The Best Anti-Prime Day Deals for Amazon Haters
Louryn StrampeGearOct 6, 2026 5:17 PMThe Best Anti-Prime Day Deals for Amazon HatersWant to save money without supporting Amazon? This roundup is full of deals on WIRED-approved favorites.Illustration: Isadora-Ayesa Lima; Courtesy of AmazonCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyEveryone is talking about Amazon's October Prime Day. Good deals or not—maybe you don't want to shop at Amazon for whatever reason.
- ▪Louryn StrampeGearOct 6, 2026 5:17 PMThe Best Anti-Prime Day Deals for Amazon HatersWant to save money without supporting Amazon?
- ▪This roundup is full of deals on WIRED-approved favorites.Illustration: Isadora-Ayesa Lima; Courtesy of AmazonCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyEveryone is talking about Amazon's October Prime Day.
- ▪Good deals or not—maybe you don't want to shop at Amazon for whatever reason.
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| Original publisher | WIRED |
| Canonical URL | https://www.wired.com/story/anti-prime-day-deals-october-2026/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:17:39 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-10-06T21:25:31.716Z |
| Last seen | 2026-10-06T21:25:31.716Z |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Louryn StrampeGearOct 6, 2026 5:17 PMThe Best Anti-Prime Day Deals for Amazon HatersWant to save money without supporting Amazon? This roundup is full of deals on WIRED-approved favorites.Illustration: Isadora-Ayesa Lima; Courtesy of AmazonCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyEveryone is talking about Amazon's October Prime Day. Good deals or not—maybe you don't want to shop at Amazon for whatever reason. Plenty of other stores, big and small, are hosting sales alongside Amazon this week. Everything below is hand-tested by WIRED, and doesn't have to be purchased on Amazon.
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