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Chart-topping Irish singing sensation Cian Ducrot surprises Amazon Prime members with impromptu performances to celebrate Prime Big Deal Days

04/10/2023

Music star serenades shoppers as they pick up orders from an Amazon Locker

Hundreds of great value deals will be left in Amazon Lockers for Prime members around the country to pick up for free to celebrate Prime Big Deal Days on 10th-11th October

For more information on how to shop the Prime member exclusive sale event, visit www.amazon.co.uk/primebigdealdays

LONDON — 08.00am 4th October 2023 —(NASDAQ: AMZN)— Irish singing sensation Cian Ducrot has surprised shoppers at an Amazon Locker in London with impromptu performances as well as giveaways of some of the biggest deals set to be included in the upcoming Prime Big Deal Days on 10th-11th October. In his latest Tik Tok post, Ducrot, who recently landed his first UK number 1 album, is seen popping up to serenade shoppers with his TikTok-famous flashmob-style choir to make customers ‘feel like a big deal’ when picking up their orders.

To celebrate Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon is hiding hundreds of great value deals including earphones, mobile phones and beauty gift sets in Amazon Lockers around the country for Prime members to find and claim for free during the two-day Prime Big Deal Days shopping event.

Irish singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot, who has over half a billion streams, grew his social media following for setting up flashmob-style stunts, during which he surprises members of the public with an off-the-cuff song. His latest performance was no exception, as he popped up at an Amazon Locker to celebrate Prime Big Deal Days. As customers opened a Locker to collect their shopping, Cian and his choir appeared, unexpectedly serenading the recipient and gifting them with a free product included in the sale.

Cian Ducrot comments: “My flash mob performances are all about spreading joy and music, and I loved helping shoppers feel like a big deal at the Amazon Lockers.”

Big Deal Giveaways
The countdown to Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is on, with the Prime member exclusive shopping event confirmed to take place on 10th-11th October. It will feature deals on everything Prime members need for Autumn, from making an early start to festive shopping, to stocking up on seasonal essentials.

To celebrate Prime Big Deal Days, hundreds of top deals including earphones, kitchen gadgets, designer watches, and mobile phones will be hidden inside selected Lockers for limited periods on 10th and 11th October. Lucky Prime members collecting shopping from the surprise locker locations in London, Cardiff, Liverpool, Newcastle, Belfast, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester on 10th and 11th October will be given the opportunity to pick a code, which will open a locker containing a free item to take away.

Get Ready for the Big Day
The countdown to Prime Big Deal Days is on, so Prime members should stay tuned with the help of deal notifications and learn how to best prepare for the sale:

  • Explore all delivery options: You can rely on Amazon to make life easier with fast delivery on millions of items included with a Prime membership, and, as always, choose the delivery option that best suits your needs during Prime Big Deal Days. Prime members in the UK receive unlimited One-Day Delivery on millions of items across all categories, with Same-Day Delivery available on over a million items. You can also select free delivery to Amazon Lockers or Counters, or choose a delivery day preference with Amazon Day to suit your needs.
  • Set up personalized deal alerts: Subscribe to receive deal alert notifications related to recent Amazon searches and recently viewed items. All you have to do is visit the Prime Big Deal Days event page on the Amazon Shopping app between now and Prime Big Deal Days to create deal alerts. Once Prime Big Deal Days arrives, you will receive push notifications on available deals you’ve subscribed to.

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Notes to editor:

  • Video live on Amazon UK’s Instagram channel
  • Locker competition terms and conditions can be found here

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