Best Buy Cuts Ninja Slushi 88 oz to $200 as 42% Off Deal Nears End

Q: Is the Ninja Slushi's record-low price a fire sale before a new model arrives?

Probably not. The evidence points more to an aggressive Prime Day–style promotion than a confirmed clearance sale ahead of a replacement. Best Buy’s $200 price on the 88-ounce Ninja Slushi is being framed as a limited-time competitive sale tied to the broader June shopping event, where retailers routinely cut prices to yearly lows to match Amazon. The product has also sold out at Amazon and Walmart, which suggests strong demand rather than a retailer struggling to unload unwanted inventory. There is a newer model in the lineup: the Ninja SLUSHi Twist, which adds dual chambers, a larger 144-ounce capacity, and upgraded slush technology. That does show Ninja is expanding the category. But the available reporting does not say the 88-ounce model is being discontinued, nor does it link this specific discount to a phaseout plan. In fact, the original model is still being recommended as a strong value product, while the newer versions sit at much higher price points. The more grounded reading is that both things can be true: Ninja now has newer, more premium slush machines, and retailers are using a major summer sales window to push the older 88-ounce model to its lowest price yet. Without a discontinuation notice, inventory-clearance language, or retailer confirmation, calling it a “fire sale” would go beyond the evidence. So the low price may reflect competitive discounting and some lifecycle pressure from newer models, but there is no clear proof it is a pre-replacement blowout.

2 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Jun 26

$200 gets Best Buy shoppers the Ninja Slushi 88 oz for $150 off, with the retailer's Prime Day rival sale ending within hours.
Amazon and Walmart have already sold out of the same model, leaving Best Buy as the remaining major seller at that price for now.
The $200 offer is below the machine's previous low of $240 earlier this year, making it the cheapest price cited for the product.
The countertop slush maker can freeze drinks in about 30 minutes and serves roughly 8 to 12 people, though it requires liquids with at least 4% sugar and no more than 20% ABV.