Amazon’s 50+ best deals ahead of Prime Day, starting at $8

Welcome to the first official summer weekend! Are you ready for the season of fun? Great, but make sure you’ve upgraded your essentials for backyard barbecues, beach trips and rainy-day movie marathons? How? Well, Prime Day starts July 11, but this weekend’s Amazon sale has loads deals ahead of the summer’s biggest shopping event. It’s packed with deep discounts on top-notch TVs and tech, kitchen and home gear, style and beauty faves and oh, so much more. Use our curated rundown of the biggest deals (below) as your own customized shopping list and add sizzle to the season with some sweet, sweet savings.

The best Amazon sales right now:

70% off or more

The Raemao Massage Gun is backed by more than 9,000 perfect ratings and comes with 15 attachments to ensure that you hit the right spot every time. Most portable massagers include only two or three attachments — not so with this kit. Yes, that many choices can be overwhelming, but for now just know that the flat head is suitable for all body parts and is a good place to start before moving on to other attachments that pinpoint specific muscles. One five-star reviewer said it is solidly built with “amazing battery life,” adding that it’s an “excellent choice for anyone looking to alleviate muscle pain and tension.” Another shopper said it “soothes muscle aches in a matter of seconds.”

$40 with coupon $200 at Amazon

50% off or more

It’s dang near unheard of to see the top-rated cutlery brand Henckels at a serious markdown, so be sure to snap up this deal before it’s gone. Shoppers say this 15-piece set of solid, sharp knives actually makes cooking easier and even safer! “These are really nice knives. I’ve been looking for a while and wanted a set that was easy to grip and [doesn’t slip] out of hand, due to hand injuries. These are just what I needed, and at a great price,” wrote one kitchen warrior. That serious markdown we mentioned? How’s 62% off grab you?

$130 $345 at Amazon

Headphones and earbuds

The earbuds that need no introduction: Apple AirPods. Their stable, low-latency wireless connection delivers incredible sound, while the charging case keeps you powered up on the go with more than 24 hours of listening time when fully juiced. They’re waterproof and sweat-resistant too, so don’t sweat it if you get caught in the rain or wear them during a particularly intense gym sesh. And the price can’t be beat — at $30 off, you’re getting an earful for a song.

$99 $129 at Amazon

Tablets and tech

This laptop packs a ton of punch into its lightweight frame, including a whopping 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and a processor that can reach 2.9GHz in speed. That’s everything you need for daily work and even some lightweight gaming. What’s not to love? “A great PC … beautiful, vivid high-resolution display, with a nice positive feel to the keyboard, lightweight for the size, and high-quality construction. If you are looking for a good all-around laptop for general home, hobby and business use, this PC will meet your requirements. I enjoy using it on a daily basis,” one user said. At over $1,000 off, it’s hard to go wrong!

$379.95 $1,400 at Amazon

$25-and-under deals

Whether you have kids, pets or a particularly messy spouse, the best way to keep your car from accumulating trash is to have a place to put it (that isn’t your back seat). This waterproof bin clips on to your back seat or the back of the passenger or driver’s seat headrest, and it’s the perfect size for water bottles, discarded coffee cups and, of course, various and sundry receipts that seem to mysteriously multiply every day.

“The BEST trash can for the car I have come across!!” raved one happy driver. “If you’re thinking…