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The Weekly Authority: Black Friday tips, tricks, what we use, and more
July 20, 2025
Welcome toThe Weekly Authority, I’m Tristan Rayner (@tristanrayneron Twitter), with your wrap of the top Android and tech news from the week, plus one deeper dive each week into what’s happening and what matters.
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Instant Authority: Black Friday/Cyber Monday tips and tricks
Black Friday, coming up this week on November 27th, feels more like Cyber Monday this year. Deals are more focused on online purchases, and the whole extravaganza has become a full week, or even month — we’re already seeing plenty of great early deals. There are no rules anymore.
What is there to know about Black Friday in 2020?How can you get ready for the big holiday sales? What’s affected and what’s not? Price matching, extended return policies, tips, and more: here’s our guide to getting a deal.
In-store deals
Price Tracker Extensions
There are an array of price tracking extensions and plugins that can helpfully let you know if a deal is really a deal.
The best deal sites
Watch out for holiday-specific models
Price matching
You might spot a great deal, but not at your favorite retailer. You might be able to change that with price matching. But there are always rules for price matching and the policies are usually enforced. Having your original proof of purchase on hand is just the start.
Normal price-matching retailers:
Popular brand stores:
Shipping and returns
With the expected heavy demands on e-commerce and online shopping, and COVID-19 related staffing issues, expressshippingmay face bottlenecks. Maybe don’t press your nose against the glass once you hit buy on that shopping cart this year.
Return policiesare a little more generous this time of year, though. Here are the extended shipping policies from the big guns:
Early Black Friday deals
Our favorite deals so far:
Be sure to keep an eye onAndroid Authority‘sBlack Friday deals hubfor all the top offers on the best tech.
Features & Opinion
Tech Tweets of the Week
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