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To get in on the best Amazon Prime Day deals, you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member. The good news is, even if you don’t have an Amazon Prime membership you can still scoop up big discounts from the competition — no paid membership required.
While the official dates for Prime Day are July 12 and 13, we’re already seeing early deals roll in for Amazon Prime members — and other businesses have already begun announcing competing sales. In the past we’ve seen concurrent events from Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and a host of other retailers, effectively turning Prime Day into a mid-summer Black Friday, with rival companies hoping to secure a slice of the action.
Whether you’re in the market for a new gadget or household appliance for yourself or you’re hoping to make a headstart on gifts given during the holiday season, Prime Day is a great time to pick up some hefty discounts.
We are constantly on the lookout for interesting deals at competing retailers. Below, you will find every great deal we’ve found so far and ZDNet will be continually updating this list as more bargains appear on the market.
- Current price: $99
- Original price: $149
This package comes with a Samsung HW-A40M Bluetooth-enabled soundbar, wireless subwoofer, and remote. At under $100, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more capable sound system for your home theater at a better price. The HW-A40M supports both Dolby Audio and DTS, and is wireless surround sound compatible if you’d like to upgrade your system with additional speakers.
- Current price: $384
- Original price: $649
If you’re planning to upgrade your gaming setup, you can save over $250 on a PNY Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card. This is an even better deal than what we saw during the recent Memorial Day sales. This graphics card comes with 12GB GDDR6 in onboard memory, 3586 CUDA processing cores, and a 1320MHz core clock with 1777MHz boost clock speeds.
- Current price: $299
- Original price: $449
TCL makes some of the best budget TVs. If you’re looking for a 4K Ultra HD device that won’t break the bank, you can’t go wrong with this 50″ model. With the Roku platform, you’ll have easy access to all of your favorite streaming services. It is equipped with 3 HDMI ports to easily accommodate your gaming console, cable box, or Blu-ray player.
- Current price: $98
- Original price: $225
If you’re on the lookout for a bargain Chromebook, Walmart is offering a steep discount on an 11.6″ HP model. The laptop comes with an AMD A4 processor, 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, and AMD Radeon R4 graphics.
- Current price: $149
- Original price: $249
Ahead of Prime Day, you can pick up a quiet and slim form factor robot vacuum, the Anker eufy 25C, for a discount. This WiFi-connected robot vacuum can be controlled from your smartphone or voice and has a battery time of 100 minutes.
- Current price: $17.99
- Original price: $29.99
Target is offering a discount on the Roku streaming stick. This dongle provides access to over 200 live channels as well as optional premium channels to access content including movies and sports events. All you need to do is plug the device into the back of your television.
- Current price: $29.99
- Original price: $39.99
If you’re on the hunt for a new gaming keyboard, the HyperX Alloy Core RGB gaming keyboard could be a solid option. Available at Target, this membrane-based keyboard has backlighting, LEDs, and is customizable for your gaming needs.
- Current price: $2599.99
- Original price: $3299.99
With a saving of $700, Best Buy has a great option for TV owners who believe bigger is better. The Samsung 85″ Class Smart Tizen TV is a model able to show content in 4K UHD resolution and comes with a high-end processor, upscaling, an anti-reflective display, and the smart features we now expect of our TVs including access to streaming services.
- Current price: $999
- Original price: $1199
An option ahead of Prime Day for the laptop hunters among you is the Lenovo Yoga 7i, a 16″ 2-in-1 laptop which can be used in a traditional way or as a tablet, stand, or tent. The Windows 11 device is equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD storage, and Intel Iris Xe Graphics.
- Current price: $279.99
- Original price: $369.99
Over at Newegg, you can enjoy a substantial discount on a high-specification gaming monitor. The GIGABYTE curved monitor on offer is a 32″ model complete with 560 x 1440 QHD VA resolution and a 165Hz refresh rate.
- Current price: $189.99
- Original price: $417.95
With many of us now working from home on a hybrid or permanent basis, a decent headset is now not only a piece of kit for dedicated gamers. Ahead of Prime Day, you can pick up a Plantronics Voyager 8200 headset for a steal, which also comes with noise-canceling and compatibility with teleconference platforms.
These are the top stores that have announced, or we expect to announce, an upcoming sale to compete with Prime Day. As we close in on Prime Day we’ll add the best anti-Prime Day competitor deals, so be sure to check back regularly.
Walmart ‘Deals for Days’
Walmart hasn’t announced dates for a competing sale for Amazon Prime Day, yet. Last year it ran the Deals for Days promotion with discounts on all sorts of items: TVs, laptops, Apple products, kitchen appliances, and more.
We’ll add the best deals from Walmart as they are announced.
Target Deal Days
Target is bringing back its Deal Days promotion from July 11 to 13. There are no details for specific deals, but Target has released a preview of the top offers, including:
- Up or $70 savings on Apple products
- Up to 50% off select tech and headphones
- Up to 40% off kitchen appliances
- Up to 30% off home items
Best Buy Black Friday in July
Last year, Best Buy’s week-long Bigger Deal Savings Event featured deals on laptops, kitchen appliances, robot vacuums, monitors, TVs, and more.
The company has gone with the slogan of a “Black Friday in July Sale” this year, and the Best Buy website has given us a sneak peek of the savings we can expect next week.
Furthermore, starting July 10, Totaltech members will be able to access the sales a day earlier than the general public, with the event starting a day ahead of Amazon. For the rest of us, between July 11 – 13, discounts will be on offer for products including laptops, TVs, headphones, smartphones, and more.
The preview deals are below:
- Save up to $300 on select laptops
- Save up to $200 on select MacBook models
- Save on the latest Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- TVs as low as $79.99
- Save up to 50% on select small kitchen appliances
- Save up to $350 on select gaming desktops
- Save $170 on select KitchenAid stand mixers
- Save $50 on select models of Samsung Galaxy Watch 4
- $599.99 for Dyson V11 Torque Drive Cordless Vacuum (Save $100)
- $799.99 for Sony 48″ Class BRAVIA A9S Series OLED 4K Smart TV (Save $500)
- $249.99 for TCL 43″ Class 4-Series 4K Smart Roku TV (Save $150)
- $429.99 for Pit Boss Navigator 550 Wood Pellet Grill with Grill Cover (Save $220)
- $179.99 for Apple AirPods Pro (with Magsafe Charging Case) (Save $40)
- $124.99 for Sony WH-XB910N Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-The-Ear Headphones (Save $125)
- $179.99 for Beats Studio³ Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones (Save $170)
- $799.99 for NordicTrack Commercial S15i Studio Cycle (Save $500)
Newegg FantasTech sale
Newegg’s 8th annual FantasTech Sale begins with a pre-sale event starting on July 5, while the official sale runs from July 11 to 15. You’ll find discounts on laptops, PC components, and other tech-related products.
Newegg will once again offer FantasTech Price Protection for select items during the pre-sale time period. If the price of an eligible pre-sale product drops during the official sale, you’ll receive an automatic refund for the difference to your original form of payment.
Amazon Prime Day starts at 3 AM EDT on July 12 and runs through July 13. Early Prime Day deals start on June 21, including up to 50% off Fire TV and 55% off select Amazon devices. Most of the alternative Prime Day sales will happen around the same time.
At the moment, very few sales have been announced outside of Target Deal Days, which will run from July 11 to July 13. We’ll add more sales as they are announced. Be sure to check back with us in the coming days and weeks.
Prime Day deals are only available to Amazon Prime members, costing $14.99 a month or $139 for an annual membership. You typically don’t have to subscribe to an Amazon Prime alternative to qualify for deals from other retailers.
Earlier this summer, Walmart treated Walmart+ members to a special weekend of deals. But in the past, Walmart’s anti-Prime Day sales have been open to anyone.
Many retailers have jumped on the Prime Day event as a chance to hold their own sale events.
If looking for discounts on tech, electronics, home office gadgets, and more, we’ve rounded up a selection of sales that may pique your interest in the lead-up to the main event. Have a look below:
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