Discounted Event: Black Friday 2020: These early deals are worth it

It may take just under four weeks until Black Friday, but online retailers like Amazon are already doing special offers for bargain hunters. We present the best deals upfront and summarize everything you need to know about the global shopping event.

When is Black Friday 2020?

This year, Black Friday will start on Friday 27 November. From midnight onwards, prices will drop. Bargain hunters will have to wait a little longer, but the first discounts are already available because online retailers like Amazon and other stores want to fuel the anticipation of the event. As of November 19, there are thousands of “Black Friday Early Deals” with discounts of up to 40% on Amazon, “including the best deals in categories like PC, Toys, Kitchen and Household,” the online retailer announced.

Early Black Friday Deals: Airpods & Co.

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick is one of the cheapest ways to equip a conventional TV with the streaming capabilities of a smart TV device. Series or movies can be started or stopped via voice command and the stick is optimized for 4K Ultra HD streaming. Currently the device no longer costs just under 60 euros, but 29.24 euros.
Click here for the Fire TV Stick offer

A soda maker avoids the hassle of lugging around boxes, because everyone can use the device to spray water themselves. This Sodastream set contains four PET bottles and six syrup samples. The package normally costs around 90 euros, now around 52 euros (42 percent less).
Click here for the sodastream offer

You can always use your underwear, right? This offer could be exciting for women: a 3-pack of Rooxs hipster panties for half the price. The set costs around 12 euros – it costs 4 euros per slip. Also available in other colors and sizes.
Click here for the underwear offer

For many shopaholics, the VOX “Shopping Queen” show with Guido Maria Kretschmer is a must in the afternoon, but even big fans probably don’t know that there is an official Advent calendar for the show. It is filled with beauty products such as lipsticks, wellness masks and care tools and currently costs less than 20 euros. Also suitable as a gift.
Click here for the advent calendar offer

Apple Airpods (2nd generation) are also much cheaper at the moment. Bluetooth headsets are praised for their good sound and their suitability for everyday use. They harmonize perfectly with iPhone and Apple Watch, but are also easy to use with Android phones.
Click here for the Airpods offer

>> Appropriately, there is only one for music fans Discount promotion: 3 months of Amazon Music Unlimited free. After that, the music streaming service with access to millions of songs costs € 9.99 per month.

This 256GB card from SanDisk is ideal for expanding the memory of your Android smartphone or tablet. According to the manufacturer, the card has a transfer speed of 100MB per second. This offer also means being fast, because the price of 33 euros is valid only while stocks last.
Click here for the memory card offer

Special offer: The Zwilling knife set is 62% cheaper than usual: 65.99 euros instead of 174 euros is the current price for the package with a garnish knife, a meat knife and a chef’s knife. The blades are ice hardened, so they should stay sharp and stable for a particularly long time.
Click here for the knife offer

Does the smartphone battery always kneel at the wrong time? With this portable power bank from Aukey, the mobile phone can be quickly charged (external battery size: 14.9 x 8.2 x 2.1cm). At the same time, other devices, such as tablets, can be connected. The price in the flash deal: 16.99 euros.
Click here for the power bank offer

Gin has been popular for years and there are various interesting varieties. Skin Gin is distilled on the outskirts of Hamburg with a traditional method, its taste is described as sweet and fresh. It contains essences of Moroccan mint, oranges, lemons and limes and is currently reduced by almost 30 percent. 0.5 liters cost 30.99 euros.
Click here for the gin offer

Smarthome specialist retailer tink is also tying up earlier Black Friday 2020 Offer connected home packages. The deals may be worth it: Google Nest Audio’s smart speaker package and a small “Nest Mini” smart speaker currently costs $ 99. The cheapest combined individual price on the internet is currently around 133 euros. Each package deal currently includes six months of the free Spotify streaming service.
Click here for the speaker offer

Amazon’s Fire HD 8 Kids is a technically capable children’s tablet. With its 8-inch HD display and 32GB of memory, the tablet can keep up with adult devices. It is child-friendly designed and little ones can use it for playing games or watching videos, but parents use the child safety device to determine when, for what and for how long children use the tablet. The current price: 77.96 euros instead of 131.58 euros.
Click here for the tablet offer

Shopping tip: These credit cards provide initial credit

If you want to do your Christmas shopping on Black Friday, you can do everything cheaper with a voucher. Among other things, American Express currently offers an initial credit of 144 euros when applying for the Gold Card. With this bonus, the premium credit card is free for the first year, after which 12 euros per month. Additional services include a comprehensive insurance package that includes 90 days of purchase protection. With every euro spent on your card, you also collect valuable membership points, which in turn can be used for flight awards, rewards or vouchers.

View the American Express Gold Card offer

Amazon also offers shoppers an initial credit on their Visa credit card. Those who currently decide to apply for the card – first year free, 19.99 euros from the 2nd year – receive 40 euros of bonus credit. Each purchase is also rewarded with 2 percent in the form of bonus points. Prime members pay no monthly fee and receive an initial credit of 50 EUR.

View your Amazon Visa credit card

Black Friday: what is the meaning of the name of the shopping event?

Black Friday? There was something. That’s right, in the financial world the term stands for the famous stock market crash of October 29, 1929. However, this event has nothing to do with today’s discount campaign of the same name.

Black Friday was born in connection with shopping in the 1960s. One Friday after Thanksgiving, US police are said to have observed thousands of shoppers on the streets and described them as a “black crowd,” according to old newspapers. But this is just a theory about how the name came about. The discount tag certainly has its origin in the USA. And it is closely related to the Thanksgiving holiday. It always falls on the fourth Thursday of November and the following Friday is “Black Friday”. A passing day that Americans have enjoyed for decades for Christmas shopping.

How did Black Friday come to Germany?

Apple brought us Black Friday in 2006. In 2006, the Californian high-tech manufacturer first offered its US-known Black Friday offers in German Apple Stores and Online Store. Unlike in the US, only online retailers in Germany have lowered their prices on Black Friday for years. Since 2015, however, traditional retailers have increasingly followed the example of online stores, so the importance of Black Friday for us is constantly increasing.

Cyber ​​Monday follows Black Friday 2020

In fact, there aren’t just special offers on Black Friday itself. For a whole week the prices plummet from Monday to Monday (this year from 23 to 30 November). This period is known as “Cyber ​​Week” or “Cyber ​​Monday Week”. A highlight is Black Friday on November 27, the latest discounts are available on Cyber ​​Monday, which falls on November 30, 2020.

An overview of the business days

• Black Friday: November 27, 2020
• Cyber ​​Week: From 23 November to 30 November 2020
• Cyber ​​Monday: November 30, 2020

While customers can really save money, dealers are happy with high sales figures and revenues. Besides Amazon, consumer electronics stores like Media Markt and Saturn attract with the best deals, because tech bargains like smartphones, laptops, game consoles, televisions and washing machines are in high demand during Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday. Special offers from IKEA, clothing and shoes from Zalando, H&M, adidas & Co., cheap flights and travel are also very popular.

3 tricks: this is how it works with the best offer

Not all Black Friday deals are really cheap and the really good deals sell out quickly. With these five tips you can get the best out of yourself on Black Friday 2020. If you want to make the best deals on Black Friday, you should pay attention to a few little things and make preparations.

1. Search now
Many stores reveal which offers will be available even before Black Friday starts. Therefore, it’s best to sign up for the manufacturers newsletter early or visit your favorite store regularly.

2. Use comparison portals and keep an eye on prices
To identify a real deal, it is often not enough to rely on the discount given by the retailer based on the recommended retail price (RRP). As a rule, prices are lower than the recommended price even before Black Friday deals. Online comparison portals like idealo, mydealz or Check24 help you find the cheapest store.

3. Set the price alarm
Those who have already selected a product and shop for Black Friday online can set a price alarm on idealo or in the Amazon app, for example. As soon as the price drops below the self-selected limit, an email or push notification is sent to the bargain hunter.