Black Friday is less than a month away and not only shoppers are preparing for the best deals this year. Online retail giant Amazon also prepares itself for the sale of the year, and has launched their own Black Friday site for it.
According to Mashable, the sales company opened the site Monday, just a few weeks shy of November 27, which is the actual Black Friday sale date this year.
As seen in their website, Amazon calls it the “countdown to Black Friday,” offering many deals and discounts on select items from electronics, video games, DVDs, clothing, children's toys, homewares, DIY equipment and more.
Amazon Prime members get an even better perk as the company give early access to more than 30,000 “lightning deals,” discounts which are valid for a short period of time.
"Shoppers come to Amazon to discover the best deals on the best gifts and this year, we're pulling out all of the stops," Steve Shure, vice president of Amazon's consumer marketing department, said in a company press release.
"We're giving Prime members early access to more than 30,000 Lightning Deals and for all customers, tens of thousands of great deals in the Black Friday Deals store," Shure added.
Some of the offerings include an unlocked 16GB Motorola Moto X phone which sells for $199.99 and the PlayStation4/Xbox version of the game “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” for $39.99. Amazon also offers a 30% discount on the Sony XBR55X900C 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD TV with a Blu-ray Player, a $170 discount on the Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Digital Camera, as well as 47% off the Jaybird X Sport Bluetooth Headphones.
Other deals include a 71% discount on a class 10 Kingston Digital 64GB microSD card, 57% off a select Makita Cordless Impact Driver Kit, and even 25% off on certain Rubbermaid food storage containers.
Amazon's promotion will reportedly last until December 22, lasting longer than Black Friday itself. According to Tech Times, this month should just be called "November Blackout" thanks to amazon.
Retail giant Walmart also launched its pre-Black Friday/Holiday deals Sunday, November 1. Tech times reports that it will keep going until the end of 2015.
Walmart offers a 16GB Apple iPad mini 2 for $199, a $70 discount. This deal is available for shoppers online, as well as in stores.
Computer store Newegg also has its own "Black November" sale, which runs the whole month. Cool.
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