own brand you certainly won’t get it cheaper all year round. Amazon will also offer thousands of discounted third-party products, both for sale itself and through the thousands of third-party sellers who sell on its platform.

PcComponentes will be offering discounts on its entire catalog with a special mention on best-selling products such as smartphones or laptops, but also TVs, monitors and everything related. playing games which will have a special section.

10. Don’t warm up…

As we recommend in all these types of campaigns, be clear about your needs. Keep track of the items you intend to buy, their regular retail price, other vendors’ offers, and the budget of what you’re willing to spend. These types of deals usually offer very good discounts on some items, but avoid impulse purchases.

on the other hand If you are clear about it and need it, don’t hesitate because the economic outlook will get even more complicated starting in the fall, and the truth is we don’t know where prices will go. These summer sales campaigns are typically used by retailers to attract and retain customers, and in recent years we’ve seen better discounts than general campaigns like Black Friday in November. Starting next week, we’ll be bringing you special articles with the best of what’s coming out.