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Posted by / April 10, 2019 / Posted in Deals

Save up to 80% during Way Days at Wayfair.com

NEWS – Do you know how Amazon has Prime Day once a year? Well, they aren’t the only online retailer that can have a big sale. For the next 36 hours Wayfair.com has just what you need (see what I did there?). Wayfair Way Day begins today at 12pm ET / 9am PT, with over 100k items on sale for up to 80% off and free shipping on most items too.

Wayfair sells a lot of homewares and furniture, but they also sell quite a few products that you see us review here on The Gadgeteer. For example, you can snag a robot vacuum for $170.62, which is a 74% savings.

The bObsweep PetHair Robotic Vacuum Cleaner and Mop is designed for families with furbabies. It features a giant 1100 mL dustbin and built-in filtration to trap harmful pathogens.

I also noticed that they have a large selection of solar lighting products for outdoors. With spring here, it’s the perfect time to update your lawn and deck with some lighting that is powered by the sun.

Visit Wayfair.com for all the details on this big 3-day sale and check out their flash sales which are happening throughout the days.

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Save up to 80% during Way Days at Wayfair.com originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 10, 2019 at 12:34 pm.

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