Amazon is cutting prices this weekend as the Bank Holiday gets underway.
The online firm has announced its “biggest ever” August Bank Holiday sale event with prices dropping from Wednesday, August 22.
The deals then continue for eight days and will include new ‘Deals of the Day’ available every day throughout the event.
Although most of the price cuts won’t be revealed until later this week Amazon has given a sneak peek at what’s to come with huge savings across many of its own-brand devices including the Echo smart speaker.
Here’s some of the top deals coming soon
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£45 off Echo Plus, £20 off Amazon Echo, £15 off Fire TV, £20 off Kindle Paperwhite, £10 off Fire 7 tablet and £40 off the all-new Fire HD 10 Kids Edition tabletMoney off back to school and off to university must-haves including up to 40% off selected ‘Back to School’ Zoggs Essentials and up to 45% off Kipling Bags.
These bargains will be available to all customers but, if you have Amazon Prime, you’ll enjoy an exclusive 30-minute early access period to all Lightning Deals.
“With such good weather this year, we know our customers will be looking to squeeze every last drop out of the last few weeks of summer, so we’re pleased to be making our August Bank Holiday Sale bigger than ever” said Doug Gurr, UK Country Manager, Amazon.
“Whether you’re getting the younger kids ready for school, the older ones prepared for University or heading off for a late summer festival, we will have a great deal for everyone this August Bank Holiday to help make those last summer moments count.”
Amazon’s price cuts come as Google recently announced some major savings on the Google Home and Google Home Mini devices.
This drop means you can currently grab the larger speaker for just £99 (saving £30) and the Mini version for £39 (saving £10).
They are available at these prices until September 4 with stores including Currys PC World, John Lewis and Argos all applying the discount
Both Google’s and Amazon’s devices offer a swathe of features including the ability to turn on lights, find weather reports, make shopping lists and listen to music via voice search.
You can also set reminders, alerts, timers and find out local travel issues by simply asking the speakers for help.
Amazon recently announced a big update for its smart speaker which includes a new equalizer feature.
This upgrade will allow users to customise the way audio sounds from the Echo.