Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest shopping events of the year, and the four-day sale for 2026 begins on June 23 at 3:01 a.m. ET and ends at the same time on June 27. It’ll give Prime members access to some of the best prices of the year on Amazon devices, as well as those from Sony, Sonos, Bose, Anker, Apple, and other well-known (and lesser-known) brands we cover in The edge.
As always, you can count on us to publish only the best Amazon deals, as well as worthwhile ones featured at Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and other competing retailers. That said, if you want to make sure you catch each and every deal that’s most important to you, we’ve put together some helpful tools and tips.
Below are some of our best tips for hunting for deals, from how to use automated price trackers to the different ways you can set up your own custom deal alerts. All of these methods and tools are free to use, and once you’ve done a little work, you can rest easy knowing that you don’t need to take much action until it’s time to make a purchase.
Use a price tracking tool or deal aggregator
CamelCamelCamel tracks the price of every product sold on Amazon and can send you alerts only when they reach the right price for you. Once a product reaches (or falls below) the desired price you’ve set, you’ll receive an email about it. CamelCamelCamel only It works for products on Amazon, so you’ll need to use one of the other methods below if you want to track price movement at Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and other retailers.
To track prices and receive email alerts, you will first need to create a free account. We also suggest installing the site browser extensioncalled The Camelizer, which allows you to view pricing trends on a product-by-product basis and allows you to set your desired price without having to leave Amazon. It’s fantastic and easy to use.
And, if you already have a wish list saved on Amazon, you can import it at CamelCamelCamel.
The developers also do Camelmartwhich is your price tracker for Walmart. It’s just as good as their exclusive Amazon tracker, which is nice if you prefer to shop at Walmart or just want to keep track of prices. You can search and save items you want to track, view their price history, and set up a price alert that will ping your email so you can quickly make a purchase. There is currently no browser extension you can use while shopping at Walmart, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed that one will be created.
Slickdeals brings together some of the best deals on the internet, as discovered by its team and user community. It’s a great place to find a curated set of deals on things that might interest you. The site also allows you to create deal alerts based on keywords, but they work a little differently on Slickdeals than on the sites above.
You can type in a product name, like “Sonos Era 100” or the name of a retailer, and once it’s added to your list, you’ll be notified of a deal alert if it meets your criteria. You can set it to alert you about any deals related to your keyword, or you can filter deals to be notified if, for example, the deal is popular enough to appear on the Slickdeals homepage or has earned a high rating from the community. However, setting these keywords too broadly can lead to frequent notification pings and emails, so you’ll need to use some discretion and find the right balance between how aggressively you want Slickdeals to notify you.
Keepa is another useful tool you can use to track and compare Amazon prices over time. Like CamelCamelCamel, Keepa provides charts that track price trends and will alert you when you find a deal. You can also import any wish lists you’ve previously saved on Amazon.
Unlike CamelCamelCamel, however, you do not need to create an account to track prices with Keepa. you just need install the extensionand Keepa will automatically add a price history graph to supported product lists. The built-in extension also features different tabs, one of which shows price history and another that allows you to specify various pricing details. Once you’ve set your desired price, you’ll receive price alerts via email, push notification, or RSS.
“Amazon”Alexa for shopping“The tool will show you the price history of most products and allow you to set a price alert. If you are using a desktop or laptop, you can access the feature by clicking on “Price History” next to the listed price in the middle of the product page. You can also find a button in the main navigation bar of the Amazon home page.
Regardless of how you access it, Alexa for Shopping will activate a widget that can show you the product’s price history, which can be toggled up to a year ago. There is also an option in the widget that allows you to set a price alert. It will likely offer some data-driven pricing suggestions, but you can enter your desired price. You will receive a deal alert on the email address associated with Amazon if the price drops accordingly. You can also set the tool to automatically buy the product if it drops to a certain price.
Set up deal alert notifications through Alexa or the Amazon app
If you’re a Prime member and own a 4th-generation Echo speaker or newer model, you can also request that Amazon send you deal notifications up to 24 hours in advance on products you’re interested in. Amazon can alert you to price drops on eligible products in your shopping cart or wish list, as well as anything you’ve marked as “saved for later.” To enable the feature, tap More > Settings > Notifications in the Alexa app, and then tap Amazon Shopping. Then, scroll down to Shopping Recommendations and enable Deal Recommendations. Once this is done, you will receive a notification on both your device and your Echo speaker (the latter in the form of a yellow ring) informing you about the offer.
Alternatively, you can sign up to receive offer alerts regarding products you have recently viewed in the Amazon Shopping app, as well as those related to your recent search history. If you’re a Prime member, you just need to navigate to the Prime Day event page in the mobile app between now and Wednesday, October 8 to create an alert. Once this is done, you will receive automatic notifications of any offers you have subscribed to when the event begins. You can also simply open the Amazon Shopping app and tap Settings > Notifications > Deals & Recommendations before toggling “Savings” and/or “Recommendations.”
Look for deals outside of Amazon
Prime Day is meant to showcase Amazon’s huge retail presence, so naturally other retail chains take notice. Because of this, you can sometimes find better deals at retailers like Target, Walmart, and Best Buy. At least they can You will be able to match Amazon prices upon request.
If Amazon’s next deal doesn’t have everything you want, or you just want to make sure you’re getting the best deal, shop around a bit. For example, Walmart will soon host a Walmart Offers event from June 22 to 28. Target is also entering into deals with Target Circle Offer Days happening in the same time frame as Prime Day. Lastly, Best Buy will host its Tech Fest sale from June 22-29. And as usual, you can find all of our coverage of deals on and off Amazon here.
We are a demanding group here at The edgeso don’t worry if you’re going to approach this without any preparation. We’ll round up the best tech deals and keep our coverage up to date in the lead-up to this week’s main event. So mark June 23 on your calendar, sign up for Amazon Prime and our Verge Shopping newsletters, and maybe start saving a little spending money.
