Should You Buy Smart Home Gadgets on Prime Day?

Amazon's annual Prime Day sale returns July 12-13,

and some deals are already live in the run-up to the event

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Not surprisingly, that includes a smattering of deals on Echo speakers and other Amazon devices,

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a few of which are already marked down to all-time lows.

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If you're an avid Alexa user interested in expanding the assistant's footprint throughout your home,

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then you'll obviously want to give those deals a look,

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then you'll obviously want to give those deals a look,

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From smart lights to robot vacuums, it's a safe bet that you'll be able to find Prime Day discounts

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