🛍️ Prime Big Deal Days: 50+ actually good deals 🛍️

Prime Big Deal Days: 50+ actually good deals on stuff you really want (updating)

AirPods Pro 3, a KitchenAid stand mixer and a self-emptying Shark robot vacuum lead the list, and we checked every price this morning.

By Stan Horaczek

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Top Prime Big Deal Days deals right now

Amazon’s October sale went live at 3am ET, and the deals worth your time are on things you’d use every week, like a stand mixer or a robot vacuum that empties itself. We checked every price on this page on the morning of Tuesday, October 6, and most of them come straight from Amazon. Prime Big Deal Days runs until 2:59am ET on Thursday, October 8. Plenty of these prices need Prime, and a free 30-day Prime trial covers the whole sale.

Update, 9:15am ET, Tuesday, October 6: We rechecked every price on this page, and all of them are holding. We added power station and camera sections, more Anker chargers, and links to all of our category deal posts. Stock is running low on some cleaning deals, and Amazon showed one iRobot Roomba 105X Combo left as of this update.

Apple AirPods Pro 3: $179 (was $249)

Apple AirPods Pro 3 $179 (was $249)

Noise-canceling earbuds that pair with an iPhone in one tap

Airpods Pro 3 on sale for Prime Day

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If you carry an iPhone, AirPods Pro 3 pair with it in one tap and move between your Apple devices without a trip to Bluetooth settings. Apple builds active noise cancellation into them, so they work as well on a plane as they do on a walk. They’re $70 off, and you don’t need Prime. These are worth grabbing before this deal ends.

KitchenAid 5.5-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer: $299.99 (was $499.99)

KitchenAid 5.5-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer $299.99 (was $499.99)

A bigger stand mixer for bread dough and double batches

KitchenAid 5.5-Qt Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer

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A bowl-lift mixer raises the bowl up to the beater instead of tipping the head back, which leaves room for a bigger bowl and heavier doughs. KitchenAid’s 5.5-quart model (KSM55) is the size for double batches of cookies or a couple of loaves of bread. It’s $200 off for Prime members.

Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum: $249.99 (was $599)

Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum $249.99 (was $599)

A robot vacuum that empties itself for weeks

Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum,

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The chore most robot vacuums leave you with is emptying a tiny bin after every run. Shark’s AI Ultra (AV2511AE) dumps its bin into a base that Shark says holds 60 days of debris, so you mostly just let it go. It’s $249.99, which is less than half its list price.

Microsoft Surface Laptop (2026): $1,329.97 (was $1,699.99)

Microsoft Surface Laptop (2026) $1,329.97 (was $1,699.99)

A thin Snapdragon laptop at its lowest Amazon price

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Microsoft’s 13.8-inch Surface Laptop runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite chip, which Microsoft pitches for long battery life and on-device AI features. It dropped again this morning to $1,329.97, the lowest price Amazon has charged for it.

Amazon device and smart home deals

Amazon’s own tablets and Blink cameras are some of the steepest cuts in the sale. The Blink Outdoor XR+ and Wired Doorbell 2K+ bundle covers a front door and a yard for $174.99.

TV, headphone and speaker deals

Our TV deals and headphone and speaker deals posts have the full lists. These are the ones most people should look at first.

Apple, laptop and charging deals

See our Apple deals and laptop and monitor deals for more, and our Anker deals post for chargers and power banks. The 2026 Mac mini is the cheapest way into Apple’s M6 chip, at $949.99.

Kitchen deals

Air fryers and coffee makers are all over this sale. The Ninja DualZone (DZ302) cooks two foods in two baskets and can finish them at the same time, and the Ninja CREAMi turns a frozen pint base into ice cream or gelato.

Vacuum and cleaning deals

Two iRobot Roomba combos that vacuum and mop are on sale, though Amazon showed only a few left of each this morning. The Shark Navigator Lift-Away is a corded upright whose canister pops off for stairs.

Tool, toy and everyday deals

Our DeWalt deals post has the full tool list. The Stanley Quencher H2.0 (30 oz) is $19.19 in Peony, and other colors are priced differently.

Power station deals

Our power station and solar generator deals post has 28 picks, from small camping batteries to whole-home backup. The EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max stores 2,048Wh for $799, and the Jackery Explorer 500 v2 is a 512Wh unit for $339 if you only need to keep phones, lights and a laptop going.

Camera and creator deals

Panasonic’s LUMIX S9 is a compact full-frame mirrorless camera, and it’s $1,327.99. For video calls and podcasts, the Shure MV7i is a USB-C mic with an audio interface built in. The camera and creator deals post has drones, gimbals and more mics.

More Prime Big Deal Days coverage from PopSci

We’re covering the sale category by category. Each post has the full list of deals we found, checked against Amazon’s live prices.

Prime Big Deal Days FAQ

When does Prime Big Deal Days end?

Prime Big Deal Days ends at 11:59pm PT on Wednesday, October 7, which is 2:59am ET on Thursday, October 8. Some deals sell out or end sooner, so check the listing before you buy the KitchenAid stand mixer or anything else here.

Do you need Prime for Prime Big Deal Days?

For many of the deals, yes. The deals marked “for Prime members” above need a membership, like the Shark AI Ultra at $249.99, while others, like AirPods Pro 3 at $179, are open to everyone. A free 30-day Prime trial covers the sale.

Is Prime Big Deal Days the same as Prime Day?

No. Prime Day is Amazon’s summer sale, and Prime Big Deal Days is its October event, which runs October 6 and 7 this year. Both are built around Prime membership.

Are Amazon devices on sale for Prime Big Deal Days?

Yes. The Fire HD 10 tablet is $72.99, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is $44.99 and the Blink Mini Pan-Tilt Camera is $23.99.

What are the best Prime Big Deal Days deals?

The ones above are the deals we’d point most people to, including AirPods Pro 3 at $179, the KitchenAid 5.5-quart stand mixer at $299.99 and the Shark AI Ultra robot vacuum at $249.99. Our camera deals and category posts linked above go deeper.

 
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