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Amazon Big Deal Days is October 7-8, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it's over.
Follow our live blog to stay up to date on the best sales we find.
Browse our editors’ picks for a curated list of our favorite sales on laptops, fitness tech, appliances, and more.
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New to Prime Day? We have a primer on everything you need to know. Sales are accurate at the time of publication, but prices and inventory are always subject to change.
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days are over, but tons of big-ticket items are still on sale. As long as Best Buy, Walmart, and Target still have ongoing sales, Amazon will likely keep trying to compete. If you're still looking to score a bargain, I've used all my resources to find the best Prime Day deals under $25 that are still live, post-Prime Day.
Wired earbuds are very early 2000s, but on the other hand, they never run out of batteries. If you're still rocking an iPhone 14 Plus or below (or an iPhone SE 3rd generation), you'll be able to pick up some official Apple EarPods Headphones with a Lightning connector for $15.96 (originally $19), or one with USB-C connector for a few cents more.
If you prefer wireless earbuds but don't want to pay too much for something you might end up losing, the Soundcore by Anker P20i are a solid pair with some impressive features for their $19.99 price (originally $39.99). You get Bluetooth 5.3, 30 hours of battery, water resistance, and a full EQ with its companion app.
You don't need to be a spy to use tracking devices. As an Apple user, you can let AirTags use Find My to track anything that you can put these devices on. Right now, Amazon has single AirTags for $19.99 (originally $29) or a four-pack for $64.99 (originally $99), bringing the cost of each to $16.25.
The Amazon Echo Pop is Amazon's most budget-friendly smart speaker. You can use the multi-room music feature if you have multiple speakers in different rooms, so grab a few: You can get one for $24.99 right now (originally $39.99).
I recently lost my Iniu Portable Charger while traveling in Europe. Fortunately, it was at the end of my trip, and it had served its purpose well, saving my phone's battery (and therefore my life) multiple times. You can get one now for $11.21 (originally $29.99) after the 40% discount at checkout.
If you're looking for a cheap portable outdoor speaker that can get wet, consider the BolaButty Portable Speaker, currently going for $19.99 (originally $26.99). It's waterproof with an IPX5 rating and will last 20 hours before running out of juice.
One of my favorite feelings is finding out I have the exact tool for a DIY project I'm doing. If you don't know that feeling, consider getting the Bosch 41-piece drill and driver bit set, which is on sale for $25, after a 50% discount. This set includes basic sizes and types of drill bits for wood, metal, and masonry as well as some driver tips.
Buying tools individually is always better—even at these price points—but if you just need a few basics that will get used once a year, this 15-piece basic tool set gives you everything you need at a reasonable quality, and it’s under $15 (more than 40% off).
Keep your kitchen knives in the kitchen, and don't mix them with your DIY projects. This set of three utility knives from Workpro is $15.99 (originally $25.99). They’re designed to be easy to swap blades, they fold up neatly, you will use them everywhere—and you can pick this up for 38% off.
Unless you've been through the DIY trenches, you might now know that there are many different sizes of screws that need different types of Phillips or flatheads. Having short ones are also extremely helpful to get into those cramped spaces you might find yourself in. This 10-piece magnetic set from Amartisan guarantees you’ll have the right tool for the job —and at 41% off right now, it’s less than $10.
Looking for something else? Retailers like Walmart and Best Buy have Prime Day competition sales that are especially useful if you don’t have Amazon Prime.
Walmart’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. ET through Oct. 12 and includes deals up to 50% off. It’s an especially good option if you have Walmart+.
Best Buy’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Sept. 27 through Oct. 12, and has some of the best tech sales online. It’s an especially good option if you’re a My Best Buy “Plus” or “Total” member.
Target’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Oct. 5 through Oct. 11, and it has deals going up to 50% off. You can become a Circle member for free.
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Our Prime Day coverage is still underway, despite the sale technically being over. As long as Best Buy, Walmart, and Target have their sales live, Amazon will likely be competing with deals. We're helping you catch live access to these deals that our team of experts can find. All of our recommended deals have been vetted using price tracking tools, so you can trust that the sales we're talking about are actually good deals, and not just hype designed to fool you.
Remember, you need to be a Prime Member to have access to all of Amazon's Prime Day deals, and to get free shipping. Prime membership starts at $14.99 per month ($139 per year) and comes with more benefits than people think. It's easy to figure out if yearly Prime membership is worth it for you, but remember, you can always cancel your Prime membership once the sale is over, as Amazon offers free 30-day trials. In theory, you can shop the whole event and still have time to cancel before you get charged. (Here's how to sign up for a Prime free trial.)
For a glimpse at the best deals as we find them, check out our live blog of the event below, which features the Lifehacker team's coverage of October Prime Day. We'll continue highlighting new deals as we find them, but you can scroll through to see earlier deals that may still be active. Our sister brands have live blogs worth checking out too, including CNET, PCMag, ZDNET Live Blog, and Mashable.
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Amazon’s October Prime Day sale starts Oct.7—but keeping track of the best discounts yet to land and figuring out which deals are worthwhile can be a challenge. As an alternative, you can have Alexa give you a heads-up about deals on products you already know you want to purchase, so you don’t have to spend time sorting through the noise.
Amazon Prime subscribers in the United States who also have Echo smart speakers can enable deal alerts to receive notifications 24 hours before discounts go live and even have your Alexa purchase these items for you. Here’s how to do it.
First, open the Amazon Shopping app or go to Amazon’s website via browser and add products you want alerts for to your Wish List, your Shopping Cart, or a Saved for Later list.
Then head to the Alexa mobile app and go to More > Settings > Notifications > Amazon Shopping and toggle on Deal Recommendations under the Shopping Recommendations options. This ensures you’ll receive notifications for items that appear in your shopping activity.
If Alexa finds an upcoming deal on something in your Saved for Later, your Wish List, or in your Shopping Cart, you’ll receive a pop-up alert on your Echo Show display or see a yellow light ring on your Echo speaker. You can also ask, “Alexa, what are my notifications?” to hear a list of deals it has compiled thus far.
Alexa can detect deals up to 24 hours in advance, so you can either ask it to remind you again when a deal starts or request that it buy the item when the deal goes live. Simply say, “Alexa, buy it for me,” and it’ll charge the default payment and send the item to the default delivery address on your account.
Here are some Alexa smart speaker options:
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Amazon’s second biggest sale of the year, October Prime Day, is set to start Oct. 7, but many early deals are already rolling in, as they have in the past. To take advantage of everything the sale has to offer, you’re going to need to be a Prime Member. If you sign up for an Amazon Prime account to take advantage of Prime Day but decide you don’t want to pay for an ongoing membership, you’ll need to cancel your subscription before the end of your free trial.
You can cancel your Prime subscription via browser by first logging into your Amazon account. Amazon has an End Your Prime Membership button on its support page to launch the process, or you can follow the steps detailed from Amazon's page:
Head to Amazon.com in your web browser.
Hover over the Accounts & Lists menu on the top-right of the window, then select the Prime Membership option.
Click the Help tab at the top-center of the screen.
Then tap the End Your Amazon Prime Membership button and finally click the Cancel Your Prime Membership orange button.
Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed to canceling your Prime subscription.
Note that Amazon requires a bunch of clicks to finalize your cancellation, giving you lots of “opportunities” to change your mind.
If you prefer, you can cancel your Prime membership via Amazon’s Shopping app. To do so:
Open the Amazon Shopping app on your mobile device.
On the bottom of the screen, tap the Profile button, which looks like a silhouette of a person.
Scroll down to Your Account and select Manage Prime Membership.
Press on the Explore Benefits drop-down menu, and press the Help button in that menu.
Press the End Your Amazon Prime Membership button.
Scroll down and press the Cancel Your Prime Membership orange button.
Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed to canceling your Prime subscription.
As mentioned, closing your account will immediately end your access. Amazon also offers you the option to pause your benefits and billing temporarily instead of canceling them completely. Either way, your Amazon account is still active—you simply won’t have Prime benefits.
Finally, if you have other subscriptions connected to your Prime account, those will end when your billing is up. And if you signed up for Prime through the Android mobile shopping app or the Prime Video Android app, you’ll have to go through Google Subscription to manage your membership.
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With October Prime Day on the horizon, now is a smart time to make an Amazon wishlist to keep track of all the things you plan to buy using your Prime account. You can also share your list with friends or family (hint, hint) in case they need gift ideas in the future.
To create an Amazon wishlist in your browser, hover over Accounts & Lists in the upper-right corner of the navigation bar and select Create a list from the left column. (You can also access this by clicking Accounts & Lists > Your Lists > Create a List). Enter the name of your list in the pop-up and click Create List.
To create a new list on the Amazon Shopping app, select the profile icon on the bottom navigation bar and click Your Lists. Hit the plus icon next to Your lists and registries, enter the list name, and click Create List.
To add an item to a wishlist, go to the product’s page and look for the Add to List drop-down (simply text on mobile) underneath the Add to Cart/Buy Now box. You can either select an existing list or hit Create a List to make a new wishlist right there.
If you create a public list, its name and contents will be visible to anyone with whom you share the link. Your address, however, will never be visible. Only your city will be.
All Amazon wishlists are private by default, but you can share specific lists with friends and family. If you're using a browser, open the menu on the top right, find list you want to send, and hit Invite or Send list to others. On the mobile app, find the menu in the bottom row of buttons. It looks like three lines stacked on top of each other. You'll see a button for Lists in the menu; tapping it will bring up all your wishlists, which you can open and invite people to share. Like in other cases, you have the option to allow others to view and edit your wishlist, or view only, and to copy the link to your list or invite other users via email.
If you decide you want to change your privacy settings, update the name of your list, or enable Alexa to add items to your list, simply hover over the three horizontal “More” dots and select Manage list. You can also toggle on Don’t spoil my surprises if you want others to be able to gift you items from your wishlist without you knowing about it. If that box is checked, Amazon won't let you know when something from your wishlist has been purchased for you and the platform will keep that item available on your list. Only if you attempt to buy that item yourself will Amazon reveal the surprise. You can also toggle on or off the option to Keep purchased items on this list, which is helpful if you want more than one of something.
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To make the most out of next week's Prime Big Deal Days, you need to be an Amazon Prime member, which costs for $139 per year or $14.99 per month. Being a Prime member comes with a lot of perks, like faster shipping on many items and access to Prime Video streaming, but a lesser-known feature is that you can share all those membership benefits with your family and only pay one membership fee.
You can add one other adult and up to four kids to your Amazon Family, which allows everyone in the group to access all the standard benefits—and you don't have to live together. This feature used to be called the "Amazon Household," but was recently changed with the intention of making it a little less confusing. (A different feature, which allowed Prime members to invite others outside their household to share their free shipping benefits, also officially ended as of Oct. 1.)
Here's how the new Amazon Family program works.
To get started, you’ll need an Amazon account and a Prime membership (so here’s how to sign up for Amazon Prime if you don’t have it already). After logging in, head over to the Amazon Family page, which you'll find by clicking Your Account, then Your Amazon Family. There, you'll find the option to add one other adult and up to four kids under age 12. (You used to be able to add up to four teens, too, but as of April 2025, Amazon stopped that practice, stating "Amazon accounts and shopping profiles are intended for adult shoppers." Sorry, teens. However, if your teen was added before April 7, they'll retain their status in your Amazon Family.)
If you want to add an adult, you’ll be prompted to enter their name and the email associated with their Amazon account. You’ll then have to agree to link your payment wallet and choose which types of content—apps, audiobooks, and/or e-books—you want to share. Amazon does notify you if a Family member moves one of your payment methods to their wallet.
From here, they will receive an invitation via email to join your Family. To accept, they’ll click Get Prime Benefits and follow the prompts to agree to wallet sharing (and to cancel their own Prime membership if they have one). Invitations are valid for 14 days. If the person you want to invite doesn’t have an Amazon account, they can create one during sign-up.
Children can’t shop on Amazon, but can access Amazon Kids content and features. From the Family landing page, you can access a dashboard to manage the kinds of content and features they have access to.
A few limitations:
Amazon Families can only contain two adults and up to four children.
Families members must have an address in the same country (but do not have to have the same address).
If an adult has left an Amazon Family, neither adult on the account can join a different one for 180 days.
If you need to remove someone from your Amazon Family, you can do so via the Manage Your Family page.
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In a world that seems increasingly determined to keep us apart, we’re all bound together by at least one universal experience: the frustration of talking to a real person on the phone at a customer service call center. Whether we want to complain, resolve a problem, or simply get information, call center interactions can be a maddening experience. Companies are increasingly hiding their customer service representatives behind phone menus and AI-driven tools, and even if you make contact, the experience is often less than ideal. With October Prime Day around the corner, finding a solution to this problem can save you a lot of headaches.
While different companies handle their call centers in different ways (and host them in different countries), there are some universal truths to keep in mind—and use to your advantage, if you know a few secret ways to navigate them. These tips won’t guarantee you success in your quest for a refund, a return, or simply an explanation as to why you were shipped you a BTS-branded body pillow instead of the winter coat you ordered. But they will increase your odds of emerging from the call with something to show for your efforts.
A good general piece of advice: Keep calm, and always be polite. Call center employees are human beings doing a difficult job, so remind yourself that your beef isn’t with them, it’s with their corporate overlords.
Your chances of customer service success increase dramatically when you get a human being on the line. Hitting a rigid phone menu is pretty common these days, and it’s frustrating: The automated options often aren’t flexible enough to cover your specific need, and they seem to be designed to stop all but the hardiest souls from actually reaching a customer service rep (CSR).
And that’s because they are. It costs money every time you connect with a CSR, so companies try to keep you away from them as much as possible. So, instead of tangling with their phone menu and hearing “I’m sorry, I didn’t understand that” fifteen times until you set your phone on fire in frustration, try a service like GetHuman. Type in the name of the company you’re trying to contact and see if there’s a direct phone number you can dial to get a person, or if they offer a set of easy instructions on how to break out of the phone menu. If you do get a human on the phone, ask for a direct number to call back if your problem needs to be addressed again.
It’s an oldie but a goodie—and it does work. If your CSR isn’t helpful, or you’re not getting the result you want, ask to speak to a supervisor. A slightly more polite and less combative way to do this is to ask to speak to “someone who can solve my problem” or similar language. In almost all situations, your CSR is obligated to transfer you upon request, and supervisors are often empowered to do things the common CSR can’t.
If you can’t get any information on how to connect to a human being, try pressing zero on your phone’s keypad. Many (though not all) call center phone menus will automatically dump you to a CSR if you press zero.
If that doesn’t work, have a little patience and simply do nothing. Most phone menus will time out if you don’t respond in any way to their prompts—and dump you to a human being by default. This might take a minute or two, but it often works.
As you might imagine, call centers experience busy times like any other business, and they tend to align with people’s waking hours. If the company you’re trying to reach offers 24-hour customer service, try calling very early in the morning or very late at night. Most sane, well-adjusted people will be asleep or enjoying their lives, so your chances of getting through quickly (and your chances the CSR will have extra time for you) will be better.
It’s important to understand that every single CSR you speak to is working from a script. Companies develop complex algorithms for dealing with customer complaints. These scripts are designed to shorten call lengths—and to avoid outcomes the company finds undesirable (like refunding your money).
But like all scripts, they’re limited. A few simple tricks can help you break free from the script—and that’s when you can really get something done. A few things to try:
Repeat your demands. CSR scripts usually have a limit on how often the CSR can refuse you—but they won’t tell you that. Most commonly, if you trigger the same script loop three times, the CSR is obliged to transfer you—or empowered to reveal another option they’ve yet to share. So if the CSR tells you they can’t refund you, don’t just accept it—ask again. And then again.
Stay on the line. CSRs are always on the clock. Every interaction costs the company money, and their job performance is often tied to how quickly they can resolve customer problems. The longer you refuse to end the interaction, the closer you get to being transferred to someone who can actually do what you want, or inspiring the CSR to use some of the power they do have just to get you off the line.
Jump the script. When trying to cancel an account or get a refund, CSR scripts are larded with alternatives, up-sells, and misdirections. (Ever tried to cancel your cable TV and somehow wound up with three months of free HBO instead? That’s the power of the script.) One trick is to start off by pre-refusing everything—tell the CSR you don’t want freebies, discounts, new services, or anything else, you want one very specific thing. This can short-circuit the script and get you where you want to go much faster.
If your CSR refuses to see things your way, don’t get mad—change venues. Politely end the call, then call back immediately. You’ll almost certainly get a different CSR, and the experience can often be dizzyingly different. That’s because your call may be routed to an entirely different call center, or may be picked up by a CSR with more experience—and more authority.
If you’re having trouble getting a human being on the line no matter what you try, there’s one last trick to play: Choose the menu option that involves spending money. Upgrade your account, make a purchase, take on the optional insurance—whatever option results in your bill going up will almost certainly get an eager human being on the phone. They may not be the right person to speak to, but now you’re inside the phone menu, and they can transfer you to a more appropriate department.
Customer service often seems like a battle of wills. But it’s also a battle of wits, and these secrets will give you some extra ammo.
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Best Buy has joined the battle against Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day, the fall version of Prime Day, and Best Buy's main Techtober sale is in full swing. Below, I've rounded up all the key details, as well as highlighted some of the best offers you can already find.
Best Buy's fall sale is actually three separate sales, which started Sept. 27 and continue through Oct. 12. The first two sales—a 48-hour flash sale from Sept. 27-28 and a members-only sale from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5, have ended.
The current offering, the Techtober Sale, started today, Oct. 6, and continues through Oct. 12. This will be Best Buy's equivalent to Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, which runs from Oct. 7 to Oct. 8.
The 13-inch M4 MacBook Air with 256GB SSD is $799 (originally $999). This is the most basic option, but arguably the best laptop for most people.
Gamers should consider the Lenovo LOQ 15.6" Full HD Gaming Laptop, currently $549.99 (originally $869.99). It has a RTX 4050 graphics card, Ryzen 5 chipset, and 16GB of RAM for under $550.
If you're not an Apple user and need a solid laptop to do work, the Dell Inspiron 15.6" Touch Screen Laptop is a good choice at $699.99 (originally $1,099).
The Sony WH1000XM4 might be two generations old by now, but they're still solid headphones in 2025. For $269 (originally $348) you can get a quality pair of headphones that will last you many years.
Apple users should consider the Beats Studio Pro for $244.99 (originally $349.99), since they have more features than with Android phones, like auto-switch with Apple devices.
The Hisense 85" Class U7 Series MiniLED QLED is $1,499.99 (originally $2,499.99). A huge discount for a gigantic TV.
If you're looking for an OLED, though, consider the LG 65" Class C5 Series OLED evo AI for $1,499.99 (originally $2,699.99). One of the best value OLED TVs in the market right now.
For those with a tighter budget that still want an OLED and not sacrifice size, get the 65" Class S84F OLED for $999.99 (originally $1,999). This is likely the best OLED discount you'll see this whole week.
The LG 48" Class B5 Series OLED AI is perfect for those who need a smaller TV but still want an OLED. At the $649.99 (originally $1,299.99) price, it's so far the only reputable and established OLED at this price during the sale
The Insignia 55" Class QF Series QLED is just $209.99 (originally $399.99), making it a great budget QLED TV for anyone looking for a decent TV for not the lowest anyone should be paying for a TV.
While you don't need a Best Buy membership to shop Techtober deals, members can get better savings. It is free to sign up for a My Best Buy membership, which will give you free shipping, but if you join one of its paid subscriptions (My Best Buy Plus for $49.99 per year or My Best Buy Total for $179.99 per year) you'll get faster free shipping, exclusive prices and deals, an extended 60-day return window on most products, and access to select sales. Paid members will also earn extra rewards.
After Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days announcement, both Target and Walmart announced theirs. Target's Circle Week will run from Oct. 5 through Oct. 11, and Walmart's Walmart Deals will take place from Oct. 7 to Oct. 12.
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Walmart has jumped on the October Prime Day bandwagon in an attempt to sway you away from the biggest online sale of the fall. The main event is Amazon's two-day Prime Big Deal Days promotion, aka October Prime Day. This week, Walmart officially announced its own "Prime Day"-esque promotion, and there's some good news for those of you who balk at the idea of paying for a membership to take advantage of a sale—it's free to everyone.
Walmart Deals is meant to be the answer to Amazon's Prime Day sales. It is both an in-store and online sale with deals on most things that Walmart sells (food being arguably the biggest omission). The sale happens every year around spring, summer, fall, and winter, revolving around Prime Day sales.
Walmart Deals kicks off Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. ET for Walmart+ members (a five-hour head start) and Oct. 7 for everyone else. It runs until Oct. 12, both online and in stores at local opening times.
No. But, if you are a Walmart+ member, you'll get early access to the sales beginning Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. ET, the evening before the event opens to the public. You can sign up for a free 30-day Walmart+ subscription or get the annual plan for $98 ($8.17/month).
Walmart says its sale will include many different categories, including deals on electronics, home, toys, travel, and many other categories—similar to the deals we found last year. The sale will be on Walmart.com, the Walmart app, and in stores. You can already see the landing page, even though the sale hasn't started. Here are some deals Walmart says will be available:
Electronics
ASUS 16” R7 4050 16/512 Gaming Laptop – $400 (Walmart exclusive)
Proscan Elite, 14.1” Wi-Fi Digital Picture Frame – $25 Savings
VIZIO 50" Class Quantum 4K QLED HDR Smart TV – $100 Savings
Home
Better Homes & Gardens Farm Apple Pumpkin Scented 1-Wick 16.1oz Ribbed Jar Candle – $7 Savings (Walmart exclusive)
Dyson Ball Animal Origin Upright Vacuum – $80 Savings
Lasko Oscillating 1500W Electric Motion Heat Whole Room Ceramic Heater with Remote Control – $30 Savings
HART 215-piece Mechanics Tool Set, Chrome finish – $52 Savings (Walmart exclusive)
Seasonal Decor
5Ft Halloween Inflatable Pumpkin Ghost with 360° Rotating Colorful LED Lights – $102 Savings
4' Pre-Lit Starburst Gold Artificial Christmas Tree – $42.97 (Walmart exclusive)
Govee Christmas LED Net Lights – $30 Savings
Mr. Christmas Santa's Magical Telephone – $59.88 (Walmart exclusive)
Toys
Hot Wheels Mario Kart Bowser’s Castle Track Set – $36.42 Savings
LEGO Harry Potter Buckbeak – $24.99 Savings
Monster High Frankie Stein Make-A-Monser Pet Doll – $20 Savings
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet - Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box – $60 Savings
Fashion
Free Assembly Women's and Women's Plus Cozy Yarn Welt Pocket Cable Cardigan Sweater – $11 Savings (Walmart exclusive)
Chaps Men's Stretch Regular-Fit Denim Jeans, Sizes 30-42 - $10 savings
Madden Girl Women's Bells Slide-on Strappy Heeled Mule - $25 savings
Beauty
Calvin Klein Eternity, Eau de Parfum, 3.4 oz – $55.02 Savings
Oral-B iO Series 2 Rechargeable Electric Powered Toothbrush, Peach – $15.03 Savings
Food
Frito Lay Flamin' Hot Mix 6 Flavor Variety Pack 40 Ct – $6.73 Savings
Sanpellegrino CIAO Lime Sparkling Flavored Water – $2.88 Savings
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino 13.7oz 12ct – $30.40 Savings
You can choose between in-store pickup and different delivery options, including early-morning delivery, late-night express delivery, and next- and two-day shipping.
You can always expect major retailers to have their own competitive sales, the big ones being Best Buy, Target, and, of course, Amazon. Target has been the only other retailer to officially announce their October competition sale. Like in previous years, the dates for these sales will start earlier, overlap, and run longer than October Prime Day. There are usually a couple of deals that are better than Amazon's Prime Day from each of the retailers, but the majority of the good deals will be on Amazon. I will be updating this post with details on those offerings as soon as they've been announced.
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Target is no stranger to competition with Amazon sales. They've overlapped their Circle Week sales with Prime Day many times before. While October Prime Day might be over, Target's Circle Week is still going strong. Here are the best deals you should be paying attention to.
The AirPods Pro 2 are $169.99 (originally $249.99) for Circle members, and they offer noise cancellation, plus their silicone tips provide a good seal that will naturally block a lot of background noise without the need to turn the ANC feature on. They also came out with a few features that older models didn't have, like adaptive transparency. You can expect solid battery life, with Apple claiming up to 30 hours of listening time on a single charge.
The cheapest AirPods (without active noise cancelation) are just $89.99 (originally $129), a record low price. These are the fourth generation with the H2 chip and a 30-hour battery.
The Beats Studio Pro came out in 2023 with a "good" review from PCMag, praising its sculpted sound (but warning sound-sticklers against it), comfort, premium accessories, and spatial audio with head tracking. You can get it for $169.99 (originally $349.99).
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the most premium Apple watch, with the biggest case size (screen), brightest screen (3,000 nits), deepest water resistance of 100 meters, and longest battery life of up to 36 hours. The Ultra 2 is packed with fitness-focused features, but even if you aren’t a health nut, it still has a lot of great features for casual users as well. People who want a reliable sleep tracker can learn a lot about their sleep habits with the Ultra 2 as long as they keep it well-charged. Get the Apple Watch Ultra 2 GPS + Cellular Titanium Case for $599.99 (originally $799.99).
The Google Nest Doorbell offers a 145-degree field of view, 1,280-by-960-pixel video at 30fps, 3:4 aspect ratio (so you'll likely be able to see your packages sitting on the porch), night vision, 6X digital zoom, two-way audio, and up to six months of battery life, according to PCMag's "good" review. Get it for $139.99 (originally $179.99).
The TCL Nxtframe is a QLED 4K display with an anti-glare reflective screen and artistic outer bezels that give it that distinctive "frame" look. It is very similar to Samsung's The Frame, but the Nxtframe supports Dolby Vision on top of HDR10+, providing compatibility with a broader range of HDR content. It's great for gaming too, offering a 120 Hz refresh rate with a 144Hz Variable Refresh Rate (VRR). You can get the 65" Class NXTVISION 4K QLED Smart Frame for $899.99 (originally $$1,399.99).
If you're looking for a great deal on a reliable robot vacuum that can do everything you expect a high-end robot vacuum to do, but at a mid-tier price, consider the Roborock Qrevo Pro for $549.99 (originally $999.99). It vacuums, mops, applies hot water, has a 7,000 Pa suction, works over wifi with smart mapping with its companion app, and can do a few other cools things.
Circle Week is Target’s name for its biggest sale. As the name suggests, it lasts a whole week, and while it used to happen just once a year but, it now occurs multiple times a year. The most recent sale was this summer, and before that, in the spring, overlapping with Amazon's Prime Day and Big Spring Sale, respectively.
The next Circle Week will take place from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11. That means it began two days before October Prime Day, which ran from Oct. 7 through Oct. 8.
Like Amazon's Prime Day sale, you will need to be a Circle member to take part in the sale, but unlike a Prime membership, Target Circle is free. You can sign up for an account on the Target app or Target.com.
You can also pay for a Target Circle 360 membership, which grants you early access to the sale as well as other perks, like same-day delivery. If you're a teacher or student, you can save 50% on the one-year Circle 360 subscription through Sept. 13; otherwise, it starts at $10.99 per month. But again, a paid membership isn't necessary to get all the best Circle Week deals.
Circle week will focus on apparel; home products like kitchen appliances, storage, floor care, and bedding; fun and entertainment; and Halloween costumes and treats. You'll also find tech products on sale. You can shop in person or online, and there will be a "Deal of the Day" for every day of the event that will start at 40% off.
Walmart’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. ET through Oct. 12 and includes deals up to 50% off. It’s an especially good option if you have Walmart+.
Best Buy’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Sept. 27 through Oct. 12, and has some of the best tech sales online. It’s an especially good option if you’re a My Best Buy “Plus” or “Total” member.
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BJ’s Wholesale Club isn’t just about oversized ketchup bottles and 40-roll toilet paper packs—though you’ll definitely find those too. If you’ve been circling the idea of joining a wholesale club, this StackSocial deal might tip the scale. Right now, a one-year Club Card Membership with BJ’s Easy Renewal is going for just $15 instead of the usual $60. It’s only for new members, and you’ll get a redemption code to activate the membership directly through BJ's official website. It's great if you’ve got a big family, a stocked-up pantry dream, or just really love grabbing extra savings on groceries, gas, and daily essentials.
The value shows up pretty quickly. BJ’s claims up to 25% savings compared to regular grocery stores—and it covers a lot: produce, meat, deli, and cleaning supplies, but also tech, toys, clothes, and even furniture. Their fuel perks might be the real unsung hero, though. Fill up at BJ’s Gas and you can stack extra discounts through the Fuel Saver Program, which rewards you for buying specific items in-store. And, if you hate wandering through aisles, the app handles curbside pickup or same-day delivery in some areas, and you can clip digital coupons that auto-apply at checkout. It’s not flashy, but it is efficient.
The only catch: You're auto-enrolled into BJ’s Easy Renewal, which means you’ll be charged full price (whatever that is next year) when your discounted membership ends. You can cancel before that happens, but you’ll need to keep track of the renewal date or set a reminder. Also, this won’t work if you’re already a member or were one recently—it’s strictly for new sign-ups. So if you’ve never had a BJ’s membership and want to test the waters without paying full price, this deal gives you a pretty low-commitment way in. If you don’t think you’ll use it often or hate having to remember to cancel auto-renewals, it’s probably not worth it. But for $15? The savings might cover that in just one or two grocery runs.
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Amazon's Prime Day 2025 sale was its biggest ever, stretching for four days this past July—but the company is not done with your wallet yet. The fall version of the mega-sale, known as Prime Big Deal Days, is just around the corner.
Here is everything you need to know to prepare for the fall's biggest sale (at least until Black Friday rolls around.
You can think of Prime Big Deal Days as fall's answer to Prime Day. It's a two-day sale with deals in virtually every category you can think of. While Prime Day is the bigger sale of the two, Prime Big Deal Days has grown substantially since its first iteration back in 2022.
Amazon announced Prime Big Deals Days 2025 will take place from Oct. 7–Oct. 8. This is the fourth year for Amazon's fall Prime Day sale.
Yes, you will need to be a Prime Member to shop the exclusive sales during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days. Prime membership starts at $14.99 per month. While only you can decide if buying a yearly Prime membership is worth it for you, remember you can always sign up and then cancel your Prime membership once the sale is over: Amazon offers a free 30-day trial, so you can shop both days of the event (and even get some early Black Friday deals) before canceling without being charged. Here's how to sign up for a Prime account and all of the benefits that come with it.
Prime Day happens in the summer, when you're more likely to see deals on outdoorsy stuff, like gardening equipment, grills, and hot tubs, in addition to the usual tech and Amazon device deals. Since Prime Big Deal Days happens in the fall, you're likely to see more deals on gaming and indoor gym equipment. Amazon has already announced some categories that will be on sale, including home, apparel, toys, beauty, electronics, groceries, and household essentials. Some brands you can expect are: LEGO, Fisher-Price, MAGNA-TILES, Tonies, Samsung, LG, Sonos, Lancôme, National Tree Company, KitchenAid, and Beats devices. K
eep an eye on "Today’s Big Deals," since that's where you'll see the biggest discounts from major brands, according to Amazon's press release. Amazon also teased deals for up to 50% off Amazon devices, kitchen appliances for up to 40% off, and print books for up to 65% off.
Here is a complete breakdown of everything Amazon noted in its latest press release:
Save up to 65% on select popular electronics from Anker like power banks and portable chargers
Save up to 50% on select Luna Controller and Fire TV bundles
Save up to 50% on select Amazon devices including the Amazon Smart Plug and Echo Frames; and up to 45% on Amazon device bundles including the all-new Kindle Colorsoft Kids Essentials and Kindle Colorsoft Essentials bundles, Echo Show 5 Kids with Echo Glow, and the Ring Battery Doorbell Plus bundles
Save up to 45% on select Bose headphones and speakers
Save up to 40% on select TVs and monitors from LG and Hisense
Save more than 40% on the Amazon Luna controller
Save up to 30% on select electronics from Sony and Samsung
Save up to 50% on select apparel from Levi’s and CIDER
Save up to 50% on select Zappos styles from brands including Crocs, Gola, and Steve Madden
Save up to 40% on select apparel, footwear, and fashion from GAP, NAADAM, New Balance, and Swarovski
Save up to 35% on select denim; and up to 25% off select sweaters and outerwear for the whole family from Amazon Essentials
Save up to 25% on select styles from Shopbop from brands including LE BOP, Madewell, Veja, and Lioness
Save up to 20% on pre-loved designer handbags, jewelry, and accessories from What Goes Around Comes Around and Rebag
Save up to 40% on select makeup from tarte, Anastasia Beverly Hills, and IT Cosmetics
Save up to 30% on select premium beauty products from Estée Lauder, Lancôme, Shiseido, LANEIGE, URBAN DECAY, TULA, Dolce & Gabbana, Clinique, bareMinerals, Smashbox, and Too Faced
Save up to 30% on select skincare from ELEMIS, Kiehl’s, Dr.Jart+, and medicube
Save up to 30% on select haircare from VEGAMOUR, amika, Living Proof, Color Wow, and Aveda; and up to 25% on Dyson beauty products
Save up to 25% on select premium skincare from La Roche-Posay, Paula's Choice, and Youth to the People; and haircare from K18 and Nutrafol
Save up to 20% on select haircare and makeup from Kitsch and Milk Makeup
Save up to 20% on select beauty and skincare from Luxury Stores
Save up to 50% on select floorcare from Shark and eufy
Save up to 50% on select travel gear from Samsonite
Save up to 45% on select BISSELL and iRobot vacuums and mops
Save up to 40% on select kitchen appliances from KitchenAid and Vitamix
Save up to 30% on select pet products from Blue Buffalo, Pet Honesty, and Zesty Paws
Save up to 30% on select furniture, home, and décor styles from Ashley Furniture, Yankee Candle, WoodWick, and Eddie Bauer
Save up to 30% on select grocery essentials from Pepsi, Frito-Lay, and Dixie; and up to 20% on select products from CELSIUS and Liquid Death
Save up to 30% on select home products from Dyson
Save up to 25% on select personal care and grooming items from Gillette, Braun, Dove, and Crest and household essentials from Dawn and Lysol
Save up to 20% on select holiday items from National Tree Company, Fraser Hill Farm, and NEST New York
Save up to 40% on select toys from Fisher-Price, Ms. Rachel, Crayola, Play-Doh, NERF, and Tonies
Save up to 30% on select toys and building sets from LEGO, MAGNA-TILES, and PicassoTiles
Save up to 40% on select Disney, Star Wars, and Wicked toys, apparel, and home goods
As is usually the case, Amazon will kick off its sales with some early deals in the lead-up up to the main event. You can browse around on the main Prime Big Deal Days landing page to see what's available right now. Some highlights:
Amazon is already discounting Amazon devices up to 50% off.
These Kindle reader bundles are especially good, with most going for less than buying the Kindle devices by themselves.
The Hisense 100" Class U6 Series is down to its lowest price ever, $1,899.99 (originally $2,599.99).
As in past years, you can expect major retailers to have their own competitive sales, including Best Buy, Target, and Walmart.
If this will be your first October Prime Day, there are some basic things you need to know about Amazon sales:
You can share your Prime membership with family members even if they don't live with you
You can set price alerts for products you want and your Alexa devices can notify you when they go on sale
There are usually some "Invite-Only" deals that you can sign up for
There are tools you can use to see if the deal you're looking at is good or not.
But if you only take one bit of advice for shopping on Prime Big Deal Days, let it be this one: Don't buy anything you weren't going to buy anyway. A good way to make sure you do this is by making a list of the products you do want, and only having eyes for those.
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Amazon’s Prime Day is almost here again. The shopping holiday has been a capitalist tradition since 2015, and this year the mega-retailer will be offering four days of discounts on thousands of products of all kinds to Amazon Prime members, rather than the usual two. The sale officially runs from July 8 to July 11, but early Prime Day deals are already live—just check out our Prime Day live blog for proof.
While listicles and online guides about how to take advantage of Prime Day savings can be helpful, the best piece of advice if you want to save money on Prime Day is dead simple: Don’t buy anything you weren’t already planning to buy just because it's on sale. And there's a corollary: If you find a Prime Day "bargain" on something you wanted anyway, make sure it’s actually a bargain.
The reason you should only buy what you are already planning to on Prime Day is because Amazon wants you to do the opposite. The entire sales promotion is designed to encourage you to purchase things you don’t really want or need, and to get you to sign up for an Amazon Prime membership.
Amazon’s sales (like all sales) are an attempt to drive numbers upwards by creating a “ticking clock” and a false sense of scarcity—that’s why “lightning deals” have limited time windows and limited supplies. They’re taking advantage of people’s fear of missing out on bargains. Yelling "act now!" and "only available while supplies last!" is an old sales trick, but you're not likely to "miss out." Amazon's prices fluctuate constantly. Also: With the exception of hot toys around Christmas and other special cases, supplies usually don't "run out." So the trick is to take a long view of Amazon's pricing.
In the chart above (which I made with Keepa, a browser extension that compares Amazon prices over time) you can see the volatility of the price of Amazon’s 5th Gen Echo Dot over the last year. It's not the same for every product, of course, but there's nothing special about the Dot either.
We tend to think that the price of a thing remains fixed until there's a special sale. But that's not the case at Amazon. That "list price" of $49.99 is very flexible; the product is offered for less regularly. For instance, the October Prime Day price was $22.99. The price was raised immediately when Prime Day ended, which might have made you think you "missed out," but it was lowered again around Thanksgiving, so really, there was not a need to rush.
Here's a look at price changes over a longer period of time:
As you can see, there was never really a need to rush to Amazon to buy an Echo Dot, lest you miss your chance at a bargain. It was even offered as a "lightning deal" during 2023's summer Prime Days, and the much hyped "lighting price"of $24.99 was higher than both the October Prime Day price and the "Christmas shopping" price. In short, don't be fooled into thinking you need to act now to get a deal—and if you only buy what you were planning to, you won't feel so burned by a later price drop.
If you are going into this Prime Day with open eyes and a steely heart, determined to resist attempts to make foolish purchases, below are steps you should take to maximize your chance of success and keep yourself from impulse-buying.
You won’t be able to take advantage of any Prime Day offers without signing up for a membership to Amazon Prime. The service costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year, but they offer a 30-day free trial for first time users, so you can sign up, get your Instant Pot, and then cancel it for nothing. (Just set an alarm so you don’t forget.)
Amazon offers a six-month Amazon Prime trial period for students, and it’s half price, $7.49 a month, after that. If you’re on EBT or Medicaid, Prime costs $6.99 through Amazon Access and offers all the benefits of a traditional Prime membership and a one-month free trial for new users.
You can use Amazon’s wish list feature as a way of maintaining buyer discipline—just go to Amazon’s list page, create a new list called “Things I was going to buy anyway,” and add the items you hope will go on sale. Tell yourself you’ll only buy these items, no matter how big the discount is on LED lightbulbs.
During Prime Days past, Amazon offered a variety of promotions to get free credits to buy Amazon products. Customers could earn credits by choosing slower shipping, attending certain movies, using different Amazon services, and jumping through other hoops. Research and take advantage of these deals to shave even more off Amazon Prime Day prices. These can sometimes be a pain, but if you want to save a few more bucks, it might be worth it to you. I'll update with this Prime Day's promotional offers when they're live.
Retail comparison tools can be used to make sure your Amazon bargain is actually a bargain. There are apps and extensions that provides price histories of every item on Amazon and will send you an email when your selected products fall to a specific price. Some allow you to import your wishlist, then set the maximum price you’ll pay for your goods—here's how to do that. That’ll give you the freedom to ignore Amazon entirely during Prime Day unless you get the “buy” signal in your inbox.
Even if the thing you were planning to buy already shows up as a sale item on Amazon at a price you like, don’t rush to click “buy.” It still might not be the best deal possible. Because of the popularity of Prime Day, other retailers (including Walmart, Best Buy, and Target) usually have their own sales promotions to compete with Amazon Prime Day, so check the prices at those retailers before pulling the trigger.
If you can handle waiting, you might get a better deal in November. As much hype as Prime Day always gets, the biggest retail savings and markdowns almost always come during the Christmas shopping season. Black Friday savings are likely to be bigger than Prime Day savings overall, unless you’re buying things like school supplies and outdoor furniture that usually aren’t put on sale in November.
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Early Prime Day deals are here. Amazon's Prime Day sale doesn't officially start until July 8, but as it's usually the case with Amazon, early deals start appearing much earlier than the kick-off date.
Our Prime Day coverage starts now, giving you live access to the best deals our team of experts can find. We will always use price tracking tools to make sure the deals you see are actually good deals, and not just hype designed to fool you.
You will need to be a Prime Member to have access to all of Amazon's Prime Day deals and to get free shipping. Prime membership starts at $14.99 per month ($139 per year) and comes with a lot more benefits than people think. It's easy to figure out if yearly Prime membership is worth it for you, but remember you can always cancel your Prime membership once the sale is over. Amazon offers free 30-day trials, so you can shop for the whole event and still have time to cancel before you get charged. (Here's how to sign up for a Prime account.)
If this is your first Prime Day, you need to know some basics:
You can share your Prime membership with family members even if they don't live with you.
You can set price alerts for products you want, and your Alexa devices can notify you when they go on sale.
There are usually some "Invite-Only" deals that you can sign up for.
There are tools you can use to see if the deal you're looking at is good or not.
Getting in contact with a real person can be difficult, but this is the fastest way to do so.
You can check out our live blog of the event below, which features the whole team's coverage of all four days of Prime Day. We'll continue covering new deals as they are published, but scroll through the blog to check out all of the best deals so far.
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Home Depot's Fourth of July sale is in full swing, and you can find deals on appliances, furniture, lawn products, tools, and more going for up 65% off. Here's what you need to know about the ongoing sale.
The sale started on June 19 and will run until July 9. That coincides with the second day of the biggest sale of the year, Prime Day. You can shop both online and in the store, but you might not the exact same deals in both places.
Unlike most other retailers with sales around this time, anyone can shop Home Depot's sale. However, being a Pro Xtra Loyalty Program member is completely free and actually gives you nice perks, like better deals and special delivery options.
July is packed with big sales, and the biggest one is Amazon's Prime Day. However, other big ones to be aware of are Best Buy's Black Friday in July which starts on July 7, Target's Circle Week which starts July 6, and Walmart Deals which starts July 8, the same day as Prime Day. When it comes to tools and furniture, Home Depot will likely have the best deals.
Ryobi ONE+ 18V Cordless Ratchet Kit and Battery combo pack $99 (originally $282.94). The ratchet tool itself is normally $79, but the value comes from the two batteries and the charger.
Milwaukee Drill combo kit + free tool $309 (originally $369). This combo kit comes with a Brushless Cordless Hammer Drill, Impact Driver, and Cut Off Saw as well as a 4- and 2-Ah battery pack. Additionally, Home Depot lets you choose a free tool at checkout between a spot blower, ratchet tool, and soldering iron.
Dewalt Multi Tool kit $99 (originally $219.09). Cut most woods and metals with 20,000 oscillations per minute. It comes with an adapter, two blades, and a 1.5 Ah battery and charger.
Find more deals on tools here.
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If you’ve ever felt like you were duped by overpaying for something that was advertised as a “great deal,” you’re in the right place. It’s easy to get caught up in frenzied online shopping holidays like the upcoming October Prime Day sale— especially when retailers sometimes sneak price hikes before major sales or deceive shoppers with tricks to get you to spend more than you intended to.
Figuring out the best time to buy something requires constantly watching ever-fluctuating online prices and some knowledge of how prices have changed in the past. As a shopping and deals writer, that is what I do for a living, and I know how time-consuming it can be. Luckily, you don’t have to figure it all out yourself: Here are the best websites and extensions I've been using for years to check price history and track prices so that you can be sure you’re getting the best deal possible.
CamelCamelCamel is among the best ways to track prices on Amazon products. You can install the browser extension (on Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Safari) to get access to the site’s features without leaving Amazon, or you can just copy and paste an Amazon link or product name to the website’s search bar. CamelCamelCamel shows you how the price of the item has gone up or down over time, how prices have changed through Amazon directly, and the fluctuations from third-party Amazon sellers who list new and used items.
If you sign up for a free account, you can set up alerts so the site can notify you by email when the price of an item drops below a certain amount, if you can get it used for a given price, or if it’s at an all-time low and now is a good time to buy. You can even see previous historic highs and lows and try to map out the best time to strike.
You've probably already heard of the "Honey influencer scam" that blew up in December of 2024. Essentially, Honey hijacked affiliate links from influencers who were sponsoring them. Also, in many instances, it deliberately chose not to give the best coupons to users who used the extension (going completely against its business model). Honey is not alone in this behavior. Many coupon aggregator companies hijack affiliate links; Honey just happens to be in the spotlight because it's the biggest one. Use your own judgment if you choose to use any of its services.
The bad news for those looking for a price-tracking tool that can be used for most online retailers is that Honey is the only option. The good news is that Honey's price-tracking tool can't scam you or give you subpar coupons. The Honey browser extension compares prices from a whole bunch of retailers, not just Amazon. You can create a Droplist, which notifies you if the prices drop for an item on your list if you’re willing to wait for a deal. Here is what creating a Droplist can do for you:
First, it’ll keep the items you want to keep tabs on organized and easily accessible. Second, it’ll track the prices of those products and alert you when they go on sale at any major retailer. You can see how much those prices cost leading up to the sale to see if they are, in fact, good deals or a trick from retailers to take advantage of you, and even compare them with other major retailers to see who has the best deal. You can see how to set up your droplist here.
As long as you don't buy the products using a Honey link, you won't be giving money to the service. Until there's a better alternative, Honey is the only option that can instantly pull up price histories and track prices for multiple retailers with a browser extension (for now).
Capital One Shopping, previously known as Wikibuy, compares prices from other sellers when you shop on Amazon. You can simply type any product into the search bar on top and start analyzing it. If you choose to use the browser extension, it will notify you if a product you are looking at is cheaper somewhere else, and offer a summary of pricing history, estimated delivery time, and total price, including tax and shipping. If you can apply a coupon, it’ll add that as well. When the price drops for a product you’ve viewed, Capital One Shopping will notify you. When you shop, you can earn credits for your purchases at some websites, like Walmart and eBay, that Capital One Shopping has partnered with. You can trade that credit for gift cards or put it toward purchases through Capital One Shopping’s site.
The extension is available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari, and an iOS app allows you to scan barcodes and search products to do price comparisons from your phone.
While most of the others in the roundup focus on products like electronics, apparel, household goods, and appliances, CheapShark is a great option for those looking to save money on video games. CheapShark combines all of the great places to get discounts on games in one place, one easily searchable directory and database of current prices from sites including Steam, GoG, Green Man Gaming, GameStop, Amazon, and more. Of course, it’s limited to video games, but you can search a game name not just to see how much it’ll cost you to buy, but even if you can buy it at all—and which retailer has it available. If you want, you can even filter by games currently on sale at their selected stores.
When you search for a specific game, CheapShark tells you what the cheapest-ever price was, when it hit that price, and gives you the choice to either go ahead and buy it from your choice of retailer or to sign up for a price notification if it drops again.
Keepa works very similarly to Camelcamelcamel, but instead of clicking on the extension to see the price history, it'll be automatically displayed below the image of the product. This helps if clicking on the extension or installing is one click too much for you. Keepa also lets you track specific products and sends you notifications when they go below a specific price that you set. It also works on eBay. You can download the extension for Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge, and Safari.
SlickDeals is known for bringing you up-to-the-minute discounts, coupons, and other deals from around the web, but its web-based price tracker is also great for watching prices on just about any item on Amazon and on a ton of other popular shopping sites, like Newegg, Gamestop, Chewy, Home Depot, and others.
The service doesn’t give you a detailed price history like some of the others in the roundup—it only shows a “deal history” under the “price intelligence” section for a few popular products. However, it will track the price of your item from when you create an alert and send you an email if the price drops below a threshold that you set. You can also return to the price tracker at any time, log in to your account, and see all of your tracked items on the same screen.
Sometimes the help you need doesn't fit in one of the pre-recorded number dial options, and speaking with a human on the other line is really what you need. With Best Buy's Techtober sale on the horizon, many shoppers will likely need some assistance. I have found that it's easy to get a hold of someone in customer service to help you—here is the easiest way to do so.
Best Buy's Contact Us page has a lot of different options that will make your head spin, but if you just need to talk to someone ASAP, call 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289). When the recording picks up, say "speak with a live agent" or press "0." You'll have to narrow down your reason why you're calling to get to speak to someone, or Best Buy will hang up on you. This will be the fastest way to speak with someone who can answer most of your account questions.
Of course, if your question does fall under one of the pre-recorded options, it's better to be directed to one of those specialists after dialing "0." The Contact Us page also has a useful "Chat now" option if you prefer to chat online with a live agent.
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The fall shopping season is upon us, with major sales from multiple retailers, including Target's Circle Week. If you're here, you've likely had a hard time trying to get hold of someone with a conscience on the other line. It's not easy, but here is the best way I found to get a real customer service representative from Target on the phone.
If you Google Target's customer service number, the first number you'll see at the top of the search result is 1-800-440-0680. However, it's hard or even impossible to reach a real person using that number. In my experience, if you call 1-800-591-3869, you can eventually reach a customer service agent.
The pre-recorded message will automatically pull up your last order from Target.com and ask if you need help with it. Regardless of why you're calling, press 1 to confirm you need help with it. You'll be given additional options to narrow down the reason for your call, but if you don't select an option, Target will automatically connect you with a live agent on the phone who can help you with anything related to your account.
If your phone number isn't automatically linked to your account, press 1 to enter your phone number. Once you do, Target will connect you with someone who will verify your information and send you an email verification. Once you finish that, that person will be able to help you answer questions regarding your account.
Unlike Amazon, there is no call-back service provided by Target, so calling yourself is the quickest way to get a hold of a real person.
