The best Black Friday deals so far: Sales that went live on Thanksgiving

The best Black Friday deals so far: Sales that went live on Thanksgiving

2019-11-29 03:11:00

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These are the best Black Friday sales at Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Macy's and Kohl's.
These are the best Black Friday sales at Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Macy's and Kohl's.

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Hope y'all are done with your stuffing and already took your post-turkey nap, because it's go-time.

Black Friday officially kicked off at 5 or 6 pm EST at most retailers, which means the last of those deals that didn't go live early are live now. 

We hope you were wise enough to map out what you want to buy with the ad scans, but if you didn't, we've pulled all the best deals so that you don't have to waste time flipping through deal pages. If you see something on sale, skip the virtual bloodbath and snag yours before other customers catch wind. "Out of stock" notices on doorbusters will happen quickly: Some 4K TVs and Apple Watches at Walmart are already sold out online and are only available for in-store purchase, and the MacBook Air is in and out of stock on Amazon.

Main shopping advice for Black Friday 2019

Below are the best deals each retailer has to offer so that you can directly compare prices on those big-ticket items. For more shopping hacks (like how to be automatically updated when an item goes on sale), check out our Black Friday shopping tips.

Deals by merchant

Walmart's best deals? Tech and kitchen gadgets.

The best Black Friday deals so far: Sales that went live on Thanksgiving

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Walmart is famous for its TV deals (and is probably the store that you'll see on the news in which someone gets trampled in a doorway). You can save up to $1,000 on Samsung, Sony, and Vizio, with the majority of deals focusing on mid-size TVs from 49 to 65 inches. We'll save you the scrolling by not listing every single one, but this section will show you all the best TV deals Walmart has right now. 

Walmart's discounts on recently-released items are equally impressive: The 6-quart Instant Vortex air fryer and the 10.2-inch iPad are cheaper than we've ever seen them.

TVs

Gaming

Phones, laptops, tablets, and smartwatches

Kitchen, vacuums, and other home stuff

Check out Walmart's full Black Friday 2019 ad here.

Amazon is pushing its own devices (and no one is surprised)

The best Black Friday deals so far: Sales that went live on Thanksgiving

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Amazon is a particular kind of beast on Black Friday. Besides the fact that there are no brick-and-mortar Amazon stores to physically shop in, the fact that Amazon doesn't release a full Black Friday ad makes it hard to scope out what you're going to buy ahead of time. Of course, it's common knowledge that Amazon is the best place to shop for Echo, Fire TV, Fire Tablet, Kindle, or Blink devices.

Amazon devices

Gaming, headphones, and other tech

Phones, laptops, tablets, and smartwatches

Kitchen, vacuums, and other home stuff

Miscellaneous gift ideas

We called it: To stand out from the sea of Nintendo Switch Mario Kart bundles, Amazon is sneakily giving away $25 Amazon credits with the purchase of a full-price Nintendo Switch. It's not a direct discount, but it's technically saves you $25 and doesn't force you to buy a bundle to get a deal on the Switch.

Macy's is the place to go for vacuums

The best Black Friday deals so far: Sales that went live on Thanksgiving

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Moving? Looking for a wedding gift? Need to gift your parents a new vacuum so they stop using that one from the 1990s? Macy's has your home and kitchen needs covered for cheap (except for Instant Pots, which are way cheaper at Amazon or Walmart).

There are also coupons for $10 off purchases over $25 and $25 off purchases over $50, plus an extra 20% off with code BLKFRI. These excludes doorbusters, but if you also buy clothes or kitchen items, it's still saving money somewhere. Mail-in rebates for free items like plush throw blankets, hand vacuums, or mini slow cookers are up for grabs, too.

Kitchen, vacuums, and other home stuff

Check out Macy's full Black Friday 2019 ad here.

Target is all about gift-worthy tech items

The best Black Friday deals so far: Sales that went live on Thanksgiving

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We've all experienced Target syndrome. While Target will always be that place that you impulsively buy random home decor, candles, and another plush blanket (which are all on sale, BTW), the store is leveling up to be a tech go-to as well. This year, Target has a huge focus on TVs, gaming items, smart home, and headphones, plus free gift cards tacked onto a lot of items For instance, if you buy a quip toothbrush, you'll get a $10 gift card. You can use that $10 in a second transaction for the Nintendo Switch Mario Kart bundle and get it for $289 instead of everyone other store's $299.

Gaming

Phones and tablets

Kitchen, vacuums, and other home stuff

Check out Target's full Black Friday 2019 ad here.

Best Buy: The place for laptops and home entertainment

The best Black Friday deals so far: Sales that went live on Thanksgiving

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Best Buy is one of the best places to cop a 65-inch or bigger 4K TV this year, especially high-end OLED or QLED models from Samsung, LG, and Sony. There are nearly 10 pages dedicated to TVs deals alone in Best Buy's Black Friday ad (pages 7 to 14, to be exact). Insignia and Toshiba Fire TV edition 4K TVs even come with a free Echo Dot. 

Entertainment junkies can also grab Bose and Vizio sound bars as well as the the Beats Studio3 headphones for $150 off and $80 cheaper than Target's Black Friday price. As always, Best Buy also has the best selection of laptops and monitors on sale including up to $200 off MacBook Pros and $350 off the new Microsoft Surface Pro 7.

Phones, laptops, tablets, and smartwatches

Gaming, headphones, and other tech

Kitchen, vacuums, and other home stuff

Check out Best Buy's full Black Friday 2019 ad here.

Kohl's steps it up with gaming and kitchen deals 

Kohl's 2019 Black Friday ad proves that it's a force to be reckoned with, though it was once just a spot dedicated to deals on perfume and Lauren Conrad's clothing line. (Sorry, but it's true.) Xbox bundles and PS4 bundles are in line with prices from Walmart and Best Buy, and there's a unique Nintendo Switch deal that offers a discount on the console plus a charging case.Kohl's stans who have a load of Kohl's Cash to slash even more off these sale prices could find the best gaming deals of 2019 at Kohl's. If you don't have Kohl's cash, these purchases get you up to $100 in Kohl's cash to save money on anything else at Kohl's in the future (which is kind of like a huge discount on the consoles, right?)

Gaming, headphones, and other tech

Kitchen, vacuums, and other home stuff

Check out Kohl's full Black Friday 2019 ad here.