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31 August 2020
We know why you are here: you are looking for a bargain and that's exactly what you will get in our Amazon End Of Summer Sale deals guide.
UPDATE:It's the final day of the Amazon End of Summer Sale Deals guide and we have refreshed this guide with a number of great new deals. Head to the new deals section of the site to see them.
2020 has been a year that has seen the majority of us in lockdown or, at the very least, working from home. This has meant that we have all become rather familiar with online shopping.
The surge of demand Amazon saw this year meant that it had to postpone its annual Prime Day discount extravaganza - now rumoured for October - which has left us all gasping for a bargain.
With Black Friday still some time off and Prime Day's day still uncertain, Amazon's End of Summer Sale is here to stop the deals drought.
You need to keep your eye on the ball to snag the best deals before they disappear, so we've done the work for you.
The Amazon End of Summer sale has already started and will continue until the beginning of September. Bookmark this page to keep up-to-date with all the goodies Amazon adds.
- The best Amazon End of Summer sale tech deals
- The best Amazon End of Summer Sale alcohol deals
- Best Amazon device deals in the Amazon End of Summer Sale
Amazon End of Summer Sale: best news deals
We'll add in all the best new Amazon End of Summer Sale deals into this section of our guide - the Game of Thrones book collection and Borderlands are definitely worth looking at.
Save 23%
Absolut Elyx Single Estate Vodka, 70 cl
£29.50 - Was £38.25
It’s the premium version of Absolut, it’s award winning, and it’s almost 25% off at the moment. It’s made by hand, in a vintage copper still dating back to 1921, from winter wheat grown on an estate in southern Sweden. Expect a more complex flavour than many vodkas, with notes of macadamia nut, white chocolate and a hint of spice.
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Save 49%
AnySharp Knife Sharpener
£5.64 - Was £10.99
We’ve featured this knife sharpener before when it was on offer, and it proved to be a surprisingly popular deal. Now it’s cheaper than we’ve ever seen it, at under £6 for either the blue of the silver models. It’s a well reviewed model and will sharpen just about any knife. PowerGrip sounds fancier than it is (read: handle), but this is a great piece of kit at a knock down price.
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Save 15%
Beverbach 43 Percent Whiskey Single Malt, 70 cl
£44.41 - Was £52.25
There’s 15% off this Beverback single malt, making this the lowest price we’ve seen for this whiskey for more than six months. It’s double distilled from malted wheat and barley, aged in bourbon casks, and finished in brandy casks, so you get a bit of a fruity finish. The presentation is great and this is going to make for an interesting addition to your drinks cabinet.
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Save 57%
Echo Plus (2nd Gen) + Philips Hue White bulb E27
£59.99 - Was £139.99
This is a great deal and one of the best in Amazon’s End of Summer Sale. Buy a 2nd Gen Echo Plus and Philips Hue bulb bundle for the same price as the Echo on its own. The Echo Plus has a built in Zigbee hub, so no additional hardware is required to smarten up your home. You can also choose the bulb fitting. “Alexa? Turn the dungeon lights on, please.”
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Save 22%
Playmobil Back to the Future DeLorean
£32.99 - Was £42.21
One for the kids (yeah, right). This Playmbobil DeLorean features folding wheels, opening doors, a light-up flux capacitor plus figures of Marty, Doc Brown and Einstein the dog. You can also pick up 1955 editions of Marty and Doc separately. It’s a great set for kids of Back to the Future fans and we’ve never seen it cheaper.
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42% off
Philips Avance blender
£149.99 - was £260
While the Philips Avance blender was certainly £260 once upon a time, it hasn't been that price for a while. But, after checking Philips official site, this is the cheapest we've seen this blender that's packed with tech. There's 6 3D blending technology option, 1400 rpm of power and the whole things breaks up nicely for washing in a dishwasher.
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15% off
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3 inch
£678.99 - was £799
The Microsoft Surface is a great computer for those looking to get a 2-in-1 that's great both as a laptop and a tablet. This is the i3 version so go to the i5 if you want more power (it's also discounted) but the price is good - Argos still has it at the original RRP.
Buy now from AmazonAmazon End of Summer Sale: best Amazon device deals
It's pretty much a rule of thumb that you should never buy an Amazon device full price - as this list proves. Amazon has been busy heavily discounting its own tech. Our pick of the best Amazon device deals are below...
Save £80
Echo Plus (2nd Gen) + Philips Hue White bulb
£59.99
This is a fantastic deal. Buy an Echo Plus for £60 and get a Philips Hue White bulb. The Echo plus has a built in hub, so you don't need a separate bridge, and you can choose the kind of bulb fitting, too. The Echo Plus on it's own has been priced at £140 for much of this year, so this is a brilliant deal.
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Save £40
Echo Plus (2nd Gen)
£59.99 - Was £99.99
One of the more premium Echo devices on the market, the Echo Plus is a great smart device, offering the usual Alexa voice control and decent sound. RRP is £140 though it's recently been around the £100 mark. Still, this is a great deal and one of the End of Summer Sale highlights.
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Save £20
Echo Dot (3rd Gen)
£29.99
Amazon's Echo Dot is quite simply a brilliant little smart device and now you can pick one up for under £30. There's a chance it'll drop lower come Black Friday, but if you can't wait, this is a great deal.
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Save £15
Amazon Echo (3rd generation)
£54.99 - Was £69.99
One of the best smart devices you can buy, the Echo has the best sound quality of all the Echo devices. Recently priced at the £70 mark, this is a £15 saving and a great choice of a premium smart speaker.
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Save £25
Kindle Kids Edition
£74.99 - Was £99.99
A great price for the kindle Kids edition that includes with a year's access to thousands of free books through a year of Kids Unlimited (renews at £1.99pm). It's a rugged devices, but Amazon will replace for free if it breaks under their 2 year warranty.
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Save 42%
Echo Dot (3rd Gen) with clock
£34.99 - Was £59.99
The Dot with clock is ideal for the bed-side table and it's £25 off in the sale. Now, we have seen this cheaper fairly recently, as it dropped down to £29 for a brief spell at the start of July, but we reckon this is the cheapest it's going to get until Black Friday.
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Save 50%
Echo Auto
£24.99 - Was £49.99
Echo Auto is a little device which lets you add Alexa to your car. Yes, you can ask it mindless trivia if you want, but this is really ideal for voice controlling your music on the go. Connect it to Spotifty and, 'Alexa, play Fleetwood Mac's The Chain', and you're off. This it the biggest discount we've seen on it so far.
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Save 28%
Fire HD 8 Tablet (2020 version) 32GB
£64.99 - Was £89.99
This is a decent deal on the new Fire GD 8 tablet. It's got a 12 hour battery life and it's one of the best budget tablets that you can buy. Is usually sells for £90, and we've only seen it discounted once before thus far.
View now at AmazonAmazon End of Summer Sale: best alcohol deals
Amazon has been very generous in its End of Summer Sale when it comes to alcohol. Below are all the booze deals that caught our eye...
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Amazon End of Summer Sale: best TV deals
Amazon is offering up a number of discounts to TVs on the site. So if you are on the lookout for a big-screen replacement or a smaller second TV there are lots on offer. We've highlighted our favourites below.
£100 off
TCL 55EC788 - 55 inch 4K TV
£449 - was £559
This is seriously cheap for a 55-inch 4K TV. TCL are a solid TV manufacturer known to keep costs down. This TV comes with Android smarts, Dolby Atmos sound and Freeview Play built-in. There is also a 50-inch TCL TV in the sale, too.
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Over 20% off
Philips 55PUS6814 - 55-inch 4K TV
£469.00 - was £600
There is also a 43-inch version of this TV in the sale. The big USP here is that it has Ambilight, Philips' fantastic TV tech that matches background colour with what you are watching. There's also Dolby Atmos and Alexa built-in.
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Save 22%
Philips 55PUS7304/12 55-Inch 4K UHD Android Smart TV
£469 - was £600
This is a good price for this 55-inch 4K UHD TV from Philips. It's recently be priced at the £600 mark, so this is a healthy £130/22% off. Includes Ambilight and works with Alexa. Fancy!
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Save 22%
Philips 50PUS7304/12 50-Inch 4K UHD Android Smart TV
£429 - Was £550
You can save £120 on this 50-inch 4K UHD TV from Philips. It includes Ambilight and Alexa compatibility as well as great picture quality.
View now at AmazonAmazon End of Summer Sale: best wearable deals
There are a number of Garmin and Fitbit deals in the sale. Some of the discounts weren't as good as we thought they were going to be buy we have highlighted a number of the best wearable deals we've found so far.
20% off
Garmin Vivoactive 3
£134.99 - was £169.99
With 15 built-in apps, GPS and a design that makes this smart watch one of the smartest around, the Garmin Vivoactive 3 is a great buy.
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Save 16%
Garmin Forerunner 45 GPS Running Watch
£117.99 - Was £140
The Forerunner is a fantastic device, and it looks good too. Monitors your heart rate, and includes GPS to track your pace and distance.
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Save 23%
Fitbit Charge 3 NFC Special Edition Advanced Fitness Tracker
£84.99 - Was £120
The Fitbit Charge 3 is a great piece of kit. Price wise, we've briefly seen it lower this year, but it does generally retail for around the £120 mark. You get a battery life of 7 days, heart rate monitor, sleep tracker and all the usual fitness tracking features.
View now at AmazonAmazon End of Summer Sale: headphone deals
We're impressed with the amount of headphone deals in the End of Summer Sale - there are a lot of very cheap headphones from manufacturers we have yet to test, so be extra cautious when looking for a proper bargain. The headphones below are the ones that caught our eye.
15% off
Anker Soundcore Life P2 wirless earbuds
£33.98 - Was £39.99
These buds have been priced around the £42 mark most of this year, so this is a solid discout for a pair wireless earphones with excellent reviews. They have 7 hours battery life, fast charge, bass boosting tech and they're also waterproof.
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£40 off!
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H9i
£259 - was £299
Usually retailing for £299 (we have seen them drop to £280 before), the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H9i are luxury noise cancelling headphones, packed with 18 hours' playback and a top-class design. Expensive, yes, but now that little bit more affordable.
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£20 off!
Jabra Elite 45h
£69.99 - was £89.99
These are wireless on-ear headphones that are made by one of the very best earphone manufacturers. Battery life is the big draw here - you can get up to 50 hours' play out of them. No noise cancelling but there are some personalisation options on board.
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Over 20% off
Soundcore Anker Life Q20
£39.99 - was £51.99
If you are looking for a budget pair of active noise cancelling headphones, then Anker has you covered. Usually more known for their speakers, these cans offer 40 hours' playback and high-res audio compatibility.
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26% off
Bowers & Wilkins PI4
£199 - was £269.99
They may not be true wireless, but these are for those that want a decent pair of running headphones that have active noise cancellation and a decent amount of bass.
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Save 25%
Sennheiser Momentum Free Special Edition, Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
£69 - Was £94
Not the whopping 57% saving Amazon claim, but these Sennheiser headphones were recently priced at £95, so this is still 25% off a very decent pair of bluetooth earbuds that are ideal for exercise.
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Save £30
Marshall Mid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones
£119.50 - was £150
With a usual price of around £150, this isn't as bigger saving as it looks, but they're still a decent piece of discount kit, with a great retro look.
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Save 24%
Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 In-Ear Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
£88.99 - Was £118
A genuinely good offer, seeing as these usually sell for around £120. The Momentum 2 headphones offer great Sennheiser sound on the go.
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Save 44%
Jabra Elite Active 45e - Water Protected Bluetooth Sports Headphones
£49.99 - was £89.99
Jabra are a great brand that make quality devices. These water protected headphones are great for sports as they fix securely around your ear. The price varies but rest assured they haven't been cheaper than this before.
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Save 40%
Philips KH402BL Children's Wireless Headphones
£29.99 - was £49.99
This is a great deals and a genuine saving on these headpjones that are usually priced between £40-£50. Ideal for kids, they come with 20 hours of playback time, an LED panel and stickers for decoration.
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Save 25%
Philips SH402BK On Ear Wireless Headphones
£37.99 - Was £51.99
With 20 hours of play time, these on ear headphones usually sell for over £50. They're well reviewed, feature echo cancellation and quick charge, giving 2 hours of listening on a 10 minute charge.
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Save 40%
Jabra Elite 65t Earbuds - Copper Black
£89.99 - was £120
Jabra are a great brand and they make quality earbuds, ideal for listening on the go. The Elite 65t offer 15 hours of playback time. Note, we've seen them around this price before, but recently they've been hovering around the £119 mark.
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Save 35%
Anker Wireless Headphones
£16.99 - was £25.99
This is a hot deal. These headphones usually sell for anything between £24 and £30, so this is a snip at under £17. Ideal for workouts, they offer 10 hours playback off one charge.
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Save 40%
Jabra Elite 65t Earbuds - Titanium Black
£89.99 - was £120
Jabra are a great brand and they make quality earbuds, ideal for listening on the go. The Elite 65t offer 15 hours of playback time. Note, we've seen them around this price before, but recently they've been hovering around the £119 mark.
View now at AmazonAmazon End of Summer Sale: camera deals
Amazon never skimps when it comes to camera deals. We've found the following and reckon they are well worth a look. We have tried to find deals where you also get a lens with the body.
Save £150!
Fujifilm X-T200
£599 - was £749
This is a cracking deal. In the kit you get a Fujifilm X-T200 camera with a Fujinon XC15-45 mm lens. The camera can shoot video in 4K, has a 3.5-inch screen on the back and is lightweight too.
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£75 off!
Ricoh Theta S 360 camera
£224.99 - was £299.99
This is a cool gadget - it allows you to film 360 degree movies, much like the ones you try to do with your panoramic mode on your camera. This is cutting edge tech, though, with live-streaming functionality on board and the ability to film in 25 minute bursts.
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Over £200 off
Fujifilm X-A7
£474 - was £699
There is a lot of camera here for the money. You get a XC15-45mm Lens with this mirrorless camera, which offers a 24MP APS-C sensor and 4K video recording.
Buy now from AmazonAmazon End of Summer Sale: other deals
We've found a number of other deals in the End of Summer Sale - here's everything we like the look of that defies a category of its own on this here page...
Save £37
Nintendo Switch w/ Bioshock Collection and Borderlands Legendary Collection
£322.99 - Was £360.92
This is one of the best Switch bundles we've seen in ages, and you can save £37 on the usual price during the sale. You're getting six games in total here - Bioshock, Bioshock 2 and Bioshock Infinite, plus Borderlands, Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel, so this is a brilliant bundle for gaming on the go.
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Save £40!
SanDisk Extreme PRO 1 TB Portable SSD
£179.99 - was £219.99
Ruggedised and water resistant, this is the portable hard drive for those that like to throw themselves off of buildings and have a life like James Bond. It houses 1TB of storage and is pocket sized.
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Save £70
TomTom Car Sat Nav GO
£279.99 - was £349.99
If you're the type that still wants a dedicated sat nav for the car, then you can't go wrong with TomTom - its mapping system is superb and this device has a 6-inch screen, world maps and you can update it via Wi-Fi.
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Save 36%
Tower Air Fryer
£29.99 - Was £47.50
The Tower Air Fryer is a healthy way to fry food. Cook a variety of meals, from chips to chicken to vegetables, and more chips. Usually sells for around the £50 mark, so this is a decent deal.
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