What tariffs? Philips Hue lights get early Prime Day reductions

As promised, the U.S. retail costs of a number of key Philips Hue merchandise have jumped in response to tariffs. Simply don’t inform anybody at Amazon, the place quite a lot of Hue lights stay on sale within the days main as much as Prime Day. 

Simply to set expectations, the Hue reductions we’re seeing on Amazon aren’t as eye-poppingly steep as we’ve seen throughout earlier Prime Day runups, however they do exist. For instance, you may seize a Philips Hue 6-inch White and coloration atmosphere downlight for $42.40, a 39-percent low cost versus its $69.99 checklist worth and hovering close to its all-time low. 

We additionally noticed a 2-pack of Hue White candelabra bulbs for $25, down 29 p.c, whereas a package of two 6-foot Hue indoor White and coloration atmosphere LED mild strips is $140.99, good for 26 p.c off its $189.99 checklist worth. 

These offers come simply as Philips Hue is elevating its costs in response to tariffs levied by the Trump administration. Hue introduced final week that worth will increase have been slated to take impact on July 1, and HueBlog notes that retail costs on the official Philips Hue web site are displaying roughly 10-percent will increase for a lot of widespread Hue merchandise. 

The Hue Bridge, for instance, is now $65.99 on the Hue on-line retailer, versus its earlier $59.99 retail worth. The ten-foot Hue Solo Lightstrip acquired a $7 worth enhance to $76.99, whereas the Hue Sync Field 8K is now $384.99, up from $349.99. 

However these Hue worth hikes don’t but seem to have hit Amazon, the place the checklist worth for the Hue Bridge continues to be $59.99–and certainly, the standalone Bridge is now getting a 22-percent Amazon low cost to simply $46.99. 

Listed below are a couple of extra Hue offers on Amazon value scoping out: 

Even the modest Hue reductions could be value snapping up on condition that the Hue worth hikes will doubtless make their solution to Amazon in some unspecified time in the future. 

It’s not clear how lengthy the official Hue worth hikes will final, with the corporate saying simply final week that it “reserves the proper to switch costs primarily based on new or extra tariffs turning into efficient sooner or later.”   

This information story is a part of TechHive’s in-depth protection of the perfect good lights.

Amazon Prime Day is slated to start July 8 and can run 4 days this yr, concluding on July 11. You should be a Prime member to reap the benefits of the reductions, however you may at all times join a 30-day free trial. 

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