If you aren’t shopping Amazon Prime Day with a specific product in mind—maybe you’re looking for holiday gifts for the whole family—it can quickly get overwhelming and pricey. Thankfully, there are quite a few options under $50 to choose from. We’ve narrowed down some of the best we’ve seen from Amazon and other stores, and we’ll be updating this as the sale goes on.
Note: We strike through items that sell out or rise in price as we update this guide. Discounts sometimes return quickly, so check for yourself. You’ll need a subscription to Amazon Prime to get most of these deals.
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Smart Home Deals
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Echo Dot (3rd Gen) + Lifx Smart Bulb for $19 ($40 off): This Echo Dot is now one generation behind the latest and greatest, but it’s still a capable little speaker. This particular smart bulb model included here isn’t in our list of the best, but I like this brand a lot and they’re typically quite expensive, so the free bulb is a nice surprise. You can control the bulb with the Dot you’re getting, too.
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C by GE Smart Room Starter Pack for $35 ($15 off) at Best Buy: We like all the C by GE products we’ve tested, and this bundle gets you four soft white smart bulbs and a smart plug for a pretty good price. They work with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
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C by GE Smart Plug for $10 ($9.50 Off): If you aren’t in the market for smart bulbs, you can also get the C by GE smart plug. It’s simple to use and also works with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
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TP-Link Kasa Smart Plug HS103 for $9 ($5 off): We haven’t tested this exact model, but several WIRED staff members own TP-Link Kasa plugs and love them. It works with works with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
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TP-Link Kasa Soft White Filament Smart Bulb for $10 ($7 off): This bulb has a unique vintage look to it, good if you have lamps that put the bulb on display. Though it is only a dimmable white, so if color options are important to you, you may want to wait for other bulbs to go on sale. It works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
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Lenovo Smart Clock for $40 ($40 off) at Best Buy: Lenovo’s Smart Clock is nice for the bedroom with its 4-inch display and alarm clock functionality. Though the screen is smaller than other smart displays, it can do almost anything other Google Assistant devices can do.
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Echo Show 5 for $45 ($45 off): We prefer Google assistant to Alexa, but this is the best price we’ve ever seen for Amazon’s smaller smart home display, the Echo Show 5. You can opt to include a free one-year subscription to Food Network Kitchen, a service we’ve reviewed that offers a myriad of tips and recipes.
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Fitbit Aria Smart Scale for $35 ($15 off): I’m not a fan of scales, but it’s sometimes useful to track your weight. Fitbit’s smart scale is now considerably cheaper than when we first reviewed it.
Home, Beauty, and Hygiene Deals
