Each autumn the country gathers itself around a single shopping weekend, and this year the anticipation arrives before the retailers have said a word. Best Buy has not yet named its Black Friday prices, yet its discounts already glow on the shelves and screens of its stores and website, and the Staten Island Advance has read the old seasons as a kind of calendar. Predictably, the sale will begin near the end of October, unfold through the Doorbuster weeks of November, and linger until Christmas Eve, though nothing about this year is promised until Best Buy speaks. For the shopper, the lesson i
Best Buy's 2026 Black Friday Sale: What We Know, and Which Deals Are Live Now
Best Buy hasn't said what Black Friday will cost, but the discounts are already running.
Mark
Best Buy hasn't announced anything, so what is this article actually telling people?
Mimi
Two things. What the retailer has done in past years, and which discounts are live today. The first is a forecast, the second is a list of prices.
Luke
Worth keeping those apart. The timing, the price-match guarantee, the longer hours are all the Advance's expectations. None of it is confirmed for 2026.
Mark
And the current deals are confirmed?
Mimi
They're listed as available now, with sale price against a higher price. A 65-inch LG OLED at $1,400 instead of $2,700 is the biggest dollar gap on the list.
Luke
But "instead of" is the retailer's reference price. The article doesn't say how long those higher prices were actually charged, or whether Black Friday will beat these numbers.
Mark
So is waiting a gamble?
Mimi
The paper's argument is that daily deals avoid crowds and sellouts. Waiting might bring lower prices, but nothing in the piece promises that.
Luke
Right. It says the sale may start earlier than usual, but that's a guess too.
Mark
What would settle it?
Mimi
Best Buy publishing its schedule and Doorbuster list.
El Pulso
- Best Buy has announced nothing official, so shoppers are left reading the calendar of past years like tea leaves.
- Doorbuster deals, a Cyber Monday event, and offers running through December 24 are expected to crowd the season into a tight rush.
- Televisions, headphones, laptops, and vacuums are already marked down, with a Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai now $350 cheaper than its usual price.
- Daily Top Deals and a Deal of the Day offer a way to skip the holiday scramble, and the real Black Friday prices remain unconfirmed until Best Buy publishes its lineup.
Each autumn the country gathers itself around a single shopping weekend, and this year the anticipation arrives before the retailers have said a word. Best Buy has not yet named its Black Friday prices, yet its discounts already glow on the shelves and screens of its stores and website, and the Staten Island Advance has read the old seasons as a kind of calendar. Predictably, the sale will begin near the end of October, unfold through the Doorbuster weeks of November, and linger until Christmas Eve, though nothing about this year is promised until Best Buy speaks. For the shopper, the lesson is quieter than any headline: the holiday bargain is often already here, waiting for those willing to buy before the crowd gathers.
As of late October 2026, Best Buy has not said what its Black Friday prices will be, yet the discounts are already running. The Staten Island Advance has gathered what is on sale now and what past seasons suggest is coming.
The timing rests on habit rather than announcement. Best Buy usually launches its Black Friday sale at the end of October, runs deals through December, and releases a steady stream of Doorbuster offers through November across its website, app, and stores. A Cyber Monday event typically follows, and new offers keep arriving until Christmas Eve. The Advance expects a similar shape this year and wouldn't be surprised by an earlier start, though price-matching, extended returns, and longer holiday hours remain predictions only.
The familiar categories are present again: big-screen TVs, headphones, speakers, laptops, and home appliances. Current markdowns include a TCL 40-inch Roku TV at $150, an LG 65-inch OLED at $1,400, and Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones at $228. Laptops, wearables, and home products are also discounted, from a Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i at $400 to a Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai robot vacuum at $850.
For shoppers who would rather not wait, daily Top Deals and a Deal of the Day offer an alternative to the holiday crowds. The paper's closing watch point is Best Buy's own announcement of its dates and Doorbuster lineup, which will show whether these prices hold or fall further.
As of late October 2026, Best Buy has not said what it will sell for Black Friday, or at what price. Even so, the retailer's discounts are already running. The Staten Island Advance's shopping desk has put together a rundown of what is on sale now and what past years suggest is coming.
The timing rests on pattern, not announcement. According to the Advance, Best Buy usually starts its Black Friday sale at the end of October, with deals that run through December. The sale proper tends to go live a few days before Thanksgiving. Through November, the company has traditionally put out a series of Doorbuster Deals on its website, in its app and in its stores. A Cyber Monday sale usually follows, and new offers keep arriving until Dec. 24, Christmas Eve.
The Advance expects a similar format this year, though it says it would not be surprised if the deals started even earlier. It also expects Best Buy to bring back its price-match guarantee, extended returns and exchanges, and longer store hours for the holidays. Those are predictions, not confirmed policies.
The categories are the familiar ones. In past years, the Advance notes, Best Buy has cut prices on big-screen TVs, headphones from Beats, Bose and Sony, JBL Bluetooth speakers, Dyson vacuums, appliances, and HP and Lenovo laptops. Since the 2026 lineup is not public, the paper says only that it expects big cuts on the hot-ticket items on holiday lists.
The paper also points out that waiting is not required. Best Buy runs daily deals, including Top Deals and a Deal of the Day, which the Advance says let shoppers avoid holiday crowds and sales that sell out quickly on Black Friday.
On televisions, the current list includes a TCL 40-inch Q3CR Series QLED Roku TV at $150, down from $300, and an LG 65-inch C6 OLED evo at $1,400, down from $2,700. A Samsung 55-inch M70H Mini LED is $300 instead of $450. A TCL 75-inch X11L Mini LED Google TV is $3,000 instead of $5,000.
In audio, Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones are $228, down from $398, and Beats Studio Pro are $219, down from $300. Among speakers, the JBL Go 5 is $40 instead of $55, the JBL Charge 6 is $160 instead of $200, and the Bose SoundLink Max SE is $279 instead of $349. Wearables include the Garmin vívoactive 5 at $191, down from $250, and the Google Fitbit Charge 6 at $142, down from $160.
Laptops and tablets are marked down as well. The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is $400 instead of $500. The HP OmniBook X Flip 16-inch OLED is $1,200 instead of $1,580. The Microsoft Surface 13-inch is $1,150 instead of $1,250, and the Lenovo Tab One is $100 instead of $170.
Home products complete the list. The Dyson V8 Cyclone cordless vacuum is $300, down from $400, and the Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai robot vacuum is $850, down from $1,200. The Tineco FloorWasher Pet5 is $250 instead of $400. The Shark Matrix self-empty robot vacuum is $330 instead of $500, and the Shark air purifier is $150 instead of $200. The Dyson Cool Tower Fan is $350 instead of $400.
What to watch for is Best Buy's own announcement of its Black Friday dates and Doorbuster lineup, which would show how many of these prices hold or drop further.
Citas Notables
The Advance expects Best Buy to follow a similar format this year, though it wouldn't be surprised by an earlier start.— Staten Island Advance
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