Amazon Prime Day Australia: what you didn’t know you could buy

You might be surprised what you can buy on Amazon these days. And with Prime Day deals in full swing, it is the perfect time for a quick reminder of what is on offer, beyond the usual tech and toys.

Amazon Australia’s Prime Day is on now and runs until 11:59pm AEST on Monday 13 July, seven full days of deals across hundreds of thousands of products, from big global brands to thousands of Australian small businesses. We visited Amazon’s Sydney office to see a sample of the range in person, and plenty of it surprised us.

The Garmin Forerunner 965 GPS sports watch

Ninja’s Crispi air fryer and pizza oven

The Kindle range on display, including the new Colorsoft at 30 per cent off

Ring and Blink cameras, Kindle Scribe and Eero Wi-Fi routers

Everyone knows Amazon for tech, and there is no shortage of it. Garmin smartwatches are heavily discounted (the Fenix E is half price), Sennheiser Momentum 4 SE headphones are 59 per cent off, the Nikon Zf camera range is 37 per cent off, Ring cameras are up to 53 per cent off, Blink up to 72 per cent off and Eero Wi-Fi systems up to 30 per cent off. The Kindle range is discounted too, with 30 per cent off the new Colorsoft and $220 off the Kindle Scribe. There are fun surprises as well, like the Kodak Charmera keychain digital camera, the Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 3 smartphone printer with Super Mario case at 39 per cent off, and the H03 Sunrise Alarm Clock for gentler mornings.

But the everything store lives up to its name in categories you might not expect:

• Toys: 39 per cent off the animatronic Star Wars Grogu Action Buddy, savings across LEGO sets (we spotted the Disney castle at 20 per cent off in Amazon’s office), plus PAW Patrol, Fisher-Price and Mattel.
• Cosmetics and skincare: K-beauty stars like SKIN1004 (47 per cent off), COSRX Snail Mucin essence (60 per cent off) and d’Alba (41 per cent off), plus French pharmacy favourites including Avène at 68 per cent off and La Roche-Posay at 30 per cent off.
• Staple refills: 57 per cent off Cyborg Sport creatine, 54 per cent off Finish dishwasher tablets, 40 per cent off L’Or espresso capsules and 43 per cent off Nestlé Starbucks pods, the boring essentials you never want to run out of.
• Fresh food: 25 per cent off a range of Harris Farm Markets products, handy if you do not have a store nearby, or just want to skip the trip.
• Appliances: 58 per cent off the Ninja Slushi frozen drink maker, 34 per cent off the Ninja Crispi air fryer, 42 per cent off the Ninja Woodfire outdoor oven, 53 per cent off the De’Longhi Eletta Explore coffee machine, 40 per cent off the KitchenAid stand mixer and 39 per cent off the Dreame X50 Ultra robot vacuum.
• Personal care: up to 39 per cent off the ghd Platinum+ straightener, 60 per cent off the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean 9000 bundle and 60 per cent off Oral-B electric toothbrushes.

Staple refills: creatine, coffee capsules, dishwasher pods and snacks in one order

Korean skincare, including Skin1004 and d’Alba, alongside big name beauty brands

The LEGO Disney castle, spotted at 20 per cent off ($359, down from $449)

The Star Wars Grogu Action Buddy animatronic, 39 per cent off

The upshot: a lot of the errands that eat into your weekend can be knocked over in one cart, often at a discount right now.

Fresh fruit and veg from Harris Farm Markets, delivered via Amazon

Also new this year, Amazon Haul joins Prime Day for the first time. It is Amazon’s budget corner with hundreds of thousands of items under $5, and Prime members get an extra 25 per cent off everything, applied automatically at checkout all week.

Pro tip: price check with Amazon Lens

Here is a clever way to use Amazon’s tech to save money. With Amazon Lens in the Amazon app, you can take a photo of a product you spot in a retail store, upload an image or scan a barcode, and the app finds exact matches and similar items, so you can compare prices on the spot before you buy.

Just tap the little camera icon in the Amazon app search bar, take a snap, and Amazon will tell you if they sell it. Handy when at the shops for a quick price comparison

Prime Day deals are exclusive to Prime members. New members can jump in with a 30 day free trial, then $9.99 a month or $79 a year. Head to amazon.com.au/primeday to browse the full list.

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