Amazon Prime Day isn't scheduled to get underway until July 12, but that hasn't stopped the online retailer from discounting some mega-popular tech products ahead of time. Right now, for instance, you can pick up Amazon's best-selling robot vacuum, the iRobot Roomba 692, for just $179.99 (down from $299.99).
Today's low price for the Roomba is just a few dollars shy of its lowest-ever figure (it dropped to $174.99 over Christmas 2021). It's also a whole $20 cheaper than the vacuum's most recent Black Friday price – so we'd recommend making use of this excellent deal while stocks last.
As the iRobot Roomba 692 is one of the cheaper robot vacuum models, it doesn't quite make it into our ranking of the best robot vacuums of 2022. Still, that list is dominated by $700+ machines, so this is a great entry-level piece of kit. And, at just $179.99 on Amazon right now, it's (almost) never been better value.
Pre-Prime Day deal: iRobot Roomba vacuum
iRobot Roomba 692 robot vacuum: $299.99 $179.99 at Amazon
Save $120 - The iRobot Roomba 692 is Amazon's best-selling robot vacuum with a rating of 4.5 stars from over 20,000 reviews. It's also one of the most affordable models around after today's price cut to $179.99. Even though it's on the cheaper side compared to other robot vacuums, it still offers a three-stage cleaning system, dual multi-surface brushes, and adaptive navigation to move around furniture and along edges. It also supports Alexa voice commands and is effective on both hard floors and carpets.
Typically, we'd suggest waiting for Prime Day before forking out for expensive hardware like vacuums, but since Amazon tends to prioritize discounts on its own products during the two-day sales event, we're unlikely to see the price drop much lower, if at all.
If you're keen to learn the difference between iRobot Roomba vacuums and Shark robot vacuums before adding this one to your online basket, check out our helpful iRobot Roomba vs Shark guide.
More of today's best Amazon deals:
- Amazon Devices: Alexa-enabled devices from $15.99
- Apple: Apple Watch 7 for the cheapest price yet
- Cheap TVs: budget Smart TVs from just $89
- Cooling: Dreo Tower Fan for $62.99
- Ebooks: over 700 book deals for $4.99 and under
- Fashion: up to 66% off men's and women's fashion
- Headphones: Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro for 25% off
- Home: 15% off Levoit Air Purifier
- Instant Pot: up to 29% off Instant Pot appliances
- Laptops: big savings on laptops, Chromebooks and MacBooks
- Mattresses: up to $490 off Casper mattresses
- PS5: register for the next PS5 restock at Amazon
- Security: Blink Smart Home security camera bundles from $44.99
- Smart home: Ring Doorbell and Echo Show 5 bundle for $84.99
- Sony: $300 off the Sony A80J 55-inch OLED TV
- Speakers: JBL portable speakers from $29.95
- TVs: savings of up to $700 on Fire TVs
- Vacuum cleaners: save on Shark, iRobot and Bissell
- WiFi: up to $210 off Amazon eero mesh WiFi routers
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