Amazon Great Freedom Sale announced: Date, benefits for Prime members, top deals revealed and other details to know
has announced yet another sale on its platform. The e-commerce giant has announced the
Great Freedom Sale
to celebrate the upcoming Independence Day. A web page of the upcoming Amazon sale has gone live, revealing dates, bank offers, discounts and other details. The sale will offer discounts on products across categories – gadgets, home appliances, fashion and beauty, etc. Additionally, Amazon has also revealed top deals on products like smartphones, laptops, washing machines among others that will be available during the Great
Freedom Sale
. Here are key things that you need to know about
Amazon Great Freedom Sale
Amazon Great Freedom Sale date
As revealed on Amazon website, the Great Freedom Sale will start on July 31 at 12 noon. As with previous editions, the sale is likely to run for nearly five days. Though the exact end date is not known yet.
Further, Prime members will get early access to the Amazon Great Freedom Sale. The sale will start 12 hours early for Amazon Prime members, which means it will begin at midnight.
Amazon Great Freedom Sale bank offers
As part of the sale, SBI bank customers will get an extra discount. This will include a 10% instant discount on transactions made using SBI credit card along with EMI purchases.
Great Freedom Sale will also offer no cost buying options along with exchange offers.
Amazon Great Freedom Sale: Top deals revealed
Ahead of the sale, the e-commerce giant has revealed top deals that will be available during the Great Freedom Sale. These include:
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra to be available at Rs 79,999
OnePlus Watch 2 to be available at Rs 13,499
Amazon Echo Pop to be available at Rs 3,949
HP 15 13th Gen i7 to be available at Rs 62,990
LG 9kg front load washing machine to be available at Rs 38,990
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