Friday Sales: Under-$50 Madewell Pants and Tons of Kitchen Deals

I’ve spent most of this week hunting for actually good early October Prime Day deals. There aren’t many (much of what is on sale is random or not deeply discounted), but I’ve rounded up a handful that are worth your time.

Luckily, there are still plenty of very good sales elsewhere. Madewell’s biannual Insiders sale is on, and some products are an extra 40 percent off, making them veritable steals. At J.Crew, senior editor Hilary Reid noticed a rare cashmere sale (20 percent off!) and alerted our resident cold-weather expert, Minnesota native Brenley Goertzen, who then rounded up your best bets there. Goertzen also updated our guide to Strategist-approved products on sale at Nordstrom right now (most of which is apparel, as usual). As for beauty deals, everything at Kosas is 20 percent off, and writer Kitty Guo sniffed out the best deals from Ulta’s Fall Haul sale.

For those who have been inspired by Tabletop Week, you should definitely check out the Sur La Table anniversary sale, which junior writer Bella Druckman searched through to find all the best discounted kitchen goods. And on the home front, Crate & Kids is having an excellent sale on baby essentials, all of which are 20 percent off. After taking a scroll and selecting some favorites — with the help of senior writer and baby expert Liza Corsillo — I also dipped into the regular sale section and found some more cute kids’ things, including an organic-cotton lovey for just $10. —Sam Daly, deals editor