Here’s a newsflash for you: The best Black Friday gifts are the ones you buy long before the holiday’s even started. Some of the coolest retailers in the business have already kicked off their holiday season events in earnest, and if you’re looking to avoid the stress of panic-scrolling through every one of ’em come the day itself it’d behoove you to take advantage. Why not skip the hassle altogether this year and make out like a bandit (sidestepping the inevitable supply-chain issues in the process) while the going’s still good?
Since we kind of figured you’d come round to the sentiment, we went ahead and rounded up the crème de la crème of all the discounts kicking around the internet right this very moment, including the choicest menswear, grooming, and home furnishing deals not-all-that-much money can buy. Below you’ll find the best Black Friday gifts worth considering right now, featuring one best-in-class mattress and a whole lot of fall-ready menswear.
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Apple AirPods Pro
Are they really all that different from the ones that came before ’em? Do you still sort of want ’em? Is now the best time to buy ’em? Yes, yes, and yes.
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Abercrombie & Fitch relaxed wool-blend mac coat
Stuff a piece of pie in each pocket.
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Our Place Always pan
The fact that this ultra-stylish, do-it-all pan is marked down to less than $100 is…a gift in itself.
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Alex Mill easy cotton button-up shirt
The foolproof button-up you should wear to any and every event on your holiday season calendar.
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Brooklinen heathered cashmere core sheet set
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iRobot Roomba vacuum
Forget the zombies: In the latest iRobot remake, the protaganist sets this sucker loose in the ruinous hellscape that is his living room after a boozy dinner party.
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Wallace & Barnes zip-front twill workshirt
Like a thick slice of turkey, this workshirt’s only going to look better with a little gravy dribbled over the front.
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Timex weekender watch
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Crest 3D whitening strips
If you’re going to grin your way through countless rounds of family photos, your pearly whites better be up to the task.
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Sennheiser momentum 3 wireless headphones
Silence is silver.
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Dickies cutoff 874 work pants
Tougher than the rogue piece of stuffing that fell between your sofa cushions last Thanksgiving.
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Kilne knife set
Chef-approved slicers that’ll help him chop like a pro.
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Uniqlo U lowgauge mockneck long-sleeve sweater
Low gauge, high reward.
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Panasonic Arc5 electric shaver
Our all-time favorite electric foil shaver rarely goes on sale. Even if it weren’t the holidays, that’d be reason enough to celebrate.
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Vans Vault UA OG Epoch LX sneakers
Screw the boardroom: snag yourself some sneakers that’ll take you from the bowl to the bar and back again.
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The Winter 2021 Best Stuff Box
Instead of giving him one gift, why not give him a whole bundle of ’em—all at once? Our latest Best Stuff Box features a super-soft alpaca beanie plus a grip of ultra-luxe winter goodies to help him hunker down in style, a total value of well over $200 that can be yours for just half a Benjamin.
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Hay “Matin” table lamp
Hay’s coveted homewares don’t go on sale very often. Seize the Hay.
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Todd Snyder + Champion color block shoulder sweatshirt
The coolest sweatshirt on the (color) block.
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Clarks Bushachre 2 chukka boots
Chukka-ching.
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Allswell Brick mattress
The perfect place to conk out after the tryptophan hits.
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Ralph Lauren suede bomber jacket
A sumptuous suede bomber your future kids are already planning to pilfer from your closet.
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Dyson V8 cordless stick vacuum
The robot revolution is here, and it’s about to make holiday cleanup a cinch.
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Bonobos washed button down shirt
Return-to-office life ain’t so bad after all.
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Sabine Marcelis glaze splash small mirror
Bob Ross was right: you are an artist.
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Allmodern jet desk
The gorgeous mid-century desk your partner has been dreaming about is now within gift-giving reach.
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Kiehl’s defend & correct set
The clarity-boosting, dark spot-correcting double-whammy your skin needs to make it through the holidays—and all that they entail—in top form.
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Philips Norelco Series 5000 electric trimmer
Sick of fielding passive agressive comments from your cousins about your five o’clock shadow? Here’s the solution.
