By , James K. Willcox
Published July 29, 2015
Amazon took a beating on social media over its Prime Day sales event—commenters on Twitter likened it to a crappy garage sale, though there must people hankering for 24-inch shoehorns and a lotion to help beards grow faster. Nevertheless, the retailer apparently still sold a ton of stuff yesterday. In fact, Amazon says unit sales outpaced last Black Friday's.
Seeming to be in a defensive mood, the retailer sent out this list of facts about what sold during the 24-hour shopping event.
Did you check out Amazon Prime Day? If so, what did you think? And what, if anything, did you by? Please leave a comment.
The main complaints from Prime customers were that the roster of discounted goods was random and uninspired, and that many of the items that were worthwhile sold out early. The company felt so put-upon by social-media slags that it posted a response mid-day saying that peak order rates were exceeding those on Black Friday.
The good—or bad—news, depending on your take: The company felt the day was so successful it's promised to do it again next year.
If you checked out Amazon's Prime Day sale, let us know what you thought.
—James K. Willcox
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