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For nine years now Amazon<\/a> has made the middle of summer a shopping holiday. And each year, it has been a little bit harder to grab the deals you want as more people swarm the site looking for bargains. Casual browsing isn\u2019t the way to approach things if you\u2019re on a mission. You\u2019re going to need a plan.<\/p>\n Amazon has regularly updated how it approaches Prime Day deals, but there are some go-to methods that will help you locate bargains that are customized to things you actually need. Here are a few you\u2019ll want to be aware of:<\/p>\n Alexa<\/strong> \u2013 Start Prime Day by asking\u00a0 \u201cAlexa, what are my Prime Day deals?\u201d (and it might be worth asking more than once throughout the day in case there are additions). While Amazon isn\u2019t as gung ho on its digital assistant as it used to be, it\u2019s still a good tool to find deals that might fly under the radar. Be sure to enable voice purchasing so you can grab those deals immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n This year, Alexa will also notify you of upcoming deals as much as 24 hours in advance, if that item is on your wishlist, in your shopping cart or saved for later. Go to the Alexa app and open Notifications under Settings and tap Amazon Shopping. Scroll down to Deal Recommendations and enable it. \u00a0<\/p>\n Amazon\u2019s app<\/strong> \u2013 Amazon\u2019s app (available for Android<\/a> and iOS<\/a>) is a useful tool to track deals throughout both Prime Days. Again, your shopping list and items in your cart are key. Go to the app\u2019s settings menu, click notifications, and toggle alerts on for \u201cYour Watched and Waitlisted Deals.\u201d You can also select the \u201cWatch this deal\u201d button on upcoming items that catch your eye.<\/p>\n Amazon Assistant browser extension <\/strong>\u2013 If you\u2019re on a desktop or laptop, this Chrome extension will send desktop notifications for deals you\u2019re watching. Maybe don\u2019t add that to a work computer, though.<\/p>\n CamelCamelCamel.com<\/strong> \u2013 Prime Day prices are not always at their lowest, despite what the marketing might imply. CamelCamelCamel<\/a> follows the price history of all products on Amazon, letting shoppers see how close a price is to its all-time low. You can also set alerts to find out when the price of your item of interest drops to a certain point.<\/p>\n Invite-only deals<\/strong> \u2013 Amazon, as it did last year, will offer some deals only by invitation. You can try to get on the list on the site\u2019s front page. Among the deals being offered this year are up to 40% off Sony<\/a> wireless headphones, up to 30% off Peloton products, 40% off a Speedo Champion Signature Swim bundle, up to 60% off on a Citizen Chronograph watch and 58% off on a Foreo LUNA mini 3 beauty set.<\/p>\n Deal hunting sites<\/strong> \u2013 Group-sourced deal tracking sites can be especially useful on Prime Day, though not necessarily with the big-ticket items (which sell out in minutes). Your best choices for these crowd-sourced deals include SlickDeals.net<\/a> and Offers.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n