Deals to look forward to this Black Friday
November 17, 2018
Black Friday is the day when thousands of Americans swarm to stores such as Best Buy and Target to get the best deals possible.
The most popular Black Friday purchases include electronic items such as computers, phones, gaming consoles, video games, televisions and headphones. Most of these stores offer an early pass which gives customers access to deals early without having to join in on the door busting. Here are some of the best deals.
Computers/laptops: At Best Buy the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 12.3-inch with the keyboard is being sold at $600, $360 less than the original price. The Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch is going for $1,150 and the larger model (15-inch) is now $2,150.
Phones: The deals for iPhones and most Samsung phones have not been announced yet. As of now, Target is selling the Samsung Galaxy J7 for $99.99 and the J3 for $64.99. At Walmart, a $400 gift card is given with a purchase of the iPhone X and a $300 gift card comes with the iPhone Xs, Xs Max or XR. $300 are given in a gift card with the Samsung Galaxy S8, S9 or Note9. Target is also giving gift cards with either $150, $250 or $300 depending on the phone purchased.
Gaming: Walmart is offering the PlayStation 4 with the popular game, Spider-Man, for $200. The Xbox One with Minecraft is being sold at $200 as well. In addition, the Xbox One X, originally $499, is now $399. Target is offering the same deals on the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One bundle as Walmart, however, they are also selling the Sony Playstation Vr with two video games (Creed and Superhot) at $250. The Nintendo Switch is being sold at Target for $299 as a bundle with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. At Walmart, the HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop is being sold at $599 and it includes $170 worth of gaming software.
Televisions: Target is selling the Samsung 65” 4K HDR Ultra Smart TV $300 less than the original price, bringing it to $799.99. The 50” is $120 less, now valued at $329.99. Target has a wider variety of televisions including the LG Smart HDR UHD TV with prices ranging from $469.99 to $749.99. At Walmart the Samsung 55” Class 4K Smart TV is being sold for $398 and the VIZIO 60” Class 4K Smart TV is $100 less, now sold at $498. Best Buy is offering the Toshiba 43” Class LED Smart 4K UHD TV for $129.99, the Samsung 65” Class LED Smart 4K TV is $200 less now $599.99 and the LG 70” Class LED Smart 4K UHD TV is $300 less now sold for $699.99.
Other: Headphones are fairly popular purchases but it is difficult to find good ones. The Bose SoundSport Wireless headphones are being sold $50 dollars off with a new price of $99 at Walmart. The popular headphone brand Beats (Powerhouse3 Wireless Earphones) are being sold at Target for a price of $99 and the Neighborhood collection is going for $89.99. These would normally cost $200. Another popular item is any sort of small speaker. Target is selling the JBL Flip 4 for $60 and the Bose SoundLink Micro for $70.