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Price drops & sales
Sales the desk has written up, with the price and the retailer as reported at the time of writing.
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A $38.39 bundle gives lifetime Office 2021 and Windows 11 Pro — no subscriptions, no renewals, no cloud lock-in. But it’s not Microsoft 365. And it’s not new.
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is $799 with Mint Mobile’s Black Friday deal — but only if you commit to a $180 prepaid annual plan.
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$29. Not for a year. Not for two. For life — if you act before Black Friday ends.
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All deal storiesBlack Friday 2026
When the sales start, last year's prices to beat, and the products reviewers back. Written by hand from cited sources.
Black Friday is November 27 and list prices rose during 2026, so the discounts need checking. Every Hitechreports guide in one place, with the retailer dates and last year's lows.
The tablets, phones and a cordless snow shovel our editor picked out on Temu on November 10, the coupon prices the app showed that day, what each listing claims, and how to tell a branded import from an unbranded gamble.
Reviewer-backed presents from under $100 to the big box under the tree, with what Walmart and Best Buy were charging on November 10, which gifts are already at a good price, which to wait for, and links at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and eBay.
The lows Tom's Guide recorded last Black Friday for every AirPods, Sony, Bose and Samsung pair, what Walmart and Best Buy were charging on November 10, and the earbuds reviewers rate, each linked at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and eBay.
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo all raised console prices in 2026. Here is what each console costs now, what Sony's Black Friday offers were last year, and how to judge a bundle.
Samsung and Google raised list prices in October, so this year's discounts need checking against the real prices. Here they are, with last Black Friday's lows and the picks reviewers back.
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