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Black Friday has finally arrived, but early sales have been underway for nearly a month, and major retailers like Amazon and Best Buy began official Black Friday sales on Nov. 20. Now it’s time to see what our readers have been shopping for early. We’ve been scoping out all the savings you’ve been scooping up ahead of Cyber Week, and we’re back with our final top-sellers from the week before Black Friday, Nov. 20 – Nov. 27.
Also: Our favorite Black Friday deals live now
The following items are listed in order of units sold through the links clicked from ZDNET stories in the past week. (A note: Your privacy is protected — we only have access to aggregate data from our user base, and we cannot identify individual people’s purchases.)
Also: 5 tech splurges that are 100% worth it (and on sale, thankfully)
These are the top 10 products (in order) ZDNET readers purchased ahead of Black Friday during early sales — and many of these great buys are still on sale. Plus, shop our favorite Black Friday deals while they’re live.
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- Current price: $285 (5% off)
- Original price: $300
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