In an effort to steal Amazon's thunder, Walmart recently announced that they too will be hosting a major sales event on October 8 — the exact same start date as Prime Big Deal Days. The only difference is that Walmart's Holiday Deals event event will last a full 5 days.

Prime Day might not be here just yet, but CNET's shopping experts have sifted through thousands of early deals to bring you the top savings.

Major holiday sales are kicking off this week, starting with Target's on Sunday. Why it matters: Consumers are set to benefit from steep discounts ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday as the election and a late Thanksgiving push stores to launch promotions earlier.

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