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The competition’s on – Walmart and Best Buy have launched their own sales
Walmart and Best Buy have both now launched their own competing sales, muscling in on Amazon’s impending offers. Walmart actually dumped a load of discounts on us last week, with its Prime-coded ‘July deals’ event bringing a whole wad of savings to the forefront. We got our first look at some of the heavier savings coming our way (I expect that $429.99 sale price on the Meta Quest 3 to see some repeats at Amazon tomorrow), as well as some rare savings on seldom discounted tech (though the DualSense Edge has now been run off the shelves).
Meanwhile, Best Buy has saved its ‘Black Friday in July’ offers for today, running that clock all the way down to the wire before launching its own Prime Day deals into the ether. I’m noticing that Best Buy is winning in the PCs category in particular, with gaming laptops and keyboard / mice deals offering far better value than Amazon.
I’ve had a quick scrub through the both competing sales – these are the three best deals I’ve found so far:
Nintendo Switch Lite | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | $159 at Walmart
Meta Quest 3 | $499.99 $429.99 at Walmart
Xbox Series X | $50 gift card | $499.99 $449.99 at Best Buy
Do you need a membership for Prime Day?
Yes, you will need an Amazon Prime membership to take advantage of official Prime Day deals. But ‘official’ is the operative word here. There are a massive number of discounts live on Amazon’s shelves right now that don’t require a fully fledged Prime membership, and other retailers have their own discounts to boot. All isn’t lost if you don’t have a subscription, then – but you will have a better time over the next couple of days if you do.
That’s because a Prime membership opens you up to far more deals on the site – and these are going to be the ones that count. We generally see the real show-stoppers reserved for Amazon’s members, so it’s worth grabbing a free trial if you can.
Amazon Prime | 30 day free trial available
And we’re off! I’m already seeing plenty of new deals hitting the shelves at Amazon this afternoon, but Best Buy has also launched its own sale. I’m not going to lie, things are looking particularly tasty at the latter retailer, with savings across a whole wad of PC rigs and accessories. With Bezos’s camp actually raising some of its prices ahead of the main event tomorrow, there are a few things to watch out for.
Stick with me and I’ll see you through it all, though. I’ve got my snacks and I’m ready to shop.
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