Right now, however, Walmart has one of Anker’s Soundcore waterproof Bluetooth speakers for just $20.99. For that price, it might be worth buying a couple and stashing them away as gifts.

The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.

If you bought a cheap Anker speaker on Amazon last year, you might want to check its serial code, as almost 70,000 are being recalled in America and almost 10,000 in Canada. As originally reported ...

TL;DR: The Anker SoundCore 2 Bluetooth speaker is on sale for £29.99 on ... and shopping events like Black Friday and Prime Day. Joseph is also Executive Editor of Mashable's sister site, AskMen.

The Tribit StormBox Lava takes on Anker with a good audio response and helpful additions like an aux port and shoulder strap -- all for $130.