This story is part of Christmas gift guide 2020, CNET's gift selection with expert advice, reviews, and recommendations on the latest tech gifts for you and your family.
Black Friday is still almost a week away, but Amazon Black Friday Deals Week is already underway. Right now we're seeing Prime Day prices - that is, all-time lows - for many popular devices, and we expect more discounts soon. Really, very, very soon. (I would recommend checking out this post Every day, if you know what I mean.)
Do you want to speed up your vacation shopping (or take something for yourself)? If you have an Alexa device, you can say, "Alexa, what are your offerings?" This is your ticket to instant savings on things like the new Echo Dot speaker (available for $ 29 for the first time) and the Echo Show 8 (priced at $ 65).
Deals Week is not limited to Amazon devices, however. (For more information, see our Deals on Amazon Black Friday devices Summary.) As you'll see below, there are great purchases on Roku streamers, Bose headphones, DNA kits, and more. As always, these offers are available at the time of writing but may expire or sell out.
Pro tip: Almost everything you buy on Amazon receives 5% cashback when you pay with an Amazon Prime Rewards Visa card. But Amazon has increased this to 10% for many items - even sales items like the DJI Mavic Mini and the iRobot Roomba i3 Plus (see below). That makes this a very good time to sign up for that card if you don't already have one.
Don't forget: Amazon isn't the only Black Friday game in town. Get ready for Best Buy Black Buy Sale (November 22) and Walmart's Black Friday sale (November 25th).
Black Friday 2020 sales and offers
Amazon Black Friday deals now available
Finally! We were hoping for a discount on the rarely discounted Mavic Mini which is just a fantastic personal drone. This isn't the lowest price we've seen, but it's definitely the best deal we've seen in a while. Same goes for the Fly More Combo, which you can get for $ 449 ($ 50 savings).
Yes, there is a Mavic Mini 2 now, but it starts at $ 449. Is it worth the extra $ 90? That's your call, but the original is pretty cute.
Note that the Mavic Mini qualifies for the above 10% cashback (instead of the usual 5%) when you pay with an Amazon Prime Rewards Visa card. That brings your net cost down to around $ 323. Read our DJI Mavic Mini review.
This combo typically costs $ 75 but is available for $ 34. You get the brand new Echo Dot along with an Amazon Smart Plug that you can use to control lights or devices with Alexa.
This isn't the only Echo Dot bundle (4th generation) either. For example, if you're more of a fan of the TP-Link Smart Plug, you can get the Echo Dot with TP-Link Smart Plug for $ 47, saving you $ 26.
Read our Amazon Echo Dot (2020) review.
Want to get some great Black Friday shopping tips? Look no further than this episode of the Cheapskate Show Podcast:
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