The best Amazon Prime Day deals from cheap tech to beauty bargains, according to Sun Savers editor Lana Clements
SAVVY shoppers can scoop bargain deals today and tomorrow as Amazon slashes prices on thousands of items for its Prime Big Deal Days.
The 48-hour sale started today and lasts until midnight on Wednesday.
Prime Day deals are exclusive to Amazon Prime members. This service costs £95 a year and offers free next-day delivery as part of the perks, but you can use the 30-day free trial if you’ve never joined before.
Ahead of the shopping event, Amazon this week also expanded its same-day delivery, which is now available for millions of products in 81 towns and cities across the UK.
Aberdeen, Middlesbrough, and Plymouth are the most recent locations that have been added.
I’ve scoured through the deals and rooted out some of the best ones on offer that I can find.
But, if there are particular items that you have your eye on, you can also create deal alerts. You’ll then receive a notification on price changes on any items you’ve subscribed to.
Before you buy anything in the sale, it’s always a good idea to check if it’s the best value you can get.
Use a price comparison site such as Idealo.co.uk to check whether the price on Amazon is best or if you can get it cheaper elsewhere.
There are also specific Amazon price-tracking websites, bobalob.com and camelcamelcamel.com, will show you what price items have previously sold for on the site, so you can check whether the discounts offered during Prime Days are as good as they seem.
Here are some of the best deals on offer…
WHAT TO BUY
Electricals
You can score some serious savings on big-ticket electricals and tech items during Amazon Prime Days.
Pick-up a pair of Beats Studio3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones, reduced to £139 from £349.95.
The Google Pixel 8a – Unlocked Android smartphone is down from £499 to £409.
You can also grab the Samsung CU7020 Crystal UHD 4K 55″ Smart TV with a RRP of £505 down to £339.
Kitchen gadgets
If you’ve been wanting to jump on the airfryer trend, now could be your moment with the Tower T17088 Vortx 9L Dual Basket Air Fryer is down from £139.99 to £78.
The Ninja perfect temperature kettle has loads of clever settings for making a top brew and, is down from £99.99 to £67.99.
Or treat yourself to a bean to cup coffee machine with the De’longhi ECAM22.110.B down from £349 to £279.
Lego
You can always pick up some great deals on Lego during Prime Days and this time round is no different.
There are price reductions on sets for adults, with the Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds set down from £149.99 to £104.49.
Or for younger fans, the LEGO Minecraft Skeleton Dungeon Set is down from £24.99 to £18.97 – I’ll definitely be picking one of these up as a Christmas present for my son.
Beauty
The Prime Big Deal days are a great opportunity to stock up on skincare and makeup favourites.
The INKEY List 2% Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum is down from £7.99 to £5.94.
Or bag Maybelline New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara for £7.19, down from £12.99
Cera Ve fans will also be pleased to see discounts on some items, with the Facial Moisturising Lotion SPF50 down from £16.50 to £9.99.
Kids’ toys
Christmas is looming, but you can use Prime Days to get some big savings on kids’ gifts and you’ll also feel pretty smug when your shopping is all wrapped come December.
If you’ve got kids, you can’t go wrong with a pack of colouring pens and some paper for ten minutes of peace.
A pack of 24 Crayola SuperTips Washable Markers is down from £9.25 to a bargain £2.99 in the sale.
Play-doh pots are great for stocking fillers. A 24-pack is down from £16.37 to £10.79.
Or the Melissa & Doug Wooden Ice Cream Toy Shop is a total winner with little ones and down from £49.99 to £29.99.
Christmas gifts for adults
For adults, there is up to 30% off selected styles from Pepe Jeans Boss, Levi and Tommy Hilfiger during the event.
There are also savings to be made on luxury kitchenware from Le Creuset, with its Signature Enamelled Cast Iron Round Casserole Dish down from £339 to £199.99.
Or, Swarovski women’s Stud Earrings are down from £59 to £21.
And an all-round crowd pleaser is the Hotel Chocolat Everything Sleekster box featuring 27 favourite chocs from the brand and is down from .
Everyday essentials
It’s not just big-ticket items included in the Amazon promotion. You can get some great deals on everyday essentials.
An 18-roll pack of by Amazon Toilet Roll is down to £6.49.
Or stock up for your furry friends with Whiskas Tasty Mix 1+Chef´s Choice in Gravy 40 x 85 g Pouches down to £11.19.
Plus, two packs of 60-tablet Fairy Non-Bio Platinum PODS are down from £36 to £24.55.
How to bag a bargain
SUN Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to find a cut-price item and bag a bargain…
Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.
Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use vouchercodes.co.uk and myvouchercodes.co.uk are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. Trolley.co.uk app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.
Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.