Amazon (AMZN) Prime Day is underway. Running from October 8th to October 9th, the site is offering a wide array of deals and discounts across numerous product categories. Yahoo Finance Reporter Rachelle Akuffo analyzes the event, discussing three factors that lead to overspending during Prime Day: anticipation, scarcity, and the endowment effect.

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This post was written by Angel Smith