15 early October Prime Day tech deals, hand-picked by our gadget experts
THE SO WHAT
Early Prime Day discounting on core devices is Amazon training consumers to treat October like a second Black Friday. If you sell hardware or DTC electronics, you now have to plan around two annual demand cliffs, not one.
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