Amazon drops early deals ahead of Prime Day later this month — here are the top 18 offers I've found

With the news that the next Amazon Prime Day is set to take place on June 23 - 26, my eyes are now glued to the retailer, hunting down all of the best early deals I find ahead of the big sale. There are several offers on laptops, appliances, soundbars, and more tech that I recommend already, which I've narrowed down to the 18 top picks below.

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Highlights include this low price for the Oral-B iO2 Electric Toothbrush at £44.99 (was £100), a solid price cut on the excellent Sonos Beam (Gen 2) down to £359 (was £449), and the popular Ninja Slushi for a record-low price of £199 (was £299.99) — great timing on that with all the hot weather lately.

Meanwhile, for the gamers, Sony is in the middle of its latest Days of Play event, which means discounts on everything from popular releases and subscriptions to hardware and accessories. The standout offer from everything to me is the PlayStation 5 DualSense Controller for £44.99 (was £64.99), as this is one of the lowest prices I've seen for a new pad.

There are also some freebies available for Prime members already, including extended trials of Audible, Music Unlimited, and Kindle Unlimited. Be sure to check those out if you're a fan of books or music and you've not subscribed to any of the services before.

The rest of the TechRadar team and I will also be on hand once Prime Day starts later this month.

18 of the best deals at Amazon UK ahead of Prime Day

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James Pickard is a Deals Editor at TechRadar. After many years of scouring the net for the cheapest games and tech for his personal use, he decided to make it his job to share all the best bargains and coupon codes with you. James also has almost a decade of experience covering some of the biggest sales events of the year at Eurogamer and VG247, including Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Amazon Prime Day. When not deals hunting or stacking coupon codes to get the biggest savings, James can be found on the PS5, watching a classic film noir or cheering on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.