Amazon Cyber Monday Deals: What To Buy And What To Avoid
Cyber Monday is here and Amazon, like any other retailer is determined to give its best deals and has already announced and unveiled a substantial number of deals. Amazon will make available more than 75,000 deals starting Monday and throughout the week on a variety of products, including electronics, video games toys, and books. Though electronics tend to sell out more on Cyber Monday, Amazon said that the most watched deal so far this season, has been the Mermaid Tail Blanket.
Cyber Monday is a big sales day for Amazon, CNN Money reported that, last year, shoppers ordered more than 54 million items, 629 items every second on the Monday after Thanks giving. Amazon Prime members who pay $99 annually will get early access to Lightning Deals. There will also be specific deals for shoppers using Alexa, the voice assistant in Echo. Amazon's own products such as Voice-controlled Echo speaker for $139.99 and Tap Bluetooth speaker for $89.99 will also be on sale on Monday.
The majority of Amazon's best deals are on it products with discounts across the range.Get $4 off Dash Buttons which goes for $0.99 cents and $4.99 credit after your first purchase, Fire HD 8 sells for $59.99, Kindle Voyage for $169.99, Fire Kids Edition tablet for $74.99, Echo Dot for $39.99, Amazon Tap for $89.99, Amazon Fire TV for $74.99, Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote for $29.99, HP Envy Wireless All in One Photo Printer for just $49.99 which is $20 cheaper than Best Buy's Black Friday sale price and Sony Extra Bass Bluetooth Headphones for $88.
Solid deals include $40 discount on Amazon Echo which sells for $139.99, Kindle Paper white goes for $99.99 - $30 off on Amazon Prime day, Fire Tablet for $33.33, Kindle for $49.99, Kindle for Kids Bundle for $69.99, Sonos Play 1 Compact Wireless Smart Speaker for $149 and Rif6 Mobile Projector plus Sound Cube for $245. Also get Amazon Voyage for $169.99, Amazon Fire TV for $74.99, up to 50% off select Nerf, Playskool and Play-Doh toys, Blendtec Total blender for $239.99, up to 50% off select Callaway Golf sets.
Here are some deals to treat with caution, the reason being Amazon has given no information with regards to original retail price, brand or specific model number. According to Forbes some of the deal to handle with caution include: 50-inch 1080p LED TV for $145, 50-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart TV for $249.99, Save up to 30% on select HP laptops - this is too general and HP website has laptop deals for up to 50% off, save $20 on Arlo 5 Camera Security System for $469 - this deal offers a very small saving for an expensive product and one customers only rate it at 3/5 and finally the worst Cyber Monday deal on Amazon - Nest Cam Indoor Security Camera for $163.98 - this item is listed on the site for $149.
Shoppers should always remember to do a detailed research and check the specific television model when retailers release them before making a purchase because even the best manufacturers have weak models in their line up.