The Echo Show 8 is on sale for its second-best price to date (with a free Echo Show 5 Kids). | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
It seems like whenever there’s a holiday approaching, discounts on Amazon’s popular smart displays pop up everywhere we look. Most of them are decent, but today’s bundle deal on the second-gen Echo Show 8 is great. Not only is the latest Echo Show 8 selling for $74.99 on Amazon — $50 off and its second-best price ever — but it comes with a free Echo Show 5 Kids. Given the latter smart display normally retails for $94.99, the current discount equates to a savings of $149.99.
For the unfamiliar, the kid-friendly edition of the Echo Show 5 is nearly identical to the standard Echo Show 5. The only difference is that it comes with parental controls, a two-year warranty, and a vibrant, chameleon-like design. It’s also bundled with a year of…