Black Friday: Two words, when paired together, that strike up much excitement within keen shoppers hoping to secure the very best deals to kick off their Christmas shopping. Though the event started in the USA – the Friday following thanksgiving where retailers offered some of their biggest annual deals – it’s safe to say that many more countries have adopted the day as a way to ignite the Christmas gift buying season.
Initially just one day, the Black Friday event now stretches for much longer, giving customers more time to browse and secure their coveted buys before prices return to normal. Now, we see stores – both physical and online – stretching their best offers out across the weekend to cyber Monday and beyond, often for a week or more.
This year falling on November 24, Black Friday has long been known as the event to bag the best electronic items, toys and gadgets, whether to keep in the home or gift to relatives for the festive season and with Apple products often being the most coveted, we’ll take a look at what you can get your hands on and where to look for possibly the best deals around.
What makes Apple so popular?
Using the latest technological advancements to ensure a user friendly experience, Apple products have been hugely popular since the first Macs, iPods and iPhones hit the market and with welcome additions like Apple Watches, iPads, AirPods, AirTags, the Apple TV 4K, headphones and speakers, all bases are covered when it comes to utilising the best smart accessories money can buy.
Simple to set up and use and easy to pair with fellow Apple products, it’s no wonder that people race to buy the latest editions of these top-notch gadgets when released and also when Black Friday comes around from websites like this. Whether it’s for home or professional use, a quality experience is guaranteed, especially when utilised with the brand’s well-thought out software too.
What to expect this year
You can always expect some great deals on Apple products and one of the more popular accessories that consumers will be looking to buy is a pair of headphones. Ensuring the quality of playback through AirPods Max (over ear), EarPods (with cable), AirPods Pro (wireless) and the like is at its very best is what Apple does well, and so if you’re seeking the sale of the season where should you be looking?
A popular choice, the over ear headphones, AirPods Max, can be engraved for free with a mix of emojis, letters, initials and numbers and currently retail at £499 on the Apple website. They come with a smart case and lightning to USB-C cable and can be bought in space grey, pink, green, silver and sky blue. Currys, Amazon UK, John Lewis and Partners, Selfridges and Apple, of course, are where you can buy these noise-cancelling headphones right now and there’s certain to be a few good offers around Black Friday, so be sure to keep an eye on those prices if these oversized headphones are a must-buy for you this year.
The latest AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) are another popular choice for those looking to listen to their favourite music, podcasts, TV shows and take calls with ease. Also able to personalise, these wireless in ear headphones are the best of their kind offering adaptive audio, active noise cancellation and transparency mode, conversation awareness, personalised spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, a MagSafe charging case with speaker and lanyard loop, up to six hours of listening time with a single charge and they are also dust, sweat and water resistant. Retailing at £229 and featured in all of the big tech retailers like Amazon UK, John Lewis and Partners, Currys and Argos, those seeking a good deal this Black Friday should shop around to check they’re getting the best offer.
Apple don’t often participate in Black Friday, though it’s always worth checking in case the headphones you want do appear on sale, though the likes of Amazon, John Lewis and Partners, Very, Currys and Argos are well known for their big deals leading up to the day and beyond. Our top tip? Add your favourite items to a wish list or basket of a number of retailers and check back in during the week before and also on the day to bag the best deal.
When thinking about the models most likely to have a discount on Black Friday, it’s difficult to predict, but it would be surprising if both models mentioned above didn’t have a deal of some kind in addition to the other headphones available from Apple.
