Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (Oct 6–7) just wrapped with roughly 9% higher spending than last year, according to Numerator — and more than a third of shoppers said they finished at least half of their holiday shopping during the event, with Black Friday intent actually slipping. Translation: the gift hunt is already on, and the early bird gets the pick of the shelf. That’s the spirit behind our own October Edit — a few gift-worthy standouts, like the Barefoot Dreams CozyChic Throw Blanket for the couch-warmer on your list, the Fellow Stagg EKG Electric Pour-Over Kettle for the coffee ritualist, and Dr Teal’s Pure Epsom Salt for the self-care devotee. Stock the gift closet now and thank yourself in December.
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