Keeping your eye on big-ticket items is the best way to snag a great deal
Amazon's yearly Prime Day sale is happening early this year, running June 23 through June 26. That gives shoppers four full days to hunt for deals, but the smart move is to start before the event does: Bookmark or add the big-ticket items you want now, so you can watch prices before and during the sale.
This trick is especially useful for pricier products — expensive brand-name items, like Apple, Roomba, KitchenAid and more, tend to see some of their biggest discounts during sales events like Prime Day. Last year, Amazon reported record-breaking sales on items across 35 product categories, and if early deals are any indication, this year's event will be the same. Our editors will be on the lookout for the best prices on laptops, TVs, kitchen and home appliances, headphones and other big-ticket items.
Prime Day is usually the best time to find great deals on the more expensive items on your list, and with the current affordability crisis, even more so. We will be watching for the best deals as the event gets closer so you can make the most of your money and find the big-ticket items you need.
Early Apple and other premium electronics deals
Beats Studio Pro Premium Wireless Over-Ear Headphones 15% OFF
Beats Studio Pro headphones offer active noise cancellation, transparency mode, personalized spatial audio, USB-C lossless audio, one-touch pairing with both Apple and Android devices and up to 40 hours of battery life. They also come with a woven carrying case.
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth Headphones 27% OFF
Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are favorites for travel, commuting or blocking out noise in the office. They offer spatial audio, CustomTune sound, Quiet, Aware and Immersion modes, touch controls, voice-focused microphones and up to 24 hours of battery life, with quick charging for shorter top-offs.
Sony WH-1000XM5 Premium Noise-Canceling Headphones 30% OFF
These headphones feature noise cancellation powered by two processors and eight microphones, four microphones for calls, soft-fit leather for a comfortable fit, touch controls and up to 30 hours of playback per charge.
Apple AirPods Pro 3 20% OFF
AirPods Pro 3 are worth saving now if premium earbuds are on your Prime Day list. They offer active noise cancellation, spatial audio, heart-rate sensing for workouts, Live Translation, five ear-tip sizes, USB-C charging and up to eight hours of listening time per charge.
Apple Watch Series 11 [GPS 42mm] Smartwatch 25% OFF
This 42-millimeter GPS smartwatch has a trendy, rose gold aluminum case and always-on display. It offers a sleep score, ECG app and other workout and productivity features. It's water-resistant up to 50 meters and offers up to 24 hours of battery life.
Early Amazon Prime Day deals on premium vacuums and floor care: Roborock, Dyson and more
Cleaning your home might seem like a tedious task, but it can be much more manageable with the right tools. On Prime Day, cleaning appliances and tools, such as upright vacuums and robot vacuums, are on sale at a nice discount.
iRobot Roomba 105 Vac Robot Vacuum with AutoEmpty Dock 45% OFF
This robot vacuum has a dock that handles debris for up to 75 days. It also uses ClearView LiDAR mapping and custom room targeting and offers multi-surface cleaning with suction up to 70 times more powerful than Roomba 600 series robots.
Tineco Floor One S9 Artist Steam Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner 16% OFF
Tineco’s Floor One S9 Artist Steam is a splurge-level floor cleaner that combines wet-dry vacuuming with 320-degree HyperSteam cleaning. It gets up to 75 minutes of runtime per charge and includes a convenient DualBlock anti-tangle design that's great for pet hair.
roborock Qrevo CurvX Robot Vacuum and Mop 27% OFF
Our testers love the Roborock Qrevo CurvX, which offers both hot water mopping and powerful suction vacuuming in one machine. It also auto-dries, auto-empties and auto-refills all at its dock, making for some of the best hands-off robot cleaning on the market today.
roborock Qrevo S5V Robot Vacuum and Mop 30% OFF
This advanced robot features FlexiArm Edge mopping, 12,000Pa suction and a dual zero-tangle system with smart obstacle avoidance technology. Auto mop washing and drying keep it clean and hygienic, and it self-empties and refills for true hands-free cleaning.
Shark Upright Vacuum, Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe 5% OFF
Pets and kids have nothing on this vacuum. The powerful suction pulls dirt out of carpets and off bare floors, the detachable pod makes it easy to clean up Cheerios, pet hair and debris from under tables, chairs and around corners, and the HEPA filter means allergens and dust get trapped inside the vacuum.
Narwal Freo x10 Flow 21% OFF
The Narwal is the ultimate robot vacuum and mop hybrid. With powerful suction to clean the biggest messes on any type of flooring, snagging a deal on this will end up paying for itself. The best part? The charging dock automatically self-empties and washes and dries the mop head.
Early premium home, kitchen appliances and cookware deals
Many appliances on sale during Prime Day help make life in the kitchen easier. Some of the most-wanted appliances include pizza ovens, coffee makers and blenders.
KitchenAid Artisan Mini 3.5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer 22% OFF
KitchenAid’s Artisan Mini stand mixer has a 3.5-quart stainless steel bowl with a tilt-head design. While that may sound small, it's enough capacity to mix up to five dozen cookies — plus the quality construction and durability KitchenAid is known for.
Ninja SLUSHi Frozen Drink & Slushie Machine 15% OFF
The Ninja SLUSHi is the must-have machine of the summer. It uses RapidChill Technology to freeze liquid without ice. It has an 88-ounce vessel (enough for all your summer parties!), five preset programs, a pour handle, drip tray and dishwasher-safe parts to make cleanup easy.
Anova Culinary Precision Vacuum Sealer Pro 29% OFF
This handy appliance is a match made in heaven for anyone who loves to meal prep. It vacuum seals food with ease, even marinated meats, making it perfect for a sous vide meal. It comes with a roll of bags and has other handy uses: canning, resealing wine bottles and more.
KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
It doesn't have to be a wedding gift; getting this classic stand mixer is a right of passage. Whether you're a home cooker or a professional baker, the KitchenAid is durable and efficient. It has 59 touch points around the bowl and 10 speeds for thorough mixing. Adding ingredients is easy with the tilt-head design and 5-quart bowl.
Cuisinart 77-11G Stainless Steel 11-Piece Set 19% OFF
Everyone needs a set of high-quality stainless steel cookware. This one comes with every size you'll need, including sauce pans, a stock pot, skillets and a steamer insert. The set is dishwasher safe and oven safe up to 500 degrees.
BLUEAIR Blue Pure 211i Max Air Purifier
The Blue Pure 211i Max cleans up to 3,048 square feet in one hour with HEPASilent smart technology for homes with pets, allergies and air quality concerns. Over 3,000 units were sold in the last month to Amazon customers who love that it handles large rooms with smart features like app control and monitoring.
Early outdoor power tools, grills and garage upgrade deals
During Prime Day, you can find discounts on everything from grills to lawn mowers.
Traeger Grills Pro 34 Electric Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker 32% OFF
This wood pellet grill has 884 square inches of cooking space with six-in-one cooking versatility. It reaches a 450-degree maximum temperature and comes with a Digital Pro Controller, porcelain grates and all-terrain wheels.
Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus Portable Power Station 39% OFF
This bundle gives you a home, RV and emergency power backup all in one. It includes a power station, two 200-watt solar panels and AC charging cable, with 3,600 watts of output, 3,584 watt-hours of capacity and expansion up to 21 kilowatt-hours per unit.
EF ECOFLOW 12kWh Power Station 32% OFF
This solar generator can be used at home, in an RV, for camping and in emergencies. The bundle includes an inverter and two batteries, with 7,200-watt output, 120- and 240-volt support, 12-kilowatt-hour capacity and expansion up to 90 kilowatt-hours.
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 Portable Power Station 38% OFF
This solar-powered generator can charge multiple devices and appliances, including refrigerators and AC units. It has two USB-C ports, one USB-A port, one DC car port, and three pure sine wave AC ports, along with LED lights. It only takes an hour to charge it from 0% to 100% and has a 10-year life span.
Early Amazon Prime Day PCs and gaming deals
Laptops can be expensive, depending on the specs and design, but on Prime Day, you can snag one at a nice discount. Whether you want a gaming laptop or something practical for school or office work, we’ve rounded up the best big-ticket laptops.
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor 41% OFF
This unlocked Socket AM5 desktop processor has eight cores and 16 processing threads, allowing it to deliver fast 100+ FPS performance to support the most popular PC games. It's a big-ticket item that gamers who build their own PC setups will want to bookmark.
SAMSUNG 990 PRO Heatsink SSD 4TB 22% OFF
Make your favorite game run faster! You get faster transfer speeds, high-performance bandwidth, and with storage capacities from 1TB to 4TB, you can save all your data and edits and sync your saves with ease. Plus, it helps keep the temperature of your machines down and it's compatible with PlayStation 5 and PCI-SIG D8 standard desktops and laptops.
Things to avoid when shopping for big-ticket items
Although many big-ticket items may appear to be good bargains at face value, it’s crucial to consider the maintenance costs. Maintenance costs for machinery, pools and power tools can be costly in the long run. You also don’t want to buy a product based solely on how big the discount is because it can indicate that it’s overpriced, which can, in turn, suggest that it’s not worth buying even at its discounted price. Also, be sure to check return policies and warranties in detail before purchasing so you have peace of mind should anything go wrong with your product once you get it.
Alternatives to consider if you miss Prime Day deals
If you end up missing out on Prime Day deals, you can always check out other retailers to see if they’re running any sales. Amazon also runs multiple big sales events throughout the year. We recommend making a wish list of your most wanted items and monitoring the prices even after Prime Day. Also, you don’t have to wait for a sales event to score savings on big-ticket items. Amazon frequently offers deep discounts on popular products, so even if you miss out on Prime Day, you might get lucky by checking Amazon’s deals page now and then.
Prices listed reflect time and date of publication and are subject to change.
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