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Retailers have kicked off holiday discounts throughout November well ahead of Black Friday on November 27th. Shoppers are already seeing significant early cuts on kitchen gear at Amazon, including Chefman's Indoor Pizza Oven discounted 60% to $199, a $200 drop bringing the Breville Barista Express to $499, and a 12-piece Ninja Foodi NeverDull Premium Knife System reduced from $299 to $219. [1][2]
Shopping analysts recommend relying on free digital price trackers rather than trusting posted sale tags, which can disguise recent markups. CamelCamelCamel and its newer CamelMart tool monitor prices and issue alerts for Amazon and Walmart items, while browser extensions like Keepa insert historical pricing graphs into listings and notify users via push notification, Telegram, RSS, or email without requiring an account. However, Google Shopping restricts its historical comparison data to only 30 days. [1][2]
Planning ahead helps shoppers avoid impulse purchases and secure items before popular colors or inventory run out. The Verge notes that limited doorbusters and lightning deals often require early signups or tight timeframes, and several major chains temporarily suspend standard price-matching policies during major holiday promotions. [1]
Despite Amazon and other retailers filling the summer and fall months with more sales than ever before, Black Friday and Cyber Monday remain the biggest shopping days of the year. And, in recent years, the sale periods have started earlier, giving you more time to take advantage of the deals. We’re already hard at work…
via The Verge
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