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Black Friday 2024 live: Latest UK offers on Asos, Just Eat and Apple Watches
There are Black Friday weekend sales on Apple MacBooks, Amazon tech, Pandora jewellery, Boots perfumes and more
Calling all deal hunters: Black Friday weekend is officially underway – and there are three more days to shop huge discounts at the likes of Amazon, Currys, Boots, Argos, John Lewis and more. It’s here where you’ll find the latest discounts and deals – as well as our expert shopping tips.
Whether you’re after beauty products, a high-spec laptop, a new mattress or an upgraded TV, Black Friday is second to none when it comes to the sheer number of deals available. To help you save on your next purchase, the IndyBest team of shopping experts will be here all weekend, working around the clock to bring you the best discounts on our tried and tested favourites.
Having covered Black Friday for years, we are well-versed in spotting a good deal from a dud – and we’d only ever recommend you buy something if it comes tried and tested or from a brand or retailer we trust. Without further ado, let’s go shopping!
Read more: Best Black Friday deals to shop, according to a shopping expert
Lego Black Friday 2024 deals for Potterheads
You don’t have to be a wizard to uncover some great Lego Black Friday deals.
Lego Harry Potter Hagrid’s hut, 76428: Was £65, now £48.50, Argos.co.uk
Argos has sliced 25 per cent off the price of this Harry Potter Lego set, which comes with seven characters, including Harry, Hermione, Ron and Hagrid. The 896-piece set is suitable for Potterheads and Lego fans aged eight and above, and it will make a great addition under the Christmas tree.
Save 25% in the Ruggable Black Friday sale
Sprucing up your decor? Get to know Ruggable. The brand specialises in machine washable rugs (convenient!), and right now, you can save 25 per cent on everything when you use the code “BF24”.
Ruggable kamran coral rug, 150 cm x 215 cm: Was £289, now £216, Ruggable.co.uk
Earning the top spot in our round-up of the best washable rugs, interiors expert Ali loved the brand’s kamran coral rug. “The ornate pattern features a border and inner design with blue tones, and we found it added a luxurious-looking element to our living room,” she said. “With a dog and two kids at home, we found the water-resistant, stain-resistant rug still looked spotless after several weeks’ use, and it’s easy to vacuum.” Tall praise indeed.
Looking for a heated clothes airer deal?
When it comes to doing the laundry in the depths of winter, there’s one appliance you may want to invest in: a heated clothes airer.
While a tumble dryer can cost up to £1.55 an hour to operate (depending on the model), a heated airer is a far more energy-efficient way to dry your clothes, as it is likely to cost less than 40p an hour to run.
Now, you can save even more money, thanks to Black Friday deals from Lakeland, Easylife and Amazon. True to form, our team of shopping experts have rounded up the best heated clothes airer offers available:
Best heated clothes airer deals in the Black Friday 2024 sales
Supercharge your laundry drying times with one of these discounted appliances
Martin Lewis says Black Friday is the best time to find discounts pre-Christmas
A new study by Money Saving Expert has revealed that over two-thirds of 50 popular items were cheaper on Black Friday in 2023 than in the lead-up to Christmas. Plus, it found that 70 per cent of products were cheaper on Black Friday compared to their price on 19 December.
The study highlighted deals on Amazon devices – such as the Echo, Kindle and Fire TV Stick – which were all cheaper on Black Friday than the weeks leading up to Christmas, along with tech from Apple, Ninja air fryers, the Dyson airwrap, Shark vacuums, Nintendo Switch, PS5 and more.
So, what are you waiting for?
Martin Lewis says Black Friday is best time to shop for discounts
The money-saving expert says that waiting for pre-Christmas sales to buy gifts is unlikely to pay off
Why is it called Black Friday?
The first use of Black Friday dates back to the Fifties in Philadelphia, where the local police department coined the term to describe the huge traffic jams, overcrowded pavements and mobbed stores in the city on the day after Thanksgiving.
It wasn’t until the 1980s that the phrase caught on in the rest of America, and was used as a marketing ploy to promote the consumer event and encourage sales. It was then deployed as a reference to the financial status of stores, as they went from being “in the red” to “in the black” as profits increased.
It has since become one of the biggest shopping events in the calendar – not just in the United States, but also in the UK and other parts of the world.
While it was once just a one-day sale, it’s now evolved into a four-day bonanza, and in some cases, it spans the entire month of November, with deals on tech, beauty, home appliances, fashion, toys and much more.
The viral Color Wow dream coat spray is on sale
Color Wow dream coat: Was £27, now £17.95, Amazon.co.uk
Beauty writer Lucy praised Color Wow’s dream coat in her review where she said that it “did a stellar job of keeping my hair straight and adding some serious shine and gloss”. There “was no hint of a wave poking through and, my locks still looked relatively shiny after a day in the rain”, she added. A great buy this Black Friday – I’m adding it straight to my basket.
This Nespresso coffee machine is nearly half price
The vertuo pop is Nespresso’s most affordable coffee machine – and, naturally, it’s been tried and tested by the team at IndyBest. Spoiler alert: Lauren loved it.
Nespresso vertuo pop coffee pod machine: Was £99.99, now £54, Amazon.co.uk
Now, Amazon has slashed the price of the machine by nearly 50 per cent. Receiving a glowing five-star review, she praised the “small but mighty” machine that will slot seamlessly into most people’s kitchen countertops. “Weighing in at just 3.5kg, if you have a large cupboard and won’t be using the machine every day, it’s also incredibly easy to store away until you need it,” she added.
The new Amazon echo dot costs just £22 right now
Reduced by a huge 58 per cent, Amazon’s Echo dot is perfect for those on a budget. T
Amazon Echo dot, 5th gen: Was £54.99, now £22.99, Amazon.co.uk
Tech critic Alex said that “the fifth generation smart speaker has even better sound than all the Echo Dots that have come before it (a mean feat given how hard it is to eek good sound out of a small device).” Praising its top functionality and neat new indoor temperature sensor, he said it can be placed anywhere in your home to deliver weather reports, set timers, play music, podcasts, the news and more.
The best early Nintendo Switch deals this Black Friday
Gamers, start your engines. Black Friday is the time to save on Nintendo Switch consoles and the best Nintendo Switch games (which are rarely ever discounted, apart from during Black Friday season).
If you’re looking for a price cut, you don’t even have to wait, as our tech writer Alex has hunted down the best early Nintendo Switch deals ahead of the main event.
He’s rounded up everything you need to know about Nintendo Switch Black Friday sales, from the best early Nintendo Switch offers to the deals he expects to see on Black Friday itself. So, what are you waiting for?
The best Nintendo Switch deals I’ve ever seen thanks to Black Friday
If you’re looking to snap up a cut-price Nintendo Switch, these are the Black Friday deals I recommend