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Hilary Osborne and Rupert Jones

Black Friday 2020: the best early deals and bargains

Nintendo Switch game console
Aldi will offer the Nintendo Switch games console for £229 in its Black Friday promotion. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The Black Friday sale no longer lasts only a day – retailers have already started discounting in the run-up to 27 November.

Here’s a roundup of some of the offers:

• Aldi is running a Black Friday sale online and waiting until the day itself to launch its deal. It is offering a Nintendo Switch for £229 – £50 off the going rate. Other deals include a Lego Millennium Falcon kit for £59.99.

• As the winter nights get longer, now may be the time to add a little security and peace of mind to your front door. With £60 off, the latest Ring Video Doorbell 3 could be the simple upgrade you’ve been looking for at only £119 from Amazon, Ring and other retailers.

• If you’ve been considering upgrading to pay-TV, Sky’s 50% off deal may save you a fair chunk of change over 18 months. Plans start from £25 a month, plus a £20 one-off setup charge, with Sky Sports and Sky Cinema available at half price.

• Very has a Samsung 55-inch TV reduced by £400 – £1,299 down to £899. The site currently says it is “awaiting stock” but it expects to deliver by 14 December – just in time for the Christmas specials.

Also at Very, Apple’s AirPods Pro noise-cancelling headphones are reduced from £249 to £199.

• Nespresso is selling a VertuoPlus coffee maker and Aeroccino 3 milk frother, plus 100 capsules, as a package for £89 until 2 December. The coffee maker on its own has a recommended retail price of £199, although it is currently selling for £99 on the site.

Dyson V8 Absolute Pro
Dyson is offering the V8 Absolute Pro at £100 off. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

• The Dyson V8 Absolute Pro cordless vacuum has £100 off at the Dyson website until 1 December. It usually costs £399. The similar V8 Absolute Extra is subject to the same offer at Currys and John Lewis.

• The Natural History Museum is running two promotions: until 23 November there’s 50% off some adults gifts, including scarves, T-shirts and socks, then between 27 November and 1 December there will be half-price deals on kids’ gear and homeware, including a dinosaur backpack for toddlers reduced to £9.

• Tesco has already started its sale. It is offering a 16GB Fire 7 Tablet 7 Inch for £15 off at £34.95.

• Lakeland has a range of deals on kitchen gadgets. A Lavazza Jolie Coffee Machine with Milk Frother is half price at £64.99, while a Joseph Joseph Elevate 5-Piece Knife Carousel has been reduced to £62.99 (it’s usually £89.99 there but £80 and Dunelm).

• Asda’s Black Friday sale has started, and at the time of writing it was offering a Lego City Brick Box for £20, which is £15 off the standard price, and a Shark Anti Hair Wrap Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, which was down from £349.96 to £197.

• Argos has offers across a range of items, with deals that stand out including Beats by Dre Studio 3 Wireless Headphones Decade Edition reduced from £189.95 to £149.95, and a third off an X Rocker Esport Pro Stereo Audio Gaming Chair with Subwoofer (£99.99 – down from £149.99).


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