/Amazon Prime Day 2020: Deals and sales to consider right now

Amazon Prime Day 2020: Deals and sales to consider right now

Amazon Prime Day starts tomorrow morning and there’s a lot to know if you want to get the most out of it, from today’s early and ongoing deals and sales to unique 2020 attributes: Our Prime Day explainer covers everything you need to know before approaching the sale. But let’s run through a quick refresher:

  • Prime Day 2020 runs from Tuesday, Oct. 13, to Wednesday, Oct. 14 (as far as we know right now).
  • During the two-day sales event, you’ll come across massive sales on significant items like TVs and mattresses, as well as noteworthy savings on distinct and lower-priced items like gifts, apparel, simple home electronics and even groceries.
  • Though Amazon started this sale in 2015, it has since grown so much that other retailers offer similarly large-scale sales during Prime Day, meaning you have more ways to save. Some of those sales are running at Shopping reader favorite retailers like Wayfair, Walmart and Target. In our coverage of Prime Day sales at Amazon, we’ll be noting top deals and highlighting comparable savings at other retailers to give you an idea of how each sale holds up against the competition.

We’re going to be keeping this page updated from right now and through the end of the very last sale during Amazon Prime Day. Below, we’ll give you a bird’s eye view of the sales event so you can simplify your shopping and maximize your savings without getting lost in the mess of it.

SKIP AHEAD Top Prime Day deals right now

While the effects of Covid are still rampant across the world, there’s enough reason to predict that the holiday season will grow increasingly straining on various mailing and shipping centers. If you’re concerned about getting your holiday shopping shipped in time, consider moving on it sooner than later, whether during Amazon’s Prime Day sale, upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales events across retailers or otherwise.

While we’ll be updating our coverage regularly through Oct. 13 and Oct. 14, we’ll be doing so on an ongoing and regular basis starting tomorrow morning, so it might be wise to bookmark this page and come back regularly come morning. Housekeeping aside, let’s get into what you need to know about Prime Day 2020.

Prime Day sales at other retailers

In our in-depth look at the history and impact of Prime Day, several experts told us that, as a result of the exponential growth of Prime Day (which started in 2015), other major retailers have begun running their own sales during the sales event. “Quite frankly, it has completely altered the retail calendar,” explained CNBC’s Annie Palmer.

While that usually happened in July, this year it’s happening right now. Given Shopping reader interest, we looked into some of those sales specifically: In our guide to Wayfair’s sales during Prime Day, for example, we found some of the best deals in the retailer’s Clearance Sale and Holiday Sale. Outside of those, retailers large and small are running likewise substantial sales right now to match up against Amazon’s Prime Day sale. Here are some of the most relevant ones to Shopping readers:

  1. Aerosoles: Up to 30 percent off sitewide
  2. Best Buy: Up to $500 off select TVs and $15 off various video games for the Nintendo Switch
  3. Blue by ADT: $40 off select home security devices
  4. Dyson: Up to $150 off select devices
  5. Macy’s: 50 percent off women’s coats
  6. Nordstrom: An additional 40 percent off select shoes and clearance items
  7. Old Navy: Up to 50 percent off sitewide (excluding masks, today only deals and gift cards)
  8. The Home Depot: Up to 50 percent off select interior furniture, decor and kitchenware
  9. TOMS: Up to 30 percent off sitewide
  10. REI: Up to 70 percent off clearance clothing (on Oct. 12, get an additional 25 percent off those deals)

Amazon Prime Day 2020: Best sales (that we know of right now)

In the days leading up to Prime Day, Amazon’s opening up sales and deals to whet the savings whistle, so to speak. While there are some specific deals you might be interested in, we’ve compiled some of the more general category and brand sales to give you a more coherent sense of what’s on sale.

Prime Day was created by Amazon, which has an affiliate relationship with Shop TODAY. Whenever you buy an Amazon product through our site, Amazon pays Shop TODAY a small commission on that sale.

Our favorite deals to shop right now

1. Apple AirPods Pro

  • Rating: 4.6-star average rating, nearly 61,000 reviewers
  • Highlights: Tech expert Whitson Gordon notes these earbuds are the best wireless earbuds for Apple users able to invest some more into their headphones.Fitness expert Stephanie Mansour considers the non-Pro edition, the Apple AirPods, the best wireless earbuds for her routine. The Pro version of the earbuds were discounted to this price in mid September for several days, after which they jumped up closer to their $235 average price over the last year, according to price comparison site CamelCamelCamel.

2. Safe+Mate x Case-Mate – Cloth Face Mask

3. Nebula by Anker Mars II 300 Home Theater Portable Projector

  • Rating: 4.2-star average rating, nearly 500 reviewers
  • Highlights: One of the best outdoor projectors in 2020, this highly-rated version from Nebula by Anker is designed to give you a 720p resolution in a projected screen size between 30 inches and 150 inches large. With two 10W speakers built-in, you don’t have to worry about grabbing a soundbar for your movie or show. This is the lowest price the projector has ever been and the deal is part of a wider sale on projectors from Nebula by Anker.

Amazon devices on sale

Save up to 60 percent on Amazon devices, from TVs to Echo smart assistants and more.

  • This highly-rated Toshiba 55-Inch 4K UHD Fire TV is at its lowest price ever on Amazon. More than 1,500 reviewers left it a 4.5-star average rating.
  • Amazon’s top-selling TV in the LED-and-LCD category, a 2020 edition of the Insignia 43-inch Smart 4K UHD Fire TV is likewise down its lowest price and sports a 4.6-star average rating from more than 1,200 reviewers.
  • The very highly-rated Echo Show 5 — which can boast a 4.5-star average rating from more than 149,000 reviewers — is down to its lowest price ever: $45. You can also spend $5 more and get the Echo Show 5 bundle with a Blink Mini Indoor Smart Security Camera.

Smart home products on sale right now

Save up to 30 percent on smart home products, like Kasa Smart Plugs, the Ecovacs N795 robot vacuum and Kasa’s indoor security camera.

Vacuums on sale right now

Amazon has a plethora of vacuums on sale right now, including upright models, robot vacuums and more.

Fashion from Amazon brands on sale right now

Right now, you can save up to 40 percent on fashion deals from Amazon brands:

  • Amazon Essentials
  • Daily Ritual
  • Starter
  • Lark & Co
  • Core 10
  • Mae
  • Goodthreads

Subscription boxes on sale right now

Amazon has categorized its discounted subscription box deals by price point.

Amazon Prime membership 101

To get the most out of Amazon Prime Day savings, you’ll want to be an Amazon Prime member, which means shelling out $120 annually for the perks of membership (after a 30-day free trial), which include:

Given options like Walmart’s Prime-like subscription Walmart Plus and online shopping at similar major retailers like Target, Macy’s, Best Buy and Bloomingdale’s, consider where, how and what you shop for to determine if a Prime membership is right for you.

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