Dating back to the 1960’s, Black Friday began when mass crowds would head into the city in Philadelphia for an annual football game that was held following Thanksgiving. It was then that retailers would capitalize on the influx of people and began using the term ‘Black Friday’ when they turned a profit.

UPDATE: Nov. 28, 2024, 9:00 a.m. EST Amazon's Black Friday sale officially started on Thursday, Nov. 21. This story has been updated with details on how long the sale will last, plus new deals on Amazon's brand new mini LED TVs, Hisense ULED and QLED TVs, and new further discounts on Fire TVs that were on sale last week.

Happy Black Friday! Hopefully you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are now ready to browse some of the most mind-blowing deals in tech and home appliances we've yet seen, especially at Best Buy We're going through all the savings as they happen and updating this list,

As gear and shopping writers we spend a ton of time scouring the Internet for the best deals, most exciting launches, and products that are just plain useful. We've collectively been doing this for over 15 years,

Amazon launched its Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale early. Save big on tech, home & living, holiday essentials and more.