The big picture of Amazon's annual summer sale is that we've found some deep discounts on top television brands. If your home entertainment center needs an upgrade, now is the time to buy.

Amazon Prime Day can be a great time to pick up new tech, kitchen gear, and pretty much anything else you can think of on sale — but it might just be an even better time to buy refurbished products.

As a shopping editor who has covered nine consecutive Prime Days, I'm no stranger to the cacophony of deals that takes over Amazon every July. But if your entire job doesn't revolve around searching for the steepest discounts like mine does,