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When shopping for Amazon Echo deals and other Alexa-compatible smart home devices, think about waiting for this year's Amazon Echo deals on Prime Day. We assume that Prime Day 2020 will fall in early October as Amazon has postponed the usual July event. Since Amazon controls both the sales event and the Amazon Echo brand of Smart Echo devices, you can be sure that Amazon is including many Echo devices in this year's Prime Day deals.
Today's Best Prime Day Amazon Echo Deals
There are currently no active Prime Day offers. However, if you can't wait for the event to happen, Amazon has a wide variety of great active deals on Amazon Echo devices. These are the best Echo deals available today:
- Amazon Echo Flex - - $ 18was $ 25
- Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Generation) - - $ 30was $ 50
- Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Generation) Kids Edition - - $ 40was $ 70
- Amazon Echo Show 5 - - $ 70was $ 90
- Amazon Echo Plus (2nd generation) - - $ 75was $ 150
- Amazon Echo Show 8 - - $ 100was $ 130
When are the best Prime Day Amazon Echo deals?
We will all have to wait until the or actual days of the Prime Day 2020 sales event to receive the greatest number of offers at the best prices. However, you can count on Amazon to have at least a few above-average deals on Echo devices to add to the excitement for the main event during a week to 10 days before Prime Day.
One factor to consider is inventory, especially if you are tempted by the early deals. Amazon has incredibly low stocks of branded goods. But Amazon also counts sales of Echo devices in the millions. During Prime Day and Black Friday sales over the past two years, the massive online retailer is running out of stock of select Echo devices. If the price is right for you during the pre-sale, the safest thing to do is to get this early deal as there is no guarantee that prices will be lower or that inventory will still be available during the official event.
What Amazon Echo can expect on Prime Day
The most significant price drops on Amazon Echo over the past two years have been the Echo Dot Smart Speaker and the smallest Echo Show Smart Display. For example, Amazon will increase the regular price of the Echo Dot from $ 50 to $ 30 during the calendar year. However, during the Prime Days in the past, Amazon dropped the price to $ 25 and even $ 22. There were even offers for two Echo Dots for $ 40 or $ 20 each. The Echo Show 5 saw similarly extraordinary price drops, often briefly during the Prime Day program.
There are numerous other types of bargains available on Amazon Echo devices during Prime Day sales. For example, Amazon has bundled an Amazon Echo Smart Plug (typically $ 25 each) for an additional $ 5 with many Echo Dot and Echo Show devices for at least two years. This is an 80% discount on the smart plug that you can pair with an Echo Dot to control almost any plug-in device or small device in your home. The Amazon Echo bundle deals can be excellent.
Keep an eye out for Amazon Echo family devices that may need to be upgraded or new versions, as the older versions, while often still current, may be offered at the best deals ever. Amazon also does flash sales on Echo devices, limited-time offers that require you to act immediately. If you're looking for Amazon Echo devices during Prime Day, there are sure to be plenty of potential savings.
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