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25 Best Non-Fare Deals for Retailers Not Amazon

Golden Day begins As a one-day sale, Amazon has expanded it to nearly a week in pursuit of absolute e-commerce advantages. We are all attracted to us by fast shipping and low prices, but if you respect the beasts, you don’t have to not make too many deals on the technical side. This week, many other retailers offer discounts and cheapness, including Walmart, REI, Target, Wayfair, Best Buy and Home Depot. You can also charge transactions for many of the best technical equipment directly from manufacturers. This is the best of them.

Updated July 11, 2025 at 6:38 pm PM: We updated the price throughout the story and added deals to Google Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen), Apple Watch SE (2024), and GoPro Hero 13 Black.


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Here is a new generation of affordable Chromebooks with slightly smaller bezels and a better keyboard, and the CX15 is one of the ’ems’. Walmart is cheaper than Amazon now.

Microsoft Surface Laptop Edition 7 (7/10, wired recommendation) may just be the MacBook Air alternative you are looking for. It has a great screen and a fast refresh rate, and Best Buy offers a 512 GB model for a very delicious price.

The Samsung Odyssey G6 (8/10, wired recommendation) has a 360 Hz refresh rate and excellent colors, making it perfect for fast gaming action. What most gamers should buy now is an OLED monitor.

You won’t find this low-key mechanical keyboard for less, and it has a tactile typing that everyone loves. Throwing into an amazingly thin, fishable switch and gasket mounting design, we do have a very tempting keyboard.

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This is the best mobile hotspot you can buy right now. With 4G and 5G networks supported, you can connect up to 32 devices and range up to 2,000 square feet.

The Nikon Z6 III (8/10, wired recommendation) is our favorite Nikon mirrorless camera with a 24-megapixel partially stacked CMOS sensor that delivers excellent image and video quality.

This is a quick card that is perfect for your camera to shoot videos. It can reliably reach speeds of 300 MB/s.

Track your keys, bags, or anything else you like and use the best tracker for Apple people. With Bluetooth and Apple’s special U1 location survey chips, these chips will appear in your Find My App.

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It doesn’t have any better than that for Samsung fans, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is Samsung’s top flagship smartphone. It has a pair of telephoto zoom cameras and a sneaky stylus.

A versatile camera system, excellent performance and excellent build quality, and Google’s unique feature set make the Pixel 9 (9/10, wired recommendation) a great purchase at this price.

It may not be the smartest, but TCL’s QM6K (8/10, wired recommendation) has a nice black level, rich and natural colors, and a very clear and unified screen with our best TV guide.

You can’t go wrong with Sony’s Bravia 8 II (9/10, wired recommendation) as it’s one of the most beautiful TVs you can buy, and it offers fabulous picture processing and vibrant colors.

The highest-end Roku Stick is also the best 4K streaming device with great apps, voice remotes, and support for Dolby Vision HDR. Everything you need for streaming movies and TV shows.

OURA Ring 4 A silver smart ring is clamped between fingers to show the sensor on the inner strap next to the image...

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OURA Ring 4 (9/10, Wired Recommended) is the best smart ring, the best sleep tracker, and one of the best fitness trackers. At this price, it’s time to wear a ring on it.

With excellent battery life, reliable sleep tracking and detailed fitness tracking, this Garmin watch (8/10, wired review) is one of our favorite watches.

For most people, the best wireless earbuds, Nothing’s ears (A) (8/10, wired recommendation) sound and look great, and eliminates noise, has good battery life and good touch.

This waterproof speaker can hang out anywhere, delivers warm and fulfilling sound and can last up to 12 hours of battery life. This is one of our favorite Bluetooth speakers.

The best USB microphone sound and looks great, and has excellent physical controls like the volume knob to help you fine-tune the sound.

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The automatic bin we recommend to most people is easy to use, compact and surprisingly smelling.

This is the smartest, best high-end robot vacuum cleaner we’ve tested. Hell, it even has new climbing stairs and is able to accurately identify obstacles and dirty floors.

With the handles with 288-WH, this is a convenient portable power station for weekend camping in sticks. It will charge your phone and other small gadgets.

Backbone O (8/10, wired recommendation) is a great way to enjoy the game on your phone. Actually, this is our favorite mobile game controller with features like a button stream.

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The latest generation of Google Nest Learning Thermostat (9/10, wired recommendation) is gorgeous and easy to use. It has a nice screen size compared to past models and features three striking finishes.

You need a Target Circle account (free!) to view Apple Watch deals on Target, but for most people, this is a discount on our favorite Apple Watch. It has enough features to feel like you get the full experience, but skips some of the cool features you find on premium watches.

If you’re looking for action cameras for summer adventures, the best GoPro is the GoPro Hero 13 Black (7/10, Wired recommended), which you can hang on sale immediately during Target’s Circle Week. The camera features an improved battery, a magnetic mounting system, USB-C via charging, HDR mode improvements with HLG, and new lens accessories.

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