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This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need
to know and how to find the best deals.
Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale is coming soon. Designed to be a second Prime
Day-style sales event, it kicks off in just a few days
and gives shoppers the opportunity to score some of the season’s before the mad rush around Black Friday begins.
Amazon has promised a 48-hour deal bonanza offering Prime-exclusive savings and “hundreds of thousands” of deals to shop.
Though it is arriving under a different name, the Prime Early Access Sale is, for all intents and purposes, a second Prime Day for 2022.
It will mark the first time Amazon has held two such sales in one calendar year, though it arrives
against a backdrop of struggling economies globally
and squeezed personal finances for many.
Let’s break down everything we know about the Prime
Early Access Sale and previous Amazon Prime Day events.
Best Prime Early Access Sale deals
Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale – Start Shopping Now
The event officially kicks off on Oct. 11, but there are some deals worth checking out right now.
Get a head start by clicking below.
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As it tends to do in the lead up to its Prime Day sales,
Amazon has teased several Prime Early Access Sale deals for us
to get excited about, though they aren’t live just yet.
However, Amazon has kicked off a bunch of early deals on its own hardware as well
as some other goodies. The company is
Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen): $18 – Save $22
Amazon’s diminutive third-gen smart speaker is over half off right now making it a great time
to add a bunch more to your smart home.
Read our Amazon Echo Dot (third-generation) review.
$18 at Amazon
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Amazon Fire 7 tablet: $45 – Save $15
Amazon latest Fire 7 tablet has returned to its best-ever price ahead
of the Prime Early Access Sale.
$45 at Amazon
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Amazon Fire TV Stick: $20 – Save $20
Save 50% on Amazon’s HD Fire TV Stick and score one for just $20.
This is a match for its lowest price to date.
$20 at Amazon
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Gen)
Amazon Echo Dot (4th Gen): $25 – Save $25
Following the announcement of a fifth-gen device, the fourth-generation Amazon Echo Dot has hit a new record-low price at Amazon with a 50% discount.
Read our Amazon Echo Dot (2020) review.
$25 at Amazon
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Amazon Echo Auto: $15 – Save $35
Similarly for the Echo Auto, it’s about to be replaced
by a new model so Amazon is clearing out the first-gen model at a new all-time
low price.
$15 at Amazon
Amazon Echo Buds (2nd Gen): $70 – Save $50
Score the best price in six months on the latest Echo Buds.
These noise-cancelling, Alexa-enabled earbuds usually go for $120.
$70 at Amazon
Amazon Echo Show 5: $35 – Save $50
Amazon’s latest Echo Show 5 is down to a record-low price right now with $50 off its
usual price.
$35 at Amazon
More Amazon device deals:
Fire TV Stick 4K: $25 (save $25)
Fire HD 8: $45 (save $45)
Fire HD 10: $75 (save $75)
Eero mesh Wi-Fi 6 routers: Up to $120 off
Echo Studio – Limited Edition Billie Eilish Version: $155
(save $75)
Best Prime Early Access Sale deals on tech and gaming
Google Pixel 6A: $349 – Save $100
Save $100 on Google’s already affordable Pixel 6A smartphone and score
one for its lowest price to date.
$349 at Amazon
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Apple AirPods Pro (1st Generation): $180 – Save $69
With a new version just released, now’s your chance to
score a steep saving on the original AirPods Pro while supplies last.
$170 at Amazon
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Fitbit Luxe: $87 – Save $53
Right now, one of our is 33% off on Amazon. The Fitbit Luxe, which typically retails for $130,
is now just $87 making this one of the around right now.
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Lenovo Smart Clock Essential: $30 – Save $40
Right now, the second-generation version of the Smart Clock
Essential is on sale for just $30 at Amazon. That’s close to 60% off its usual
price and a new all-time low for it.
$70 at Lenovo
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JBL Go 3: $30 – Save $20
Take some tunes on the go with the the pocket-sized JBL Go 3.
It’s one of the best compact speakers on the
market right now and down to a record-low price at Amazon.
$30 at Target
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More tech deals:
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 (512GB): $1,500 (save
$420)
TCL 20 Pro 5G: $300 (save $220)
Best Prime Early Access Sale deals on TVs
Insignia 4K Fire TVs: From $200 – Up to 38% off
Various sizes of Insignia smart Fire TVs are discounted with prices
starting at just $200 for these 4K sets.
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Toshiba 50-inch C350 Smart 4K Fire TV: $300 – Save $130
Take 30% off the regular price of this 50-inch UHD TV with
Amazon FireOS built-in for easy streaming.
Read our Toshiba Amazon Fire TV Edition C350 series (2021) review.
$250 at Amazon
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Amazon 4-Series 4K Fire TVs: From $300 – Up to 26% off
Amazon’s own-brand Fire TV sets are seeing some steep savings already, including
up to 26% off its 4-Series sets.
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LG 65-inch C2 Series OLED Evo 4K Smart TV:
$1,797 – Save $200
In the market for an OLED TV this fall? This
2022 LG model is down to its lowest price to date.
Read our LG OLED C2 Series 2022 review.
$2,300 at Target
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OLED Evo 4K Smart TV: $1,797
Sony OLED Smart TVs: From $1,248 – Up to 28% off
A range of Sony OLED smart TVs are on sale with
as much as $1,000 off regular prices.
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More TV deals:
Samsung 55-inch QLED 4K Smart TV: $798 (save $100)
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De’Longhi Espresso Machines: From $300 – Up to 25% off
Amazon is offering seriously low prices on a variety of De’Longhi coffee machines right now,
with as much as $150 off regular prices.
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Fiskars Micro-Tip Pruning Snips: $9 – Save $8
Encourage healthy growth by making precise cuts on flowers and
plants with these detail snips, now close to 50% off.
$9 at Amazon
NutriChef Nonstick Cookware: $86 – Save $31
This 11-piece cookware set is over 25% off and includes frying pans, dutch ovens, sauce pans,
spatulas and more.
$86 at Amazon
Bella 2.9-Quart Manual Air Fryer: $32 – Save $28
If you want to get in on the air fryer craze, this easy-to-use analog air fryer is one of the most affordable ways to
do it.
$32 at Amazon
Instant Dual Pod Plus Coffee Maker: $160 – Save $70
Instant’s Dual Pod Plus is a versatile coffee maker that can handle K-Cup pods, Nespresso capsules and your own ground coffee.
It’s down to $160, which is a match for its lowest price of 2022.
$160 at Amazon
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More home deals:
Ninja 1,200-watt compact kitchen system: $130 (save $30)
Zinus Juliet Espresso Wood Dining Table and Bench Set: $143
(save $106)
Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller: $197 (save $33)
Given the success of Prime Day each year, we’ve seen regular rumors that Amazon could move
to a twice-a-year format in order to juice sales in the summer and the fall.
Therefore, it’s not surprising to see Amazon try to
get out ahead of the competition before the Black Friday sales kick off
in November.
When is Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale?
Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale will take
place on Oct. 11 and 12. Like previous Prime Day events, the sale will run for the full 48 hours, kicking
off at midnight Pacific on Oct. 11.
Historically, Amazon has held its Prime Day sales each July
with just a couple of deviations from that regular schedule.
Notably, in 2020, Amazon pushed its Prime Day sale to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic before returning it to the summer in 2021 in a
slightly earlier June spot. Prime Day moved back to July in 2022,
though Amazon is utilizing that October slot once again for its Prime Early Access Sale.
As a reference, here are the Prime Day dates from previous years:
Prime Day 2015: July 15
Prime Day 2016: July 12
Prime Day 2017: July 11 to 12 (first to last longer
than one day)
Prime Day 2018: July 16 to 17
Prime Day 2019: July 15 to 16
Prime Day 2020: Oct. 13 to 14 (delayed by COVID-19 pandemic)
Prime Day 2021: June 21 to 22 (the earliest to date)
Prime Day 2022: July 12 to 13
Prime Early Access Sale 2022: Oct. 11 to 12
As you can see, an Amazon shopping event in October is not unprecedented but two Prime Day-like sales in one year is.
Amazon likely gathered some valuable insight into the
effectiveness of a fall placement during the delayed 2020 Prime Day event and will be hoping it can again get the jump
on Black Friday sales which tend to kick off in mid-November these days.
How long will the Prime Early Access Sale last?
Similar to Prime Day 2022, October’s Prime Early Access Sale will run for 48 hours,
kicking off at midnight Pacific on October 11.
Many deals will launch at that time and last throughout the event, supplies permitting, with other, more limited-time Lightning deals expected to be launching and expiring during the two-day event.
Prime Early Access Sale vs. Black Friday: What about the deals?
With the two events happening so close together this year, odds are you’ll be a little nervous about
buying something in October that usually goes on sale for Black Friday in November.
Though it wasn’t included in the official announcement, we anticipate that Amazon will likely offer some type of “pricing guarantee” or
similar that gives consumers peace of mind that the prices they are buying items for now are the same that
they’ll find during Black Friday sales.
Amazon just released a “Toys We Love” list, which highlights some
of the year’s bestsellers ahead of the upcoming holidays.
Some of them have “preorder price guarantees” already, so it wouldn’t be out of line to think Amazon will do
the same for its event next month.
What countries can participate in the Prime Early Access Sale?
Now that the Prime Early Access Sale is official, we
know which countries will be able to participate.
The event will run in 15 countries:
Austria
Canada
China
France
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
That’s a noticeably smaller list than previous Prime Day events with countries like Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico and India missing out.
How does Prime Day work?
The idea behind Prime Day (and, by extension, the
Prime Early Access Sale) is a simple one: Subscribers to Amazon’s Prime service
can get exclusive discounts on thousands of products and services across the site during a limited period of time.
The products, while still available to non-Prime members, will have extra savings for members, dropping many of their prices down to
new all-time lows.
When you’re logged in to your Prime account and looking at a product landing page, you’ll see the discounted price if it’s on sale.
You don’t need any special coupon codes, nor is there a need to use a specific
payment method in order to get the discounts.
Do you need to be a Prime Member to shop the Prime Early Access Sale?
Just like Prime Day, the Prime Early Access Sale will
require a Prime subscription if you want to nab Prime-exclusive deals.
You don’t have to be a paying subscriber, though, as long as your Prime trial period overlaps the event’s Oct.
11 to Oct. 12 timeframe meaning now is a great time to start your
month-long trial. For more info on that, check out our guide to shopping Prime Day sales without paying for Prime.
Amazon earlier this year raised prices on Prime membership.
It’s now $15 a month ($139 a year).
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Will other retailers participate in the Prime
Early Access Sale?
Each year, we see retailers like eBay, Best Buy and Walmart kick
off July sales in order to try and compete with Amazon Prime Day and 2022 was no different.
Given the Prime Early Access Sale’s proximity to Black Friday
sales, it’s possible that we’ll see several weeks of sales ahead of the traditional Black Friday weekend as
was the case back in 2020 when Amazon moved its Prime Day sale
to October due to the pandemic.
Target has already kicked off its own Target
Deal Days event for October and Walmart is planning a fall sale that overlaps Amazon’s Prime Early Access
Sale. We wouldn’t be surprised to see more retailers follow
suit.
Why did Prime Day start?
Amazon has been hosting its annual Prime Day sale since 2015.
Originally, it was a 24-hour sales event to celebrate Amazon’s 20th birthday.
The “Prime” in the name refers to Amazon’s subscription service, which offers free delivery on many products in as little as one to two days, and which has now expanded to
encompass the Netflix-style Prime Video service and various other Amazon-related perks.
Prime Day soon became a version of “Black Friday in July” for Amazon, allowing the
retailer to have a branded 48-hour shopping extravaganza in an otherwise sleepy retail
season. Unlike Black Friday, however, the Prime Day branding lets Amazon differentiate its summer sale from competitors while selling Prime memberships and Amazon-branded hardware such as Echo speakers and Fire tablets, which encourage
customers to stay in the Amazon ecosystem. The fact that the
sale also allows Amazon and its partners to clear out inventory and warehouse
space ahead of the holiday shopping season doesn’t hurt, either.
Best Amazon Prime Day 2022 deals
Though the summer’s Prime Day event is long gone, we can use it to gain some insight into the sort of deals we might
see during Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale in October.
Below are a few of our top picks from Prime Day 2022.
Echo Dot (fourth gen): On sale for $20
Echo Show 5 (second-gen): On sale for $35
SanDisk 512GB microSD card: On sale for $47
Amazon Smart Plug: On sale for $13
Apple Watch Series 7: On sale from $279
Insignia 55-inch 4K Fire TV: On sale for $280
AirPods 2: On sale for $90
Eero Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Routers: On sale from $63
Govee smart lights: On sale from $14
Where can you find deals right now?
The CNET Deals team covers all of the best price drops, discounts and deals daily
from all the top retailers. Whether it’s a one-day sale at Woot, a weeklong offer at Best
Buy or a coupon code for a product at Amazon, if it’s a great deal,
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