Amazon's October Prime Day dates are official — but I'd shop these 15 early deals before the sale starts

(Image credit: Amazon, Bissell, LG/Edited by Gemini) It's back. Amazon has confirmed the dates for its October Prime Day sale, taking place on October 7 and 8. The 48-hour event, exclusive to Prime members, kicks off the Black Friday shopping season as retailers like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy launch competing sales.• Shop Amazon's full early Prime Day saleIn typical Amazon fashion, along with the Prime Day announcement, the retailer has also released early deals that you can shop for right now. As TechRadar's deals editor, and having covered Prime Day for nine years, I've hand-picked today's 15 best offers worth buying. The retailer's early Prime Day deals include record-low prices on tech gadgets like TVs, headphones, and smartwatches, from brands like LG, Apple, and Garmin. You can also find deals on appliances, including vacuums and coffee makers, plus massive discounts on Amazon's own smart home devices, with prices starting at just $17.99.Shop my full list below, and while Amazon's official October Prime Day sale requires a Prime membership, today's early deals are for everyone.Amazon's early October Prime Day sale - quick linksAmazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29Beauty: 40% off electric toothbrushes & hair stylersCheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99Halloween: decor, costumes & books from $8Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & SamsungLaptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34Amazon's 15 best early Prime Day deals Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Mackenzie Frazier is the lead deals editor in the US for TechRadar at Future plc. She has been sharing deal advice for Future for the past eight years and loves finding products that consumers want at the best possible prices. She's had 11 years of experience working in e-commerce and loves being a mom to her two little boys.