The actual day of Black Friday (23rd November 2018) is almost upon us. Most of the UK’s retailers started teasing out deals ages ago, but now we’re right into the thick of it: the internet and your local high street shops are awash right now with seriously sizeable savings.
So, to try and make your online shopping experience that little bit easier, we’ve pulled together our absolute favourite Black Friday in one place. Read on to discover the biggest bargains across tech and gaming, as well as some random curveballs we thought you might like…
Our pick of the best Black Friday deals 2018
Amazon devices at silly prices (kids tablets for £50!)
Never one to be upstaged when there’s a deals event going on, Amazon has slashed the prices on loads of its devices: the Echo Dot smart speaker has dropped from £50 to £25, the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader is down from £120 to £90, the Echo Spot (which is basically a Dot with a screen) is down from £120 to £90, the Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet (pictured) is down from £100 to £60, and Fire HD 8 tablet (for grown-ups) has gone from £80 down to just £50. You can click any of those links to nab a bargain.
Up to 70% off relatively recent video games!
If you paid full price for these games, not that long ago, prepare your teeth for a grinding: Spider-Man PS4 is now just £29.99 at Currys, the Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is down to £20.99 at Argos, Detroit: Become Human is just £13.99 through the Argos eBay store, LEGO: The Incredibles is just £19.95 and FIFA 19 is only £36.95 at The Game Collection. And if you are a sports game fan, NBA 2K19 is down to £29.99 at GAME and WWE 2K19 is just £24.99.
Free Nintendo Switch (!) with a Huawei P20 Pro phone contract
An absolutely barmy deal, this: EE is giving away a free Nintendo Switch to anyone that signs up for a Huawei P20 Pro contract. There is zero to pay upfront, and the monthly payments of £53 get you unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and 10GB of data. That’s a great phone, a brand new games console and a decent amount of data at a very reasonable price.
Save £221 on a gorgeous TV with Ambilight
We scoured the web in search of TV deals, and this might just be the most tempting thing we found: over at Amazon, you can save £211 on this 55-inch Philips TV, which has 4K visuals and a snazzy three-sided Ambilight. This will make your movies and games that bit more immersive, upgrading your home entertainment without breaking the bank.
150 free coffee capsules with Nespresso machines
There are plentiful coffee machine deals doing the rounds this Black Friday, including a promotion at Nespresso that rewards you for a purchase with 150 free coffee capsules (roughly enough to get us through one Monday morning). The cheapest machine in this deal is the Essenza Mini (pictured), which is priced at just £89.99. Happy caffeinating!
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£280 off the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 tablet/laptop
Providing the most eye-catching laptop/tablet hybrid deal this Black Friday, Amazon has knocked a whopping £280 off the Surface Pro 6: instead of the usual £1,029 price tag, you’ll currently pay just £749 for this powerful piece of kit – and get a silver cover thrown in, too!
£131 off these Sony noise-cancelling headphones
Another bargain from Amazon, here: Sony’s WH-1000XM2 wireless Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones, which boast a 4.5-star average rating from 288 customers, have dropped down to just £199 – that’s a 40% saving, taking £131 off the RRP!
Free wireless charger (worth £89!) with Samsung Galaxy watches
As part of a huge Black Friday sale across the entire Samsung shop, you can get a free wireless charger worth £89 with any Samsung Galaxy smart watch. This includes the Midnight Black edition (pictured), which retails at £279.
Parrot Mambo drone plummets in price to £99.99
If you’ve been thinking of picking up a drone, this low price might be enough to tempt you: using the discount code MAMBO120 at Currys knocks £120 off the price, bringing it down to just £99.99. It comes with goggles and a controller, and it’s capable of recording Full HD videos.
Less than half price on this Batman dressing gown…
And finally, one of the weirder ones to catch our eye this Black Friday: at Argos, you can get a Batman Robe for just £10.50, instead of the usual £35. It’s the perfect loungewear for hanging out at home and eating Lobster Thermidor, or, at the very least, it would make a decent novelty Christmas present for someone.
If you’re looking for something specific this Black Friday, we’ve got articles collecting the best deals on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch consoles, as well as the most tempting offers on LEGO kits, geeky toys, binge-friendly broadband packages, and home-cinema-enhancing TVs and soundbars. Happy shopping, chums!