For the past several years, Amazon has kicked off their Black Friday sales on the Friday before Thanksgiving and this year is no different. Deals will begin tomorrow, November 16th, 2018 at 2:00 a.m. CST. Unlike other stores, we won’t see all deals drop at once. Instead, we’ll see a variety of deals become available at different times during the week.
We will see FIVE different types of deals this holiday season:
• Gold Box Deals: These are daily deals that are available in limited quantity. They go live at 2:00 a.m. CST every morning. There are usually 1-3 different deals available in the off-season, but we can see as high as 25 per day in the busy season (with even more if it’s a department or brand discount). These may be individual items (such as a $99 Shark Vacuum) or discounts off of several similar items (such as ‘up to 65% off popular Hasbro toys’).
These deals are available for 24 hours, or while supplies last. The best deals will sell out very early, especially in the category deals. Make sure you check in early!
• Lightning Deals: New deals go live every 5 minutes and will be available for a couple of hours or until sold out (which sometimes happens in seconds). Once you add a lightning deal to your cart, you will have 15 minutes to check out.
Sometimes a lightning deal is sold out, but all purchases have not been completed due to the 15 minute hold. In that instance, you may have the option to ‘Join Waitlist’. If you opt to join the waitlist, you may be granted a chance to purchase the item. Keep an eye on your browser or set up push notification alerts through the app so that you receive notification. You’ll only have a few minutes to respond before the offer is rescinded and passed along to another waitlist member.
These deals can be very hard to sift through due to Amazon’s format, so we do the digging for you! We’ll post a head start to the best deals in our Amazing Lightning Deal Alerts group and via text: To sign up for Text Alerts: Text Follow @ECSAZBF to 40404
• Ad Matching: Amazon does not allow you to pick and choose items from other stores to match, but they do closely monitor the sales at other stores and often drop prices to match. We will see this practice increase over the next few weeks, especially during Black Friday week. These deals will appear both as regular items and as lightning deals.
• Coupons: We will begin to see two types of coupons appear over the next few weeks. One is similar to a manufacturer coupon and can only be used on the item specified. The other is a department wide discount that will allow you to save a percentage off of eligible items. Both discounts are shown at checkout and not reflected on the item page.
• Prime Card Rewards: Some deals will be eligible for increased cash back rewards when you pay with an eligible Amazon card. These discounts range from 5% on everything to 20% on bonus items.
Amazon Deals We Will See This Week:
This is not a full listing of deals, just a sneak peek at a small portion of the items that will be available over the next week
Amazon Devices
- Save $25.99 on All-New Echo Dot, only $24.00
- Save $20 on Echo Dot Kids Edition, only $49.99 – and save $110 total when you buy three Echo Dot Kids Edition devices, only $99.97
- Save $30.99 on Echo (2nd generation), only $69 – and save $80 total when you buy two Echo (2nd generation) devices, only $119.98
- Save $30.99 on Echo (RED) edition, only $69.00 –for every Echo (RED) edition sold Amazon will donate $10 to the Global Fund
- Save $40 on All-New Echo Plus, only $109.99
- Save $40 on Echo Spot, only $89.99 – and save $100 total when you buy two Echo Spot devices, only $159.98
- Save $50 on All-New Echo Show, only $179.99 – and save $120 total when you buy two All-New Echo Show devices, only $339.98
- Add an Amazon Smart Plug to any Echo device for only $5
- Save $15 on Fire TV Stick 4K with all-new Alexa Voice Remote, only $34.99
- Save $60 on Fire TV Cube with Far-Field Voice Control and 4K UHD/HDR, only $59.99
- Save $50 on Fire TV Recast 500 GB with two tuners, only $179.99—and save an additional $10 when you purchase Fire TV Recast 1 TB with four tuners, only $219.99
- Save $50 on Toshiba 32” 720p HD Smart TV – Fire TV Edition, only $129.99
- Save $60 on Insignia 39” 1080p Full HD Smart TV – Fire TV Edition, only $189.99
- Save $100 on Toshiba 50“ 4K Ultra HD Smart TV – Fire TV Edition, only $299.99
- Save $20 on Fire 7 tablet with Alexa, only $29.99
- Save $30 on Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet, only $69.99
- Save $30 on All-New Fire HD 8 tablet with Alexa Hands-Free, only $49.99
- Save $40 on All-New Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet, only $89.99
- Save $50 on Fire HD 10 tablet with Alexa Hands-Free, only $99.99
- Save $51 on Blink XT 1-Camera System, only $78.99—and save $90on Blink XT 3-Camera System, only $229.99
- Save $60 on Ring Video Doorbell 2, only $139.00—plus, customers will have the option to add the all-new Echo Dot to their purchase of the Ring Video Doorbell 2 for no additional cost
Electronics
- Save over 20% on Samsung EVO Select 128GB micro SD card
- Sony’s XBR55X900F Amazon’s Choice High Performance TV (2018 Model), only $1098.00
- Sony’s XBR65X850F 65-Inch 4K TV (2018 Model), only $998.00
- Sony’s XBR75X850F 75-Inch 4K TV (2018 Model), only $1,798.00
- Save over 15% on select Samsung QLED 2018 TVs, now through Cyber Monday
- Save over 15% on select Samsung NU8 series 2018 TVs, now through Cyber Monday
- Save up to 15% on LG Electronics 2018 Smart 4K TVs
- Save big on select Chromebooks
- Save big on Acer predator Gaming Laptop
- Save big on Cyberpower Gaming Desktop
- Save big on Dell 34.1″ curved gaming monitor
- Save big on sceptre 27″ curved gaming monitor
- Save 25% on HP Sprocket Portable Photo Printer, only $89.99
- Save 50% on HP OfficeJet 5255 Wireless Printer, only $49.99
Toys
- Save up to 40% on select top toys from Barbie, Hot Wheels and more
- Save up to 40% on select baby and preschool toys from Fisher-Price
- Save up to 30% on select strategy board games
- Save up to 30% on select party games for grown-ups
- Save up to 30% off the littleBits Avengers Hero Inventor Kit
- Save on Osmo Genius Kits and more learning toys
- Save big on Amazon Exclusives including the Radio Flyer My 1st Scooter, VTech Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker, and more
- Save big on building toys including the KNEX Imagine – Click and Construct Building Set with 35 Models
Fashion
- Save up to 50% off men’s and women’s fashion from Amazon brands, including Amazon Essentials, Goodthreads and Daily Ritual, now starting at under $15
- Save up to 45% on select adidas Apparel, Bags, Shoes and Accessories
- Save up to 50% off select Denim, including styles from J.Crew, DL1961 and True Religion
- Save up to 50% off select Calvin Klein Underwear
- Save up to 70% off select Samsonite luggage
- 30% off select fashion, including styles from Alo Yoga, New Balance, Hugo Boss, Lacoste and The Children’s Place
- Save up to 50% off select Izod Men’s Tops & Bottoms
- Save up to 35% off Best-Sellers from select Top Watch Brands
Household and Home Furnishings
- Save up to 25% on gifts and accents for the home from Amazon brands, including Rivet and Stone & Beam
- Save up to 40% on office chairs from Amazon brands, including AmazonBasics, Rivet and Stone & Beam
- Save up to 25% on AmazonBasics products such as kitchenware and electronics
- Save up to 30% on everyday essentials from Amazon brands, including AmazonFresh, Solimo, and Mama Bear
- Save up to 20% on top-selling sous vides
- Save up to 40% on select blenders
- Save up to 35% on select mattresses, furniture and area rugs
- Save 20% or more on select Now House by Jonathan Adler furniture
- Save up to 30% on select air fryers
- Save up to 40% on select coffee makers
- Save 30% on Traeger Renegade Pro Wood Pellet Grill
- Save up to 40% on Holiday Airblown décor with Gemmy
Smart Home
- Save up to 35% off select Sylvania Light Bulbs
- Save up to 40% on Philips Hue Smart Lighting
- Save up to 46% off on select TP-Link products
- Save 35% on Hive Smart Thermostat with Hub
Gaming
- Save $100 on a Xbox One S
- Save $100 on a Xbox One X
- Xbox One X Fallout 76 Bundle, only $429
- Xbox One X NBA 2K19 Bundle, only $429
- Xbox One S NBA 2K19 Bundle, only $229
- Xbox One S Battlefield Bundle, only $229
- Purchase Nintendo Switch for $299.99 and receive Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a full game download code in-box at no additional cost, a $59.99 value
Audible, Music, & Books
- For a limited time, save 53% on an Audible membership for 3 months at $6.95 a month
- For a limited time, new Amazon Music Unlimited customers can get three months of the premium streaming tier for just $0.99 and enjoy unlimited access to more than 50 million songs and hands-free listening with Alexa
- Save up to 80% on select Kindle best-selling books
- Get 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for $0.99 – Enjoy unlimited access to over 1 million books, popular magazines and thousands of books with Audible narration. Offer valid for new subscribers only
Pets
- Save over 20% on PetSafe Laser Chase Automatic Laser Cat Toy
- Save 20% on Solvit PetSafe PupSTEP Plus Pet Stairs, Foldable Steps for Dogs and Cats
Sports & Outdoors
- Save on Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR – Black and more
- Save up to 26% on all Assault Fitness cardio equipment
- Save up to 20% on the new FITBENCH Flex
- Save up to 22% on the Life Fitness IC1 exercise bike
- Save 20% on Thule
Automotive
- Save 20% on ChargePoint Home WiFi Enabled Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger
- Save 25% on Reese Explore ProSeries 63153 Rambler
- Save $25 on all DieHard tires