Black Friday is here, but the shopping holiday
has sort of morphed over the years into a weeks-long event. Apple
typically holds a sale that lasts from Friday through Monday, but
other retailers start Black Friday deals a week before the day
itself and carry them through for days after.
If you’re looking to pick up an Apple Watch this holiday season,
for yourself or as a gift, you might want to buy during that time.
In 2020, there were quite a few deals on Apple Watch, especially if
you weren’t concerned with buying the latest model. As the new Series 7 is such a small upgrade over the Series 6, buying last year’s model makes more
sense than ever this year, if you can find one.
Black Friday Apple Watch deals from Apple
Apple has a holiday shopping event that is live now
and runs until Monday, November 29. While there aren’t any actual
discounts being offered from Apple, if you buy an Apple Watch
Series 3 or Apple Watch SE you’ll get a $50 gift card for a future
purchase.
Apple Watch Series 7: Best Black Friday deals
While stock has been fluctuating since the launch of the newest
Apple Watch in October, some stores have begun discounting the
Apple Watch Series 7. There is a $20 discount at Costco on the Starlight color and Amazon
has the red and green models for $20 off as well.
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Watch SE: Best Black Friday deals
Best Buy will give you $30 off the Apple Watch Series 3, but the
much better deal is $60 off the Apple Watch SE. That brings the price
down to $219, and it’s a real discount not a gift card. Best Buy
also kicks in six months of Apple Fitness+, if you don’t already
subscribe to it.
Amazon has the same deal, but you get 3 months of
Apple Fitness+ (the standard with any new Apple Watch
purchase).
Target has this deal as well, also with the
standard 3 months of Apple Fitness+.
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Apple Watch Series 3: Best Black Friday deals
Walmart was selling the Apple Watch Series 3 for just $109 ($139 for
the larger 42mm size), though sadly it is now out of stock. We
typically don’t recommend the Series 3 as it’s sort of an
evolutionary dead-end for the Apple Watch. The smaller screen with
with large bezels, the slower processor…there’s just no telling how
much longer it’s going to get watchOS updates. But at that price,
it can be a great stopgap to simply track some workouts or get
started with Apple Fitness+ while you wait for a more
capable Apple Watch in a year or two.
Apple
Watch: Best Black Friday deals from carrier stores
If you’re interested in buying an Apple Watch with cellular
access, and you’re okay activating it and probably being forced to
buy on an installment plan, you can save a significant amount with
a carrier deal. It’s a lot of gotchas but the discounts are
steep.
Verizon: Get Apple Watch SE or Series 7 for $150 off if you
buy it together with an iPhone.
AT&T: Buy any two Apple Watch
models on an installment plan and get up to $330 off, as a monthly bill credit over 36
months.
T-Mobile: Apple Watch SE is only $99 when you add a
qualifying line.
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