Just because your hard drive is almost full (thanks to all of those photos and videos) doesn't mean you should pay full price for more space. That's what Amazon's annual fall sales event is for!

If you're counting down the days until Amazon's October Prime Day (only five), we've got good news: there's no need to wait. You can start shopping today, Oct. 3, and take home some early Prime Day deals with major savings.

Echo Pop: was $39.99 now $17.99 at Amazon Buying a cheap Amazon smart home speaker is a Prime Day essential, and today's early deals include the Echo Pop for just $17.99. For that money, you're getting a compact smart speaker with Alexa built-in, so you can play music, ask questions, and check the weather completely hands-free.