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Best Bose deal: The Bose Smart Soundbar is under $560 at Amazon

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Score a Bose Smart Soundbar 900 for just $552.90, down from $899, at Amazon as of Nov. 9. That’s a 38% discount.
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SAVE 38%: As of Nov. 9, the Bose Smart Soundbar 900 is just $552.90 at Amazon, marked down from its normal price of $899. That’s a savings of $346.10.


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Bose Smart Soundbar 900 (white)

$552.90 at Amazon (save $346.10)

Some TVs excel at picture quality but fall flat when it comes to sound. Sure, the house in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation looks great adorned in holiday lights seen from space, but is it worth watching if we can’t hear Clark Griswold’s struggle to get the lights on the house? Ensure your home entertainment system has high-quality sound thanks to the Bose Smart Soundbar 900.

As of Nov. 9, you can grab the Bose Smart Soundbar 900 for just $552.90 at Amazon thanks to a sale price and a clippable on-page coupon that brings the total savings to $346.10 off the normal price of $899. This sale price is the lowest we’ve ever seen.

The Bose Smart Soundbar 900 sale price only extends to the white colorway, so you’ll want to grab that option to score the best price. The soundbar utilizes Dolby Atmos to fill the entire room with surround sound, designed to sound like it’s even coming from overhead.

You’ll get a remote for easier control of the soundbar that uses HDMI or optical inputs. The soundbar connects Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and uses voice controls through Alexa and Google Assistant.

If your TVs sound isn’t doing Hollywood movies justice, invest in the Bose Smart Soundbar 900 for just $552.90 — an all-time low price.

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Best Bose deal: Bose Smart Soundbar 600 on sale for an all-time low price of $399

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The Bose Smart Soundbar 600 is on sale for an all-time low price of $399. That’s 20% off its regular price of $499.
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Save $100: As of November 3, the Bose Smart Soundbar 600 is on sale for $399 instead of $499 at Amazon, which is a savings of 20% and the item’s lowest price yet.


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Bose Smart Soundbar 600

$399 at Amazon (save $100)

If you’re someone who loves to throw a Sunday night football game on the TV, or maybe binge-watch all the latest episodes of The Golden Bachelor, it’s absolutely imperative that your TV audio is in tip-top shape. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case without some investment. That’s where the Bose Smart Soundbar 600 comes in.

As of November 3, you can get the Bose Smart Soundbar 600 for only $399 instead of $499 at Amazon — which is the item’s lowest price to date. We only ever saw it drop this low in September (according to the price tracker camelcamelcamel), and the current deal isn’t guaranteed to last long, either. If you’ve been itching for a more immersive listening experience while watching TV, run don’t walk to get this item.

The Bose Smart Soundbar 600 features Bose TrueSpace technology and two upward firing transducers: Ensuring all corners of your room are bathed in rich, Dolby Atmos sound quality. The soundbar has five speakers in total (that’s major, considering it’s only 27.5-inches wide and 2.25-inches tall). In addition, it’s one smart cookie — what with this device’s compatibility to Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay, Spotify Connect, Chromecast, and beyond. Thanks to the Bose Music app, you can easily toggle with the Smart Soundbar 600’s settings (even grouping Bose devices together for maximized sound output!). Your movie-watching experience will never be the same after this purchase, and we hope you’re excited.

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Target Black Friday deals are rolling in — shop deals and gift card promos

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Target’s Black Friday sale is live. New deals will drop every week, including a $259.99 50-inch QLED TV and over 50% off Sony headphones.
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UPDATE: Oct. 30, 2023, 2:17 p.m. EDT Target’s Black Friday sale, which contains its biggest savings of the season, kicked off Oct. 29 and will span four weeks leading up to Black Friday. This story has been updated with the deals that are live so far.

Best early Target Black Friday deals:
Best Apple deal

9th generation Apple iPad (WiFi, 64GB)

$269.99 at Target
(save $60)

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Best TV deal

Philips 50-inch QLED Roku TV

$259.99 at Target
(Special Purchase pricing plus save $20)

Philips TV with neon light abstract screensaver

Best headphones deal

Sony WH-XB910N Extra Bass noise-canceling headphones

$119.99 at Target
(save $130)

Black Sony wireless headphones

Best toy deal

Toys from Play-Doh, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, Our Generation, more

BOGO 50% off

Play-Doh dinosaur toy set in box

It’s news to no one that the “Black Friday” — singular day — nomenclature isn’t even close to an accurate depiction of how long Black Friday season actually spans. What’s still taking some getting used to, however, is Black Friday starting so early that we’re seeing the deals arranged alongside last-minute Halloween candy deals on a retailer’s home page.

Take Target, for example: It officially began releasing early Black Friday deals on Oct. 29, with new ones materializing in the following four weeks leading up to Thanksgiving weekend. All of this is part of what Target says are its best savings of the year. Best Buy is similarly ahead of the game.

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If it feels like you were just reading about all of these deals Target was dropping, you were — Target Circle Week was just a few weeks ago. While the product categories seeing price slashes for Circle Week and Black Friday (TVs, video games, headphones, kitchen and cleaning appliances) are similar, you don’t need to be a Target Circle member to access a majority of Target’s early Black Friday deals as you did with Circle Week deals.

We’re keeping tabs on the best early Black Friday deals at Target as they show up:

Apple deals


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Our pick: 9th generation Apple iPad (WiFi, 64GB)

$269.99 at Target (save $60)

Why we like it

The 9th generation iPad is already generally cheaper than its successor, the 10th generation — but to really rub it in, the 9th generation model is also seeing a better discount ($60 or 18% off versus just $50 or 11% off the 10th generation). This isn’t the iPad to choose if you plan on using your tablet for feature-intensive work like video editing or gaming, but for way less than $300, you’re still getting a solid device for casual everyday use. We’d recommend putting your savings toward the Logitech Crayon stylus, which is 15% off with this iPad purchase.

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Our pick: Philips 50-inch QLED Roku TV

$259.99 at Target (save $20)

Why we like it

A 50-inch 4K TV in the $259.99 realm is already a pretty dang good deal, let alone a QLED model. This Philips model is labeled as a special purchase, which means this is an item that may not be on Target’s website year-round and was listed at an already-low price just for the early Black Friday event. So while the 7% discount is hardly a Black Friday-level chunk off, the price is stellar to begin with.

QLED TVs feature quantum dots, which produce a much wider, brighter array of colors than non-QLED models, making colors noticably more vibrant. Because of their brightness, QLED TVs are particularly great for watching TV (especially sports) in the daylight. This particular Philips model is Dolby Vision compatible and has the Roku platform built in.

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Headphone deals


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Our pick: Sony WH-XB910N Extra Bass noise-canceling headphones

$119.99 at Target (save $130)

Why we like it

Sony’s Extra Bass headphones aren’t for everyone — but anyone in the EDM or bass-heavy hip-hop crowd is going to be psyched to find them for over 50% off. Though these headphones specialize in low-end frequencies, they’re not so thumpy that the rest of the notes get completely drowned out, and tweaking the sound with EQ is an option. What does get drowned out, however, is background noise when ANC is on. You can also turn on Ambient Sound Mode to let background sound, like announcements at the airport, squeeze through.

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Toy deals


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Our pick: Toys from Play-Doh, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, Our Generation, more

Buy one, get on 50% off at Target

Why we like it

Cross gifts for several kiddos off of your list with Target’s BOGO offer on a ton of toys spanning several age ranges. Shop learning, motor skills building, and problem-solving toys from B. toys and VTech, action figures from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Jurassic World, Our Generation dolls and accessories, and all things Play-Doh.

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