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What to buy in Prime Big Deal Days for Christmas gifts

6 and 7 October 2026

Prices as of · details

Six groups of Christmas gifts to buy early on 6 and 7 October: dog toys, cat toys and scratchers, pet beds, cosy things, coffee and tea kit, and garden birds. Only products at least 10% below their own median price, or on an Amazon time-limited deal, appear.

By the What to Buy For team · updated 26 September 2026

How we sort real deals from the rest

  • Real deal today means this morning's price is at least 10% below the product's own median price over our daily checks, or Amazon is running a time-limited deal on it.
  • A crossed-out price on its own never counts. Products where Amazon showed a discount of 10% or more at every one of our checks are counted separately as always "on offer".
  • The median test needs at least 7 daily checks of a product; our checks began on 26 September 2026. An Amazon time-limited deal counts from the first check.

Toys for dogs

Toys, scratchers and cat trees

Beds and blankets for dogs and cats

Throws, bathrobes and cosy things

For tea and coffee lovers

For garden bird watchers

Feeders, nest boxes, bird food, hedgehog houses, insect hotels and binoculars.

Buying in October for December

Buying early only saves money if the gift is one you would buy anyway. A real deal on a present you had not planned is still spending.

Read the returns period on the listing before you buy. A gift bought in early October may be past its returns window by Christmas Day.

Gifts for pets

Pick a toy sized for the dog or cat that will get it, and keep treats and food gifts to ones they already eat. Our gift pages for a dog and a cat carry safety notes, with sources.

Only real deals here

A product that shows a crossed-out price at every one of our checks counts as always "on offer", seasonal or not, and it does not appear on this page.