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Best Buy started offering Black Friday deals earlier than everyone else (on Halloween – scary!) but it’s no longer the only retailer in Black Friday mode. Most major retailers’ early holiday discounts are now live, making competition quite intense.
After spending an entire day scouring the virtual shelves of Best Buy and checking its prices, I can tell you that a Very Its early Black Friday deals are being bested elsewhere. Samsung Galaxy smartwatches, Sony portable speakers, several LG and Samsung 4K TVs, and other gadgets with “Black Friday Deals” badges are cheaper by $1.99 to $70 at other retailers. (Amazon is the biggest culprit, as usual.)
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I know most people don’t have the bandwidth to do similar research, so I’ve compiled a list of the best early Black Friday deals at Best Buy below. I’ve only included deals that aren’t cheaper elsewhere, but I know that many are being price matched by one of Best Buy’s competitors. I expect it to get even more aggressive during its official Black Friday sale, which will run from November 20th to 29th in stores and online.
Why shop at Best Buy instead of Amazon, Target, or Walmart this holiday season? For one thing, it’s giving bonus rewards to paid My Best Buy members who drop off a certain amount on certain products. (For example, spend at least $299 on a smartwatch, and you’ll get $30 to spend on a future purchase.) Best Buy is also running some limited-time Doorbusters every weekend through Christmas, which typically include over 50% off popular products. If nothing else, keep an eye on them.
best tv deals
$199.99
at best buy
$329.99
save $130
why we like it
QLED TVs are brighter than your standard LED displays (but not as expensive as high-contrast OLED TVs). Leah Stoddart of Mashable believes they are “ideal for people whose TV use is mostly during the daytime, especially watching sports.” Best Buy has marked this 50-inch Hisense model down to just $200 as an early Black Friday deal, which beats its October Prime Day offer by nearly $40. It is currently sold out on Amazon.
43-inch TV deals
50 and 55 inch TV deals
65-inch TV deals
70- and 75-inch TV deals
Deals for 77-inch and larger TVs
best laptop deals
$549.99
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$899.99
save $350
why we like it
I only see a few gaming laptops drop below $600 each Black Friday season, and they sell out very quickly. This 15-inch HP Victus model has a 144Hz display, a backlit keyboard with a numpad, and an HDMI port if you want to connect it to a TV. Now discounted to $395, it’s currently priced the same as the Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE, our favorite Chromebook for gaming, which lacks a discrete GPU. (Chromebooks can only stream games; you basically need a dedicated graphics card to play AAA games.)
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chromebook
best earbud deals
$249
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$299
save $50
why we like it
The second-generation QC Ultra are the best noise-canceling earbuds we’ve tried. Our reviewer, lead shopping reporter Bethany Allard, wrote, “As a premium option, you’ll be hard-pressed to find earbuds with a better combination of comfort and noise cancellation.” Best Buy’s pre-Black Friday deal of $249 (or $50 off) matches their record-low price on Amazon. Take your pick from five colors.
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best portable speaker deals
$129.95
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$199.95
save $70
why we like it
The new JBL Charge 6 is our favorite Bluetooth speaker for most people: “It’s big enough to produce sound that will fill an outdoor party, yet still small enough to live on your bookshelf,” our experts said. It can also charge smartphones, headphones and other devices via USB-C – very convenient. At the time of writing it was on sale for $129.95 (or $70 off) at Best Buy, Amazon, and the JBL website. This appears to be an all-time low.
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best fitness tracker deals
My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $30 bonus reward To spend $299 or more on smartwatches and accessories.
$149.99
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$249.99
save $100
why we like it
Released in 2022, the Garmin Venu Sq 2 is a budget-friendly smartwatch with an always-on AMOLED display and up to 11 days of battery life. It can track your steps, calories burned, respiration, fluid intake, other metrics, and it comes with over two dozen built-in sports apps. This is the only early Black Friday fitness tracker deal I saw at Best Buy that Amazon isn’t beating (just matching). The price is the same on Garmin’s website.
Mashable Deals
best vacuum deals
My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $15 bonus reward For every $50 spent on floor care (up to $75).
$349.99
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$699.99
save $350
why we like it
The Omni C20 is a do-it-all robot vacuum that can mop, vacuum, and even wash and dry your mop pad. It offers 7,000 Pa of suction power, making it just a hair less powerful than the Eufy 10X Pro Omni, our favorite budget self-washing and drying robovac (which sells for $150 more). Both Best Buy and Amazon have it on sale for $350, reviving its record-low price from October Prime Day.
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best kitchen deal
My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $15 bonus reward For every $125 spent on small kitchen appliances (up to $75).
$149.95
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$229.95
save $80
why we like it
De’Longhi’s entry-level espresso machine has a built-in frother with 15 bar pressure and two steam settings (one for heating milk and the other for making latte art). In the cheapest Black Friday espresso machine deal I’ve seen so far, it’s on sale for just $150 at Best Buy… and Amazon, Crate & Barrel, Williams Sonoma, and Macy’s. The last time it reached that price was in July.
