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The best Boxing Day deals live: Early discounts from Amazon, Currys, Boots and more
Retailers are getting a head start on the festive shopping season – these are the best discounts right now
We’re still a few days out from the start of the official Boxing Day sales, but retailers like Amazon, Argos, Currys and Boots are already offering big discounts across everything from air fryers to AirPods.
To help you get a head start on the sale, or even grab some last-minute gifts, we’ll be rounding up all of the latest and greatest deals right here on our Boxing Day liveblog.
Our expert team of IndyBest shoppers have covered the Boxing Day sales for years, so we know how to spot a good deal from a bad one. What’s more, we only recommend products we’ve tested and from brands we trust, so you can be sure the discounts we include are ones we’d go for ourselves.
That’s enough blathering from us. Sit back, pop your slippers on, fire up Mariah Carey and let our expert-curated early Boxing Day deals wash over you like a tide of festive discounts.
Read more: The best early Boxing Day deals we’ve spotted so far
Here’s an £80 saving on the Samsung Galaxy Ring
Planning on getting fit for the new year? This deal on Samsung’s smart ring will help you track your progress.
Samsung Galaxy ring: Was £399, now £319, Currys.co.uk
Samsung’s smart ring tracks your health metrics around the clock, offering you wellness tips and insights into your activity, stress levels and sleep quality without the need to wear a watch. When tech critic Alex reviewed the Galaxy Ring review, he said it has “one of the best design choices we’ve seen for a smart ring”. There’s a major £80 discount at Currys today.
Get £25 off the Amazon Fire TV stick
With a discount of nearly 50 per cent on the Amazon Fire TV stick 4K, now’s a great time to upgrade your home entertainment system for the new year.
Amazon Fire TV stick 4K: Was £59.99, now £34.99, Amazon.co.uk
The nifty gadget allows you to watch all your favourite shows from various streaming platforms at a higher resolution than the standard version. Serving up a crisp picture, it plugs into the HDMI port on any TV, meaning you don’t have to buy a smart TV.
The best early Boxing Day deals at Amazon
We’ve got a Boxing Day shopping guide dedicated to finding the best deals at Amazon, where you’ll find discounts on everything from Olaplex to Shark vacuum cleaners.
The best Amazon Boxing Day sale deals to expect
From savings on Kindles and Echo dots to Olaplex and Shark vacuums, the retailer always goes big
Save £30 on the PS5
Amazon has a tidy £30 discount on the PS5 with disc drive.
PS5 Slim disc edition: Was £479.99, now £449, Amazon.co.uk
This disc edition model, which can read Blu-Ray discs, is essential for anyone whose library of games and movies is still physical. It’s the only PS5 console that still comes with a detachable disc drive as standard – not even the PS5 Pro has one of those. “A catalogue of exclusive games – many of them truly unmissable experiences – gives the PS5 a slight edge over the (technically more powerful) Xbox Series X” I wrote in my PS5 review.
Get the Pixel 8 Pro for just £494
The Pixel 8 Pro has a massive 45 per cent off in Amazon’s early Black Friday sale, taking the price of the best Android phone of last year down to just £494.
Google Pixel 8 Pro: Was £899, now £494, Amazon.co.uk
The newer Pixel 9 launched back in September, adding fresh AI features, but the 2023 flagship is still highly recommended and an absolute bargain at this price. In my Pixel 8 Pro review, I was impressed by the phone’s “brighter screen, improved camera hardware and whole new set of impressive photo-editing features powered by Google AI”.
Save £30 on the Ninja Foodi air fryer
Here’s a £30 saving on one of our favourite air fryers.
Ninja Foodi AF400UK 9.5l dual-zone air fryer: Was £229.99, now £199, Currys.co.uk
Our expert tester Lauren dubbed it her favourite dual-zone cooker in her guide to the best air fryers, wowing at the fact that both drawers can be active on different settings. She found this to be “very handy when cooking a whole meal” and added that “you can even sync the drawers to be ready at the same time”.
Thanks to the Boxing Day discount, now’s the ideal time to give your chicken and chips a crispy upgrade.
Are there any Xbox Series X deals?
We’re on the lookout for some genuinely good discounts on the Xbox Series X this Boxing Day. So far, the best we’ve found is this £20 saving at Amazon.
Xbox Series X: Was £479.99, now £456.99, Amazon.co.uk
The Xbox Series X is the most powerful gaming console Microsoft makes. Large and cuboid but completely silent, it matches the performance of a high-end gaming PC – loading games in a snap and booting up menus in a fraction of a second. I re-reviewed the Xbox Series X earlier this year, when I called it “a thunderously powerful next-generation console, with a brilliant games-on-demand service”.
Apple Airtags are down to £21 each
Apple’s handy item finders are near their cheapest ever price at Amazon right now. You can get a four pack for just £84, ensuring you never lose your stuff again. Better still, they’ll arrive in time for Christmas if you buy today.
Apple AirTag, four-pack: Was £119, now £84, Amazon.co.uk
“For any iPhone owner prone to losing things, investing in a pack of four might be one of the best decisions you ever make,” tech wizard Alex wrote in his review of the best key finders. “Precision tracking works wonderfully well when you can get a signal, and the fact it’s powered by removable batteries is a real bonus, in our eyes.”
Get £30 off Pokémon Oodie blankets
Snuggle up on the sofa in this official Pokémon Oodie wearable blanket, which has a £30 discount ahead of the Boxing Day sale.
Jigglypuff Oodie blanket: Was £89, now £59, Theoodie.co.uk
The viral blanket brand lets you bedrot in style, and thanks to an official partership with Pokémon you can now cosy up with your old favourites, including Jigglypuff, Ditto, and Squirtle. Ideal for the nostalgia-obsessed milliennial in your life.
Get £55 off the Nespresso vertuo
The vertuo pop is Nespresso’s most affordable coffee machine, and now it’s even cheaper with this early Boxing Day deal.
Nespresso vertuo pop coffee pod machine: Was £99, now £54, Argos.co.uk
Our expert tester Lauren raved about this coffee machine in their five-star Nespresso vertuo review. As well as being easy to use, and coming with 50 free coffee pods, it looks chic on any countertop and is easy to hide when not in use. “Weighing in at just 3.5kg, it’s also incredibly easy to store away until you need it,” they added.