Black Friday has arrived! As promised in our [previous post], we assembled a team of volunteers from r/SavingsCanada to find and verify the absolute best deals for you this year.
👉 Black Friday 2025 r/SavingsCanada Verified Deals List
⚠️ A Note on Mindful Spending: We do not promote overconsumption. Please think twice before buying and ask yourself if you really need an item, even if it is really cheap!
Updates: The team will continue improving and adding to the list throughout the entire Black Friday weekend. Make sure to save this link and check back later, as we will be adding more interesting finds as they pop up.
Happy saving!
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Some places are already starting Black Friday deals. Any one found any good ones yet in and around Toronto (or online)?
So, I've been checking the prices on tech and home stuff since July for fun. Today, I looked at those prices next to the Black Friday deals on Amazon and Best Buy.
Honestly, it's pretty bad:
The Fake Discount Thing: A TV that's on sale today for $500 (they say was $800) was actually $450 back in August. They raised the price just to drop it again for this sale.
The Special Model Trick: The model numbers you see on Black Friday (like a Samsung TV with a B at the end) are often cheaper versions made just for the holiday. They cut corners with fewer ports and lower-quality screens.
The Loan Trap: What's really messed up is all the Buy Now, Pay Later options. I even saw them for groceries and gas, with crazy interest rates if you're late on payments.
We're not saving anything. They're tricking us into buying junk that'll end up in the trash in a couple of years. I made a video about how this all works and the Greedflation numbers if you're interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZnO_gopwAI
The best thing you can do today? Don't buy anything.
Hey everyone, I’m planning to buy a couple of Christmas gifts and figured I’d take advantage of Black Friday deals. I logged into Amazon and I see these big discounts… but honestly I’m not sure if they’re real discounts or just inflated “original prices” to make the deal look better. Specifically, I’ve been looking at JBL speakers, and the discounts seem great (44% off), but I can’t help but think these items were always around that price and Amazon just adds a big % to make people buy. Are Amazon Black Friday deals actually legit? Or is this mostly psychological pricing? Curious what others think, especially about Amazon deals in general. Thanks!
We do some similar holiday in my country like BF but it lasts a week. I remember Black Friday being HUUUUGE in the late 90s/early 2000s it was like people were anticipating it so much since it only lasted that actual Friday, now I see online websites doing Black Friday since November 1st… do you still get good deals and if so, what stores still do a proper Black Friday? Of course inflation is a huge factor.
I’ve never went out on Black Friday, simply because I’m scared of how big the crowd might be, so I don’t truly know what it’s like. While on the topic, does anyone know a store that participates in that, where the crowd is decent?
I feel like this is the best time to get a good deal on a good high-quality item that will last a long time. What's on your radar for Black Friday deals?
For me I'll be "splurging" on a nice pair of running shoes, workout leggings, & bed sheets
Adding this for the presumptuous morally superior redditors:
I'm not saying im buying things JUST BECAUSE they're on sale. Im referring to things that I have been wanting for a while but the price of the product stays the same for most of the year so I'll be taking advantage of the Black Friday sales to finally be able to buy the item. I am fully aware of the shitty "false sales" tactics that Amazon & other big companies use. I think everyone is aware of that by now c'mon.
Found no thread for Black Friday Deals for this year, so I thought to initiate it.
Me personally, I am spending less than quarter on some Xbox games that I have been eyeing for a while.
I am also switching my cellphone carrier plan tonight to enable 5G with better roaming options.
My wife and I booked a Royal Caribbean cruise for January’25 in a Black Friday sale, and paid less than average rates for the booking and some excursions.
Upgraded our entire bedding (better pillows, duvets, and a mattress) for some $ savings.
Share your finds that offer great savings!
Hi there, money savvy people. My husband, one-year-old daughter, and I are moving back to the States after living and working abroad for over a decade. We've shipped all our transit-worthy possesions (mostly board games and clothes) back but will need to buy many things. I plan on trolling the Fb marketplace for decent second-hand items such as bedframes, furniture, bicycles, kitchen gadgets, crib, etc. but will still need to purchase some other things. Since Black Friday is coming, I'm thinking that I can wait on some of the things in order to save money. What sort of things are you guys holding out for? Also, any tips, tricks, advice do you have for me?
On my list is running shoes, a new cell phone for my husband, king mattress, guestroom mattress, and baby mattress, and maybe a carseat for baby.
If it matters, we'll be living in Michigan with my mom until we can find a place of our own.
Thanks for reading and for any advice you have.
Black Friday is just around the corner, and my feed is already full of early deals and discounts. I catch myself wondering if the discounts are actually real and worth waiting for every year or are stores just rearranging prices to make everything look like a huge sale?
My toaster unfortunately broke this week, and for some reason I don’t feel the urge to rush out and replace it during this Black Friday chaos. I’m hoping to find a good deal though, but I also don’t want to get pulled into the hype for no reason.
So do y'all think Black Friday bargains still legit, or is it just clever advertising for shops ?
I've already made a list:
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024 edition)
A backpack
A 250ml water bottle
Maybe a powerbank
My budget is around $300
I tend to buy most things on Amazon, but I constantly see stores/brands I’ve never heard of in this sub. What are you watching/ordering from for Black Friday deals?
I moved about a month ago from a condo to a much larger home with a yard. Before the condo, I was living out of luggage while doing the “digital nomad” thing, so much of my home “stuff” is lower-quality basics I bought after college. I’m going through the process of getting rid of poor quality things (all kinds) to slowly build back up (but better). I haven’t had a Christmas tree up for years due to space, so I’m excited to decorate and would like to find some thoughtful, quality gifts for family.
I’m a female (for any clothing recs), and I have a yard/garage for the first time in my adult life. I like cooking. Truly, I’d love to hear a variety of ideas (I know this is a vague request, but hopefully others would also like to learn about non-Amazon Black Friday deals!)
Edit: I’m in Texas and wear Tevas 80% of the time - so I don’t need any BIFL wool socks :) I like boots, though!
Just curious if anyone knows if the deals that will be offered directly on the day of Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) will be meaningfully different than the days leading up to (and shortly after) them?
In other words, is it better to wait to see what deals appear directly on the day of Black Friday because they might be better than the ones advertised now?
I realize a lot of the "deals" are bs, but just curious about the general price dynamic.
I'm planning to buy an air fryer this Black Friday and want to make sure I’m actually getting a deal and not just a "marked up to mark down" price. I already know about CamelCamelCamel for Amazon history, but are there any better alternatives that track other e-stores? I'm trying to cast a wide net to compare prices across different sites. Any specific tools or browser extensions you guys swear by? Thanks!
Today used to be incredibly exciting because all the stores were going insane deals on products. Now they’re mostly just the same price they’ve always been with an inflated “market price” that’s been slashed to the same price the product has been for several months.
I thought maybe this was just online shopping so I went to a few big retailers in store and none of the “deals” seemed enticing at all. Some clothes maybe? Nothing else though.
Gone are the days where we set alarms for 3AM to camp outside of a Walmart, ready to cut a bitch at any given moment over a 40-70% off appliance, gadget, nicknack, or doodad . . .
Curious to hear from everyone.
What is the best Black Friday deal you have ever scored in Canada?
Could be a phone, a TV, groceries, a laptop, a subscription, a weird price error, anything at all?
What is the one deal you still talk about years later?
The season of rampant consumerism at irresistible discounts is upon us, and everyone loves a deal on a phone we don't need, a TV just a bit bigger than the perfectly serviceable one we already have, or a height of fashion outfit we probably won't wear.
Please use this thread to post the deals you've found, ask about the ones you're looking for, or even boast about the ones your business is offering (after all, we'd rather hear about and support local businesses than links to mass produced crap from Amazon).
BF/CM links and posts outside of this one will be removed without notice.
It’s the day after American Thanksgiving and it has absolutely nothing to do with us! I loath seeing all the flyers and ads for Black Friday. I can’t even remember when it started to become a thing in Canada. Maybe we just need to have a new name for the day. How about Red Friday buy Canadian? It’s not like there’s any actual deals on things to help people that are struggling with their finances. It’s all a scam now.
Edit: I posted because I realized I bought something from a Canadian company that was advertising a good deal on something that I buy constantly but using the black Friday tag in the email. Now I feel kind of guilty, but also not guilty because it was a Canadian brand.
Edit 2: the other reason I posted was because I was reading my local newspaper where there are tons of black Friday ads. I thought I had missed American Thanksgiving and started typing a text to some friends ‘happy belated Thanksgiving. Then I realized I had no idea what day it was.🙄 and that I in fact, had not missed American Thanksgiving and made my friend think I was losing my mind. So that’s when I decided the whole black Friday thing was annoying.
Edit 3: Eevee’s (company in Vancouver that sells E-scooters and other electric stuff to ride) has ‘Neon November’ Great name for a sale!
https://eevees.com/