Amazon Black Friday 2021: This is when the deals start and how to access them early
Amazon will launch its Black Friday sale this month.
Amazon’s 2021 Black Friday sales are just around the corner – and there’s a way to access the deals early.
It officially kicks off on 26 November, but a number of retailers including Amazon will be launching deals throughout the month.
If you want to bag a bargain on Amazon, which will have discounts on its own devices as well as thousands of products, then we’ve got you covered.
You can find out how to access deals early, when to expect them to launch and more below.
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How to access Amazon’s Black Friday deals early
Every year during Black Friday and Prime Day, the retailer launches “lightning deals”, which are only available for a short space of time.
If you’re a Prime member then you can access these deals before anyone else, making sure you bag a deal early.
They’re then made available to other customers, but often these products sell out or there’s limited numbers left once they’re released to non-Prime members.
The membership costs £7.99 per month or £79.99 per year and comes with a free 30-day trial.
So you can sign up here and make the most of the benefits including next-day free delivery, film and TV streaming and more.
Once your free trial period is up you can cancel it and you won’t pay a penny, or carry on your Prime membership.
What are lightning deals?
You can expect the Black Friday lightning deals to kick off on the week of Black Friday, so around the 22 November.
The lightning deals are offers that could be available from one to 24 hours, but once they’re sold out, they’re gone.
You’ll find them on Amazon’s deal page here, which is now live with deals and will be updated during the Black Friday sale period.
They will have a countdown timer as well as info on how many have been “claimed”.
You can see which products are “upcoming” on the deals page, including the exact time they’ll be released to Prime members.
Plus you can add products to your watchlist to keep an eye on it throughout the day and secure them.
An example of a lightning deal on Amazon.
The lightning deal products range from tech to homeware to toys so there’s plenty of different deals to bag.
Which Amazon devices will be on offer for Black Friday?
You can expect the majority of Amazon’s devices to be on offer this Black Friday.
This includes the Echo Dot, the Alexa smart speaker, Fire TV Stick, Echo Show, Echo Buds and Ring Video Doorbell.
Last year the Echo Dot sold out during Black Friday due to huge demand and wasn’t back in stock until the following January. So if you’re after a smart speaker this year make sure you get yours early.
The retailer has already launched some offers on its devices, which included an Echo Dot and Ring Video Doorbell bundle deal, for £44 instead of £88.99.
Go to the Amazon website here for its latest deals on its own devices.
When is Black Friday 2021?
This year’s Black Friday will take place on 26 November, with the likes of Amazon running week-long discounts on thousands of products.
You can also expect the likes of John Lewis, Argos, Currys PC World and more to take part, with deals on tech, gaming, homeware and more.
There’s already been a number of early deals popping up for customers to take advantage of before the Black Friday rush.
This includes the Nintendo Switch at the cheapest it’s ever been, and cheaper smartwatches as Apple releases its Watch Series 7 edition.
