Our 9 Favorite Early Black Friday Deals

The BN701 Professional Plus with Auto iQ hasn’t been at this price since Black Friday last year. It earns top scores in our tests for convenience and durability, and based on CR’s surveys, owners are very satisfied with their purchase. Though it also scored well in our pureeing and ice-crushing tests, it got just a middling score on blending smoothies, so if that’s the main reason you want a blender, you may want to consider another model.

The AirPods Pro 3 are Apple’s top-of-the-line earbuds, and they’re jam-packed with features. The newest functions include live translation for overseas travel and a workout mode that allows you to leave your Apple Watch at home while you’re out on a run or ride. The buds still offer a clinical-grade hearing test and the option of turning your Pro 3s into an over-the-counter hearing aid. They also sound good and offer a better fit and noise canceling than last year’s Pro 2s. The Pro 3s don’t go on sale very often, so this is an opportunity to get Apple’s latest tech at an enticing price.

One of the best aspects of this moisturizer, aside from its luxurious feel and ability to hydrate skin, is the jar. The refillable container features a lid you press to dispense the moisturizer, so you don’t have to dip your fingers into the jar and risk introducing germs into your skin care routine. Research has shown that airless pump jars are more protective against contamination than open-top bottles or jars. Plus, the product comes out of the jar in a cute flower shape.

The Coop Home Goods Premium Adjustable Loft Pillow is at the best price we’ve ever seen. It’s made of shredded memory foam and excels in our tests for support, no matter your size or sleep position. It also keeps its shape well, showing little to no change in height or fluffiness in our resilience tests. Each pillow comes with extra foam, so you can adjust the filling to your liking. The only area where this pillow falls a bit short is in breathability—it sleeps slightly warm.

The Bissell FlexClean FurForce 4270L is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to both vacuuming and mopping functions. However, compared to some other robot vacuum-and-mop combos we’ve tested, it lacks certain features. For example, the base automatically empties the device’s dustbin, but you’ll need to clean the mopping pads and refill the robot’s cleaning solution yourself. 

It has been $50 less a few times in the past, so there’s a chance it could be cheaper when Black Friday arrives.

The NutriBullet NBF50500 is back down to the same low price we saw on Prime Day in July. This blender proves you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars for a top-rated blender, and that goes double if you’re a smoothie lover. It excels in that test and, while it offers just three speeds, it also excels at puréeing and crushing ice. Plus, Nutribullet’s full-sized blenders get a very good score for predicted reliability, so you can expect yours to last a good while. At 7 pounds, this blender is lighter than most of the other blenders we’ve tested.

The Nishel Travel Toiletry Bag, now at its lowest price, is a hanging organizer, meaning you can hang it on the bathroom door with every compartment laid out in full view. This bag, on sale for 27 percent off, is an antidote to disorganization. It has several compartments, two of which have different-sized mesh pockets. Our evaluator also noted that it has a large capacity but still zips up easily even when full. The low price is reflected in the quality of the material, however, so if you don’t mind the fabric looking a little on the cheaper side (the reviewer noted theirs attracted a lot of dust), this could be a great choice.

The Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar is an all-in-one 5.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos model that delivers decent overall sound. It’s the company’s flagship model; although it has built-in subwoofers, it lacks an outboard one to increase bass response. It does have two upfiring drivers for Dolby Atmos height effects. It has the Amazon Alexa voice assistant built in. It comes with a headband with microphones that work with Bose’s AdaptiQ calibration feature, or you can use the soundbar’s mics.

The Roku 75R6C7 was $600 during the big sales in July, and the current price has already dropped $20 since the start of the month, so we will likely see that low again closer to Black Friday. But if you don’t want to wait, this is still a stellar deal. This is a 75-inch model in the company’s step-up Plus series, which are QLED TVs with Mini LED backlights, sandwiched between Roku’s top-tier Pro sets and its entry-level Select models. Like many other models in this price range, this set delivers satisfying picture quality but a less-than-compelling HDR performance. It supports Dolby Vision HDR, and Dolby Atmos sound.