One of the best days of the year, the Amazon October Prime Day event, is only a day away, but many useful items are already discounted. While there are stellar deals on kitchen appliances, gaming consoles and smart TVs, there are plenty of other items available at low prices. If you don’t want to spend a lot before the event or are just looking to save more this year, we have compiled a list of the best early under $10 deals that are hard to miss.
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Thanks to our dedicated team of experts here at CNET, expect to find these Amazon Prime Day deals before, on, and after the event. We find deals across all categories and different price ranges, and today, we’ve curated the best for our astute savers. You can grab them early before Prime Day starts and stock runs low. And who knows? Maybe you’ll even find the perfect holiday gift.
Nab a pair of these heavy-duty scissors to have on hand when you cut up a sheet to make your Halloween costume.
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Summer may be over, but sunscreen is still a much-needed essential to have on hand. Protect your skin from UV rays and sunburn with this SPF 50 spray sunscreen.
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Convert your car headrest into a convenient storage solution with these universal hooks. Each can hold 55 pounds, so you can hang up coats, kids’ toys, umbrellas or even bags of groceries.
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This 5,000-mAh three-port portable charger is just the thing to ensure your phone has enough juice for your day trip. And its compact design makes it easy to throw into a backpack, purse or even your back pocket.
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Prep your favorite coffee drinks with this handheld frother. It’s tiny but powerful, with a 13,000 rpm motor and 26 spiral rings that’ll turn regular milk to frothy perfection in seconds.
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Add this hand soap to your bathroom and enjoy the fragrance of sea minerals every time you wash your hands.
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Microfiber cleaning cloths are a must-have in every home, and Homexcel offers multipurpose, lint-free ones at a considerable discount. Cart away this pack of 12 now that they’re almost 40% off.
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Resistance bands are a great way to work out at home with limited space and equipment, and this option from RitFit is currently over half off. It comes with handles so you can comfortably hold on to the band.
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This fun game lets kids practice communication in a fun way. If you’ve got older children, it has multilevel cards that can still be challenging for older kids
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As you can see, even though Prime Day hasn’t started yet, there are so many deals worth shopping now. If you’re looking for more, check out our best Prime Day deals under $25. Got a little more to spend or looking for holiday gifts? Browse our Prime Day deals under $100 for even more deals.
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Amazon’s October Prime Day event is officially called Prime Big Deal Days, but the shopping extravaganza essentially functions as a second Amazon Prime Day event ahead of the holiday season. If you’ve never shopped during a Prime Day sale before, you might be wondering exactly what it entails, so here’s a brief explainer. It’s a two-day Amazon sale that will offer exclusive savings to Amazon Prime subscribers with limited-time offers, flash deals and rock-bottom prices. It’s a rare chance to score Black Friday-level pricing outside of November, so it’s usually well worth shopping. The Prime Big Deal Days event is taking place this year on Oct. 8 and 9.
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 this year, which means it starts tomorrow. However, early deals are coming in hot, so you can start saving today. Generally speaking, the deals will end at midnight on Oct. 9 this time around. Some deals may linger beyond the set times of the sale event.
There are lots of similarities between the two sales. Many of the same deals return during the October sale, especially on Amazon’s own devices, such as Blink and Ring home security devices, Fire TVs and tablets, Echo devices and more.
The main difference is related to the timing of the sale. Since July Prime Day is in the summer, there’s more focus on back-to-school and outdoor deals. This includes school supplies, grills, lawnmowers and more. During October Prime Day, we see more deals geared toward the upcoming holiday season, such as kitchenware for a Thanksgiving meal or kids toys and games for Christmas.
The idea behind the sale is pretty simple: Subscribers to Amazon’s Prime service can get exclusive discounts on thousands of products and services across the site during a limited period. The products, while still available to non-Prime members, will have extra savings for members, with many prices dropping down to new all-time lows.
When you’re logged in to your Prime account and looking at a product landing page, you’ll see the discounted price if it’s on sale. You don’t usually need any special coupon codes, nor is there a need to use a specific payment method to get the discounts. If you spend your money wisely each year, you can easily make back your Prime membership cost in savings during the event.
Since Amazon sells pretty much everything, its Prime Big Deal Days bonanza features deals on pretty much everything too. Whether you’re shopping for tech, kitchen gear, outdoor furniture or everyday essentials, October Prime Day will offer something in the way of savings for you.
In past sale events, some of the best savings have been on Amazon devices. This includes Kindle readers, Echo speakers, Fire TVs and more. It’s not just Amazon’s own brands that see steep discounts. You will be able to grab great deals across a variety of big-name brands, including significant savings on items like laptops, TVs and fitness gear, to name a few.
The CNET Deals team covers all of the best price drops, discounts and deals daily from all the top retailers. Whether it’s a one-day promo at Woot, a weekend sale at Best Buy or a coupon code for a product at Amazon, if it’s a great deal, we’ll be covering it.
Be sure to check out all of the great deals each day at CNET.com/deals and sign up for our CNET Cheapskate newsletter for a daily digest of deals delivered to your inbox. You can also sign up for CNET Deals text alerts for curated deals during the event, and install our CNET Shopping browser extension to help ensure that purchases you make all year round will be at the lowest price available.
