With Black Friday a distant memory and Prime Day still a few months away it's been a quiet time for deals. That may all be about to change, though, as Amazon has announced that it will run a Big Spring Sale (or Spring Deal Days in the UK) next week from March 25 to March 31 – and you can even shop some early offers right now.
• See all early Amazon Spring Sale deals
• Browse the Spring Deal Days sale in the UK
Alongside these early deals, Amazon has confirmed that there will be offers from Samsung, Sony, Ninja, Dyson, Shark, Bose, Philips and Sonos when the sale officially begins on March 25. That's in addition to further reductions on popular and best-selling Amazon devices and some exclusive deals for Amazon Prime members.
I've picked out some of the best early offers below and dug into what you can expect from the Amazon Big Spring Sale if you're considering shopping next week or are wondering if there will be any tempting bargains.
Amazon Big Spring sale - the 10 best early deals
Will the Amazon Big Spring Sale be any good?
This time of the year is usually very quiet when it comes to sales. We're past the heady heights of Black Friday and the next big events such as the Memorial Day sales and Amazon Prime Day are still a long way away. That means the volume of deals we see is usually quite low and the limited offers we do see aren't usually as strong.
This Amazon Big Spring Sale could help a little, although based on what happened last year, I expect most of the deals will match or be very close to what we saw on Black Friday.
Of course, you can be sure that a vast number of Amazon devices will be on sale such as Fire TVs, Echo smart speakers, Fire tablets and Fire TV Sticks. I would urge caution if you're planning to buy any of these as they will almost certainly be cheaper on Prime Day in July. That is a members-only sale, though, so if you're not signed up then now will be a reasonable time to buy.
Other popular products such as TVs, headphones, appliances and laptops could be up to £100/$200 more expensive than previous record-low prices if Amazon doesn't want to equal last year's Black Friday offers.
That said, you might see some of the best bargains on last-generation models that have only recently been superseded by newer tech. This could definitely apply to several older but still excellent TVs from the likes of Samsung and LG, as well as a handful of MacBook and iPad devices from Apple.
Whatever happens, the TechRadar team and I will be on hand to search through the full Amazon Big Spring Sale to bring you all the best deals we find. Check back next week for our full coverage and stick with us over the coming days as we continue to pick out all of the top early offers from the pre-sale.
