Prime Day Dance Deals: What Went on Sale Last Time + How to Prep Now
Prime Day is coming, which means we're about to be told that approximately 4,000 things are an AMAZING DEAL.
But here's what I actually want to know:
What went on sale last time?
Not theoretically. Not "these are the types of things you might find."
I want to see the actual stuff.
So that's where I'm starting.
Start With What Actually Went on Sale
During the last Prime Day, I kept a running Benable board of the deals I found.
I'm not going to list all of those products again here because...why?
They're already together in one place where you can actually see the items, what I found, and the kinds of deals that showed up.
And that's useful now for a completely different reason.
I'm not suggesting you go buy those things today.
I'm looking backward so we can shop forward a little smarter.
If something you know you'll need this season showed up in the last sale, that's a pretty good reason to put that item—or something similar—on your watch list for this one.
No guarantee it'll go on sale again.
But now we know it's worth watching.
Now Compare That With What You Actually Need
This is where my Competitive Dance Expenses: Shopping Smarter October–December | A 5, 6, 7, and Shop! Edition comes in.
That post isn't about Prime Day.
It's about what tends to be coming next.
And those two pieces of information work really well together:
What has gone on sale before?
What do I already know I'm going to need?
That's the list.
Because I don't want Prime Day deciding what I need.
I want to decide what I need before Prime Day starts and then see if Amazon happens to make any of it cheaper.
Very different shopping strategy.
Make Your Prime Day List Now
Before the sale starts, take 10 minutes and look ahead.
What are you going to need between now and competition season?
What needs replacing?
What have you been putting off buying?
What would be nice to grab early if the price is actually good?
Then look through my past Prime Day Benable board and see if anything similar showed up last time.
You can even save the products you're considering now so you're not trying to remember them once the sale starts.
Decide How Much You're Willing to Spend
This is the other thing I would do before Prime Day.
Set a range.
Maybe you're comfortable spending $50–$100.
Maybe you've intentionally held off on a few bigger purchases and you're willing to spend $200–$300 if the right things go on sale.
The important part is deciding the number before you're staring at a countdown clock telling you there are only 13 minutes left to make a financial decision.
For anything more expensive, I'd go one step further and decide:
"If this gets down to $___, I'll buy it."
Now you're watching for your price, not reacting to Amazon's percentage-off sign.
I'll Be Watching the Prime Day Dance Deals Again
Once Prime Day actually starts, I'll be doing the same thing I did last time: watching the sales and pulling together the deals I think are actually useful for dance moms.
So for now:
Check the past Prime Day Benable board.
Pull up the October–December dance expense guide.
Make your list.
Pick your spending range.
Then wait.
When the Prime Day dance deals start showing up, we'll already know what we're looking for.
And that is significantly easier than letting Amazon tell us what we apparently need at 6:42 a.m.
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