No sooner had we said goodbye to Amazon's Cyber Monday sale are we saying hello (again!) to the online retail giant's Boxing Day sale. Yep, just in case you weren't quite done with deals throughout the year, the Amazon Boxing Day sale in Australia will be your absolute final chance to score some fantastic bargains before we welcome in 2025.
Whether you're shopping for yourself or you've (deliberately) left your Christmas shopping until after Santa has headed home, Amazon's Boxing Day sale is sure to deliver.
Below you can find out all you need to know to get prepared for the sale, along with a few of our predictions (and optimistic wishes for the deals we want to see ourselves). We'll also start populating this page with any standout early Amazon Boxing Day deals we find before the main event, so be sure to check back regularly.
And, since we're talking about Amazon, if you want fast and free shipping, Amazon Prime is worth looking into. Not only will you be spoiled with the shopping perks, including exclusive discounts during sales periods, but you can also stream great shows and movies through Prime Video. There's also a 30-day free trial to test the service out before committing your hard earned cash to a new subscription.
Amazon Boxing Day Sale 2024: What you need to know
When will the Amazon Boxing Day 2024 sale start?
Previous years have shown us that we can expect Amazon Australia to officially launch its Boxing Day sale well before December 26, kicking things off on December 22. We'd love to say to expect the same this year, but we were also surprised to learn the retailer's Prime Day sales were the longest ever at six days and its Black Friday sales were a full two weeks! So, right now it's anyone's guess as to how many days Amazon's Boxing Day sales will be.
But, sticking with experience, December 22 was a Friday last year, so chances are Amazon might continue that tradition and begin its Aussie Boxing Day sale on Monday, December 23. We have no official word on that yet, though, so this is just speculation and we'll update this page as soon as we know more.
When will Amazon's Boxing Day sales end?
Looking at previous years in order to know what to expect for Amazon's Boxing Day sale in 2024, we have a suspicion that the sale will last until December 28, as it did in 2023, 2022 and 2021.
Again, that is still speculation on our part, but we're quite sure that Amazon will continue to offer some excellent discounts into the new year and pivot its offers into January sales to ring in the new year.
You'll find the best deals won't hold over in this manner, however, as we've seen recently for example with Black Friday and Cyber Monday where some of the biggest savings did actually end on December 2 (aka Cyber Monday).
This means that if you spot a deal that's right for you during the Boxing Day sale event, don't hesitate to snap it up before it's gone!
Amazon Boxing Day 2024 sales: the deals to expect
We’ve been covering Boxing Day sales in Australia for a while now, so we’ve got a fair understanding of what to expect in terms of deals and products. But we can also look at the much more recent Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales too and extrapolate from Amazon’s latest offers.
So what should we be looking for during Amazon's Boxing Day sale in 2024? We've taken a look at some key categories below to break it down.
Video game deals
During last year's Boxing Day sale, we didn't see the kinds of savings opportunities we would have hoped for on any of the top gaming consoles, although the recent Black Friday sale proved that we might be able to see some decent discounts on select consoles, including the Nintendo Switch OLED and Xbox Series X.
Amazon also had an actual discount on the Meta Quest 3 and 3S, so we wouldn't be surprised if we see them again.
PlayStation and Xbox deals are always top of the list for many shoppers. But Amazon never seems to be consistent in the discounts it offers during the various sales events. We've already seen some discounts on both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X emerge during Black Friday weekend via Amazon, but the PS5 offers never last long, usually getting snapped up within minutes if not hours.
Computing and laptop deals
Boxing Day, like Black Friday, represents one of the best chances of any given year to save a bundle on some of the best computers, laptops and peripherals, and Amazon has plenty to offer in this space. During last year's Amazon Boxing Day sales, we saw some solid savings of over AU$500 on some impressively specced laptops, including both gaming options and more work-friendly machines.
We hope for even better this year on this front with bonza savings on premium hardware items, but we can also expect some of the better accessories from the likes of Razer and Logitech to land solid discounts as we saw during Black Friday this year.
Smartphone and tablet deals
Savings get particularly interesting on Boxing Day when it comes to smartphones and tablets, and Amazon is almost sure to lead in this category with opportunities to save on its Kindle ereader models. Last year’s Boxing Day sales from Amazon also saw some opportunities to save on Samsung handsets, including the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5, and Samsung tablets too, so we can look forward to savings on the newer range, including the foldables this year.
Apple iPhone models also saw good discounts during this year's Black Friday, so we wouldn't be too surprised if we once again see discounts in their hundreds of dollars.
Smart home and appliances deals
Savings on quality smart home tech and appliances during Amazon’s Boxing Day sales are almost a sure thing, especially given that the retail giant is sure to discount its own Echo products. Smart lights from Philips Hue and Nanoleaf have also historically been discounted on Amazon during previous Boxing Day sales, although Aussie stock of the latter is no longer available on the online retailer's site locally. '
That said, keep an eye on the more affordable options like smart bulbs from Laser and TP-Link Tapo – they might be cheap even at full price, but if you can save a few dollars on them, no one will complain.
Air fryers, vacuums, heating and cooling, etc – it’s likely to all be there for the taking with decent savings attached. Keep a particular lookout for deep discounts on robot vacuum cleaners.
