Updated daily: Amazon's 50+ best deals ahead of Prime Day, starting at $4

Summer's officially here, so make sure you've upgraded your essentials for backyard barbecues, beach trips and rainy-day movie marathons. How? Well, Prime Day starts July 11, but this week's Amazon sale has loads of deals ahead of the year's biggest shopping event. It's packed with deep discounts on top-notch TVs and tech, kitchen and home gear, style and beauty faves and oh-so-much more. Use our curated rundown of the biggest deals (below) as your own customized shopping list and add sizzle to the season with some sweet, sweet savings.

The best Amazon sales right now

70% off or more

The Raemao Massage Gun is backed by more than 9,000 perfect ratings and comes with 15 attachments to ensure that you hit the right spot every time. Most portable massagers include only two or three attachments — not so with this kit. Yes, that many choices can be overwhelming, but for now just know that the flat head is suitable for all body parts and is a good place to start before moving on to other attachments that pinpoint specific muscles. One five-star reviewer said it is solidly built with "amazing battery life," adding that it's an "excellent choice for anyone looking to alleviate muscle pain and tension." Another shopper said it “soothes muscle aches in a matter of seconds.”

$40 with coupon $200 at Amazon

50% off or more

It's dang near unheard of to see the top-rated cutlery brand Henckels at a serious markdown, so be sure to snap up this deal before it's gone. Shoppers say this 15-piece set of solid, sharp knives actually makes cooking easier, not to mention safer. “These are really nice knives. I’ve been looking for a while and wanted a set that was easy to grip and [doesn’t slip] out of hand, due to hand injuries. These are just what I needed, and at a great price,” wrote one kitchen warrior. That serious markdown we mentioned? How does 62% off grab you?

$130 $345 at Amazon

Headphones and earbuds

The earbuds that need no introduction: Apple AirPods. Their stable, low-latency wireless connection delivers incredible sound, while the charging case keeps you powered up on the go with more than 24 hours of listening time when fully juiced. They're waterproof and sweat-resistant, too, so don't sweat it if you get caught in the rain or wear them during a particularly intense gym sesh. And the price can't be beat — at $30 off, you're getting an earful for a song.

$99 $129 at Amazon

Tablets and tech

This laptop packs a ton of punch into its lightweight frame, including 4GB of RAM, a 512 GB SSD and a processor that can reach 2.9GHz. That's everything you need for daily work and even some lightweight gaming. "I purchased this laptop for myself. I did not need anything overly fancy, and it needed to be within my budget. This laptop is a lot faster than I expected, and it is perfect for what I needed it for. I have a small business, and it works perfectly for that. It is a great laptop for the price! Glad that I decided to purchase this laptop after all the research that I had done. Definitely worth the price!" one user said. At 73% off, it's hard to go wrong.

$259.98 $959.99 at Amazon

$25-and-under deals

Whether you have kids, pets or a particularly messy spouse, the best way to keep your car from accumulating trash is to have a place to put it (that isn't your back seat). This waterproof bin clips on to your back seat or the back of the passenger or driver's seat headrest, and it's the perfect size for water bottles, discarded coffee cups and, of course, various and sundry receipts that seem to mysteriously multiply every day.

"The best trash can for the car I have come across!" raved one happy driver. "If you’re thinking about buying this, do it; I got the black color, and it goes unnoticed in my car."

$10 $18 at Amazon

TVs

If your idea of an ideal hot summer day is spent indoors with the AC blasting and a Netflix binge going, this deal is for you. The Insignia 24-inch HD Smart 720p Fire TV is marked down to just $65, and it's the perfect size for a bedroom, kitchen or other hideaway. It's also a Fire TV, which means you can seamlessly stream movies from Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, Netflix and just about any other network — all without having to purchase a separate device or pay for cable. Even better? The remote is preprogrammed with Alexa, so all you have to do is ask her to play your favorite show and she'll get to work without so much as an extra button push from you.

$65 $120 at Amazon

Auto

This social media–famous cleaning gel is designed to clean car air vents, steering wheels, the console panel, cup holders, door handles and other other hard-to-reach spaces — just push it into any nooks and crannies and watch it soak up dust and crumbs galore!

Reviewers are pleasantly surprised by how effective this li’l blob is: “For how dirty/dusty the inside of my car is, I was really surprised at how much of a difference it made using this product. Definitely going to be getting more!”

$7 $13 at Amazon

Vacuums

This incredible OKP Life K2 Robot Vacuum Cleaner has an upgraded motor with super-strong suction, which means it can make quick work of all the nasties — like pet hair, dust and dirt — lingering on your hardwood floors and in your carpets and rugs. It's controlled via an app and has four clean modes: auto, spot, edge and manual.

"Time and back saver," shared one happy home cleaner. "I have two pets that shed more than anything I've ever seen, I swear! Probably part of the reason why my back hurts trying to clean it all. Anyway, Gobot, as my kids call it, gathers up the pet hair with ease, so the most stressful part of having Gobot is having to empty the dustbin daily. That is something I can definitely do! Overall one of the best purchases I've ever made."

$89.98 $349.99 at Amazon

Kitchen

They say that the sharper your knife is, the less you cry when you're slicing onions ... to say nothing of how much you'll cry in the ER after gashing your palm with a dull blade. If you've been crying a little too much in the kitchen lately, Amazon might just have the solution for you — at an awesome discount, no less. Get the Kitchellence 3-Stage Knife Sharpener for just $12, down from $30.

This gadget sharpens, fine-tunes and polishes each knife in three steps (which we'll call sharp, sharper and sharpest). It has an ergonomic handle for comfort and comes with a safety glove to prevent cuts. "I've had my poor chef's knife in a drawer, and over the last year, it's gotten dull and has a small dent on the blade," said this satisfied cook. "I just got this sharpener in and used the three steps. And I gotta say I'm impressed. I managed to cut through paper after doing the three-step sharpening. It's like the knife is brand-new. For the price and ease of use, I would recommend anyone get this for their home."

$11.90 $30 at Amazon

Home

If you run hot during your slumber, the Pharmedoc Cooling Memory Foam Pillow is packed with features to help keep you cool and comfortable while you snooze. It's crafted from memory foam, which helps provide impressive support that cradles your head and neck in bed, and it has ventilation holes to allow air to pass through, cooling off your pillow, and your noggin, in the process. It's even infused with a special cooling gel to help keep it — and you — from overheating during the night. And because it's created from a block of memory foam, the Pharmedoc Cooling Memory Foam Pillow won't easily lose its shape like other pillows.

Nearly 2,300 Amazon shoppers have given the Pharmedoc pillow a perfect review. One five-star fan called this the "best pillow." The fan added, "I have had a terrible time finding the right pillow. They are either too hard or they squish down by morning, and either way I wake up with neck, back and jaw pain. This pillow is great. I love it!"

$29.95 $60 at Amazon

Beauty and wellness

Keeping up with body-hair growth can be difficult — unless you have this handy little gadget, of course. Instead of spending hundreds or thousands on razors, shaving products, waxing, bleaching and so on, try the XSoul Hair Removal Device. This treatment uses advanced IPL (intense pulsed light) technology to break the cycle of hair regrowth for permanent hair reduction, delivering flawlessly smooth and hairless skin.

"I got this for using on my underarms, and it really works. After one week I was noticing slower and thinner growth, and now it's so slow and thin I forget to keep using it," shared one beauty maven. "For someone who just gave up on sleeveless tops" because of "such bad irritation from shaving, this is totally worth it."

$70 with coupon $200 at Amazon

Style

If you, like many, have decided to ditch uncomfortable and sometimes painful underwire bras after spending lockdown at home, you're in luck — the Hanes Women's Wireless Smooth Comfort T-Shirt Bra is for you, and it's on sale! Unlined cups and Hanes's patented, stay-in-place wide SmoothTec band provide the support you need in colors that include black, nude, white and more.

$11.89 $16 at Amazon

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The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.