Amazon Prime Day – live: Top early deals and latest updates
Follow live for the best early offers in the lead-up to Amazon’s October Prime Day
Calling all bargain hunters – Amazon’s October Prime Day kicks off tomorrow, and if you’re already raring to go, you’ll be happy to hear the ecommerce giant has revved its engine early and there are some stellar savings to be found on its own-brand gadgets.
While the Prime Big Deal Days sale (that’s what it’s officially called) doesn’t begin until tomorrow, I’m already seeing Amazon taking chunks out of the price of its Fire TV Sticks, Kindle tablets, Echo smart speakers and even its Ring video doorbells.
The retailer is also expected to slash prices on everything from TVs and laptops to beauty and home appliances, including vacuum cleaners, heated clothes airers and dehumidifiers, as well as tech from Apple,home essentials and electric toothbrushes from Oral-B.
To help you shop smart this Prime Day, the IndyBest team will be here live throughout the sale, sniffing out the latest and best early deals and providing top tips. Constantly updated, we’re busy hunting down the discounts. But remember, you need to be a Prime subscriber if you want to take part.
Get this Amazon Fire TV with over £300 off
Amazon Fire TV 55in Omni QLED series 4K TV: Was £749.99, now £429.99, Amazon.co.uk
Reduced by 43 per cent, you can save more than £300 on Amazon’s Fire TV 55in Omni QLED series 4K model right now. For vibrant, clear and crisp pictures, you can’t go wrong with the Amazon Fire TV. Thanks to QLED technology, all your favourite movies and shows will leap off the screen, with vivid lifelike colours. This TV is, however, more than just a pretty picture. It’s made for streaming, so you’ll have total easy access to all your favourite subscriptions, from Netflix and Disney Plus to, of course, Amazon Prime Video and many more.
Save £60 on this Oral-B electric toothbrush
Oral-B Pro 3 electric toothbrush: Was £100, now £40, Amazon.co.uk
While the Pro 3 is less powerful and a little noisier than the premium iO range, it will clean your teeth just as competently, while leaving your bank balance looking a little healthier, too. Featuring different speed settings and a whitening mode, the Oral-B Pro 3 left our tech writer Steve’s teeth with that “‘just been to the dentist’ feeling”. It was discounted to £40 in last year’s Big Deal Days sale, and is available today at the same price.
There are even more electric toothbrush deals in Steve’s article below:
Best electric toothbrush deals to expect in the October Prime Day sale
We’re expecting to see big savings on electric toothbrushes and brush head refills from Oral-B and Philips
Hoover up this early Prime Day Shark vacuum deal
The FlexStyle isn’t the only Shark product on sale at Amazon ahead of Prime Day. Its stratos vacuum cleaner has also received a price cut ahead of the bargain bonanza.
Shark stratos anti-hair-wrap plus pet pro cordless vacuum: Was £429.99, now £229, Amazon.co.uk
Clean up with this nearly 50 per cent saving on the best Shark vacuum in The Independent’s tried and tested round-up. “The suction power on carpet and hard floors is a dream,” Zoe said in her review. “It’s constantly working out what power levels you need to pick up the most mess. All you have to do is steer while it uses clean sense IQ technology to automatically sense the mess you can’t see and adjust cleaning power for up to 50 per cent more dirt pick-up.” Complete with a dual battery and 120-minute run-time, other nifty features include anti-hair-wrap technology and LED lights.
Daisy’s rounding up more of the best household appliances deals in her article below:
Best Amazon Prime Day October 2024 home appliance deals to expect
From Shark vacuums to Nespresso coffee machines, you don’t want to miss out on the sale
Save £30 on the 10th-generation iPad at Amazon
Apple iPad, 10th generation, 2022: Was £349, now £319.99, Amazon.co.uk
With a small discount of £30, the 2022 iPad has fallen to one of its lowest prices at Amazon. The new design, faster processor, better and bigger display are easily worth the price, and the new iPad is a real rival to the iPad air, which usually costs £170 more,” The Independent’s tech critic David Phelan said in his review. “This is the best tablet under £500 from any manufacturer, in my opinion.”
I’m seeking out more Apple Prime Day deals in my article below. Bookmark it today and you’ll get the latest discounts tomorrow.
Best Apple deals to expect for Amazon Prime Day October 2024
Amazon has announced the dates for its autumnal Prime Day
Save on your home essentials this Prime Day
Amazon sells a whole heap of home essentials, and I always stock up on Prime Day, including on boring things like dishwasher tablets and washing up liquid.
Finish ultimate plus infinity shine dishwasher tablets: Was £41, now £19, Amazon.co.uk
If you don’t currently have these under your sink, the likelihood is they are top of your shopping list. Make sure you’re stocked up for months to come with this 105-tablet XXL pack of Finish’s most popular dishwasher tablets. Stocking up just got cheaper too as this pack has more than half-price snipped off.
Ella’s rounding up more household essentials discounts in her article below:
Best household essentials deals for Amazon Prime Day October 2024
Keep cupboards fully stocked this winter, with offers at Amazon
Forget the Dyson Airwrap, the Shark FlexStyle is now on sale
The Dyson Airwrap is one of the hottest tools in haircare, but it’s not cheap. Shark’s FlexStyle is beauty writer Maisie’s top choice if you’re looking for an alternative. Best part? It’s on sale right now.
Shark flexstyle 5-in-1 air styler: Was £299, now £249, Amazon.co.uk
Save £50 on the Shark FlexStyle in this early deal ahead of Prime Day. “This has been a game changer in our hair routine. The lightweight, versatile and multifunctional tool made drying and styling a breeze – so much so, we think it is on par with the airwrap, even though it’s £200 cheaper,” Maisie said in her review.
Save £100 on the Kindle Scribe
Looking for an Amazon Kindle that will let you write on it and scribble notes? The Amazon Scribe has been discounted by £100 ahead of Amazon Prime Day.
Amazon Kindle scribe (64 GB): Was £409.99, now £309.99, Amazon.co.uk
The Kindle scribe comes with a stylus for creating notes in the margins of the page, which is pretty neat. “The scribe collects your notes together in one place”, tech writer Steve said in his review. In terms of reading experience, he added that the big display means you can squeeze more words into a page, resulting in fewer page turns (or you can opt for bigger text).
The Amazon Echo Pop is just £20 ahead of Prime Day
Looking to bring a virtual assistant into your home? This Alexa smart speaker has plummeted to just £20 in this early Prime Day deal. If you want cheap and cheerful, I’m a fan of the Amazon Echo Pop.
Amazon Echo Pop: Was £44.99, now £19.99, Amazon.co.uk
With a massive 56 per cent saving, this is one of the best deals in Amazon’s early Prime Day deals. One of the newest additions to the Echo family, the Echo Pop looks like the Dot sliced in half. “But don’t be deceived by its minuscule price tag, this semi-spherical machine with a slanting speaker packs a punch,” I said in my review.
Save on these AirPods Max with this early Prime Day headphones deal
I’ve just spotted this fantastic discount on Apple’s AirPods Max. I’ve been tracking the price of the wireless headphone since Apple raised the price in 2022, and it’s never dropped this low before.
Apple AirPods Max wireless headphones: Was £499, now £429, Amazon.co.uk
Save £70 on Apple’s AirPods Max – some of my favourite headphones I’ve ever tested. “They sound stellar – both rich and full – thanks to the Apple-designed 40mm dynamic driver,” I said in my review. “They cover your ears so fully that you get an exceedingly good amount of passive noise cancellation without even having to turn on ANC – even better than some of the active noise-cancelling headphones we’ve tried. This just takes this set to another level.”
The Amazon Fire TV Stick is just £17 in this early deal
Let’s kick things off this morning with this deal on the Amazon Fire TV Stick. Launched in 2022, this little gadget will turn your not-so-smart TV into a clever one, and is so cheap now that you can buy one for every TV in your house.
Amazon Fire TV stick: Was £44.99, now £16.99, Amazon.co.uk
The entry-level Fire TV stick is 50 per cent more powerful than previous generations, with super-quick streaming in Full HD. It comes with an Alexa remote, so you can shout commands and ask it to play specific films with just your voice. It supports thousands of app, including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Now and plenty more. Plus – my favourite feature – Dolby Atmos is also supported, so content will be more immersive.. Right now, you can snap it up with a huge 62 per cent discount.