52 Best Black Friday Deals According to Our Extremely Discerning Writers

Daly has been covering Cyber Week for a few weeks now (since the deals started well in advance), so she’s had time to compare them all and pick out her absolute favorites. Those include our best overall women’s sweater for half off, a now-$26 cashmere beanie that was a top Christmas gift last year, and the just-released Kindle Paperwhite e-reader that features wireless charging.

The Cyber Monday fashion deals are truly abundant — Pardilla has already found more than 100 deals from over 20 Strategist-approved retailers — but her top picks from her list are all under $40. There’s a cotton-and-cashmere scarf from Alex Mill for $100 off, a bodysuit from Free People’s intimates line for just $18, and and they have pockets), and several Strategist staffers’ favorite work pants, the Madewell Harlows, which are an incredible 75 percent off right now.

Corsillo has been the Strategist’s toy expert for over half a decade, so if anyone can spot a good deal on a good toy, it’s she. Of the several dozen Cyber Monday toy deals she’s found so far, she recommends toys from expensive-but-worth-it brand Sarah’s Silks, an almost-half-off Squishmallow that tweens would like, too, and Avenlur’s ladder/rocker that’s a great indoor toy for the winter.

You don’t have to line up in person at Best Buy to get a great Cyber Monday tech deal — now, you can get discounted laptops, vacuums, and video games from the comfort of your home. Jeremy Rellosa has rounded up all the best tech deals this year, but right now, his favorites are a pair of AirPods 2 for the lowest price they’ve ever been, an expert-recommended Dyson vacuum for more than half off, and Rellosa’s favorite fitness tracker for nearly 40 percent off.

There are several worth-it discounts in the Cyber Monday beauty deals section, whether you’re shopping for gifts for someone else or just stocking up on essentials for yourself. Dyson’s Supersonic hair dryer—Denton-Hurst’s favorite — is at its lowest price of the year right now. Nécessaire’s body products are also a better-than-usual deal at 25 percent off right now. And if you’re willing to dig, you can find some Aesop and Le Labo stuff for 30 percent off Net-a-Porter.

The best kitchen items to buy on Cyber Monday are things that are “integral to cooking well and with greater ease day in and day out, for years to come,” Wartzman says. All three of these items do just that. Materia’s knife set includes “the only three blades you really need, plus a gorgeous magnetic wooden stand for displaying them,” Wartzman says. Le Creuset’s Dutch oven is one you’ll be able to use for years and pass down to family later. And Made In’s stainless-clad stockpot is the best Wartzman’s “ever had the pleasure of using.”

Of the 64 (and counting) Cyber Monday home deals Schwartz has found, there are three standouts: our best overall sofa for the lowest price it’s ever been; the Little Green Bissell, our best portable carpet cleaner, which is never a bad buy when it’s discounted; and a shower curtain from one of our favorite brands, Quiet Town, for a remarkable 60 percent off.

There are tons of great sheet sets, blankets, and pillows on sale, but if you’re only going to buy one bedding item this Cyber Monday, Ro suggests splurging on a comforter. “Comforters — especially ones filled with down — are expensive, but they are one of those investment items you won’t regret,” she says. Several are up to 30 percent off right now, which equates to around $100 or more in savings. Ro suggests any of the three below, all from Strategist-approved brands.

Mattresses go on sale often, and usually for about the same discounts — but that doesn’t mean this year’s Cyber Monday mattress discounts aren’t worth it, Jerden says. No matter what type of mattress you’re after, you’re guaranteed to find a good option on sale right now. But there are a few better-than-normal discounts, including Parachute’s Eco Comfort mattress, which rarely goes on sale and never for 30 percent off, and our favorite latex mattress for 40 percent off — a good deal for an otherwise very expensive mattress type.

Right now is the best time to buy a vacuum online, Druckman says, which is why we’ve dedicated an entire post to finding the best Cyber Monday vacuum deals. As Druckman herself is on the hunt for a new vacuum, her top picks are all models she’s considering — all half off and Strategist-approved.

If you have a strict budget for Black Friday shopping, start here: Goertzen has rounded up all the best Cyber Monday deals under $50. The three she’s considering herself are a few more of her favorite boxy white T-shirts, a massively discounted cashmere scarf from Alex Mill, and a cordless handheld vacuum from Strategist-approved brand Eufy.

While searching the Cyber Monday deals under $25 for “small luxury items that I cannot ordinarily justify the price for,” Gillespie found a half-off discount on body lotion from celebrity-approved brand Kiehl’s and a pair of very discounted J.Crew emerald earrings that will be perfect for holiday-party season. And on the very practical front, our best starter weighted blanket is on sale for its lowest price ever.

Cyber Week is perhaps best known as the time to get your holiday shopping done — at a discount. But if you don’t have a list of gift ideas yet, Guo put together a list of the best things on sale for Cyber Monday that would make good gifts for anyone on your list. For the kids, Guo suggests sticking “a classic, cuddly teddy bear under the tree,” like this big 17-inch one that’s almost half off. For adults, Hay’s cordless portable lamp is currently 30 percent off at Design Within Reach. Guo says it would make for “a practical and design-forward gift for just about anybody.” And for “that special someone (or just yourself)”: Ring Concierge’s pretty diamond initial bracelets are nearly $100 off.

After rounding up all the best toy deals, Corsillo took another run through the deals — this time with an eye toward those toys on sale that would make especially good Christmas gifts. Of the few dozen she found, her top-three picks are half-off Beats Bluetooth headphones (a sought-after gift among teen boys); American Girl Dolls for 30 percent off, including Disney characters; and the half-off indoor jungle gym that kids won’t tire of quickly.

Megaretailers like Amazon are a good first stop on your Black Friday journey because they have tons of products on sale and, usually, flexible return policies, in case you change your mind. The biggest downside, though: There are truly thousands of deals to sort through. So Pariso sifted through them to find the ones truly worth your time. She recommends normally pricey beauty devices, like TheraFace Pro skin-care device and a Dyson hiar dryer, both $100 off today, and giftable items like Starface’s cute pimple patches.

Nordstrom is another great one-stop-shop retailer, and its Cyber Monday sale is reliably good. Griffiths, who has covered many a Nordstrom sale, found the best deals in every category — women’s fashion, men’s fashion, home, beauty, and more. But her top-three deals are discounted Staub (it’s more on sale than Le Cresuet); a “cutesy cherry cardigan” from Mini Boden for kids; and for adults, a simple oversized cardigan from Treasure & Bond for less than $50.

Cyber Monday is a great time to get nearly anything at Lululemon, as the brand rarely has sales this good. But Gillespie’s top three picks from the sales event are the white button-down that contributor Mya Gelber named her favorite, a sports bra for yoga (or anything else), and the Lululemon mini belt bag that everyone loves and that happens to be $11 cheaper today.