Amazon has confirmed that Prime Big Deal Days will take place on October 6 and 7, featuring thousands of discounts across nearly every category. While the official event starts in three weeks, Amazon has already released compelling early deals worth shopping now.
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This low-cost tablet is our pick for the best kids’ tablet, and it’s now back down to the lowest price we’ve seen. It’s a solid option for streaming video, reading ebooks and web browsing.
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Eat up for less. Prime members can use code DEALS20 to get $20 off an order of $30 or more with Grubhub Plus.
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Purchase or lease any new car at Amazon Autos by Oct. 7 and pick up your car from the dealer by Oct. 11, and within two weeks you’ll receive a $1,500 Amazon gift card. Note that this offer is not available on used cars.
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This premium pair of wireless earbuds has excellent sound and smart AI features. They even have a twist-to-adjust stabilizer that helps keep each earbud securely in place during workouts and remain comfortable enough for all-day listening.
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This media streamer is an instant upgrade to your current TV. You’ll add the Fire TV platform for easy streaming and access to Alexa Plus, which makes it fast and easy to find what you want to watch. You’ll also be able to stream in 4K with HDR10 Plus, so long as your TV supports it.
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This vac has a HEPA filter, with a 5-stage filtration system and sealed dust storage. It also has an anti-tangle brush for tackling pet hair. It works well on both carpets and hard floors and offers up to 70 minutes of battery life per charge. Plus, its auto-empty station can hold up to 60 days of debris, so there’s less maintenance for you to handle.
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This compact countertop oven is stainless steel, comes with a convenient French door design and has a 25-quart capacity. Whether you’re making snacks or doing meal prep, this device can handle it thanks to functions like air fry, pizza, broil, toast, bake, convection bake, reheat and dehydrate.
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This nifty gadget can help relieve tension and relax your eyes, especially after screen-heavy days. With compression, heat and vibration, this eye mask is a great value for just $40. It’s also potentially FSA/HSA eligible.
Keep in mind that Prime Big Deal Days is the biggest shopping event between now and Black Friday, so it’s a great time to stock up on fall essentials and get a jump start on holiday shopping.
Prime Day launched in 2015, with massive markdowns on electronics, home goods, small kitchen appliances and much more. In recent years, Amazon has added a Big Spring Sale and Prime Big Deal Days in the fall. Prime members can save hundreds with exclusive deals on some of the most popular items, so if you’re not already a Prime member, now is a great time to sign up. Plus, a Prime membership comes with extra perks beyond saving during Prime events.
Early Prime Day deals to shop now
I’ve highlighted some of the very best early Prime Day deals below, but keep checking back, as we’ll continue to update this page with everything from top tech to home products to everyday essentials as we inch closer to the main event.
This low-cost tablet is our pick for the best kids’ tablet, and it’s now back down to the lowest price we’ve seen. It’s a solid option for streaming video, reading ebooks and web browsing.
$85 (Original price: $130)
Eat up for less. Prime members can use code DEALS20 to get $20 off an order of $30 or more with Grubhub Plus. You’ll need to take advantage of this offer by Oct. 6.
Purchase or lease any new car at Amazon Autos by Oct. 7 and pick up your car from the dealer by Oct. 11, and within two weeks you’ll receive an email with a $1,500 Amazon gift card. Note that this offer is not available on used cars.
Buy a new car, get a $1,500 gift card
This premium pair of wireless earbuds has excellent sound and smart AI features. They even have a twist-to-adjust stabilizer that helps keep each earbud securely in place during workouts and remain comfortable enough for all-day listening. This is a particularly good choice for Android and Google Pixel phone users, according to CNET reviewer and audio expert David Carnoy.
$189 (Original price: $229)
This media streamer is an instant upgrade to your current TV. You’ll add the Fire TV platform for easy streaming and access to Alexa Plus, which makes it fast and easy to find what you want to watch. You’ll also be able to stream in 4K with HDR10 Plus, so long as your TV supports it.
$20 (Original price: $50)
This vac has a HEPA filter, with a 5-stage filtration system and sealed dust storage. It also has an anti-tangle brush for tackling pet hair. It works well on both carpets and hard floors and offers up to 70 minutes of battery life per charge. Plus, its auto-empty station can hold up to 60 days of debris, so there’s less maintenance for you to handle.
$300 (Original price: $500)
This compact countertop oven is stainless steel, comes with a convenient French door design and has a 25-quart capacity. Whether you’re making snacks or doing meal prep, this device can handle it thanks to functions like air fry, pizza, broil, toast, bake, convection bake, reheat and dehydrate.
$125 (Original price $140)
This nifty gadget can help relieve tension and relax your eyes, especially after screen-heavy days. With compression, heat and vibration, this eye mask is a great value for just $40. It’s also potentially FSA/HSA eligible.
Previous Amazon Prime Day dates
Since Amazon launched its inaugural Prime Day sale way back in 2015, the company has (mostly) scheduled the event around the same time of year. In fact, outside of a couple of recent years when the dates were shifted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon historically tends to kick off the main sale event somewhere within the middle two weeks of July.
Here are all of the previous Amazon Prime Day dates:
- Prime Day 2015: July 15
- Prime Day 2016: July 12
- Prime Day 2017: July 11 to 12
- Prime Day 2018: July 16 to 17
- Prime Day 2019: July 15 to 16
- Prime Day 2020: Oct. 13 to 14
- Prime Day 2021: June 21 to 22
- Prime Day 2022: July 12 to 13
- Prime Early Access Sale 2022: Oct. 11 to 12
- Prime Day 2023: July 11 to 12
- Prime Big Deal Days 2023: Oct. 10 to 11
- Big Spring Sale 2024: March 20 to 25
- Prime Day 2024: July 16 to 17
- Prime Big Deal Days 2024: Oct. 8 to 9
- Big Spring Sale 2025: March 25 to 31
- Prime Day 2025: July 8 to 11
- Prime Big Deal Days 2025: Oct. 7 to 8
- Big Spring Sale 2026: March 25 to 31
- Prime Day 2026: June 23 to 26
- Prime Big Deal Days 2026: Oct. 6 and 7
As you can see, Prime Day was pretty much locked into an early- to mid-July schedule for its first five years before uncertainty around the pandemic in 2020 caused the company to push the sale back to the fall of that year. Then in 2021, Amazon was quick to bring it forward in the calendar once again, kicking off the event in an uncharacteristic June slot.
For 2022, Amazon returned the event to its customary July spot, kicking off on July 12, though the October slot was used for the Prime Early Access Sale. This marked the first time the company had hosted two Prime Day-like sales in one year. Amazon followed that pattern for 2023 and 2024, with a July Prime Day proper followed by a second Prime Day of sorts in October with the company’s Prime Big Deal Days event. This year, it’s toward the beginning of the month.
