We're only a few short days away from Amazon's next big sale event, Prime Big Deal Days, which means we're already starting to see epic deals on some of the most popular devices. Whether you're shopping for yourself or trying to get an early start on your holiday shopping,

Amazon has held a second Prime Day of sorts in October and that sale event is coming back this year, too. Prime Big Deal Days returns on October 8 and 9, but we’re already starting to see some decent deals pop up across Amazon’s site.

Echo Pop: was $39.99 now $17.99 at Amazon Buying a cheap Amazon smart home speaker is a Prime Day essential, and today's early deals include the Echo Pop for just $17.99. For that money, you're getting a compact smart speaker with Alexa built-in, so you can play music, ask questions, and check the weather completely hands-free.