Amazon’s Prime Day ran June 23 through June 26 this year, and the New York Post’s shopping desk went looking for what was worth buying at $25 or less. Its list ran past 63 items. The reporter’s pitch: the useful deals are often the cheap ones, such as everyday essentials and repeat buys, not the flashy tech.
The Post said it checks each deal against price history on tools like CamelCamelCamel and Keepa, and against Walmart and Target, so a “sale” is not just the regular price in disguise. Its writer even calls herself a “trash bag deal hunter.” Stretchy, leak-resistant bags were on the list.
Household staples
The Swiffer PowerMop Mopping Kit was 31% off. It comes with a mop, two replacement pads, a liquid refill and batteries, and more than 30,000 shoppers bought one the month before. A Swiffer dusting kit with 11 refills made the cut as well. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, which the Post says is five times stronger than competitors, was there for scuffed walls and sneakers.
Degree antiperspirant came as a three-pack, 23% off. Dove’s Beauty Bar for sensitive skin was under $10 for eight bars. A 30-pack of toilet paper, a 200-count box of something the Post pitched as a way to cut store trips, and a bulk pack of batteries rounded out the bulk buys.
Beauty and personal care
The COSRX Snail Mucin 96% Power Repairing Essence has more than 71,000 customer ratings on Amazon. One reviewer wrote that it “completely transformed my skin” and left it “dewy” and “plump.” A Korean pore-reducing product with 4.5% lactic acid and 0.45% salicylic acid was more than 50% off.
Grace & Stella under-eye masks, 24 to a pack, were on sale too, and the Post’s tip is to chill them in the fridge first. Shoppers could add 10% off with the code NYPEXTRA25. Also listed: a Slip Tint concealer in 25 shades, L’Oreal Glotion in nine shades, an Olay vitamin C cream and Sol de Janeiro body wash.
Gadgets and the rest
The second-generation AirTag, released in early 2026, has a speaker 50% louder than the original and can share locations with more than 50 airline partners to help recover lost luggage. A Ubearkk charger, rated 4.6 stars, sold 10,000 units the previous month, and two come in an order. A portable fan runs 24 hours on a single charge.
For outdoors, the Post picked the LifeStraw personal water filter, which removes 99.99% of waterborne bacteria. A Trendy Queen T-shirt got a vote from Jacqueline Goldstein, the Post’s vice president of commerce. “At that price, I bought two,” she said.
Fresh Step cat litter offered two boxes for the price of one. The Post said the deals would expire that night, June 26.
