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Target's Black Friday sale has started and is running the entire month of November

The deals are changing every week — so if you see a good one, grab it.
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Target is targeting headphones, small kitchen appliances, gaming gear, and more this Black Friday. Credit: Acer / Keurig / Apple / Philips / Mashable photo composite

UPDATE: Nov. 13, 2023, 9:00 a.m. EST Target's Black Friday sale, which contains its biggest savings of the season, kicked off Oct. 29 and will span four weeks leading up to Black Friday. This story has been updated with the latest live deals.

Best early Target Black Friday deals:
Best Apple deal
2022 iPad Air (WiFi, 64GB)
$499.99 at Target (save $100)
ipad air
Best TV deal
Philips 50-inch QLED Roku TV
$259.99 at Target (Special Purchase pricing plus save $20)
Philips TV with neon light abstract screensaver
Best laptop deal
HP 14-inch Chromebook (Intel Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC)
$219.99 at Target (save $150)
HP Chromebook
Best toy deal
FAO Schwarz toys
save 25% on select toys at Target
FAO Schwarz tea party set
Best vacuum deal
Dyson V8 Origin
$279.99 at Target (save $150 as a Target Circle member)
Dyson cordless vacuum with horizontal dust bin and red extender

It's news to no one that the "Black Friday" — singular day — nomenclature isn't even close to an accurate depiction of how long Black Friday season actually spans.

Take Target, for example: It officially began releasing early Black Friday deals on Oct. 29, with new ones materializing in the following four weeks leading up to Thanksgiving weekend. All of this is part of what Target says are its best savings of the year. Best Buy is similarly ahead of the game and Walmart is right on their heels.

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If it feels like you were just reading about all of these deals Target was dropping, you were — Target Circle Week was just a few weeks ago. While the product categories seeing price slashes for Circle Week and Black Friday (TVs, video games, headphones, kitchen and cleaning appliances) are similar, you don't need to be a Target Circle member to access a majority of Target's early Black Friday deals as you did with Circle Week deals.

Target is switching up its sales on a weekly (sometimes daily) basis, so we're keeping tabs on the best early Black Friday deals at Target as they show up.

Early Black Friday Apple deals

ipad air
Credit: Apple
Our pick: 2022 iPad Air (WiFi, 64GB)

Why we like it

Released last year, the 5th generation iPad Air is still a solid tablet. It's powered by the M1 chip, compatible with the Apple Pencil 2, and is "elegant, powerful, and versatile enough for both casual users and professionals," Mashable's Stan Schroeder noted in his review of the tablet. At $499.99, the 64GB WiFi-only version is back at its all-time low Prime Day pricing ahead of Black Friday.

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Early Black Friday tech deals

Philips TV with neon light abstract screensaver
Credit: Philips
Our pick: Philips 50-inch QLED Roku TV

Why we like it

A 50-inch 4K TV in the $259.99 realm is already a pretty dang good deal, let alone a QLED model. This Philips model is labeled as a special purchase, which means this is an item that may not be on Target's website year-round and was listed at an already-low price just for the early Black Friday event. So while the 7% discount is hardly a Black Friday-level chunk off, the price is stellar to begin with.

QLED TVs feature quantum dots, which produce a much wider, brighter array of colors than non-QLED models, making colors noticably more vibrant. Because of their brightness, QLED TVs are particularly great for watching TV (especially sports) in the daylight. This particular Philips model is Dolby Vision compatible and has the Roku platform built in.

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Fitness trackers and smartwatches

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Early Black Friday toy deals

FAO Schwarz tea party set
Credit: FAO Schwarz
Our pick: FAO Schwarz toys

Why we like it

There's something for every kid on your list in this FAO Schwarz sale at Target. Take 25% off on over 170 different toys, from tea party sets and makeup mirrors to boxing robots and magnetic tiles.

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Early Black Friday home and kitchen deals

Dyson cordless vacuum with horizontal dust bin and red extender
Credit: Dyson
Our pick: Dyson V8 Origin

Why we like it

Your cheapest path to a cordless Dyson is the V8. And an early Black Friday deal makes it particularly cheap at Target, where the V8 Origin is on sale for $279.99. FWIW, the cheapest V8 currently offered at Dyson's website is on sale for $299.99. The only catch? You have to be a Target Circle member. But no sweat; it's completely free to sign up.

Even as Dyson's mildest cleaner, the V8 is still a powerhouse, especially on bare floors. It creates 115 Air Watts of suction power compared to the now-discontinued V7 and can clean for up to 40 minutes on one charge.

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Small appliances and kitchen accessories

Vacuums

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Frequently Asked Questions

Target offers a Holiday Price Match Guarantee that holds up against other retailers like Amazon as well as its own prices from another point in time.

For any items that you purchased at Target that get cheaper after you bought them, you can request a price adjustment to lock in the best deal. If you find a better deal at another retailer, price matching is similarly easy as long as the situation meets a few eligibility requirements. The item must have been purchased at Target within the last 14 days and be identical to the item to which you're comparing prices: this includes brand name, size, weight, color, quantity, and model number. The competing item also has to be in stock at the competing retailer at the time of the requested price match.

  • Exclusive access to Circle Week

  • 1% back on qualifying Target purchases (or 5% off with Target RedCard)

  • Access to exclusive offers outside of formal store sales

  • 5% off one purchase for your birthday

  • Input on the company's charitable giving

Leah Stodart
Leah Stodart
Senior Shopping Reporter

Leah Stodart is a Philadelphia-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable where she covers essential home tech like vacuums and TVs as well as sustainable swaps and travel. Her ever-growing experience in these categories comes in clutch when making recommendations on how to spend your money during shopping holidays like Black Friday, which Leah has been covering for Mashable since 2017.

Leah graduated from Penn State University in 2016 with dual degrees in Sociology and Media Studies. When she's not writing about shopping (or shopping online for herself), she's almost definitely watching a horror movie, "RuPaul's Drag Race," or "The Office." You can follow her on X at @notleah or email her at [email protected].

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