https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/16/amazon_prime/

Amazon's 36-hour "Prime Day" marketing jamboree has kicked off with more than a few hiccups.

Almost as soon as it started, Amazon customers eager to indulge in an orgy of consumption found their purchasing plans paralyzed – because Amazon's servers refused to accept payment details. Wannabe buyers grew increasingly frustrated by the delay to their conspicuous consumption, with the outage issues worst in Amazon's home base of the US.