Black Friday 2014 deals in the UK are going to be huge this year, with Apple, Amazon, John Lewis, Argos, Currys, Very and more offering big discounts on tech.
Thinking about buying a new Apple product? WAIT! It's almost Black Friday, which means you might be able to get special discounts on iPhones, iPads, iPods, Macs and other Apple products though Apple's Black Friday 2014 deals in the UK on 28 November.
Here, we bring you everything you need to know about Black Friday, including deals from Apple and other tech companies, and also give you some information about Cyber Monday. In recent years, Black Friday has made its way to the UK, as has Cyber Monday, so expect deals galore.
Black Friday 2014 UK: What is Black Friday & when is it?
In the US, the day after Thanksgiving is referred to as Black Friday, and it is the biggest day for shopping as extravagant discounts are applied to thousands of products across various retailers. This year, Black Friday falls on 28 November.
It's named Black Friday because it's the day when stores go from the red (debit) into the black (credit). While Thanksgiving and therefore Black Friday are primarily a US-based holiday, thanks to the internet and online shopping, UK companies have joined in the fun in a bid to make more sales.
However, while some retailers in the UK are offering Black Friday deals, we are still far from equalling the US in the scale of discounts and the attractiveness of discounted products.
That said, the interest in Black Friday appears to have peaked this year. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are set to fuel an “online shopping bonanza” in the UK, according to programmatic media-buying platform Rocket Fuel’s managing director Dominic Trigg.
In 2013 Black Friday saw a 19% increase in visits to retail websites, compared to the year before. While Cyber Monday saw 9% more shoppers visit retail websites than in 2012.
Black Friday 2014 UK: What is Cyber Monday
A new trend that has appeared in recent years is Cyber Monday, which is the first Monday in December and is also the Monday after Black Friday. It's believed to be the busiest day of the year for online shopping, presumably because everyone's recently been paid and realises that they've only got a few weeks left to do their Christmas shopping.
Some retailers launch new promotions on Cyber Monday, so we'll bring you those deals here too.
Cyber Monday and Black Friday mark the beginning of the Christmas shopping period here in the UK, and while currently online transactions account for 19.9% of total UK retail spend, online sales expected to grow in popularity with the UK expected to spend £107bn online in 2014 - breaking the £100bn mark for the first time.
Apple is expected to sell its products at a reduced price on Black Friday 2014 as it has in the past (the image above was from a few years ago).
The discounts are expected to kick off at 00:01am on 28 November and run until 11:59 that same day. They'll be available to UK shoppers in the Apple online store as well as the high street Apple Stores.
Last year, Apple offered savings of £31 on the iPad Air, and the iPad mini was reduced by £15, so you're not looking at anything major but it's well worth waiting if you want to save your pennies.
As for Macs, the MacBook Pro models were on offer with savings of £81, as were the iMac and MacBook Air. The iPod touch was reduced by £25 and the iPod nano was £11 cheaper.
Interestingly, though, in the US last year, Apple ditched discounts in favour of reduced gift cards or the offer of a free gift card (worth up to $75) when you purchase an Apple product. It seems to have done the same this year in the US, announcing on 24 November that purchasing various Apple products will get you a (RED) iTunes gift card to spend in the Mac App Store, iTunes Store, App Store and iBooks Store, continuing its (RED) campaign to fight against AIDS. The company will be making a charitable donation when you spend your voucher.
Purchasing an iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c on Friday will get those in the US a $50 gift card, as will an iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, iPad mini, iPad Air 2 or iPad Air.
An iMac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, 5K iMac or MacBook Pro with Retina display will get you $100 gift card, while an iPod touch, iPad nano, Apple TV or Beats headphones or speakers will get you $25.
Apple has been running Black Friday discounts in the UK for some years now. In 2012, Apple offered similar discounts in the UK, with £31 off the iPad 4 (its flagship iPad at the time), £21 of the iPad 2, £81 off all its MacBooks, £21 off its iPod touch and £11 off the iPod nano. Other accessories including the Time Capsule and Magic Mouse were also discounted.
In 2011, Apple's deals included £81 off an iMac, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, £51 off an iPad 2, £15 off an iPod Touch and a £50 iTunes voucher for £45. Apple also offered a number of non-Apple products at a knocked-down price, so we'll be on the look out for similar deals this year.
Black Friday 2014 UK: Apple Reseller deals
We'll be adding to this section as we hear back from our Apple Reseller friends, but so far we've confirmed that Albion will be promoting discounts on Black Friday, as well as Application Systems and Stormfront.
Jigsaw24 has revealed that there will be an exclusive, online-only deal every day until Friday, when there will be deals on Apple, Wacom, Eizo, G-Technology and Blackmagic Design products. The deals that have so far become available include a G-Technology G-Drive 2TB USB 3.0 & FireWire 800 Desktop Hard Drive at £99 exc. VAT (£118.80 inc VAT), down from £124. There's currently also 20% off the Wacom Cintiq 13HD Display Tablet.
KRCS will be releasing their Black Friday deals at midnight on Thursday. They will be available in all seven KRCS stores for 24 hour period. KCRS told us that they will be offering some great pricing on every Mac model. In addition to these Black Friday deals, KRCS will continue to run its Countdown to Christmas deal that sees customers saving £30 on all current iPads models as well as 10% off anything else bought at the same time. This KRCS deal means you can buy an entry level iPad mini at the offer price of £189, and then get £200 (10%) off a new iMac 27in with Retina display. So effectively the iPad is free plus you get an extra £10.
Black Friday 2014 UK: Amazon deals
APPLE DEAL ON AMAZON BLACK FRIDAY DEALS WEEK: Apple iPhone 5 32GB Certified Pre-owned Refurbished SIM-Free has 23% off making it £329. The deal will end at 13:40 on 26 November, and, as of 11:06, 48% of the available units have already been claimed so get in quick!
Another company that is well worth keeping a close eye on is Amazon, which is becoming famous for its Black Friday Deals Week. New deals are added to the Black Friday Deals Week every 10 minutes, and they'll last for a few hours before expiring. However, each deal is limited to a certain number of people, so you'll want to get in quick because many items are 100% claimed within minutes.
In addition to items like jewellery, children's toys and food items, Amazon offers lots of gadgets in its Deals Week including speakers, accessories and peripherals.
Apple's deal of the day for 26 November 2014 includes AKG K452 headphones for £24.99 (69% off). Sony X-Reality Pro 48in Widescreen HD Smart LED TV is £439.99 (38% off) and AOC 27in Widescreen monitor is £150 (40% off).
Black Friday 2014 UK deals
Below is our live blog of Black Friday deals, which we'll be adding to as new deals launch.
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