I found the weirdest Amazon Prime Day deal. It's a hamster swing

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last updated 22 June 2021

When you're looking at Amazon Prime Day deals for as long as I do (it feels like it's been weeks by now), after a while, you get bored with finding the best Prime Day deals and you start looking for all the weird stuff that's on offer. That's when you'll find stuff like egg-shaped kids crayons and revolving condiment holders, both pure gold if you ask me. But even those pale in comparison with the weirdest deal I found: a six pack of hamster chew toys which includes a hamster swing. And yes, hamsters do use swings, I linked a video below to prove it.

• Buy the FASTER Hamster Chew Toys (6 pack), incl. THE hamster swing, was £14.99, Now £5.66, you save £9.33 at Amazon

What a bargain! The 6-pack set also includes a seesaw, a radish, a small bell roller, a larger bell roller, a climbing ladder and a barkless watermelon well ball. Better still, the hamster entertainment pack has glowing reviews, such as this one: "Bought these for my son's hamster. He always use to chew cage bars. This is such a great set! I’m so glad I bought the set and not all individual". Brilliant.

Should you buy the FASTER Hamster Chew Toy set on Amazon Prime Day?

Admittedly, chew toys for hamsters will not come in handy if you haven't got a hamster as such, something Amazon doesn't sell as far as I'm concerned. Or don't sell just yet, I'm sure at some point in the not so distant future you will be able to buy animals at Amazon too.

But if you haven't got a hamster, should you buy this set? Maybe your child can use them as a swing for Barbies (not that kind of swing) or you can possibly even use it as decoration around the house? Come to think of it, maybe it's not the best idea to give small wooden toys to smaller children, so maybe that isn't a great idea after all.

• Buy the FASTER Hamster Chew Toys (6 pack), incl. THE hamster swing, was £14.99, Now £5.66, you save £9.33 at Amazon

On second thought, you could use the swing in the garden and I'm sure a local squirrel would love to munch on that fake wooden carrot. If you need even more toys, you can get a 10-pack version which also includes a little hamster barbell and an wooden ab roller, from what I can tell, plus a pile of sticks. Get in, what a barg.

We love recommending good Prime Day deals here at T3: here are the 20 things the T3 team will be buying in the Amazon Prime Day sales for ourselves and here are 9 little extras you should put in your Amazon Prime Day basket right now. Or if you're building a home gym, here' how I built the ultimate home gym for £810.80 less thanks to these Amazon Prime Day deals.

And finally, here is a video of hamsters enjoying their swings:

Top 10 most popular Prime Day deals – here's what everyone's buying

Amazon Prime Day alternative sales – UK

Argos.co.uk – cheap Lego, toys, phones and more
AO.com – huge sale on electrical appliances
Currys.co.uk – clearance sale is live now
Dell.co.uk – big savings on laptops and desktop PCs
eBay.co.uk – up to 70% off in the eBay Outlet
Very.co.uk – deals on electricals, fashion and home
Lovehoney.co.uk – discounted sex toys and lingerie
Goldsmiths.co.uk – savings on watches and jewellery
John Lewis – great savings plus the John Lewis guarantee
Le Creuset – premium cookware gets tasty discounts
Nike – new sneakers at sneaky low prices
ASOS – big savings on clothes
Schuh – save big on shoes, boots and trainers
The White Company – quality bedding at reduced prices
Simba – save big on mattresses and sleep bundles

Matt Kollat is a journalist and content creator who works for T3.com and its magazine counterpart as an Active Editor. His areas of expertise include wearables, drones, fitness equipment, nutrition and outdoor gear. He joined T3 in 2019. His byline appears in several publications, including Techradar and Fit&Well, and more. Matt also collaborated with other content creators (e.g. Garage Gym Reviews) and judged many awards, such as the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance's ESSNawards. When he isn't working out, running or cycling, you'll find him roaming the countryside and trying out new podcasting and content creation equipment.