Finding the best Black Friday deals in 2026 doesn't mean waiting until 27 November. O2 and Acer launched their sales yesterday (5 November) and Currys has added hundreds more discounts to its existing line-up over the past week, too. From AirPods 5 for £1 with selected iPhone plans, to £800 off an Acer gaming laptop, there are already some tempting savings to be had.

Research commissioned by PayPal predicts Brits will spend a whopping £6.7bn across Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year. With so much money at stake, though, it pays to do your homework before heading to the checkout.

Fortunately, our IndyBest experts – myself included – have covered the sales for more than a decade, building an archive of historical deals to compare today's prices against. We also use price-monitoring tools, check competing retailers and draw on extensive first-hand product testing.…