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The Best Deals From Best Buy’s Early Black Friday Sale

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Best Buy was the first of the major retailers to announce their plans for Black Friday this year, followed by retailers like Target, Amazon, and Walmart. At first, only Best Buy loyalty members had first dibs on their Black Friday early access sale—but now, everyone has access to them. Here is what you can expect from Best Buy this Black Friday and what deals are currently going on.

Best Buy’s Black Friday deals have already started

The physical Best Buy stores will be closed on Thanksgiving, but they will open the next day for their Black Friday sale. In the meantime:

  • Oct. 30 to Nov. 16: Starting on Oct. 30, there will be early Black Friday deals for everyone, including products like TVs, computing, and gaming.
  • Nov. 17 to Nov. 25: The actual Black Friday sale will start on Friday, Nov. 17 and last until Cyber Monday. This is when you’re likely to find the most items on sale, both online and in-store.
  • Nov. 26 and 27: On Sunday, Nov. 26, Best Buy will kick off their Cyber Monday savings event. This sale will be completely online, as is the case for all Cyber Monday sales.

If you like to go to the store to do your shopping, Best Buy will also extend their hours starting on Monday, Nov. 6. They will open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.

Best early Black Friday deals at Best Buy

Remember that not all deals are as good as they look on paper. I noticed two of their front-page TV deals, the LG 48″ Class A2 Series and Insignia™ – 55″ Class F30 Series, use the hidden price hike ploy to trick shoppers into thinking they’re getting a better deal than they actually are (both TVs have been about the same low price for most of the second half of the year). You can see their price history from Honey here and here, respectively. Remember always to use price-tracking tools and have a plan for Black Friday to avoid being taken advantage of. The following deals are ones I’ve verified to be, indeed, good deals:

Best deals from Best Buy’s three-day flash sale

Best Buy is currently running a three-day flash sale that ends on Nov. 13 at 1 a.m. ET. You can find deals on TVs, laptops, Apple products, video games, major appliances, headphones, cellphones, and many other categories. Some of the deals available started during the first phase of the early Black Friday deals, and Best Buy says some might bleed over past the deadline. There are also exclusive deals for My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members. Here are some of the highlights:

Better Black Friday deals for loyalty members

Best Buy has exclusive deals for their paid loyalty programs that members of My Best Buy Plus or My Best Buy Total can take advantage of. Keep in mind most of those deals will only show their discounted price once you put them on your cart with the “save $X with Plus or Total” option. For example, you can get an extra $50 off on this Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 to match the lowest price it reached during October Prime Day, according to Honey’s price history.

What you can expect this year

Best Buy says you’ll see deals of “up to 50% on top gifts,” specifically during their Cyber Monday Sale. In past years, they’ve done multiple 24-hour “flash sales” similar to the “Deal of the day” they have every day. While their best deals will very likely arrive on the Black Friday Sale on Nov. 17, you probably shouldn’t wait until then to buy a specific product you want if you see it at a significant discount during the early deals—the best sales always have limited quantities and are not guaranteed to get re-stocked. Remember, you can always return it if you find it cheaper at another retailer or even at Best Buy again at a later date.

The price-matching and return policies are different

Best Buy is known for its price-matching policy, where they’ll match the price of most products you find cheaper from a list of other retailers. But between Nov. 17 through Nov. 27 (Cyber Monday), you won’t be able to take advantage of their price-matching policy. However, if you do find a specific product to be cheaper somewhere else during those blackout periods, you can always return it. In fact, they’re extending their return and exchange policy through Jan. 13 for most products (including online) bought between Oct. 27 and Dec. 30.

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