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The holidays are coming up fast, and that means you’ll likely be spending a lot of money to shower your friends and family (and maybe even yourself) with thoughtful gifts. Thankfully, it’s also the time of year when major sales and discounts happen, so savvy shoppers can save huge amounts of money by finding the right deals.
If that sounds appealing, good news: Best Buy has you covered with some of the best discounts we’ve seen on consumer tech products like tablets, televisions and smart devices — as well as major savings on larger household goods like refrigerators, ovens and washers and dryers.
But if you’re a true bargain hunter, searching for only the most exclusive deals and best savings, you’re going to want to upgrade to a My Best Buy membership, where you can enjoy early access to rare, low-stock or hard-to-find products, plus member-specific deals and discounts. You even get quality-of-life perks like free installation or extended warranty coverage.
Want proof? Check out the following nine deals, where the combined savings and membership perks pay for either the Plus or the Total
membership with ease. Then, scroll on for more details on the Best Buy membership options.
Our 9 Favorite Best Buy Deals Available Right Now
Macbook Air 13”, M1 Chip
The M1 chip is still one of the most powerful around, and this laptop, at this price, is a major bargain for shoppers. The ultra-portable machine can keep up in the classroom or boardroom and offer some after-hours streaming fun with its vibrant Liquid Retina display. In the era of streaming and cloud storage, the included 256GB SSD offers plenty of capacity without compromising on speed, while Apple’s lithium-polymer battery boasts up to 18 hours of use on a single charge, so you’ll have no trouble making it through a busy day of work. Best of all, if you’re a Best Buy Total member, you can enjoy up to 24 months of additional AppleCare+ protection.
Price: $749.99, $999.99 at BestBuy.com
Bose 700 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones
Silence is golden, and nobody does noise canceling technology better than Bose. Whether you’re a frequent traveler looking to cut down on airplane noise, a student trying hard to study in a busy coffee shop or just a daily commuter who wants the ease of portability offered by wireless headphones, the 700 series from Bose delivers superior sound quality in a comfortable, lightweight package. These headphones are a great grab on their own merits, but with a discount this good, they become an excellent value proposition as well.
Price: $299, $379 at BestBuy.com
LG Smart Refrigerator With Icemaker
If you’ve just bought a new home and want equally new appliances — or if you’re tired of opening up a 20-year-old refrigerator and want an upgrade — check out this three-door design from LG. It offers 29 cubic-feet of interior space, a sleek black stainless steel exterior treated to be resistant to smudges and fingerprints, an elegant French door design and a built-in ice maker and half-gallon water dispenser. The interior is beautifully lit via LED lighting, and there’s a wide array of clever storage bins in the fridge itself, to keep your produce at the ideal temperature and moisture level.
Price: $1,699.99, $2,221.99 at BestBuy.com
Apple Watch Series 8
If you’re hunting bargains in wearable tech, you won’t find a better option than last year’s Apple Watch Series 8. The 45mm display is bright, vibrant and easy to read even in daylight conditions, while the scratch-resistant screen stands up to your toughest workouts. The internals are also remarkable, even a year later, and include GPS tracking, advanced fall detection, ECG and blood oxygen monitoring and ovulation tracking. And of course, they also include standard smartwatch features like Bluetooth music streaming plus the ability to send and receive text messages, phone calls and emails.
Price: $379, $529 at BestBuy.com
LG G3 Series 65” 4K UDH TV
The new home theater standard for televisions is 65”, so that size range has an extremely competitive field, with a wide range of options, screen resolutions and prices. If you want something more on the high end, with excellent picture quality, deep black levels and top-tier streaming capabilities, check out the LG G3 Series. Their OLED panels are among the best in the business, offering superior color accuracy and contrast, as well as very wide viewing angles, while the 120Hz refresh rate and four HDMI ports makes this an ideal option for gamers as well. And if you happen to be a Best Buy Total member, you can also take advantage of free setup and mounting.
Price: $2,699.99, $3,299.99 at BestBuy.com
HP OMEN Gaming Desktop
Pre-built gaming PCs have come a very long way. In the past, they were either overpriced and overengineered, or else cheaply made with a few flashy components and many inadequate ones. The HP OMEN, especially with a $300 discount, is a massive bargain for aspiring PC gamers, boasting an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, an AMD Ryzen 5 5600G CPU, with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD for storage. And because this model includes a keyboard and mouse, you’ll only need to provide your own monitor to start gaming right away.
Price: $1,049.99, $1,349.99 at BestBuy.com
Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2
Home security costs have been coming down for years now (even as the features and capabilities have been expanding) and the Ring Video Doorbell has been leading the charge. Give yourself peace of mind with the Pro 2, an upgraded video doorbell offering a high-resolution 1536 x 1536, head-to-toe image of whoever happens to be ringing your doorbell, whether it’s a friend, delivery person or potential intruder. The two-way talk feature adds convenience, allowing you to greet guests or give them instructions if you’re not home, while the included 3D motion detection with 30-degree capture zone ensures no one will sneak up to your home unnoticed.
Price: $149.99, $249.99 at BestBuy.com
Nordictrack Commercial 2450 Treadmill
If you’re serious about getting into shape, it helps to have access to a cardio machine 24/7, and this Nordictrack 2450 treadmill combines a compact design, durable construction and powerful motor with a maximum speed of 12 MPH to offer you a great home workout every time you fire it up. We especially love the ability to do both incline runs (up to 12% incline) and decline runs (-3% max decline), as well as the vibrant, 22-inch touchscreen display that with dual 2” Bluetooth speakers, which allows you to monitor your speed, distance, calories burned and time elapsed.
Price: $2,799, $2,999 at BestBuy.com
iRobot Roomba Combo i5+ Vacuum & Mop
One of the least intrusive smart home upgrades you can make is to your cleaning routine. The iRobot Roomba spares you the hassle of vacuuming and mopping your floors, tackling wet or dry messes with ease, on a schedule you set, whether you’re home or not. Its patented four-stage cleaning system easily adapts to a variety of floor types, while the built-in mapping software learns your home’s blueprint, intelligently mapping out the best cleaning routes. It even comes pre-installed with Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant integration, so you can give the Roomba i5+ voice commands.
Price: $399.99, $549.99 at BestBuy.com
BestBuy Membership Benefits
There are three tiers to the My Best Buy membership, and it’s worth knowing the differences so you can find the perfect choice for you. Heads up, though: the more you shop, the better the membership deals become, to the point that the premium memberships more than pay for themselves after just a handful of purchases a year.
My Best Buy
- Free standard shipping
- No membership fee
My Best Buy Plus
- Free two-day shipping
- Exclusive member pricing
- Early access to sales, events and products
- Extended 60-day return window for most purchases
- Membership fee of $49.99 per year
My Best Buy Total
- All of perks of the Plus tier
- Protection plans, including AppleCare+
- Free 24/7 tech support
- VIP member support
- 20% discount on all future repairs
- Membership fee of $179.99 per year
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