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If you've got an outdated or broken Amazon Echo speaker gathering dust somewhere in a corner of your home, send it back to an Amazon warehouse and the US retailer will treat you to up to 80% off something brand-new. Yes, really.
Amazon has long offered this nifty trade-in deal, which unlocks a 25% discount on its brand-new hardware.
It's a nice saving and means you can remove clutter from your home and trade-up to a newer model while reducing the strain on your current account. Prime members unlock next-day delivery at no extra cost.
But with a swathe of pre-Christmas discounts available from Amazon, this offer really steps-up a gear. That's because you can combine the 25% trade-in discount with the sale price available on Amazon today.
For a limited time, Amazon is offering over 55% off some models in its line-up of Echo smart speakers, slashing the price of the most affordable Echo Pop to a mere £18.99 — that's a whopping 58% off, while the newest iteration of the Echo Dot falls to just £24.99, the redesigned Echo Spot with its built-in bedside clock drops down to £49.99, and the full-sized Amazon Echo now costs £49.99 — that's a 55% discount.
And don't forgot — those prices will drop even more if you've got an existing Echo to send back to Amazon.
The bonus discount available when you trade-in an existing Echo smart speaker, or other Amazon-designed gadgets is much more generous than the extra 20% off that Amazon offers when you send in a Fire TV Stick.
Echo Spot combines the features of an Echo Dot with a traditional bedside clock
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With the up to 58% off some of the newest Echo models in this pre-Christmas bargain bonanzaand the 25% applied to your new Amazon Echo, you'll save over 80% off the RRP. With the savings maxed-out, you can bag a brand-new Echo Pop for a ludicrously low £7.99. Not only that, but the Echo Dot plummets from £54.99 to just £11. The fourth-generation Echo, which would cost £109.99 outside of a sale, plunges to £22.
We've rounded up all of the colossal savings on the Echo lineup below...
Amazon’s Echo Pop is the most affordable — and compact — smart speaker in the lineup, with the same fully-featured Alexa voice assistant baked-in. It features a front-facing directional speaker, making it suitable for small spaces. The device supports Bluetooth streaming, smart home control, and voice commands. Available in multiple colours, it offers robust smart functionalities within an affordable price range
Amazon’s latest Echo Dot features a spherical design with improved audio quality, including clearer vocals and deeper bass. Integrated with Alexa, it supports voice commands, smart home control, and Bluetooth streaming. This generation includes temperature sensors and accelerometers, enhancing user interaction. Its compact size makes it suitable for various spaces
Amazon’s newest Echo smart speaker delivers enhanced sound quality, featuring dual front-firing speakers and Dolby Atmos certification for immersive, spatial audio. Integrated with Alexa, it supports voice commands, smart home control, and streaming services. The device’s spherical design and built-in smart hub enable seamless connectivity with compatible smart devices.
Amazon will accept broken devices as part of its trade-in scheme, although you won't receive the same discount when you send a non-working Amazon Echo back to the company.
As you might expect, the exact level of discount (up to a maximum of 25% off) varies based on the model and condition, but you'll be given a rough estimate when you start the process, so you'll have a decent idea of how much extra you'll be able to cut the sale price, so there shouldn't be any unwelcome surprises.
Amazon sells a wide range of Echo smart speakers capable of streaming live radio, songs and playlists from services like Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and Amazon Music, to name a few. You can also listen to audiobooks and podcasts on these popular smart home gadgets.
Echo speakers can be controlled via the Alexa app on your iPhone or Android, as well as using voice commands to chatty AI assistant, Alexa. A far-field microphone array inside the speaker listens for the wake word "Alexa," and then follows your spoken instructions.
Using its powerful AI brain, Amazon's Bluetooth speakers can manage your calendar, set timers and reminders, read the latest headlines and forecasts, call friends and family, order takeaways, and more.
Echo Pop, pictured here in the Lavender Bloom colour option, launched last year with a stylish new design for the most affordable smart speaker
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It can also double up as a Wi-Fi extender, boosting the signal from an Eero Wi-Fi router to eliminate any blackspots in your coverage at home.
