October Prime Day will be held on October 8 and 9 this year. October Prime Day is a members-only sale event run by Amazon in which the online retailer has thousands of sales on its site that are exclusively available to those with an active Prime members. October Prime Day will last two full days.

There's no need to wait until Prime Big Deal Days to save big at Amazon though. There are already plenty of great deals under $25 available now on brands like Cosrx, Lego and more. Check out our top picks for items under $25 at Amazon right now.

48-Hour Flash Sale: From Oct. 8 to 9, Best Buy's annual Flash Sale will offer big deals on TVs, gaming gear, laptops, monitors, and more tech. Again, this is the unofficial Prime Big Deal Days competition, and we're seeing nothing about a paid membership being required to participate in this one.