Early Black Friday Deals 2024: Electronics, Appliances, and More!

With so many Black Friday preview sales appearing all over the internet weeks before Thanksgiving, early bird shoppers are in for a treat long before they run out of Halloween candy. Whether you’re interested in crossing holiday shopping off your list ahead of time, or need an excuse to treat yourself because you’ve been on Santa’s good list all year, there are some gigantic early Black Friday sales for savvy shoppers to take advantage of right now. Here are many of the best discounts and super sales leading up to Black Friday 2024.

Our top early Black Friday picks for 2024

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Other notable early Black Friday deals

Walmart Black Friday Event One

When it comes to early Black Friday sales, Walmart has all other retailers beat with their upcoming Event One shopping holiday. Walmart.com will see an avalanche of deep discounts on a variety of brands, including Apple, Xbox, LEGO, Dyson, and much more on November 11th.

Note that Walmart+ members will have first access to Black Friday Event One sales starting at 12pm EST, and Event One will be open to everyone after 5pm EST. Black Friday Event One may start online, but these early sales will arrive at Walmart locations on November 15th at 6pm.

If you aren’t already a Walmart+ member, there is currently a 50% off deal for annual memberships from now until December 2nd so you can take full advantage of the early-early Event One sales, alongside other Walmart+ perks like a Paramount+ streaming subscription, Burger King discounts, and free shipping on most items.

These are the best deals from the Walmart+ Black Friday Event One:

Lenovo IdeaPad 1i Laptop

Great for enjoying streaming video and multitasking, this laptop can be yours for $299. (save $260.99)

Dyson V12 Detect Slim Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

Normally $649.99, this lightweight and surprisingly powerful vacuum will help you clean up the holidays for just $399.99

Save on Squishmallows

Many Squishmallows will be deeply discounted on Walmart+. Adorable Diego the Aqua Elephant is over 50% off!

SAMSUNG 34" Odyssey G55T WQHD HDR Curved Gaming Monitor

Save big on this gorgeously immersive gaming monitor for less; normally it’s $549, but it is currently $229.

Wayfair Black Friday Preview

If you’re searching for online furniture stores running early Black Friday sales, Wayfair’s Black Friday Preview is your one-stop-shop for décor, heaters, mirrors, and stylish furniture for every room in your home. Some of the most notable sales from Wayfair’s Black Friday Preview include up to 40% off Christmas decorations, up to 50% off living room seating, and up to 70% off area rugs. Act fast, early Black Friday shoppers—the preview ends November 7th!

Target early Black Friday sale

In addition to the Deal of the Day sales running from November 1st through December 24 exclusively available for Target Circle subscribers, early shoppers should get excited about Target’s Early Black Friday Sale. This shopping event runs from November 7th through the 9th, and expect to see both thousands of discounted products and many 50% off sales.

REI Winter Sale

If you’re preparing for an action-packed winter of skiing, hiking, and enjoying the great outdoors, the REI Winter Sale is the best early Black Friday sale for big savings on camping gear, Garmin devices, warm apparel, and everything needed to have a blast this winter. Stay tuned—the REI Winter Sale runs from November 15th through the 25th.

Woot!

You might know Amazon like the back of your hand, but do you know about Woot.com? Woot is essentially Amazon’s outlet store, where you’ll find surprisingly good deals on electronics, food, pet supplies, shirts, and much more. If you’re looking for excellent pre-Black Friday sales, check on Woot often—you never know what might appear!

Where to find early Black Friday deals

If you’re not a veteran Black Friday shopper, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the number of sales out there, but it’s easier than you may expect to narrow the search for the most valuable early deals by focusing on official brand websites and mass retailers.

For example, many brands are offering early Black Friday savings if you buy directly from their websites, such as Litter-Robot, Hydrow, and ASUS. If you’re a fan of certain companies or specific products that pop up on holiday wish lists, it’s worth checking the brand or retailer homepage to see if they’re running an early sale right now. If you have a general idea of what you’re interested in buying, browse big retailer websites like Best Buy, Walmart, and Amazon frequently because early sales quickly come and go during the leadup to Black Friday itself.

When is Black Friday?

Black Friday is always the day after Thanksgiving, and this year’s biggest shopping holiday falls on November 29th. While Black Friday itself ends at midnight, expect to see many sales pop up prior to Thanksgiving, and others extend throughout the weekend. Note that Cyber Monday is technically its own shopping event, and it’s worth investigating, as well.

What deals should I expect on Black Friday?

There are already plenty of early Black Friday deals in the wild and with more appearing every day as we count down to Black Friday itself on November 29th. Big retail websites and smaller brands will offer a variety of discounts on everything from apparel, laptops, video games, appliances, toys, cosmetics, gift sets, TVs, tablets, and just about anything else that may be on your Christmas shopping list. What makes Black Friday extra-special for shoppers is the likelihood that you’ll find markdowns of 50% off or more on must-own products, so if you find something that catches your eye, I suggest buying it while you can!

What kind of Black Friday deals were there last year?

There were far too many noteworthy deals throughout Black Friday 2023 to list them all, but some of the standouts were the tidal wave of sales across all categories at Amazon, big discounts on recently released electronics, including tablets, TVs, video games, and more from Best Buy, up to $500 off kitchen bundles from Home Depot.

I expect these, and other retailer websites like Wayfair, Walmart, Nordstrom, Dyson, and Petco to have another massive lineup of exceptional deals for Black Friday 2024.

How to get a good deal on Black Friday

It’s not enough to be aware that there are early Black Friday deals in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, as there are a few reliable techniques for saving even more money while you shop.

Set Google alerts for brands you like and products you’re hunting for, and consider following them directly via your social media platform of choice for the latest information on their individual sales.

Search for coupon codes for an even bigger discount, and remember that many websites will give you a significant price reduction on your order if you sign up for their email list before you buy.

Here's a pro tip for lightning-fast price comparisons between online retailers: Note the exact product number of electronics like laptops and TVs, so you can simply paste it into a website’s search bar, note the price, and see how it compares to what competing sellers offer.

Even if you’re early Black Friday shopping for everyone else, it’s easy to give yourself a little something by using a credit card that rewards you with bonus points or cash back offers. If you’re a big holiday shopper, those credit card bonuses will pile up fast!

What is a Black Friday sale?

Since the American Thanksgiving holiday is always on a Thursday, early holiday shoppers can look forward to most retailers across the United States offering sizable discounts on everything from electronics and apparel, to appliances and toys, and just about everything in between the next day, or Black Friday.

Each store is different, and while many Black Friday sales begin and end on the same day, others may extend well into the weekend, with even more sales appearing on the following Cyber Monday. This is an excellent opportunity for people to buy Christmas presents, grab some upgrades to the things they already own at a significant discount, and treat themselves too, however Black Friday Preview sales events that appear long before Thanksgiving have become fairly common in recent years.

Why is it called Black Friday?

Black Friday was referenced for the first time after the U.S. stock market crashed due to the collapse of the gold market on September 24, 1869.

Since the 1980s, retailers began using “Black Friday” while referencing how their finances began to become profitable around the time of this unique day-after-Thanksgiving shopping day; going from “in the red”, indicating financial loss, to “in the black”. The popularity of Black Friday eventually led to the widespread adoption of “Cyber Monday”, where online retailers offer additional discounts on the Monday after Black Friday.