Black Friday Sales 2014: Amazon Begins Offering Deals On Saturday [VIDEO]
Black Friday is coming early for Amazon.
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Most companies are about a month away from launching their Black Friday sales, but Amazon is cashing in on the holiday early by beginning to offer their deals this Saturday, Nov. 1.
"While Amazon has typically started holiday deals at the beginning of November, this year will feature more products and more frequent deals," USA Today reported on Oct. 30, citing a statement from Amazon spokeswoman Julie Law. "Amazon will increase its deal of the day feature to include two deals a day every day from Nov. 1 until Dec. 22."
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Amazon will also increase the number of products available as "lightning deals" from Saturday until Black Friday's official start date of Nov. 28. Amazon's "lighting deals" are bargains on specific products, which go on sale only for a limited time and in a limited quantity. With each day that goes by, 10 minutes are added to the times of the deals.
Amazon isn't the only company starting their Black Friday deals this weekend. According to USA Today, Office Depot and OfficeMax will offer savings on laptops and touch screen computers early, as well, beginning on Sunday, Nov. 2 and continuing until Nov. 15.
The site further reported, "This is the first year Sears will offer Black Friday deals two weeks early during a friends and family sale on Nov. 9. Certain items in apparel, appliances, tools and footwear will be available at a steeper Black Friday discount on top of the 5% to 15% discount that's part of the friends and family event."