32 Best Amazon Prime Day Alternative Deals From Walmart, eBay, Etc

In the past five years, Amazon Prime Day has exploded. It started as a corporate anniversary event and now it’s a two-day spending spree. We didn’t need another shopping holiday, but that’s what it has become.

So big is the hype that brick-and-mortar giants like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy have joined in the circus, along with many of Amazon’s digital competitors, including eBay and Newegg.

To help you find some good products in the endless fields of discounts, we’ve spent days combing through sales pages. Below are our top picks. We’ll update this list through the end of Prime Day at midnight Pacific time, July 16.

Updated at 2 pm ET July 16: We corrected prices and indicated that some items are out of stock. If an item is no longer at its deal price or sold out, we cross it out. Deal prices sometimes return and items come back in stock faster than we can update, so it never hurts to check for yourself.

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Walmart Deals

Samsung

Walmart’s “The Big Save” sale lasts through 3 am EDT Wednesday, July 17.

• Samsung Galaxy S10E for $550 ($200 off): The S10E is one of the absolute best Android phones you can own. It’s the smaller step child of the Galaxy S10 family, but we like it more. It’s smaller and easier to hold, and its fingerprint sensor is nicely placed on its right side. Most of its capabilities are the same as the larger Galaxy phones. The Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus, and Galaxy Note 9 are also on sale.

• Apple Watch Series 3 GPS 38mm for $199 ($80 off): The Series 3 is not the latest and greatest Apple Watch (there’s a deal on Series 4 in the Best Buy section), but it’s still a fantastic wearable that will last years. This is as cheap as we’ve ever seen it. The larger 42mm size is also $199 – $229, depending on how much you like the color white.

• Xbox One S + 1 Game + Extra Controller + Headset for $300 ($150+ off): Three hundred bucks is a normal price for the Xbox One S, but you don’t usually get a second controller or a very nice HyperX headset.

• Nintendo Switch + 1 Game + Bag or Stand for $329 ($30 off): The Switch is a couple years old, and a Switch Lite is on the horizon (we don’t know how to feel about it). Still, it’s rare to see the system on sale due to its popularity. This is not a massive deal, but you get a discounted game and a carrying bag or battery stand. GameStop (below) has a Switch bundle deal, as well.

• Instant Pot Duo60 6Qt 7-in-1 Multicooker for $50 ($50 off): Walmart has matched Amazon’s price on the coveted sale item, the Instant Pot. I like my Instant Pot, but I’m glad I didn’t pay more than $60 for it. If you want one, now is the time.

• Apple iPad 32 GB for $249 ($80 off): The standard iPad is periodically discounted to $250 on Amazon, but it doesn’t happen as often elsewhere. This is as cheap as we see the latest iPad. Read our Best iPad guide to learn more.

• Samsung 11-inch Chromebook 3 for $160 ($60 off): If you need a super cheap laptop for browsing the web and checking email on the go this Samsung fits the bill. It’s lightweight, has 4-gigbytes of RAM (plenty for Chrome OS), and a 16-gigabyte hard drive for storing your Google Docs offline.

• Samsung 65-Inch 4K TV (UN65NU6900) for $598 ($202 off): Samsung makes great TVs. Some of them are especially great. This one is pretty good. It’s a TV you won’t regret buying for $600.

• TCL 55-Inch 6-Series 4K TV (55R617) for $529 ($370 off): When it comes to value, the 6-Series punches well above its weight. This model comes with Roku built-in and picture quality is as good as you’d get in many TVs hundreds of dollars more expensive.

• Roku Streaming Stick Plus for $49 ($10 off): Roku is our favorite platform for watching streaming apps like Netflix and Hulu on a television, and the Streaming Stick Plus is one of the best Roku devices.

• Roku Ultra Streaming TV Box for $69 ($30 off): If you want the absolute best Roku available, this is it. It has some features that the Stick Plus does not, like the ability to listen to TV through headphones and MicroSD support for viewing local photos or videos.

• Dyson V6 Handheld Vacuum for $120 ($80 off): We love a good Dyson vac. They’re expensive, but they know how to suck. This handheld model gets 15-20 minutes of suction on a charge and is made for cars, boats, and the far-flung corners of your home.

• Ozark 8-Person Instant Hexagon Tent for $99 ($80 off): We have not spent a night under the stars in this particular tent, but it has lots of standing-height space. It also has a gear loft, built-in side pockets, and plentiful ventilation. It’s one of those tents that pops up instantly when you unfurl it, so there’s “no assembly required.”

Google and Nest Deals

Google

Google isn’t about to let Amazon’s big sale go unchallenged—not when smart speaker adoption is at stake. Google began discounting its best devices days before Prime Day began. The WIRED Gear team prefers Google Assistant to Alexa. Google answers common questions more capably, and its setup process is simpler and friendlier for any third-party devices you may want to add to your smart home. Be sure to see our full post on all our favorite Google devices on sale, but here are some of the highlights.

• Google Home Mini for $25 ($24 off): It’s small, but if you are just dipping your toe into smart speakers, or want a second one, the Mini is cheap and gets the job done.

• Google Home Max Speaker for $250 ($50 off): We really like this Google speaker. It was great at $400, and for $250, it will fill any room with booming audio. If you buy two, you can sync them up for stereo sound.

• Google Nest Hub for $79 ($70 off): This used to be called the Google Home Hub. It’s basically like a Google Assistant speaker with a display—a small display. At its regular price, we didn’t think it was the best deal around, but we like that it has no camera, and its 7-inch screen makes it small enough to put at your bedside.

• Nest Hello Smart Doorbell for $189 ($40 off): Amazon’s Ring doorbells grab more headlines, but the Nest doorbell has some neat face-tagging features that let it recognize your loved ones and issue alerts when they arrive, among other features. Read more about it.

Newegg Deals

Sony

Newegg’s Fantastech Sale ends 3 am EDT July 18.

Best Buy Deals

Apple

Best Buy is having a 48-hour Flash Sale during Prime Day with a few noteworthy sales.

GameStop Deals

Nintendo

GameStop is holding a Game Days Summer Sale through July 20.

Ebay Deals

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The eBay “Endless Choices, Epic Deals” sale goes on through Prime Day.

Retailer Sales Pages

If you want to browse and deal hunt on your own, these are some of the top landing pages for Prime Day rival sales.

Check our Amazon Prime Day Page for more coverage and deals.

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