Black Friday is just two days away – shop 20+ of the best deals so far
By George Storr
Published: Wednesday, 23 November 2022 at 12:00 am
Black Friday is just three days away and UK retailers are already armed to the teeth with eye-catching deals. We’ve been documenting the sales season chaos so far and our experts have already seen some great deals across the web from the likes of Amazon, Very,Currys and many more. This guide will help you find the latest bargains and understand what’s going on this Black Friday.
Whether you’re looking for a new phone and the latest games consoles, or ideal Christmas gifts like LEGO, the Black Friday sales serve up deals to suit everyone.
So far, our favourite deals have included a 20 per cent saving on the Xbox Series S and a fantastic Black Friday Sky Glass deal that saw Sky’s new TV hit its lowest-ever price.
We know that the number of deals out there can be overwhelming and it can be hard to work out what is actually a good saving. At RadioTimes.com, we have been covering Black Friday for years and are here to offer our advice, expertise, and most importantly help you save money.
It’s important to remember, as the money saving expert Martin Lewis says: “If you were going to buy it anyway and it is half price, you’ve saved 50 per cent. If you weren’t going to buy it, but do cos it’s half price, you’ve wasted 100 per cent.”
Amidst the cost of living crisis, spending over Black Friday is predicted to drop by 18 per cent compared to 2021, according to Finder.com. And indeed, consumers’ desire to save money in all areas has inspired some of this year’s trends, with energy saving appliances like air fryers and dehumidifiers enjoying huge popularity.
Especially when it comes to trends, we recommend that you do your research, keep an eye on how prices are changing and only buy from trusted retailers.
Whatever you’re shopping for, there is bound to be a Black Friday deal to suit you, especially as we approach the big day. Here’s everything you need to know.
Save 60% on your first recipe box with HelloFresh and get 25% off for two months
HelloFresh is a meal kit delivery service with the aim of making it easier for you to cook at home while also reducing food waste, by giving you exactly what you need for every recipe.
For Black Friday you can save 60 per cent on your first box, plus an extra 25 per cent off all boxes for the next two months. It’s super flexible so you can also pause or cancel any time.
Which UK retailers have Black Friday deals on right now?
We’ve been searching the internet high and low for the best Black Friday deals so you don’t have to. Here’s a list of the top the UK retailers with Black Friday sales on right now.
Best home and appliance retailers with Black Friday deals
JD Williams – discounts on Shark vacuum cleaners, Nespresso coffee machines and more
John Lewis –save up to £400 on smart TVs from LG, Sony, Samsung and more
Not On The High Street – early Black Friday deals now live with savings on food kits, personalised gifts and more
Redbubble – 25 per cent off everything including clothing, stickers and wall art all from independent artists
Buyagift – up to 80 per cent off activities such as skydiving, spa breaks and driving experiences
shopDisney – discounted Christmas gifts, soft toys and homeware, including 30 per cent off pins
Best Black Friday deals from UK retailers
Lots of retailers have already gone live with some big early Black Friday deals. Here are our top picks of the best offers available right now.
Get Audible for 60% off plus a £20 voucher at Amazon
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Audio books are an amazing way to catch up on reading in your everyday life. Got 20 minutes while cooking dinner? Listen to Stanley Tucci describe his life-long relationship with food in his memoir Taste. On your way to work? Be inspired by Steven Bartlett as he talks to guests on the hugely successful podcast Diary of a CEO.
Now you can listen to these and many more for much less, with four months available Audible for only £2.99 a month. You will also get a £20 voucher for Audible so you don’t have to worry about the cost, and you can get listening.
Get theatre tickets for up to 50% off at London Theatre Direct, LOVEtheatre and more
London Theatre Direct
It might not be the thing that springs to mind when you’re thinking of Black Friday, but now is a great time to get your hands on some theatre tickets for as cheap as half price.
Sing your heart out at the multi-award winning Jersey Boys, now for just £25, swoon at the romance of Pretty Woman, which you can see for just £20, and join in on the fun with The Great British Bake Off Musical, which for just £30 you can see make its West End debut.
Here’s another good deal for gamers. Now, you can bag a copy of Halo Infinite for just £14.99; that’s a huge 73 per cent discount.
Our reviewers were impressed with this title and gave it four stars in our full Halo Infinite review. It balances multiplayer with a gripping single-player campaign and a compelling storyline. There’s lots to love about this game and now it’s available with a £40 discount.
Get a Mystery Getaway with flights from £99 at Wowcher
Have you been bitten by the travel bug? Caught some wanderlust? If you’re an adventurous traveller, this deal is seriously exciting.
Spend £99 on a holiday in 2023 and you could end up pretty much anywhere from Bali to Orlando and any European city in between. You could end up in Europe for two to three nights, on somewhere further afield for up to a week, all with flights included.
Get free headphones and a half-price soundbar with this smart TV deal at Hughes
Hughes
If you’ve been looking for a new TV, this deal from Hughes is great. You can make a £50 saving when purchasing the 55-inch or the 65-inch LG OLEDS6LA HD webOS smart TV.
These TVs have Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision AI to enhance picture and sound quality, and the smart webOS platform means you have all your apps in one place, like Netflix, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime Video. If it’s gaming you’re after, the Dolby Vision Gaming 4K at 120Hz makes for a more fluid and realistic gaming experience.
These headphones include premium sound engineering for great audio quality, as well as high performance dual microphones for making calls, and feature the limited edition blue and red England design.
When you buy one of these TVs in a bundle, you can also include a soundbar at up to half price. Read our guide for the best soundbars in 2022 to help find the right one for your home.
Save £296 on this Oral-B iO8 electric toothbrush with limited edition travel case at Boots
Oral B
Take your oral hygiene to the next level with the latest tech from Oral-B.
Oral-B’s unique round brush head means you get a great clean feeling with every brush. It uses artificial technology that recognises your individual brushing style to pressure sensors which light up if you are brushing too hard, so this toothbrush will revolutionise your bathroom routine.
The black onyx colour and sleek design also ensure it makes a nice addition to your bathroom shelf, and with the limited edition travel case thrown in, you can take your toothbrush with you without any hassle.
This really is an amazing deal from Boots, with the toothbrush and case bundle at 66 per cent off.
Get a Roberts Radio iStream 3 for 36% off at BrandAlley
Brand Alley
If you know someone who loves to listen to the radio or always has music playing in the background, we might have found their perfect Christmas present.
Roberts Radios are beautiful, retro 1950s style radios which come in a selection of colours, from berry red to charcoal grey. Their original iStream 3 smart radio can be used with DAB or FM radio, as well as coming with built-in Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also use it as an alarm in the mornings, or to charge your phone with the USB port.
Get 40% off a Lemur, Serval and Meerkat experience, now only £69
Activity Superstore’s Black November sale contains discounts on every type of activity and experience you can imagine. With up to 80 per cent off, it makes it the ideal source for some Christmas presents.
We absolutely loved the look of this Lemur, Serval and Meerkat experience, which allows you to learn all about the animals (and meet a few too!).
Save £225 on a Samsung Q symphony soundbar when you buy selected Samsung TVs at Hughes
Hughes
If you’ve got your eye on one of these selected Samsung TVs but you already have a soundbar, you can upgrade it to a Q symphony soundbar for a true surround-sound experience and save £225 with Hughes this Black Friday.
These top of the range sound bars would normally cost between £499 and £699, and have subwoofers as well as features like Dolby Atmos sound and built-in Alexa.
Claim a free Galaxy Tab S6 LTE when you buy a Galaxy Z Fold4 or Z Flip4 at Samsung
If you’ve been looking to update your tech then this is a great deal.
With either the Galaxy Z Fold4 or Flip4 you can claim a Galaxy Tab S6 LTE, a tablet which would normally set you back £299.
We rated both these phones 4 stars when testing them. The Z Fold4 is highly versatile, and the folding screen allows you the easily manoeuvre between open apps. The Z Flip4 has all the nostalgia of a ’90s flip phone but with 2022 tech.
Save £400 on the Sony 55-inch Bravia Smart 4K Ultra HD OLED TV at Hughes
Hughes
This TV is powered by Sony’s Cognitive Processor HR, which is designed to mimic the way human brains think and respond to stimulus. Now that’s smart!
It also includes Google Assistant, so you can say “OK Google” to activate the search engine and find anything from your favourite show to what time is the news on this evening.
As well as Freeview, you can have all your favourite streaming platforms in one place, and the YouView feature allows you to record and re-watch live TV.
The 6.6-inch retina display and Snapdragon 695 processor means nothing will interrupt your scrolling or watching on this phone. And with 5G, you’ll truly be able to connect from anywhere.
With £70 off at giffgaff, this is a chance to make a really significant saving on this elegant model of phone — we really like the smooth matte finish. The multi-lens camera mean all your photos will come to life, too.
When you become a member of Gadget Discovery Club you will receive a themed box every three months, designed to upgrade an aspect of your everyday life. There are up to four gadgets in every box worth over £100, and if you select the four box option one of them will be worth over £200.
You can buy the subscription for yourself or for someone else. If you decide to gift the box, you’ll be asked a series of questions including how ‘tech-savvy’ the person you’re gifting it to is to help tailor the experience to them.
Gadget Discovery Box also gives you the option of shipping now or later depending on how quickly you need a gift, which makes it a great deal as you can make the most of Black Friday while sending as a gift for Christmas.
Save 47% on the Shark Anti Hair Wrap Cordless Stick Vacuum at Shark
Amazon
Shark vacuum cleaners are incredibly popular, and this is a massive saving. Great if you own pets or not, the anti hair wrap feature on this hoover means any hair on your floors or carpets won’t get tangled in the brush-roll.
It is also cordless and has a run time of up to 40 minutes, so you can get round your home without having to worry about being near a plug socket. This vacuum has a great feature which allows it to bend underneath any low furniture to avoid you having to crouch down to get under the sofa, too!
Not sure which vacuum cleaner is right for you? Our friends at Made for Mums have a great Shark vs Dyson guide.
Get Sky Glass for its lowest-ever price at Sky
This bundle is now at its lowest-ever price. TV deals are everywhere on Black Friday, but with Sky Glass you are getting a TV with Sky built in. It comes in a range of sizes — 43-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch — as well as a wide range of colours, including ceramic white and dusty pink.
For only a £10 upfront fee (as opposed to the usual £20), you can get Sky Glass, Sky TV and Netflix from £36 per month for 18 months.
Today, Box.co.uk has dropped a eye-popping Xbox Series S deal, slashing 20 per cent off the price of the popular console.
The Series S is essentially the little brother of the larger and more powerful Xbox Series X, but it comes at a much more appealing price-point. The console plays the latest games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, delivering fast-paced gameplay in immersive worlds.
Xbox Series S | £249.99 £199.97 (save £50 or 20%) at Box
Save up to £70 on Meta Quest 2 at Amazon
When you buy the 256GB version of the Meta Quest 2, you can now save more than £70.
VR headsets like this can be seriously pricy, so any discount you can get is a good deal. The Meta Quest 2 is arguably the best headset on the market right now, and with this bundle you are also getting games Beat Saber and Resident Evil 4 VR, so whether you like party games or a classic game with a VR twist, this bundle has got you covered.
When you think of B&Q, smart home appliances might not be the first thing that come to mind, but it does have a range of really good deals at the moment – including on the coveted Ring doorbell.
The 2nd generation wireless video doorbell is now available for £60 instead of the usual £89.
Get the Nintendo Switch with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and three months of Nintendo Switch online for £259.99 at Nintendo Store
With this deal, you are essentially getting the Nintendo Switch console at its usual price, and then the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game and membership to Nintendo Switch Online for free. Nintendo Switch Online means you can play competitively with friends on supported Nintendo titles, and would normally set you back £6.99 for three months.
This is one of the most tempting bundles available right now.
Many gamers will be really keen to play God of War Ragnarok on the PlayStation5, and we can’t blame them. It’s a really amazing title which was given four stars when reviewed by our experts. Need more convincing? Read the full God of War Ragnarok review.
If you’re looking to get your hands on this bundle, we suggest you act fast — PS5s can sell out really quickly!
To us, Black Friday signifies a huge sales event that takes place at the end of November and is one of the best chances all year to get discounts. This is because savings can be seen across most retailers and products.
The sales have traditionally started the day after Thanksgiving but in the UK, it is now typical to see Black Friday deals as early as 1st November.
Black Friday began as an in-store only sales event, but most UK retailers now offer the same discounts online, too.
When does Black Friday 2022 start in the UK?
This year, Black Friday will take place on Friday 25th November 2022. Black Friday is always the Friday immediately after Thanksgiving, followed by Cyber Monday on 28th November 2022.
With Thanksgiving taking place on the fourth Thursday of November every year, Black Friday will always be at the end of the month, making it a prime opportunity to shop for Christmas.
However, plenty of UK retailers already have Black Friday 2022 sales for you to take advantage of. Retailers who have already launched their Black Friday discounts include Currys, Very, John Lewis and Boots.
Why is it called Black Friday?
There isn’t universal agreement on this, with two theories in circulation.
The first comes from the concept that businesses were operating at a financial loss up until “Black Friday”, the day after Thanksgiving. In other words, businesses were “in the red” until the massive sales take place, allowing them to turn a profit, and putting them “in the black” for the first time that year.
However, according to Britannica, the second explanation is more likely. In the early 1960s, police officers in Philadelphia started using the phrase ‘Black Friday’ to describe the influx of tourists that would come into the city to start their Christmas shopping.
The crowds would mean longer shifts for many police officers due to an increase in traffic jams and crimes such as shoplifting.
What were the best UK Black Friday deals from last year?
Last year, some of the best deals were seen across home and kitchen appliances such as cordless vacuum cleaners and stand mixers. Appliances from premium brands such as Shark, Kenwood and KitchenAid were particularly popular and we saw discounts as high as 60 per cent off.
When it came to tech, the best discounts were found on smartwatches such as the Apple Watch SE and Fitbit Versa 3. For those looking for new ways to entertain themselves, there were also some great savings on Oculus Quest 2 (now Meta Quest 2) and Nintendo Switch bundles.
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