I am excitedly counting down to the days until the Amazon Big Spring Sale. We’re expecting record-low prices and first-time discounts on tons of items. And Amazon isn’t the only one cutting prices. Other retailers like Best Buy, Walmart and more are kicking off similar spring sales. This makes navigating them all not just exhausting but confusing as well. You click, compare, second-guess — and half of the time, the price isn’t any better than it was last week. That’s especially true when you’re shopping under $50, where small discounts are often exaggerated.
Well, luckily for you, it’s our job to search through all the sales. CNET’s shopping experts focus on finding deals that genuinely save you money. We know how to avoid the ones padded by inflated list prices or clever wording. If the discount isn’t real or the product isn’t worth owning, it doesn’t make the cut.
The team and I continually track and handpick the best offers from your favorite retailers, including Amazon and Walmart, as well as others, for our CNET Deals text subscribers. I’ll text the best sales at no cost straight to your phone, so you can keep an eye on the hottest drops and jump on them before everyone else does. It is never a bad time to save money, but with recent holiday expenses behind us, finding affordable items in early 2026 is more welcome than ever.
Why go through the effort of sifting through sales on your own when we can do it for you? Signing up for the CNET Deals text group (just scroll down) takes less than a minute. It is safe and trusted, plus you can opt out anytime. And the best part: It is free. The service costs nothing, and you’ll save money on products you love.
More about our deals text curation
This is the good stuff, not just “discounts” on items that were artificially inflated last week. We vet every deal to ensure the price is accurate and that the product is in stock when we send the text.
We send out a major Deal of the Day most days. During big shopping events, we send two texts a day on standout sales. If we find multiple deals at an ultra-low price, we hook you up in a single text.
My team and I apply the same care that we do across all of CNET, just in a bite‑size format. With daily deals texting, you will receive the same level of deep research and the same confirmation that these discounts are legitimate. And there is no AI pulling the strings. Real people are behind these texts and the research that has gone into finding the best deals.
We are a passionate and dedicated group of bargain hunters. So when we uncover something interesting for an affordable price, usually less than $50 with a significant discount, you will hear about it. If we find a cool thing on sale, we share that discovery. It is as simple as that. Join us today.
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