South Africa not included in Amazon's Prime Day announcement

[Daniel Puchert]

Bad news for Prime Day in South Africa

Amazon has announced dates and countries that will participate in its annual Prime Day and South Africa was not on the list.

The sales event will kick off on 16 July in 23 countries, including the US, UK, and Australia. Indian customers will also be able to participate in Prime Day later this year.

 

[Jan van Riebeeckstad]

What in the actual fxck is Prime day?

 

[Polymathic]

I really expected the hard launch to happen on Prime Day

 

[ToxicBunny]

Somehow I am not really surprised by this.

I think Amazon is doing a very slow ramp up in SA and ultimately just watching how things play out to determine whether its a worthwhile long term investment for them to have a marketplace here.

 

[dontcryforme]

Somehow I am not really surprised by this.

I think Amazon is doing a very slow ramp up in SA and ultimately just watching how things play out to determine whether its a worthwhile long term investment for them to have a marketplace here.

That is the same thing the looters/rioters are waiting for

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

you can still order on prime day, just pay in another first world currency

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

What in the actual fxck is Prime day?

 

[Raphael123]

Somehow I am not really surprised by this.

I think Amazon is doing a very slow ramp up in SA and ultimately just watching how things play out to determine whether its a worthwhile long term investment for them to have a marketplace here.

I agree but its disappointing not having one this year.

 

[neoprema]

Somehow I am not really surprised by this.

I think Amazon is doing a very slow ramp up in SA and ultimately just watching how things play out to determine whether its a worthwhile long term investment for them to have a marketplace here.

I wonder if they saw Temu coming... ?

 

[Grieta Thanburg]

We don't have Amazon Prime last I checked? Why would we be included in it?

 

[neoprema]

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wow. Also you forgot to tag @ShaunSA

 

[Lupus]

Somehow I am not really surprised by this.

I think Amazon is doing a very slow ramp up in SA and ultimately just watching how things play out to determine whether its a worthwhile long term investment for them to have a marketplace here.

Must be the slowest launch ever... I mean this is SA, you should've come in guns blazing, gotten good deals stolen the thunder from takealot.
Instead we got a limp wristed soft launch that was like a new Dawn promise

 

[ShaunSA]

wow. Also you forgot to tag @ShaunSA

You want me to join him and go to town on you?

/unzips

 

[ToxicBunny]

Must be the slowest launch ever... I mean this is SA, you should've come in guns blazing, gotten good deals stolen the thunder from takealot.
Instead we got a limp wristed soft launch that was like a new Dawn promise

Maybe Jeff is taking SA commercial advise from Uncle Cyril

 

[neoprema]

You want me to join him and go to town on you?

/unzips

lol i thought you'de still be sleeping, quick reply lol

 

[B-1]

We don't have Amazon Prime last I checked? Why would we be included in it?

We have the prime video part of prime but not the rest.

 

[Lupus]

We have the prime video part of prime but not the rest.

And the prime gaming

 

[Jefferson D'Arcy]

Overpriced books aside, this feels like Massmart and drop shippers wearing an Amazon skinsuit. Probably normal for a new third world site in its first few months, but financials can't be brilliant.

 

[Easter Bunny]

if we do get a prime day here, then things that are 3 times the price compared to buying from amazon.com would only be 2 times the price.

 

[Swa]

Our "specials" are bound to be kak anyway. Just order internationally.