Best early Prime Day deals, Walmart's 'Big Save' sale, and Kindles for cheap

PLUS: Subscribe to WIRED for $1. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 10.12.20 Prime Day officially starts tomorrow (or very late tonight, depending on how you look at things), and the deals have already started trickling in. Amazon founded this shopping event years ago, and if not for the national pandemic, it would have taken place in July. Every year, more rival retailers have joined in on the sales, and that trend has continued. Here are our picks for the best early deals; we'll send an email tomorrow morning with more of our picks when the first day of Prime Day officially kicks off. When you buy something using the retail links in our stories, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Much like subscribing to WIRED, these contributions help fund the journalism we produce every day. Read more about how this works. 🦉 Our favorite early Prime Day deals include everything from mattresses to smart home gadgets. These are just a few of the deals we've seen so far. Expect to see more tomorrow. 📻 Amazon devices are a big part of Prime Day. So far, we've found nice prices on smart speakers, Amazon service subscriptions, and other Alexa-fied gadgets. Tomorrow will bring discounts on things like Kindles and Fire tablets. 📦 Walmart's 'Big Save' Sale offers additional savings. We anticipate seeing new price drops tomorrow, but for now, Amazon's biggest competitor has discounts on coffee makers, weighted blankets, and a bunch of other stuff. 📒 Get a 3-Month Trial of WIRED for just $1. We have a sale too! Subscribing to WIRED gets you unlimited ad-free web access, plus a print subscription if you'd like it, and it helps support the journalism we do every day.   Become a Prime Day Pro With These Tips and Early Deals Amazon's big two-day sale starts next week. Get prepped with our expert advice and the best discounts we've found so far. 18 Great Deals From Walmart's 'Big Save' Sale Walmart started its own deals holiday to rival Amazon's Prime Day. Here are our favorite discounts. We Found Every Good Prime Day Deal on Amazon Devices Get your Alexa on with these deals on Echo Speakers, Kindle, and more. Pro Tips for Shopping Safe on Amazon Amazon is a mucky mess of ads, unknown sellers, misleading sales, and specious information. Defend your dollars with these tips and tricks. What Do Amazon's Star Ratings Really Mean? Amazon says an item's stars reflect the "average customer review," but the calculation gets more complicated than that.         When you buy something using the retail links in this email, we earn a small affiliate commission. Read more about how this works.   This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions