The best early Prime Day deals

Right now, you can pick up the 1st-gen Echo Show 5 for nearly half the initial list price. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon Prime Day, the retail giant’s two-day blitz of deals and promotions, officially lands on June 21st. The annual shopping event is taking a place a few weeks earlier than it has in the past, yet despite still being a week away, Amazon has already kick-started the event with a slew of deals for Amazon Prime subscribers, discounting everything from the last-gen Echo Show 5 to the latest pair of Amazon Echo Buds. More deals are likely to go live in the days leading up to the main event, too, with retailers such as Walmart and Best Buy joining the shopping fray with deals of their own, many of which will rival Amazon’s offerings. Below, we’ve rounded up the best early Prime Day deals. In most instances, all you need to do is sign up... Continue reading…