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The best Black Friday deals 2021: Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and more

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The best Black Friday deals 2021

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1. Best deals
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5. Tablet deals
6. Smart home
7. Headphones
8. Gaming and consoles
9. Toy deals
10. Home and kitchen
11. Fashion deals
12. Fitness & outdoors
12. Furniture deals
13. Beauty and health
14. Baby products
15. Apple Watch and smartwatches
15. Smartphones and plans

The Black Friday deals are coming thick and fast now, with thousands of sales live on a vast array of products, from TVs and laptops to toys, mattresses and kitchen appliances. More deals are going live all the time, but some of the best offers are selling fast, so if you've been holding off starting your Black Friday sales shopping, you won't want to hang about much longer.

Below you'll find everything you need to help you find the gifts and gadgets you're looking for at the lowest possible prices. We've got links to the Black Friday deals pages of Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and other big retailers, and to our own round-up of the best bargains on everything from AirPods to air fryers, plus our pick of the very best deals we've spotted so far across an array of categories.

So what are some of today's best Black Friday deals? We've spotted the all-new Apple Watch 7 on sale for $379.99, smart TVs at Best Buy starting at just $99.99, and this Samsung Chromebook laptop marked down to just $164.99.

If you're looking for holiday gift ideas this Black Friday, we've spotted this top-rated weighted blanket for just $37 at Amazon, the Magic Bullet personal blender on sale for $15, and the best-selling Instant Pot pressure cooker on sale for a record-low price of $59.

Keep checking back here regularly throughout the day, and all the way through to Cyber Monday, as we'll be updating this page with more of the best Black Friday deals as they go live.

Black Friday sales: quick links

Amazon: 50% off TVs, apparel, Instant Pot, and more
Walmart: Black Friday deals on toys, Apple devices, vacuums, and TVs
AirPods Pro: down to $169 at Amazon
Adidas: 50% off sportswear and shoes at Amazon
Best Buy: up to 50% off Keurig coffee makers, 4K TVs, laptops, and more
Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $99.99 at Amazon
Christmas: lights, trees, and ornaments from $6.99 at Amazon
Clothing: up to 50% off coats, running shoes, and watches at Amazon
Costco: up to $900 furniture, laptops, TVs, and jewelry
Dell: up to $700 off the XPS 13, Inspiron, and Alienware
DIY: 40% off power tools, leaf blowers, and more at Walmart
DreamCloud: $200 off luxury mattresses + $399 free gifts
Gifts under $30: books, toys, and cheap gift ideas at Amazon
Home Depot: up to 40% off tools, grills, appliances, and Christmas decor
HP: laptops starting from $199.99
Hulu: get one year of Hulu for just $0.99 a month
Instant Pot: from $84 at Amazon
Keurig: up to 30% off Keurig coffee makers at Amazon
Laptops: cheap laptop deals from $149 at Walmart
Lowe's: 50% off tools, appliances, and holiday decor
Nectar Sleep: $499 off our top mattress + $399 in free gifts
Nike: up to 40% off running shoes, hoodies, sweatpants, and more
Nintendo Switch: latest stock updates on consoles and games
Nordstrom: up to 40% off North Face, Adidas, UGG, Nike, and more
Oculus Quest 2: get a $50 gift card at Amazon
Saatva: save $250 on luxury mattresses - TechRadar exclusive
Samsung: up to $3,500 off 4K and 8K QLED TV, Galaxy S21
Shark vacuum: up to 40% off Shark vacs at Amazon
Target: massive deals on TVs, toys, Dyson, Keurig, and more
Toys: discounts on LEGO, hoverboards and Barbie at Walmart
TVs: 4K smart TVs under $500 at Best Buy
Wayfair: 80% off rugs, couches, Christmas decor and more
XPS 13 laptop: on sale for $649.99 at Dell (was $949)
Verizon: BOGO iPhones, free Google Pixel 6, huge trade-in savings
VPN: use the code TECH15 to get PureVPN for only $1.13 per month

25 best Black Friday deals as chosen by our experts

The best Black Friday deals: under $50

$25 and under

$50 and under

The best Black Friday deals: TVs

Amazon: 40% off Samsung, Sony, TCL and Insignia TVs
Best Buy: smart TVs from $99.99 for Black Friday
Samsung: save up to $3,500 on 4K and 8K QLED TVs
Walmart: 4K TVs from under $250

60-85 inch TVs

50-59 inch TVs

32-49 inch TVs

More TV sales

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Black Friday deals: laptops and computing

Amazon: up to 47% off Chromebooks + Macbook discounts
Best Buy:$99 Chromebooks + up to $500 off Windows laptops
Dell: save up to $400 on Inspiron and XPS laptops
HP:doorbuster deals on Spectre, Pavilion and more
Walmart: cheap gaming laptops for Black Friday

Laptops under $300

Laptop deals between $300-$500

Laptop deals over $500

Gaming laptops

Desktops and gaming PCs

Monitors

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The best Black Friday deals: smart home

Amazon: $19.99 Echo Dot, $17.99 Fire TV Stick, $34.99 Fire tablets
Best Buy: up to $200 home security, smart speakers, displays, and more
Walmart: Roku and Google devices starting at $15

Smart speakers

Streaming devices

Ring doorbells

Security cameras and systems

Smart displays

Kindle e-readers

More smart home deals

Black Friday deals: headphones and audio

Amazon: the lowest prices from Apple, Sony, Beats, and Bose
Best Buy: save up to $180 on AirPods, Sony - WH-1000XM4, Beats Studio 3
Walmart: cheap earbuds and headphones starting at $19

Earbuds

Over-ear headphones

Speakers and soundbars

See more of the best Black Friday Airpods deals
See more of the best Black Friday headphones deals

The best Black Friday deals: tablets

Amazon: Fire tablets from $34.99, plus iPad discounts
Best Buy:up to $150 off iPads and Samsung Galaxy tablets
Samsung: $500 off the Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ with a trade-in
Walmart: discounts on the Pro and Air, and has plenty of stock

iPads

Amazon Fire tablets

More tablets

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See more of the best Black Friday iPad deals

The best Black Friday deals: gaming and consoles

Amazon: the best prices on PS5 games and accessories
Best Buy: get a $50 e-gift card with your Oculus Quest 2 purchase
Walmart: Black Friday console bundles and game deals from $35 on November 22
GameStop: buy two get one free on hundreds of pre-owned PS5 games
Razer gaming headsets, mice, keyboards: now on sale at Amazon

Consoles

While there have been some console deals appear for the PS5 and Xbox Series X, they've basically been a deal that it's been 'in stock', but we expect further consoles to drop over the course of the next 24 hours.

Games

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Gaming headset

The best Black Friday deals: toys

Amazon: 40% off card games, drones, fidget spinners, and more
Best Buy: up to 40% off LEGO Star Wars, Mattel, and LOL Surprise
Disney store: Disney toys from $14
Hot Wheels: vehicle play sets from $8.28 at Walmart
Nerf: Star Wars, Halo and Fortnite blasters at Amazon
Walmart - up to 50% off Barbie, LOL Surprise, Blasters, and bikes

Lego sets

Nerf guns

Board games

See more of the best Black Friday toy deals
See more of the best Black Friday lego deals

The best Black Friday deals: home and kitchen

Amazon: up to 40% off Nespresso, cordless vacs and mattresses
Bed, Bath & Beyond: cookware from $11.99
Best Buy: up to $250 off Dyson, iRobot, and shark vacuums
Instant Pot: up to 44% off cooking appliances at Amazon
KitchenAid: 30% off KitchenAid stand mixers at Amazon
Le Creuset: 40% off cast iron cookware at Amazon
Ninja: up to 40% off cooking appliances and blenders at Amazon
Shark: $200 off cordless vacuums and air purifiers
Target: up to 50% off KitchenAid, Instant Pot, Keurig, and Ninja
Walmart: cheap vacuums, air fryers, blenders, and more

Coffee machines

Kitchen devices

See more of the best Black Friday Air Fryer deals
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Cordless and corded vacuums

Robot vacuums

Bedding, mattresses and sleep accessories

See more of the best Black Friday mattress deals

The best Black Friday deals: Fashion

Amazon: work out clothes, pajamas, and shoes starting at $8.99
Adidas: up to 50% off hoodies, running shoes, and cold-weather gear
Gap: 50% off sweaters, beanies, jeans, sweats, and more
H&M: up to 50% off sitewide + free shipping over $25
Kohl's: Calvin Klein, Adidas, and Nine west starting at $9.99
Levi's: 40% off denim for the whole family + free shipping
Macy's: 60% off diamond studs and earrings
Nike: 40% off sneakers, jackets, hoodies, and leggings
Nordstrom: Black Friday deals from Nike, Ugg, Levi's, and more
Walmart: family pajamas starting at $15.99
Zara: clearance deals on sweaters, dresses, jeans, and more

Retail sales

The best Black Friday deals: Fitness and outdoors

Amazon: 50% off weights, bikes, massage guns, and more
Best Buy: up to $500 off treadmills, ellipticals, and exercise bikes
Walmart: Trampolines, treadmills, and basketball hoops starting at $45
Target: record-low prices on kids' scooters, bikes and hoverboards
Dick's Sporting Goods: 50% off sports equipment, outdoor gear and clothes

Fitness equipment

Sports and outdoors

The best Black Friday deals: Furniture

Bedroom: beds of all sizes for $300 or less at Overstock
Living room: up to 25% off accent chairs, sofas, and media stands at Target
Dining room: 3-piece dining sets from $89, 5-piece sets from $289 at Macy's
Home office: Herman Miller's ergonomic office chairs are 15% off
Outdoor & patio: up to 70% off loungers, sectionals, more at Wayfair

The best Black Friday deals: Beauty and health

Amazon: up to 60% off eye cream and water flossers
GHD: 20% off straighteners, hair dryers and hair care
Glossier: 20% off skincare and makeup from November 25
Macy's: 50% off fragrances
Nordstrom: up to 50% off makeup and hair care
Sephora: make-up from $5 in the Cyber Week sale
Ulta Beauty: 50% off beauty bundles

Hair care and grooming

Make up and skincare

Dental care

More health deals

See more of the best Black Friday Dyson Airwrap deals

The best Black Friday deals: Baby products

Monitors

More baby product deals

The best Black Friday deals: smartwatches

Amazon: record-low prices from Apple, Fitbit, and Garmin
Best Buy: save up to $100 on Fitbit and Apple smartwatches
Walmart: Apple Watch deals starting at $169

Apple Watches

Activity trackers

Garmin smartwatches

Samsung smartwatches

The best Black Friday deals: smartphones and plans

Apple: iPhone deals starting at just $399
Amazon: unlocked phone deals from Apple, Google, Samsung, and TCL
Best Buy: save up to $500 with trade-ins on Samsung devices
Samsung: get free Samsung Buds2 and $150 off Galaxy Z Flip3
Verizon: save up to $800 with trade-ins + $1000 when you switch

iPhones

Android phones

Phone accessories

See more of the best Black Friday phone deals

The best Black Friday deals: software and services

BItdefender antivirus: 70% off all three packages, from $17.99 for a year
PureVPN: 88% saving on 5-year plan, $1.13 a month w/ code tech15
Surfshark VPN: 83% off 2-year plan + 3 months FREE, $2.21 a month
Hostinger web hosting: premium web hosting tools for as little as $1.79
Mixbook: up to 50% off photo books, cards, gifts, etc with MIXBOOKFALL21 code
Hulu: sign up to the streaming service for only 99 cents per month

Black Friday deals 2021: our predictions

Black Friday 2021 has continued last year's trend of not just offering discounts but offering discounts on items you'll actually want to buy as retailers jockey for more limited wallets against fierce online competition.

According to Adobe Analytics, 2020 saw a 21% uplift in consumer online spending marking it the second-largest online spending day in U.S. history, coming in behind Cyber Monday 2019.

Last year's biggest Black Friday money makers? According to Adobe, the most popular items included Hot Wheels, Lego sets, AirPods, Apple Watches, Amazon Echo devices, and Samsung TVs.

We're seeing Black Friday 2021 sales event to also offer similar deals on Apple's latest devices, such as Airpods, the latest Apple Watch, and 2021 iPads. We should also see significant discounts on Amazon's own devices as well as deals on this year's hottest toys and kitchen appliances.

Amazon gave us a sneak peek by launching its Epic Deals sale, which according to the retailer, offers "Black Friday-worthy" deals throughout the month of October from categories including tech, appliances, fashion, beauty, toys, and Amazon's own devices. Amazon's sale can give us a preview of what Black Friday deals we can expect in November, and so far, we've seen discounts on AirPods, OLED TVs, robot vacuums, and smart home devices.

Best Buy and Walmart have also joined in on the fun by launching Black Friday deals earlier this month. Both retailers are trying to compete with Amazon by offering steep discounts on 4K TVs, headphones, laptops, toys, appliances, and more. Best Buy is even offering a Black Friday Price Guarantee, which means that any products featured in its early sales will not go any lower in price before Black Friday. If, for some reason, they do, you'll be automatically refunded.

Black Friday and shipping delays: what it means

Black Friday deals are launching earlier than ever, with Amazon kicking off the holiday shopping season with its Epic Deals on October 4. Retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, and Target have followed suit and launched their own early Black Friday deals event with discounts on AirPods, TVs, Toys, air fryers, vacuums, and more.

So why the rush? Retailers are pushing earlier than ever sales in response to product shortages and expected shipping delays. Retailers are worried about keeping items in stock for the holidays, and Walmart has even taken the steps to charter its own vessels to move products as quickly as possible. According to Adobe, out-of-stock messages online are expected to be up 172% from last year, which means if you're after a specific product, you should start shopping now.

The good news is that retailers are aware that customers are shopping now for holiday gifts, which is why they're launching Black Friday deals earlier than ever before. We've also been very impressed with the offers so far - we've seen record-low prices on OLED TVs, AirPods, Dyson Vacuums, iPads, coffee makers, and more.

Retailers like Best Buy are even offering a Black Friday price guarantee, which promises that any product featured in its early sales will not go any lower in price before Black Friday. If, for some reason, they do, Best Buy is offering a full refund for the difference.

If you've waited for Black Friday proper to snag a deal, keep in mind that stock will be more limited than years past, so you can still do your research to be sure to get your hands on the best Black Friday deals.

Black Friday deals: FAQs

What Black Friday deals can I shop for now?

Hundreds of Black Friday deals went live early. Amazon launched new offers daily in its early Black Friday deals event; Best Buy's Black Friday sale went live days in advance of Black Friday, and the retailer has a Black Friday Price Guarantee in place for My Best Buy members; Walmart started Deals for Days on Monday ... Here are the best Black Friday sales you can browse now for deals:
Amazon: 50% off Echo Dot, Fire tablets, weighted blankets and more
Best Buy: smart TVs from $99.99
Home Depot: 40% off tools, appliances and Christmas decor
Nectar Sleep: $499 off mattresses + $399 in free gifts
Target: up to 40% off clothes, tech, appliances, and toys
Samsung: $3,500 off 4K and 8K QLED TVs
Walmart: big discounts on tech, gaming, toys and home items

Where are the best places to find Black Friday deals?

Most online retailers offer Black Friday deals, but it's our job to sort through the thousands of offers to find the very best bargains from the bunch. You'll typically find the best Black Friday deals from big-name retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, and Target, with Amazon leading the pack.

Amazon is a Black Friday favorite, not only because they offer record-low prices but because they offer discounts on a wide variety of categories. So whether you're looking for tech items like laptops, TVs, or AirPods or searching for discounts on clothing, kitchen appliances, or toys - Amazon is likely to offer Black Friday deals on the product you're after.

Other retailers that offer impressive Black Friday deals include Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Dell, Home Depot, Lowe's, and Overstock. It can be overwhelming with so many retailers and promotions, but that's where our deal expertise comes in. We go through every retailer to pick out the very best Black Friday deals so you can make sure you're getting the lowest price available. We also keep a live list of the best Black Friday sales from all the top online retailers, so you can easily jump to the offer you want.

If you don't want to wait till November to shop for Black Friday deals, we've included the current sales from the top online retailers just below.

Amazon: daily deals on tech, home items, clothing, and more
Best Buy: savings on 4K TVs, laptops, and headphones
Dell: save up to $250 on best-selling laptops
Home Depot: save on tools, appliances, furniture, and more
Kohl's: save on clothing, shoes, and accessories for the whole family
Lowe's: appliance deals from Samsung, Whirlpool, and LG starting at $99
Overstock: 70% off furniture, decor, and appliances + free shipping
Target: save on furniture, tech, and clothing for the whole family
Walmart: save on TVs, laptops, kitchen appliances, and more

When is Black Friday 2021?

When is Black Friday 2021? The official Black Friday date for this year is November 26, 2021 - which you've probably guessed, looking at the calendar. The actual date shifts every year, but the day of the week stays the same: it's always the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Last year, retailers kicked off their Black Friday deals earlier than ever to create a safer shopping experience and avoid shipping delays due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We also saw more retailers moving to the competitive arena of online sales, which resulted in more deals to shop on the web. This year, we saw a similar trend: more retailers have launched Black Friday promotions earlier than ever to avoid potential shipping delays and stock issues - and there are thousands of offers.

We saw some of the cheapest prices ever on everything from Airpods and Echo Dot smart speakers to coffee machines, weighted blankets, toys and more. We're rounding up all the best discounts and bundle offers here as soon as they drop.

Why is it called Black Friday?

Let's take a history lesson to find how why they call it Black Friday: the first known mention of Black Friday related to this shopping experience was in November 1951, when the journal Factory Management and Maintenance used it to describe people calling in sick the day after Thanksgiving so they could have an extra day off work.

At the same time, US police were using the phrases "Black Friday" and "Black Saturday" to describe the horrendous traffic that occurred at the beginning of the pre-Christmas shopping season.

In 1961, the local government moved to change the shopping season to "Big Friday" and "Big Saturday," but it never caught on. The notion that it was the time when retailers moved 'back into the black' was seen far later and clearly an attempt to bring positivity to the term.

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Amazon: 50% off weights, bikes, massage guns, and more
Best Buy: up to $500 off treadmills, ellipticals, and exercise bikes
Walmart: Trampolines, treadmills, and basketball hoops starting at $45
Target: record-low prices on kids' scooters, bikes and hoverboards
Dick's Sporting Goods: 50% off sports equipment, outdoor gear and clothes

Mackenzie Frazier is the deals editor in the US for TechRadar at Future plc. She's been sharing deal advice for Future for the past three years and loves to find products that the consumer wants at the best possible price. She's had eight years of experience working in the e-commerce space and loves being a mom to her baby boy.

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