{"id":10564,"date":"2025-11-11T08:10:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=10564"},"modified":"2025-11-11T08:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:10:39","slug":"sale-start-date-and-deals-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=10564","title":{"rendered":"Sale Start Date and Deals Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Amazon Black Friday Sale is one of the most anticipated online sales of the year. I ran a poll a few years back and found that over 50% of IGN&#8217;s audience planned on doing <em>most <\/em>of their shopping at Amazon for Black Friday. So it&#8217;s not a stretch to say that whatever deals Amazon chooses to offer for Black Friday will have a ripple effect across multiple retailers. Now that Amazon has officially announced the dates of its sale (and a sneak peek of some discounts), we can finally start speculating about what to expect during the 2025 Amazon Black Friday sale.<\/p>\n<p><h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\" data-toc-title=\"Start date\">Amazon Black Friday Start Date<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div catalogid=\"54002430-d917-48f1-b503-27ec18374aca\" id=\"230274\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3980863763 catalog-wrapper\">\n<div data-cy=\"productcard-view-trigger\">\n<div id=\"230274\" data-cy=\"solo-product-card\" class=\"solo-product SoloProduct_solo-product__r2_WP\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-722342313 jsx-3341285356 product-card SoloProduct_product-card__JSk8u\">\n<div class=\"product-thumbnail jsx-2285132617 SoloProduct_image__vqG4e\"><img alt=\"Amazon Black Friday Page\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/03\/18\/amazon-spring-deal-days-best-discounts-top-offers-2025-1742299767763.png?width=220&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/03\/18\/amazon-spring-deal-days-best-discounts-top-offers-2025-1742299767763.png?width=220&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/03\/18\/amazon-spring-deal-days-best-discounts-top-offers-2025-1742299767763.png?width=220&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2827240024 name balanced\">Amazon Black Friday Page<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3381835873 jsx-3347269829 icon-button catalog-upvote SoloProduct_catalog-upvote__FWsVx centered disabled\" disabled=\"\" type=\"button\" title=\"Vote\" aria-label=\"Vote\" data-cy=\"catalog-upvote\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-rating-like jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"icon-rating-like\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RatingLike.ea885513.svg) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"solo-product-description\" class=\"description SoloProduct_description__emO_M\">\n<div data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 small\">\n<p>See all of the early deals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">According to the press release, the Amazon Black Friday sale will <strong>kick off on Thursday, November 20 and run through December 1<\/strong> (Cyber Monday). The start date of this sale aligns with what we&#8217;ve already seen from Best Buy and Costco, both of which announced their sale dates ahead of Halloween. Amazon has also noted that its sale will feature new daily deal drops throughout the event, meaning some of the best discounts may still be reserved for actual Black Friday on November 28.<\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">What will Amazon do for Cyber Monday?<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Amazon has lumped Cyber Monday into its Black Friday announcement this year, but does that mean the Cyber Monday deals will be the same as Black Friday&#8217;s? For the most part, pretty much. The one key difference is that many of the popular deals from Black Friday will be gone by the time Cyber Monday comes around. You can still expect new daily deal drops from Amazon, but since it&#8217;s the last official day of the sale, don&#8217;t expect better deals than Black Friday. Amazon will sometimes extend its sale into &#8220;Cyber Week,&#8221; but not all discounts will last beyond the Monday after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\" data-toc-title=\"What deals to expect\">What Deals to Expect \u2013 Amazon Sneak Peek<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><span><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Amazon released a sneak peek of what deals to expect during the Black Friday period. The press release doesn&#8217;t go into much detail about any specific products, but we can make our own guesses about what to expect based on the information we do have.<\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Amazon Devices<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Amazon&#8217;s sneak peek mentions up to 50% off select Amazon devices. The actual list of items expected to be a part of that sale are: Echo Dot Max, Fire TV Stick Select, Fire TV 4-Series, Blink Mini camera, Blink outdoor camera, Echo Show 11, Fire HD Tablets, and Kindle e-readers. No prices are mentioned, but we can make some assumptions based on this available information. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Most notably, Amazon is suggesting a discount on its new budget Fire TV stick without mentioning discounts on any of the other models. That could mean that the full Fire TV lineup will actually be at a higher price than we saw during October Prime Day this year. The sneak peak also mentions discounts on its reading tablets, but leaves out models like the Colorsoft that got heavily discounted earlier this year. If I had to guess, I&#8217;d say this suggests the better Kindle deals will likely be a part of a bundle package rather than discounts on individual devices.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The 50% discounts will most likely be on Blink cameras and Fire HD tablets. Both of those devices have consistently had prices halved during sales this year and I&#8217;d expect the same thing during Black Friday. Ring doorbell cameras will also probably see similar price cuts, even though they aren&#8217;t mentioned here.<\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Electronics<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The sneak peek lumps all electronics into a single category, and the actual savings are as vague as it gets. The biggest discount mentioned is up to 50% off JBL and Canon, which could mean a lot of different things. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The discounts from JBL will most likely be on headphones and Bluetooth speakers. As an audio brand, it&#8217;s already quite a bit cheaper than competitors like Sony and Bose, so the discounts will be significant but not <em>that <\/em>impressive. Bose audio products are also mentioned in this press release with up to 45% discounts, which likely refers to headphones and soundbars. As for Canon, Amazon is probably referring to printers and ink cartridges rather than cameras. Still, a 50% discount can be significant if you&#8217;re looking for either of those.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">For bigger ticket items, Amazon has noted up to 45% discounts on Acer and Asus PC hardware and 40% discounts from LG, TCL, and Hisense. Based on what we&#8217;ve seen discounted in the past, these discounts are most likely on gaming monitors, TVs, and soundbars. Amazon usually has at least one really good gaming PC deal, but it&#8217;s the discounts on screens that are usually most worth checking out during its Black Friday sale. This also applies to Samsung TVs and monitors, which will be up to 35% off during this sale.<\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Toys<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Black Friday is usually the best time to make toy purchases every year, but the sneak peek doesn&#8217;t really reveal much about Amazon&#8217;s plans for 2025. The first major offer featured here is up to 40% off Magna-Tiles, Melissa &amp; Doug, Little Tykes, Play-Do, and Nerf. This could apply to a wide range of different puzzles and building toys within that for both toddlers and younger kids. The press release also mentioned 30% off Hasbro Gaming, which likely means that Black Friday will be a good time to buy board games as well as various toys Hasbro makes.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The main category that Amazon didn&#8217;t mention here is LEGO. Black Friday is going to be the best time to buy LEGO sets all year and we expect Amazon to have some of the best deals available on various sets. While we don&#8217;t know <em>what <\/em>LEGO sets will be going on sale this year, we can use Target&#8217;s recent early LEGO sale and make an educated guess that we&#8217;ll likely see up to 40% off both new and old sets from Star Wars, Harry Potter, and many of the other popular themes available.<\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Books<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Amazon is still an online bookstore at heart and Black Friday remains one of the best times to buy books all year. According to the press release, Amazon is planning on offering up to 80% off Kindle books and up to 65% off print books during its Black Friday sale. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As for what books will actually get discounted, we can only look at past sales to make a guess. Amazon will likely have major discounts on some of the biggest bestsellers of 2025, like Onyx Storm and Sunrise on the Reaping, as well as popular classics. You can also likely expect big price cuts on Lord of the Rings books sets as well as the illustrated editions. Amazon has been known to include a lot of these discounts in some sort of &#8220;Buy 2, Get 1 Free&#8221; sale, so you&#8217;ll want to keep an eye out for that type of promotion as well.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In terms of Amazon services, the Black Friday Kindle Unlimited deal will also be returning this year. This promotion only applies to new subscribers, but you&#8217;ll get three months of Kindle Unlimited for only $0.99 before having to pay the full monthly price. I myself have this service and found it&#8217;s great for reading LitRPG and popular romantasy without having to buy individual books.<\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">More Upcoming Deals<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Outside of the categories I&#8217;ve mentioned above, here are a few more sneak peek deals worth calling out from Amazon&#8217;s press release:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Up to 50% off beauty products<\/li>\n<li>Up to 50% off fashion<\/li>\n<li>Up to 50% off kitchen appliances<\/li>\n<li>Up to 35% off vacuums and furniture<\/li>\n<li>Up to 25% off fitness equipment<\/li>\n<li>Up to 50% off hotels and homes on Expedia<\/li>\n<li>35% off voyage fare for Disney Cruise Lines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Do You Need an Amazon Prime Subscription for Black Friday?<\/h2>\n<div catalogid=\"07cfd7ac-6b53-41ec-8afc-d923631cc6e0\" id=\"223115\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3980863763 catalog-wrapper\">\n<div data-cy=\"productcard-view-trigger\">\n<div id=\"223115\" data-cy=\"solo-product-card\" class=\"solo-product SoloProduct_solo-product__r2_WP\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-722342313 jsx-3341285356 product-card SoloProduct_product-card__JSk8u\">\n<div class=\"product-thumbnail jsx-2285132617 SoloProduct_image__vqG4e\"><img alt=\"Amazon Prime Free Trials &amp; Memberships\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/06\/17\/amazon-prime-logo-svg-1750156370836.png?width=220&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/06\/17\/amazon-prime-logo-svg-1750156370836.png?width=220&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/06\/17\/amazon-prime-logo-svg-1750156370836.png?width=220&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2827240024 name balanced\">Amazon Prime Free Trials &amp; Memberships<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3381835873 jsx-3347269829 icon-button catalog-upvote SoloProduct_catalog-upvote__FWsVx centered disabled\" disabled=\"\" type=\"button\" title=\"Vote\" aria-label=\"Vote\" data-cy=\"catalog-upvote\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-rating-like jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"icon-rating-like\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RatingLike.ea885513.svg) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"solo-product-description\" class=\"description SoloProduct_description__emO_M\">\n<div data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 small\">\n<p>30-day free trial, 6-month trial for young adults (18-24)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Unlike exclusive sales events like Prime Day or Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon&#8217;s Black Friday isn&#8217;t restricted to those with an Amazon Prime membership. Most of the discounts that will be available will be open to anyone, though only those with a paid subscription will be able to access free shipping for orders under $35.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There will be some exceptions to that, however. While the main sale will be open to everyone, some deals will still be exclusive to Prime members. You&#8217;ll be able to easily see which deals fall into this bucket on individual product pages as the discount will be clearly marked &#8220;Prime Deal&#8221; with a bright red tag. Amazon does offer various free trials for new subscribers that will let you access these exclusives offers and other Prime benefits during the holiday season.<\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<aside class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1178573261 box jsx-2627838217\" data-cy=\"aside\">\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Follow IGN Deals Coverage<\/h2>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The IGN Deals team has over 30 years of combined experience finding the best discounts and preorders available online. 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