Amazon Prime Day checkout GLITCH: Furious shoppers unable to buy deals
SHOPPERS around the globe hit by issue that leaves them unable to complete their purchases on Amazon Prime Day
Hoards of online bargain hunters were left frustrated today after an Amazon glitch left them unable to benefit from hundreds of the latest deals.
Shoppers attempting to checkout items that they had put in their Amazon basket were unable to complete their purchases, leaving many to miss out.
The fault was reported by customers in both the UK and United States, suggesting it could be a widespread issue, which is still ongoing at the time of going to press.
The fault could not have come at a worse time, as it coincided with the company's second Amazon Prime Day, where members of its subscription service can benefit from major discounts on a wide range of products.
Check out Express.co.uk's list of the best Amazon Prime Day deals here.
Amazon confirmed that the site was suffering an issue, tweeting "Some customers are reporting difficulty with checkout. We're working to resolve this issue quickly."
However this did not pacify the hordes of customers, many of whom had woken up early to take part in Amazon Prime Day, who took to social media to protest with the hashtag #PrimeDayFail.
Glad @amazon learned so much from last year #PrimeDayFail pic.twitter.com/CDYIIswMeZ
— Jeffrey Jessberger (@itsjeffreydavid) July 12, 2016
@Amazon Maybe #PrimeDay should've been on July 11 or 13 - those are #prime numbers ! #PrimeDayFail #amazon #AmazonPrimeDay #sale #primetime
— Chad A Curry (@Chadisfunny) July 12, 2016
#amazon #PrimeDay total failure. Adding deals to cart fails. #PrimeDayFail
— Teo Albu (@TeoUsa) July 12, 2016
Amazon UK has slashed prices across a range of devices, including its best-selling Kindle Paperwhite, Fire tablet, Fire TV Stick, a number of HD TVs, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with a bundled Type Cover, Bang & Olufsen headphones, Microsoft Band 2 and much, much more.
If you're not already, you will need to be a Prime member to access the deals. Amazon lets you sign-up for a 30-day free trial of the service here.
The one-day sale, for members of Amazon's $99 per year Prime subscription service, is expected to generate up to $1 billion in sales, more than double the amount taken in last year.