BLACK Friday is almost here and there are plenty of bargains to find.
Shops have already slashed prices by upto 70% but with non-essential retailers closed due to coronavirus restrictions, the majority of bargains are online.
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Keep check this website to keep on top of Black Friday deals today, tomorrow and over the weekend.
But we’ve also rounded up our top tools and websites to help you unpick whether a bargain is real or not.
So remember, just because items are in a Black Friday sale, doesn’t mean you can’t find them, or something similar, cheaper elsewhere.
Always shop around before spending your money.
CamelCamelCamel for Amazon
It’s a bit of a mouthful but CamelCamelCamel tracks the price history of items sold on Amazon.
You find the item you want on Amazon’s website and then take the URL and put into the CamelCamelCamel website.
It will reveal the historical price of the item, so you can check whether you’re getting a good deal or not.
Price History for Argos
This price history website works in the same way as CamelCamelCamel – but for Argos products.
It can also help you find out about recent reductions in different categories, so you can easily compare if prices have dropped.
Never search for a vouchercode again
It’s so easy to Pouch is a browser add-on that you can download.
It automatically searches for vouchers and pops up in the right-hand corner to tell you about any that might work for the retailer or item you’re are searching for.
All you need to do is click through to see the deals or add codes to get the discounts.
Another similar tool is Honey, which is also a free extension you can add on to your web browser.
Compare prices before you buy
Never, ever buy anything without double checking whether the price is cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like PriceRunner and PriceSpy are good for this. Alternatively, take the name of the item and put it into Google to see prices compared.
It takes less than a minute and it could save you a LOT of money.
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We’ve rounded up our best Black Friday deal so far in our guide here.
Plus here’s a list of products popular with Sun readers.
Don’t forget to be wary of scams, with just 1 in 10 items cheaper on Black Friday according to Which?.
Our tips for finding the best deals this Black Friday and Cyber Monday
IT might be tempting to dive in and snap up LOADS of items on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but here’s how you can guarantee you’re getting a good deal.
PREPARE Research the items you want to buy and find out the cheapest price. Websites like PriceSpy, PriceHistory and CamelCamelCamel will give you historical data on prices so you can see how much you should pay.
GET FOLLOWING Follow your favourite shops on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and sign up to its deals newsletter to get the latest on any offers. We post the best deals in our Sun Money FB group too.
CHECK FOR CODES Take a look at The Sun Vouchers, and see if you can get extra savings with discount codes.
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