Black Friday deals: buy now, wait, or skip?
Not every Amazon “deal” is a deal. For each product we tell you whether to buy it today, wait for the sale, or skip it.
- Thanksgiving
- Thu, Nov 26
- Black Friday
- Fri, Nov 27
- Cyber Monday
- Mon, Nov 30
- Amazon’s sale
- Not announced yet
Black Friday 2026
18 guides · Buy now, wait or skip, before the sale starts
Black Friday 2026: Dyson deals to buy now, wait for or skip (vacuums, Airwrap, Supersonic)
Buy the Dyson V8 Cyclone and V16 Piston Animal now. Wait on the V15, Airwrap i.d. and Supersonic Nural. Skip the Airstrait at full price.
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Black Friday 2026: Garmin watch deals to buy now, wait for or skip
Buy the Forerunner 165, Instinct 3 AMOLED and vivoactive 5 now. Wait on the Forerunner 970 and Venu 4. Skip the fenix 8.
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Black Friday 2026: headphone deals to buy now, wait for or skip (Sony XM6, Bose, Beats)
Buy the Sennheiser Momentum 4 and Beats Solo 4 now. Wait on Sony XM6, Bose QuietComfort Ultra and Beats Studio Pro. Skip the Soundcore Space One Pro at full price.
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Black Friday 2026: kids smart watch deals to buy now, wait for or skip
Buy the TickTalk 5 and the original Garmin Bounce now. Wait on Bounce 2, Fitbit Ace LTE and TickTalk 6. Skip the Gabb Watch 3e.
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Black Friday 2026: KitchenAid mixer deals: Artisan, Classic, Mini and Pro: buy now, wait or skip
Buy the Artisan 5-qt in Blue Velvet and the 7-qt bowl-lift now. Wait on the Classic and hand mixer. Skip the Artisan Mini at full price.
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Black Friday 2026: LEGO deals which sets to buy now, wait for or skip
Buy the Technic Ferrari 488 Pista, Botanicals Hibiscus and Friends Liann’s Family House now. Wait on Icons Bookstore and the Jaguar. Skip the third-party AT-AT.
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Black Friday 2026: monitor deals to buy now, wait for or skip (4K, gaming, OLED)
Buy ASUS’s 27" 4K VY27UQ, ASUS TUF 1440p and Samsung’s 24" now. Wait on the Samsung OLED G5 and 34" ultrawide. Skip the Dell S2725QS at full price.
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Black Friday 2026: Nintendo Switch 2 deals to buy now, wait for or skip
Buy the Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle now. Wait on the Pro Controller and Donkey Kong Bananza. Skip the OLED and the pricier second bundle.
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Black Friday 2026: robot vacuum deals to buy now, wait for or skip (Roomba, Roborock, Eufy, Ecovacs, Dreame)
Buy the Roomba 104 Combo and the Roborock Qrevo now. Wait on Eufy, Ecovacs and Dreame. Skip the Roomba Plus 405 from a third-party seller.
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Black Friday 2026: Shark deals to buy now, wait for or skip (vacuums, FlexStyle, CryoGlow)
Buy the Shark PowerDetect stick at its 90-day low and the PowerPro Reveal Plus now. Wait on FlexStyle, CryoGlow and the robot. Skip the Vertex Pro.
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Black Friday 2026: AirPods deals to buy now, wait for or skip
AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2 are already under Apple’s list price. Wait on AirPods 5. Skip AirPods 4 and the older Max.
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Black Friday 2026: Apple Watch deals to buy now, wait for or skip
Buy Apple Watch SE 3 and Ultra 3 now. Wait on Series 12 and Ultra 4. Skip Series 11.
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Black Friday 2026: iPad deals to buy now, wait for or skip
Buy the 11-inch iPad now. Wait on iPad Air and iPad mini. Skip the iPad Pro at today’s small markdown.
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Black Friday 2026: Kindle deals worth waiting for (and the old models to skip)
Paperwhite, Colorsoft, Scribe and Kindle: wait. Kids Kindle: buy. The 2024 Colorsoft: skip.
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Black Friday 2026: laptop deals to buy now, wait for or skip
MacBook Neo: buy now. MacBook Air M5, Dell 15 and a gaming laptop: wait. A 4 GB Chromebook: skip.
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Black Friday 2026: Ninja deals the CREAMi to buy now and what to wait on
Ninja CREAMi XL Deluxe: buy now. SLUSHi, DualZone, Crispi and Luxe Café: wait. The CREAMi 7-in-1: skip.
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Black Friday 2026: PS5 deals worth waiting for (and what to skip)
PS5 Digital, Disc and DualSense: wait. PS5 Pro and DualSense Edge: skip. Switch 2: buy now.
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Black Friday 2026: TV deals to buy now, wait for or skip (65", 75", 85")
Buy TCL’s 85" QM6K and LG’s 65" QNED84B now. Wait on Samsung, Hisense and Amazon’s new TVs. Skip the Sony Bravia 5 65".
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Prime Big Deal Days: 5 phone deals actually worth buying
Galaxy S26, OnePlus 15, Razr+ and more: our buy or wait call on every unlocked phone deal.
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Prime Big Deal Days: Amazon devices worth buying
Buy or wait? Our call on the Amazon devices that go on sale October 6–7.
See the callsWhat our calls mean
- Buy
A current model at a price that rarely gets much lower. No reason to wait.
- Wait
Usually cheaper during Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Hold off if you can.
- Skip
An older or replaced model, or a better pick costs about the same.
Black Friday 2026 questions
When is Black Friday 2026?
Black Friday 2026 is Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 26). Cyber Monday 2026 is Monday, November 30.
When do Amazon Black Friday 2026 deals start?
Amazon has not announced its 2026 dates yet. In recent years its Black Friday sale started about a week before Black Friday and ran through Cyber Monday, so expect deals from around mid-to-late November. We update this page as soon as Amazon confirms.
Do I need Prime for Amazon Black Friday deals?
Usually not. Unlike Prime Day, most Amazon Black Friday deals have been open to every shopper. Prime still adds free fast shipping, and a few deals can be Prime-only, so check the listing before you buy.
Should I buy now or wait for Black Friday?
It depends on the product. Some things rarely get a bigger discount than they have now, so we say Buy. Others usually drop during the sale, so we say Wait. Each guide below gives a clear Buy, Wait or Skip call for every product.
Are Black Friday deals on Amazon real?
Many are, but not all. Some “deals” are older models being cleared out just after a new version launched. We check whether each product is the current model and mark replaced models as Skip unless the price makes up for it.
How does BeastCompare pick these deals?
We compare published specs, how new each model is and whether a newer version is out, then give a Buy, Wait or Skip call. We do not test products hands-on. We earn a commission from Amazon links, which never changes a call.
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