Update 12/1/2020: Only some of the deals ended, others are still going …
For Cyber Monday / Week, there are a number of smart home router deals, some of these are at the lowest price ever. So, if you (or someone on your holiday gift list) wanted a smart home router, now would be a time to get one of the following:
WiFi Mesh Router systems
- Amazon eero mesh WiFi system
- eero (WiFi 5, up to 350 Mbps / 5,000 sq. ft., 3 device pack), $174
- eero (WiFi 5, up to 350 Mbps / 5,000 sq. ft., 4 device pack), $219
eero 6 (WiFi 6, up to 500 Mbps / 5,000 sq. ft., 3 device pack), $223eero 6 (WiFi 6, up to 500 Mbps / 5,000 sq. ft., 1 Externder), $71eero Pro 6 (Tri-band, WiFi 6, up to 1,000 Mbps / 6,000 sq. ft., 3 device pack), $479
- Google / Nest mesh WiFi system
- Google WiFi (2020 model, AC1200 WiFi, 3 device pack), $199
- Google WiFi (2020 model, AC1200 WiFi, 1 device pack), $99
- Nest WiFi (2nd Gen, AC2200 WiFi, up to 2200 sq. ft., 1 Routers), $139
Nest WiFi (2nd Gen, AC2200 WiFi, up to 4400 sq. ft., 2 Routers), $219Nest WiFi (2nd Gen, AC2200 WiFi, up to 6600 sq. ft., 3 Routers), $299
- Netgear Orbi mesh WiFi system
- Performance (Tri-band, up to 3Gbps / 5,000 sq. ft., 2 device pack),
$293$260 Performance w/Voice (Tri-band, Up to 3Gbps / 7,000 sq. ft., 3 device pack – 1 with Amazon Alexa built-in and Harmon Kardon speaker), $350- Premium (Tri-band, WiFi 5, up to 4.2 Gbps / 5,000 sq. ft., 2 device pack), $380
- Ultra-Performance (Tri-band, WiFi 6, up to 6 Gbps / 5,000 sq. ft., 2 device pack), $650
- Ultra-Performance (Tri-band, WiFi 6, up to 6GBps / 7,500 sq. ft., 3 device pack), $929
- Performance (Tri-band, up to 3Gbps / 5,000 sq. ft., 2 device pack),
The Hacks
Use a Membership Reward (AmEx) points for up to 50% off
Check your account to see if it is targeted for a discount of up to 50%. I have heard reports of 10%, 20%, and 50% off for using just 1 Membership Reward point. Mine is showing 50% off:
Use an Amazon credit card
Depending on which credit cards that you have, you may have bonus points that you can use:
- 5% Cashback Amazon Cards
- Amazon Prime Store card
- Chase Amazon Rewards Prime Card
- American Express Amazon Business Prime Card
- 3% Cashback Amazon Cards
- Amazon Store card
- Chase Amazon Rewards Card
- American Express Amazon Business Card
Use American Express Business Platinum Card
For 2020, American Express doubled their Dell credit from $100 to $200 for the July to December months on the AmEx Business Platinum card. When I was searching the Dell site this morning, I noticed various Google products that were on sale.
Check your Offers for various Credit Cards
There are a number of credit cards out there that have a temporary bonus for Amazon Spend (please let me know in the comments below if you know of others). Please following the link for more details, as all of them require activation of the offer prior to purchase!
- American Express
- All Membership Rewards cards (9-10x)
- Marriott cards (8x)
- Chase cards (5x)
- British Airways
- Hyatt
- IHG Rewards
- Marriott personal cards
- Southwest personal cards
- United personal cards
Use a shopping portal
As of the writing of this post:
- Top Cashback is offering
- 7% or 8 % on Amazon products
- 16% on Dell purchases
- Rakuten is offering 15% / 15x back on Dell purchases. (Note that if you do not have a Rakuten account yet, they have a sign up bonus of $40 when you spend $40 when sign up through a referral link, as opposed to only $10).