Prime Day is Amazon's biggest shopping event of the summer. In 2026, the sale runs until Friday, June 24th. For every genuine bargain, there are dozens of inflated deals dressed up as must-haves. The Guardian's editors have sorted through the noise to find what is actually worth buying.
The team personally tested and vetted 40 items across categories including kitchen, home, sleep, travel, tech, beauty, and fashion. Each product made the cut only after proving itself in real-world use. Their experts also examined price history on every pick to identify fake markdowns.
A fake markdown happens when a company shows a high "list price" that never actually existed. The product then appears to be on sale even though the price was never higher. The Guardian fact-checked each deal to protect readers from this common trick.
Sources: theguardian.com
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. bargain | a. good deal |
| 2. sorting | b. featured |
| 3. genuine | c. beat |
| 4. outperformed | d. filtering |
| 5. trick | e. scam |
| 6. notable | f. shielding |
| 7. existed | g. was real |
| 8. appears | h. real |
| 9. protecting | i. noteworthy |
| 10. highlighted | j. seems |
1.a 2.d 3.h 4.c 5.e 6.i 7.g 8.j 9.f 10.b