The 112 Best Last-Minute Prime Day Deals, According to Our Writers
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This year, we got 100 percent more hours of Prime Day than previous years, and the Strategist’s coverage has followed suit. Since the sales kicked off last week, we’ve trawled through countless pages of on-sale vacuums and skin essences and covered everything from luggage deals to a heavily discounted dryer brush to the best mosquito-repelling tools (Thermacell reigns supreme, in case you’re wondering). Strategist deals editor Sam Daly, who has been tracking all the deals, has a list of 345 worthwhile on-sale items (and counting).
To help you navigate both a deluge of Amazon sales and a healthy stream of Strategist sales content, we’ve rounded up the top picks from 19 articles written by 16 staffers: the best-of-the-best Prime Day deals, according to us. Sales end tonight at midnight, so if you see something you like, act fast — we’ve already seen some popular items sell out.
The best deals overall, according to deals editor Sam Daly
In our hub of the best Prime Day deals across all categories, Daly is tracking hundreds and hundreds of worthwhile sales. But her favorites are “the truly useful stuff” — great deals on a reliable mosquito repellent, jelly sandals, and our favorite untinted sunscreen. Read her full roundup here.
The best deals under $50, according to deals writer Alexandra Polk
Although a lot of shoppers have their eyes on big-ticket items on Prime Day, it’s also a great time to find things under $50, writes Polk. She singled out the deals that surprised her the most, like a silky eye cream and Sam Sanders’s favorite protein shake. Find all 200 deals here.
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The best deals under $25, according to wardrobe-basics writer Brenley Goertzen
There are also lots of deals under $25, including plenty of bath and beauty products, games, and household essentials. Goertzen’s favorites include sunscreen, her favorite shower oil, and the white-noise machine she owns and loves. Find all her picks here.
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The best deals under $10, according to senior kitchen and dining writer Emma Wartzman
Some even less expensive deals scouted by Wartzman, including lots of skin care and some back-to-school supplies. Find all 81 deals here.
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The best household-essential deals, according to personal-care writer Arielle Avila
Prime Day is for boring household stuff, and Avila found the best deals on everything from trash bags to teeth-whitening strips. Her top picks include a highly effective stain remover and our favorite bidet. Read more here.
The best fashion deals, according to fashion writer Ambar Pardilla
Amazon’s fashion section has not historically been especially exciting, but that’s changing — a lot of Gap, Madewell, and Levi’s are on sale. Pardilla rounded up her favorites, including new-to-sale $9 flip-flops and a perfect white tee. Read more here.
The best deals on everything we’ve written about, according to junior writer Bella Druckman
We’ve written about a lot of stuff at the Strategist, and a lot of it is on sale for Prime Day. Druckman rounded up 175 items, and her favorites include discounted home essentials and big-ticket items she’s been considering for a while, like a Waterpik and a Nespresso machine. Find all her picks here.
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The best vacuum deals, according to home writer Erin Schwartz
Prime Day is reliably a good time to buy a vacuum — many of our favorite models go on sale for 30 percent off or more. Some of my favorite deals include a delightful upholstery cleaner and a Dyson at an uncharacteristically low price. Read more here.
The best beauty deals, according to beauty writer Tembe Denton-Hurst
Denton-Hurst’s entire skin-care routine is on sale for Prime Day, plus a makeup-artist-favorite lip mask, a great deal on Gen-Z pimple patches, sunscreen for sensitive skin. Read more about her picks here.
The best tech deals, according to tech writer Jordan McMahon
A lot of Apple products are at their lowest prices ever for Prime Day ($16 per AirTag, anyone?), and McMahon rounded up a ton of other worthwhile tech deals as well, like comfy noise-canceling headphones and a tried-and-true waterproof speaker. Find all his picks here.
The best home deals, according to senior home writer Lauren Ro
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The best deals on kids and baby gear, according to senior toy writer Liza Corsillo
One of Corsillo’s favorite strollers is on sale for 20 percent off, as are Magna-Tiles, a glow-in-the-dark soccer ball, and a Fisher-Price baby xylophone played by pounding the keys with a mallet. (“Before they can walk, most babies develop a love of hitting things,” Corsillo writes.) Find all of her picks here.
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The best deals on fancy hair care, according to beauty writer Rachael Griffiths
The Prime Day hair-care deals are “at their very best” this year compared to previous years, writes Griffiths — especially the fancy stuff. She rounded up the best deals on shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, bonding treatments, and more here.
The best deals across the internet, according to outdoors writer Kat Gillespie
Gillespie took a retailer-agnostic approach to finding the best deals from across the internet, from Alex Mill cardigans at Shopbop to discounted Baggu at Ban.do. Read more here.
The best sleep deals, according to sleep writer Amelia Jerden
Amazon Prime day is for fancy pillows, and many of Jerden’s favorites are on sale, including 20 percent off the $200 pillow that is, unfortunately, so good that she must recommend it. Jerden also found a lot of other sleep essentials on sale, like earplugs, mattresses, and white-noise machines. Read more here.
The best kitchen deals, according to senior kitchen and dining writer Emma Wartzman
The kitchen towels Wartzman swears by are on sale for less than $2 per towel, which is the perfect price for a kitchen item you don’t have to treat too preciously. She also found great deals on coffee-making tools and a very fun garlic-chopping doodad. Read more here.
The best college-dorm deals, according to junior writer Bella Druckman
It’s a great time to shop for an incoming college student’s dorm room. Druckman, a recent college graduate herself, rounded up all her favorite deals, from bamboo bedding to underbed storage and decorative fairy lights. Read more here.
The best non–Prime Day deals, according to fashion and beauty writer Kitty Guo
Did you know every retailer under the sun is also having a big sale this week? Guo went through them all to find 126 non-Amazon deals worth your money, like sub-$100 flats and a beautiful cotton quilt. Read more here.
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The best Prime Day deals on summer stuff, according to outdoors writer Kat Gillespie
Gillespie noticed a lot of summer essentials on sale for Prime Day, like beach gear, electrolyte powder, Speedos and rash guards, and a ton of sunscreen. Read her full list here.
The best Prime Day deals, according to senior appliance writer Michael Zhao
Zhao has been covering great deals as they pop up — Pelotons at their lowest price ever, a very good sale on Yeti coolers. His favorite deals include comfy headphones at a great price, the best bagged vacuum, and a pizza-dough mix that is “such a painless way to make fresh dough at home.” (It tastes better than the premade stuff from the supermarket.)
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The Strategist is designed to surface useful, expert recommendations for things to buy across the vast e-commerce landscape. Every product is independently selected by our team of editors, whom you can read about here. We update links when possible, but note that deals can expire and all prices are subject to change.
