Amazon Prime Day 2024 – live: Top deals from big brands

We all know Shark dominates when it comes to vacuums, and Prime Day is a wise time to invest in a new cleaner if you’re old model has given up the ghost.

Shark stratos cordless stick vacuum cleaner pet pro: Was £499.99, now £279.99, Amazon.co.uk

Our favourite cordless vacuum cleaner is currently reduced by 44 per cent. “The suction power on carpet and hard floors is a dream,” noted our review. “We love the LED highlights that helped us make the most out of every use, showing us where dirt had piled up and illuminating under furniture,” and it is “super easy to convert into a handheld vacuum for cleaning staircases or car upholstery”.

Whether I’m walking the dog, doing my skincare regime or tidying up, chances are I’ve got an Audible audiobook on. With thousands of titles available and A-lister readers like Jodi Comer or Jessie Buckley at the narrator helm, Amazon’s audiobook service is a dream for bookworms.

Audible: Was £7.99 per month, now free for 3 months, Amazon.co.uk

Audiobook subscription service Audible is currently free for three months for Amazon Prime subscribers who’ve never had Audible before (or in the last 12 months). You can listen to thousands of select Audible Originals, podcasts, and audiobooks. Once your trial period comes to an end, an Audible subscription will cost £7.99 each month, which will pay for one audiobook (each month) as well as the above. The offer will end on 31 July.

Looking for a laptop upgrade? Our tech writer Alex has come through with this stellar Lenovo deal.

Lenovo IdeaPad 1 laptop: Was £229.00, now £129.99, Amazon.co.uk

The budget option from one of our top-rated laptop brands, the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 is about as basic as Windows laptops come. It’s powered by the entry-level Intel Celeron processor, offers a good selection of ports including a MicroSD card reader and an HDMI port, and a decent webcam for Zoom calls. It’s ideal for writing, web browsing, emailing and tackling spreadsheets.

Short answer, yes. The summer sale is largely a celebration for members, so you need to sign up to Prime to shop the discounts. It costs £8.99 per month or £95 when paying for a year up-front.

If you haven’t been a Prime member in the last 12 months, you can get a 30-day free trial, which will still gain you access to the sale.

Amazon Prime Day is finally here, but with the retailer promising thousands of discounts on everything from tech to home appliances to beauty for 48 hours only, it can all get a little overwhelming.

To help navigate the sale, Alex has put his years of experience to good use with a helpful explainer on shopping the Prime Day event.

From making a wishlist and comparing the price of products to other retailers to following this liveblog (of course), consider it your step-by-step guide to the sale.

My TV is nearly two decades old but has all the smart features I need thanks to Amazon’s Fire TV stick. If you want to add extra functionality to an old TV, too, you’re in luck as Amazon has slashed its price on Fire TV sticks for Prime Day.

Amazon Fire TV stick 4k: Was £69.99 now £39.99, Amazon.co.uk

Amazon’s most powerful streaming device yet is now its lowest price ever. The neat device slips neatly into your TV’s HDMI port and delivers access to all of your favourite streaming services in ultra-high-definition. If you’re an Amazon Prime member of course you can tuck into the best TV and film streaming has to offer. Even better, it can control compatible smart home devices, such as cameras and lights – all with the touch of a button.

• Amazon Fire TV stick: Was £44.99 now £22.99, Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon Fire TV stick lite: Was £34.99, now £19.99, Amazon.co.uk

ghd is synonymous with hair straightners and the original model packs just as much of a styling punch as its younger siblings. Now, you can save a nice 32 per cent for Prime Day.

ghd original hair straightener: Was £139, now £94.99, Amazon.co.uk

Indeed, our tester found the original hair straightener to “[create] similarly impressive results to those you get with a newer model, delivering long-lasting looks, whether [she] opted for a straight or wavy style.” Whether you had these for Christmas in 2008 or you’re just learning about ghd now, the original plates are always a failsafe.

Powered by Alexa, Amazon’s Echo range is widely popular. But choosing between the Echo smart speakers is tricky. If cheap and cheerful is the name of the game for you, and you don’t want to compromise on quality, it has to be the Echo Dot.

Echo Dot, 5th generation: Was £54.99, £24.99, Amazon.co.uk

This unmissable deal has seen the gadget plummet even lower in price, meaning it can now be yours for less than £30. “The Amazon Echo Dot is the baby in the Amazon Echo range”, our tester explained in their review, “but don’t be deceived by its diminutive, spherical and slightly squat size – this speaker Alexifies every room in your home on a budget, while still delivering decent sound and good smarts”.

Apple deals tend to be few and far between, but Prime Day 2024 has broken the mould with a bunch of enticing offers on the tech giant. As well as saving on iPads and iPhone, this Watch deal is really worth shouting about.

Apple Watch series 9, GPS: Was £429, now £344, Amazon.co.uk

You can save a sizeable 20 per cent on the latest and greatest Apple Watch Series 9 smartwatch this Prime Day, taking it down to its lowest-ever price. Released in September, “it features an always-on display and the brightest screen on any Apple Watch ever,” our writer said in their review. “The new S9 processor really makes it stand out.”

A Prime Day deal to make you smile, some of the best models from Oral-B have been reduced by around £200. The new sale prices mean that you can get some highly-rated, dentist-approved electric toothbrushes for less than £100.

Oral-B Pro 3 electric toothbrush for adults: Was £100, now £40, Amazon.co.uk

The best affordable electric toothbrush Oral-B makes, the Pro 3 is noticeably less powerful than the iO range but will essentially clean your teeth just as competently as the more expensive brushes”, our tester said, crowning this toothbrush the best overall pick in their review. Featuring different speed settings and a whitening mode, the Pro 3 left our tester with that “‘just been to the dentist’ feeling”. Now, you can save a huge 60 per cent.