It’s the biggest day of Amazon’s calendar. Well, two days. Amazon Prime Day promises millions of bargains. But in the aftermath of the pandemic, a new challenge could cause delays for customers.

June 21 and 22 this year will be a big event for customers of Amazon around the world. And an important day for Amazon’s retailers and the retail giant itself.

As we browse Amazon’s website, searching for bargains, it might be a good idea to think about how long it’s going to take for our goodies to actually reach us. Because Amazon is facing a global shipping delay.

COVID has caused a shipping crisis

Among all the things we’ve had to worry about this pandemic, we thought we’d be safe from a major logistics challenge. Stuck at home, millions of us have given up on traditional retail stores, and instead gone online for our daily needs.

Amazon is the world’s largest retailer. And it’s determined to enter even further into our lives.

Amazon Prime Day is the yearly event the company uses to get us all signed up to Amazon Prime accounts, promising faster shipping and even a video catalog.

For Amazon, it’s all about the ecosystem. Come for the cheap prices, stay for the video library. So much so the company just spent billions acquiring movie studio MGM, to win the lions share of Hollywood’s glamorous history.

Breaking the Prime deal

The problem for Amazon this year is that we are now very much aware that there’s a shipping delay. Remember how fast things used to arrive? Now you’ve got to add weeks to your delivery expectations.

And for many Prime customers, that’s a break with their contract with Amazon. We give you our money, you deliver quickly.

Still, for those willing to wait, there are millions of bargains to be found, or so we’re told.

Bargains galore in 2021

Prime Day ends (Amazon Prime trial link). 

Amazon Prime Day 2021 – Live Amazon Device Deals

• Echo (4th Gen) | With premium sound, smart home hub, and Alexa | Twilight Blue – $74.99 (save $25) – Shop deal now
• Echo Show 8 Sandstone with Amazon Smart Plug – Shop deal now
• Echo Show 5 (1st Gen, 2019 release) – $44.99 (save $35) – Shop deal now
• Fire HD 10 Tablet 10.1-inch 1080p full HD display, 64 G