Amazon Has a Hidden Section That's Filled With Discounted Products (2024)

For anyone looking for ways to maximize their buck online, we’re about to change your life. Some of the most impressive discounts are actually through the Amazon overstock store deals. Think of it like an outlet, but instead of driving to a strip mall and waiting in line just to get inside, everything in stock is right there, on sale, and ready to order. And if you have a Prime membership, you can enjoy your new purchases with free two-day shipping.

Shop the Amazon Overstock Store Now

Though you can take a peep at what’s on offer at the overstock store any day of the year, we suggest paying extra attention to the massive amount of discounted products right now for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, which takes place between March 20 through the 25. Tens of thousands of items are on sale, and we’re adding home-centric stuff to our carts.

How to Shop Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

This sale will happen on a much smaller scale than Prime Day, but you can still score the discounts in the same way. Simply go to the Amazon website and click the Big Spring Sale banner at the top of the page, and that will bring you to everything on which the online marketplace is lowering the price. Rest assured, there are literally thousands of products to choose from, which range from light bulbs to full-blown patio furniture.

What Is the Amazon Outlet?

Yes, Amazon does have an online outlet formally and appropriately known as Amazon Outlet. We, however, like to call it the overstock store because that's kind of what it is: all of the goods that started full price, ended up in clearance, and now are on the fast track to becoming free. In the little-known corner of the site, Amazon sells overstock inventory and clearance products at highly-discounted prices—typically a 20 percent discount or higher. All product categories are available to shop in the outlet (pending availability), from fashion to home to home-specific electronics. Sometimes, the outlet also includes products from premium name brands.

Are the Amazon Outlet and Warehouse the Same Thing?

No. While Amazon Outlet sells overstock and clearance items, Amazon Warehouse sells open-box, refurbished, and recently returned items. Amazon Warehouse products are typically priced the most competitively since they happen to be used rather than new. Anything you'll find on Amazon Warehouse is priced based on the quality grade. To learn more about Amazon Warehouse and Amazon's grading system for used products, we break it down here.

Here's how the Amazon overstock store works: You don't have to be a bargain hunter or extreme couponer to know that the best deals are often found at outlets and clearance stores. But since those retailers typically don't have e-commerce sites, you have to shop in person to take advantage of their discounts. Well, now you can score major savings without leaving your home or rifling through discount bins.

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