Make your home a little smarter with Amazon's 3rd-gen Echo Dot for just $30

Amazon Echo Dot 3 with Fruit (Image credit: Android Central)

Oh, man. Remember the good ole days of last year when Amazon's 3rd-gen Echo Dot smart speaker was brand new and discounted to a super low price? What a time to be alive, you know? Well, the good ole days are here again because Amazon's Echo Dot just dropped to $29.99. It's been selling for around $50 since the holiday sales ended, and even when it did drop it only went down to around $40 or so. Put an Echo Dot in every room of the house thanks to today's deal. Grab this deal in Charcoal, Heather Gray, or Sandstone fabric colors.

Alexa, listen to me!

Amazon 3rd-gen Echo Dot smart speaker

The Echo Dot legit has not dropped this low in several months. It's really close to the lowest we've ever seen, and the deal works with all three available colors.

$29.99 $50 $20 Off

Compared to the 2nd-gen speaker, the Echo Dot has 70% better audio quality and an improved design. You can pair two of them together for stereo sound, or connect it via Bluetooth (or 3.5mm cable) directly to another speaker that you prefer. With the Echo Dot you can control your smart thermostat, smart plug, and other smart home gear, as well as have measurements converted, find out the local weather, and more.

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J.D. Levite has been in the deals game since 2012. He has posted daily deals at Gizmodo, The Wirecutter, The Sweethome, and now for Thrifter. He was there for the first Prime Day and has braved the full force of Black Friday. If you cut him, he bleeds savings. But don't try it for real. That's a metaphor.