Walmart is opening its Fall Deals sale a day or two before Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, and a batch of the discounts are already live.
The sale officially starts at 12 a.m. ET on October 5 and runs through October 11, open to all shoppers without a Walmart+ membership requirement. Walmart hasn't confirmed early access for Walmart+ members this year, though paid members got a five-hour head start in 2025. Early listings already include a 65-inch Vizio Quantum 4K QLED TV for $328, down from $498, Apple AirPods 4 with noise cancellation for $119.97, and a Ninja Foodi 8-quart air fryer for $109. Walmart is also teasing discounts of up to 50% off home goods, 40% off tech, and 30% off toys once the full event begins.
The timing is the real story here. Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days run October 6-7, so Walmart's head start amounts to one or two days, not the week-long lead some retailers imply by stacking a preview period on top of a sale. Target is running its own Circle Deal Days on those same October 6-7 dates, meaning three major retailers are now compressing their biggest fall promotions into a single week.
The real caution is at checkout: confirm the listing says 'sold and shipped by Walmart.com,' since third-party sellers on the site have a track record of inflating list prices to fake a bigger discount.