You'll Want to Bookmark Amazon's Hidden Online Store for the Best Deals (2024)

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Does Amazon have a secret store? ›

Amazon Has a Secret Warehouse Section Where You Never Pay Full Price for Items.

Is Amazon Outlet the same as Amazon Warehouse? No. While Amazon Outlet sells overstock and clearance items, Amazon Warehouse sells open-box items, refurbished items, and returned items. Amazon Warehouse items are typically priced the most competitively since they are used.

While Amazon Warehouse attracts shoppers by offering deals on open-box, refurbished, and recently returned items, Amazon Outlet serves a different but equally compelling purpose: it is the online destination for overstocked and clearance items that span across all product categories.

If you didn't already know, Amazon has a secret deals page called Amazon Outlet that is dedicated to “overstock items at budget-prices.” The section mirrors its “daily deals” page, with products organized by categories including kitchen, patio and clothing. For bargain finds, check out Amazon's items under $10.

To find the Amazon Outlet section on the Amazon app, click the three horizontal lines in the bottom right section and select “Deals & Savings.” You'll see the “Amazon Outlet” and “Warehouse” in the sub-menu.

As is true for most web browsers, in Private Browsing, your activity might still be visible to your internet service provider or the websites you visit (including websites affiliated with Amazon). To enable Private Browsing, select the “New Private Tab” option in the Silk menu.

Amazon was one of the investors in Overstock.com that exited at the time of IPO. In addition to its direct retail sales, Overstock.com began offering online auctions on its website in 2004, known as Overstock.com Marketplace and later O.co Marketplace. This service was retired in July 2011.

Amazon Resale (previously known as Amazon Warehouse) offers great deals on quality used, pre-owned, or open box products.

A: Typically, open-box items are goods returned by customers, inspected by the retailer, found to be in working order, and re-sold at a discount, rather than returned to the manufacturer.

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On the other hand, Amazon Outlet is a section of the site that sells overstock and clearance products that are new and in good condition. These products may have been discontinued or overproduced, resulting in excess inventory.

To shop Amazon Outlet, go to the Amazon homepage. In the upper left corner of your screen, click those three horizontal lines where you see the word “All.” Scroll down to the “Programs & Features” section and click on “See All” to expand that list. Simply scroll until you see “Amazon Outlet,” click, and start shopping.

If you're shopping via the smartphone app, the easiest way to navigate to the page is by tapping on the three horizontal lines at the bottom right of your screen. This will take you to Amazon's different site sections. In the top search bar, type "Amazon outlet" and hit return.

Everyone gets their own sign-on, so adults can order in private, while teen orders need to be approved by an adult. Kids under 13 can't shop on their own at all. The bottom line is that if you use Amazon Household, all adult orders are automatically private from everyone else in the home.

Delivery to a Locker is available for the tens of millions of items sold on Amazon. Using a Locker is easy and secure – after shopping on Amazon, customers proceed to checkout and select an Amazon Hub Locker available in their zip code as their delivery location.

If you ever need to access an archived order, you can simply search for the item in the search bar at the top of the “Your Orders” page, or navigate to “Account” and then “archived orders.”

Do I have to be a Prime Member to shop at an Amazon Fresh store? Anyone can shop at Amazon Fresh stores. Customers can use our traditionally staffed checkouts and those customers who wish to use Amazon Dash Cart will need to have an Amazon account with a linked credit or debit card.