7 Prime Day Deals You Need (But Don’t Want)

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It’s arguable that the best deals are always on products you were going to buy anyway. After all, a discount splurge is a splurge, but getting a deal on an essential feels like putting money back in our pocket.

This is certainly the case for Amazon Prime Day, where many of the best deals fall into the the grocery and everyday homegoods categories. While you might be dreaming of scoring a massive discount on a new gaming PC or high-end 4K TV, your hunt will likely go better if you focus in on the humble, unglamorous, nobody’s-posting-an-unboxing-video type purchases.

Lucky for you, these are just those sort of deals

Dawn Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray Bundle (4-ct, 16oz) — $11.19

You are buying dish soap on Prime Day. Take a moment to let the reality of that sink in.

But here’s the thing: you were going to buy dish soap anyway, and now you’re getting four 16oz bottles of the spray kind for $11.19 with Subscribe & Save. Dawn Powerwash has a devoted following among dishwashing aficionados, and at under three bucks a bottle, this is legitimately one of the better deals in your cart today, even if it’s competing with a soundbar.

Chosen Foods 100% Pure Avocado Oil (1.75L) — $18.93

A nearly two-liter jug of cooking oil is not how most people picture Prime Day going, but here we are. Avocado oil has a 500°F smoke point, which means it won’t burn and fill your kitchen with regret the way cheaper oils do, and Chosen Foods is one of the only brands that UC Davis researchers found was actually the real thing ( as opposed to watered-down filler oil with an avocado label slapped on it).

At $18.93 with Subscribe & Save, your sad weeknight stir-fry just leveled up on a budget. You won’t brag about this purchase, but you’ll think about it every time dinner turns out suspiciously good.

AstroAI Digital Tire Pressure Gauge — $1.99

Two dollars. This tire pressure gauge costs two actual dollars after applying promo code A4EEGNMV at checkout. You have almost certainly lost more money than that in your couch cushions. It runs on LR44 batteries, which is annoying, but you can find those for about $0.16 each if you look for two whole seconds. This is the most responsible $2 Prime Day will offer. Buy it. Put it in your car. Feel good about yourself.

Duke’s Real Mayonnaise Squeeze Bottles (3-pk, 18oz) — $5.80

Hellmann’s isn’t welcome here. That’s because Duke’s earned its devotion with a recipe that hasn’t changed in over 100 years and a texture that Wirecutter called its 2025 top pick. Getting three squeeze bottles for $5.80 with Subscribe & Save is either a great deal or a concerning amount of mayonnaise, depending on your household.

On the related Deal Thread, one commenter who tried it for the first time after moving South declared, “it’s pretty good for mayo.” Trust the wisdom of the crowd and stock up.

Hefty Ultra Strong Signature Scents Kitchen Trash Bags (80-ct, 13-gal) — $9.49

Hefty has decided that taking out the trash should be an olfactory experience, and thus we have “Lavender Vanilla Bliss.” You can also go with “Citrus Spritz” or “Fresh Clean Breeze” if you’d like your kitchen waste to smell like a spa or a light ocean wind, respectively. At $9.49 for 80 bags with Subscribe & Save, the deal is real is as real as the scents are unnecessary. After all, these will all wind up in the bin eventually anyway.

Burt’s Bees Ultra Conditioning Lip Balm (4-pack) — $9.02

You own at least six of these and you cannot find a single one. That’s the Burt’s Bees paradox: the tubes multiply in drugstore checkout lines and then vanish into jacket pockets, couch cushions, and the void. This Ultra Conditioning version is the fancy one, containing kokum butter, shea butter and marula oil.

At $9.02 for four tubes with Subscribe & Save, this is your opportunity to place one in every bag, car and nightstand to statistically guarantee you will have a lip balm within reach at all times. You probably still won’t. But it’s a nice idea.

Poo-Pourri Before-You-Go Toilet Spray (3-pk, Spring Variety) — $10.74

Look — nobody woke up this morning hoping to write “Poo-Pourri” in an article. And yet…

This stuff has a fanbase that borders on evangelical, and for good reason: you spray it in the toilet before you go, it creates a scent barrier on the water and odors stay trapped below the surface where they belong. At $10.74 for three 1oz bottles with Subscribe & Save, it’s the perfect gift for a coworker, a houseguest situation you dread, or just yourself, no judgment.

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