If Twitter is anything to go by, the verdict on Amazon’s Prime Day deals has been: they kinda suck.
Everything from “Amazon’s Garage Day Sale” to “one huge troll by Amazon” has been bandied around the Twittersphere, as reaction to the deals offered on a day Amazon had hoped would be a tentpole shopping event that exceeds Black Friday has been tepid.
Some have noted that the products on offer, ranging from supplements to tupperware to a huge barrel of lube, aren’t really on most shoppers’ wish list:
IT IS WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED! Pic.twitter.com/srcajDuHMD
— Bahroo (@AdmiralBahroo) July 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/joewelkie/status/621315221165076481
https://twitter.com/ksnedegar/status/621313169965862912
Amazon #PrimeDay seems to suck unless you're after a huge barrel of lube http://t.co/g7SJBevxP4pic.twitter.com/be38ZuLpLO
— Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy) July 15, 2015
Others have voiced their sense of disappointment after days of hype:
https://twitter.com/policygal/status/621315082237161472
https://twitter.com/LoriDianeSmith/status/621313866836762624
https://twitter.com/FuriousBrad/status/621313581129310212
And more have taken to calling Prime Day for what it could really be:
https://twitter.com/AMHHolland/status/621299041079394304
Thanks for giving America something we can actually agree on!!! #PrimeDay#oneworldpic.twitter.com/NJTh4aayId
— bellajasper (@Starshinez) July 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/mkramer/status/621311027951448066
While the day is still young, Amazon (AMZN) would seem to have a lot of catching up to do to impress shoppers. At least they can point to the fact that Prime Day discounts are indeed better than Black Friday’s.