Fashion Men's Fashion

21 Early Black Friday Sales Worth Your Time

Visits: 28

Black Friday isn’t technically for another two weeks, but early Black Friday sales are already here. As far as certain big box retailers like Walmart are concerned, calendars are fungible. Time is a suggestion. Holidays—and we mean that very broadly in the case of Black Friday—are meant to be celebrated weeks, maybe months early. Sometimes that overeagerness is useful, like in the case of early Black Friday sales and being able to buy Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins in late August. 

To be fair, most of the early Black Friday sales here in 2020 are bad. Do not mistake the enthusiasm of Best Buy, Walmart, and Home Depot as unchecked largesse. But after hours of scanning the available listings and cross-referencing with historical data (yeah, we do math), we’ve found a bunch of genuinely strong deals that’ll save you real money on quality things. Are they all sexy, cool things? Not so much. But if you’re looking for a phenomenal deal on an InstantPot, a cordless drill, or some Apple AirPods, then good news—these early Black Friday deals are perfect for you. 

The Best Black Friday Sales on Clothing and Shoes We’ve Found So Far

Looking for the best clothing and shoe deals available this year? Don’t worry, this is GQ, we have you covered

The Best Early Black Friday Sales 2020 at Walmart

Walmart’s Black Friday “Deals for Days” sale (an unfortunate name, let’s move on) began in earnest on November 4th. The wide-ranging sale includes TVs, kitchen appliances, and … well a bunch of other things you can get at Sam Walton’s warehouse. There’s a good deal on the first version of AirPods (the ones without the wireless charging case), an older TV that’s still likely an upgrade, and a frankly bonkers deal on the InstantPot. 

Apple AirPods (was $130, now 24% off)

$130$100

Walmart

Apple AirPods Pro (was $250, now 12% off)

$250$220

Walmart

InstantPot electric pressure cooker, 6-quart (was $100, now 50% off)

$100$50

Walmart

TCL 4-Series TV, 55-inch (was $220, now 32% off)

$220$150

Walmart

TCL 6-Series QLED TV, 65-inch (was $1,300, now 31%)

$1,300$900

Walmart

Bose Series II wireless noise cancelling headphones (was $350, now 43% off)

$350$200

Walmart

Eufy RoboVac 25C robot vacuum (was $250, now 60% off)

$250$100

Walmart

The Best Early Black Friday Sales 2020 at Best Buy

Best Buy dropped its Black Friday ads in, no joke, October. But unlike last year, it doesn’t appear that any have sold out yet. The sale includes basically every major tech category you’d care about, including headphones, large-scale appliances, cell phone accessories, and smart home gear.

Sony WF-1000XM3 true wireless noise cancelling ear buds (was $230, now 26% off)

$230$170

Best Buy

Philips Hue smart lightstrip kit (was $105, now 43% off)

$105$60

Best Buy

Hurry! The All-Clad Factory Sale Ends Wednesday

All-Clad’s stainless steel cookware has a reputation for a reason. It heats extremely evenly and lasts for decades. This level of quality usually comes at a hefty price, typically around $150 for a skillet. But right now there’s a big batch of All-Clad factory seconds on sale. This gear is still good, it just comes with a small imperfection or slightly damaged packaging. The sale includes a two-pack (one 8-inch skillet and one 10-inch skillet) that costs less than you typically pay for price of just a single skillet, plus a massive discount on a stockpot. 

All-Clad stainless steel fry pan set (2-pack)(was $185, now 51% off)

$90

Home and Cook Sales

All-Clad stainless steel stockpot, 8-quart (was $345, now 62% off)

$130

Home and Cook Sales

The Best Early Black Friday Sales 2020 at Design Within Reach

The luxury home furnishings retailer officially kicked off its holiday sale on November 9th. The sale includes 15% off on items from select designers. Yes, that includes the classic Noguchi table, but it also includes one of the best office chairs we’ve tried. 

Herman Miller “Sayl” chair (was $545, now 15% off)

$545$463

Design Within Reach

Eames Hang-It-All rack (was $295, now 15% off)

$295$251

Design Within Reach

Noguchi table (was $2,300, now 15% off)

$2,300$1,951

Design Within Reach

The Best Early Black Friday Sales 2020 at HAY

The imaginative Danes at HAY are celebrating Black Friday early too. The company’s sale is only on lighting and accessories, leaving out all the company’s large furniture. But real heads know the best things at HAY come in small, colorful packages. 

HAY “Matin” table lamp (was $195, now 15% off)

$195$166

HAY

HAY “Kaleido” tray set 1 (was $40, now 15% off)

HAY “Snowden” bottle (was $35, now 15% off)

The Best Early Black Friday Sales 2020 at Home Depot

Home Depot’s early Black Friday sales of 2020 feature some pretty big discounts, but across a single category of items: tools. If you’re looking to do some home improvement projects during your pandemic winter, here’s your chance to get a powerful drill set and actually compatible bits. 

DeWalt Atomic cordless compact drill and tool bag (was $150, now 33% off)

$150$100

Home Depot

OXO Storage Containers Are On Sale Now

OXO isn’t offering massive deals on anything yet, but they do have a few things on sale. For now, this doesn’t include some of our very favorite things (show me…a laptop cleaner!), but we expect a wider range of discounts to go live from them in the coming weeks.

OXO Good Grips Plastic Container Set (16-piece)(was $30, now 20% off)

The Tappan Collective’s Only Yearly Sale Is Live

Tappan Collective is a solid source of relatively inexpensive art and photography from a wide range of artists—a shortcut to curing blank wall syndrome. This week, the company is holding it’s only sale of the year. With code Tappan-Holiday-20, you get 15% off anything and everything. Highly suggest this photo of an inflatable whale. Brighter times ahead. 

Number 19 by Marleigh Culver (was $140, now 15% off with code “TAPPAN-HOLIDAY-20”)

$140$119

Tappan Collective

Whale in Pool by Gia Coppola (was $100, now 15 off with code ‘TAPPAN-HOLIDAY-20″)

$100$85

Tappan Collective


Three crewneck sweaters on a blue and red background

The Crewneck Sweatshirt Really Is a Wardrobe Essential

It goes with everything, every guy looks good wearing one, and these are the best of ’em to buy right now.

Continue Reading

You may also like...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

10 − 5 =