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As Black Friday 2018 approaches, doubts emerge: Will there be a better deal on Cyber Monday? Since this sales holiday is growing even faster than Black Friday, that’s a valid question. So do you wait? When it comes to Best Buy (52-page Black Friday ad scan), we have a very good idea…
This is the second in my Cyber Monday 2018 preview series, following my Walmart Cyber Monday Preview. For this series, I am working with BestBlackFriday.com and will preview all the major stores, including Amazon (Black Friday ad here), Best Buy (Black Friday ad here) and Target (Black Friday ad here) as well as guides to Apple and Samsung products.
The best method for forecasting Best Buy’s Cyber Monday 2018 sales is to analyse its 16-page Cyber Monday ad aggregated by BestBlackFriday.com and posted on November 26th last year. These were the top deals:
- Save $300 or $350 on a Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus when you buy and activate a monthly instalment plan – review last year’s deal
- Fitbit Charge 2 Activity Tracker for $149.95 – review last year’s deal
- Sharp 43-inch Class LED 2160p Smart 4K Ultra HD TV for $299.99 (save $130) – review last year’s deal
- Microsoft Xbox One X 1TB Console for $499.99 – review last year’s deal
- Samsung 49-inch Class LED 2160p Smart 4K Ultra HD TV for $549.99 (save $200) – review last year’s deal
- Samsung 65-inch Class LED Curved 2160p Smart 4K Ultra HD TV for $1,399.99 (save $300) – review last year’s deal
- Insignia 32-inch Class LED 720p HDTV for $119.99 (save $30) – review last year’s deal
- Nikon D5600 DSLR Camera Kit for $749.99 (save $50) – review last year’s deal
- Nintendo Switch 32GB Console for $299.99 – review last year’s deal
So what can we learn from this about Best Buy’s Cyber Monday 2018 sales?
For starters, Best Buy offered free standard shipping on all orders last year as detailed in its Cyber Monday ad scan. For 2018, Best Buy will once again offer free standard shipping on all orders.
Next is Best Buy’s Cyber Monday 2018 ad scan date. I understand it will come out on either Saturday, November 24 or Sunday, November 25. As for deals, don’t worry too much if you miss out on Black Friday offers, many of the top deals will be repeated. That said, in-store only Black Friday deals like the Toshiba 43-inch Class LED 2160p Smart 4K UHD TV with HDR Fire TV Edition for $129.99 (save $200) (See Ad Scan Deal) and Sharp 55-inch Class LED 2160p Smart 4K UHD TV with HDR Roku TV for $249.99 (save $200) (See Ad Scan Deal) are unlikely to be repeated.
Here are the deals I believe you will see again with Best Buy’s Cyber Monday 2018 sale:
- Save $300 on Samsung Galaxy Note 9, S9 or S9+ with qualified activation on Verizon, AT&T or Sprint – See Black Friday 2018 Deal
- Fitbit Charge 3 Activity Tracker for $119.95 (save $30) – See Black Friday 2018 Deal
- LG 43-inch Class LED 2160p Smart 4K UHD TV for $269.99 (save $130) – See Black Friday 2018 Deal
- Microsoft Xbox One X 1TB Gold Rush Special Edition Battlefield V Bundle with 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray + free select Xbox One Controller for $429.99 (save $70) – See Black Friday 2018 Deal
- Samsung 49-inch LED 2160p Smart 4K UHD TV for $597.99 (save $202) – See Black Friday 2018 Deal
- Samsung 65-inch LED 2160p Smart 4K UHD TV for $1,297.99 (save $502) – See Black Friday 2018 Deal
- Insignia 32-inch LED 720p HDTV for $89.99 (save $60) – See Black Friday 2018 Deal
- Nikon D5600 DSLR Camera with 18-55mm and 70-300mm Lenses for $699.99 (save $100) – See Black Friday 2018 Deal
- Nintendo Switch Super Mario Kart Deluxe Bundle for $299.99 – See Black Friday 2018 Deal
These are all solid deals, though Walmart has bigger iPhone and Galaxy discounts. Walmart is also like to introduce perhaps the only PlayStation 4 Pro deal. Kohl’s Cash coupon deals also give it a major advantage on console deals.
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