Black Friday is upon us once again, and some stores in South Africa are kicking off the ecommerce festivities a full week before the official date.
That date to diarise is 29 November 2019, with Cyber Monday taking place on 2 December this year. But as we noted, stores are already pushing sales to users to warm up their credit cards.
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Like our previous coverage, our intention is that you treat this article as your Black Friday buyers’ guide.
Throughout the days leading up to Black Friday 2019, we’ll be updating this piece with the latest deals we spot across the web.
Not everything will be listed, but only the deals we believe are most worthwhile.
With that said, enjoy our alphabetical list of stores in South Africa currently listing pre-Black Friday specials.
Latest update: Black Friday, 12am: Added new deals from Takealot.
Acer Store
Acer is running a number of specials on its store beginning on Black Friday, 29 November.
Some deals include:
- Acer Predator Helios 500 – R34 999
- 24-inch Predator gaming monitor – R5999
- 27-inch Predator gaming monitor – R6999
- Acer Swift 7 – R21 999
- Acer Helios 500 i7 – R14 999
- More deals here.
Cape Union Mart
Cape Union Mart is also hosting a Black Friday sale, but its giving users that sign up to its Friends and Family Club “a chance to win an exclusive early access Black Friday shopping experience for you and a friend”.
You can do that here.
Digicape
Looking for Apple discounts? Digicape on Monday emailed customers about its week-long Black Friday deals.
The picks include:
- MacBook Air 13-inch i5 1.8GHz 128GB – R12 999
- MacBook Pro 13-inch i5 2.3GHz 128GB – R15 999
- Apple AirPods 2nd Gen – R1999
- Apple TV 4th Gen 32GB – R1999
- Romoss Skinny 10 000mAh powerbank – R159
- Bose Soundlink Micro Bluetooth speaker – R2099
- Kano’s Harry Potter Coding Kit – R499
- More deals here.
Game
Game is getting in on this Black Friday thing early this year, offering a new deal daily until the 29th.
You can keep up to speed with what said deal is here.
Incredible Connection
Incredible Connection also kicked off its Black Friday sale on Monday, offering just four products in its first round. Deals will be updated daily, the retailer added.
Make sure you get the full picture with our Black Friday Deals
Save up to 67% online only – https://t.co/kPwqLUuVDg
Valid today only or while stocks last. pic.twitter.com/aDveLp06kO— IncredibleConnection (@IncConnection) November 25, 2019
The deals for Wednesday 27 November can be found here
- JBL Party Box 300 Bluetooth speaker – R6999
- HP Ink Tank 315 printer – R1999
- Dell Inspiron 3580 i7 8565U 8GB RAM 1TB storage FHD notebook – R11 999
- Dell Inspiron 3581 13 notebook – R6499
- Find all deals here.
Loot
Loot on Monday published its first list of Black Friday teaser specials.
BLACK FRIDAY DEALS LAUNCHING FROM TODAY Keep an eye out for new deals launching daily. https://t.co/jYvNJT0gjA #blackfriday2019 #getyourloot pic.twitter.com/ZIA9vbyMC9 — Loot.co.za (@lootcoza) November 25, 2019
Some picks include:
- Huawei Watch GT Sport – R2599
- JBL Flip 4 portable Bluetooth speaker – R1299
- Asus VivoBook X543UA-GQ1637T 15.6-inch notebook – R6999
- JVC HA-RX330 Deep Bass over-ear headphones – R79
- RivaCase Central Briefcase for 15.6-inch notebooks – R99
- Kindle Paperwhite 6-inch e-reader 8GB WiFi – R2899
- Kingston HyperX FURY White 32GB DDR4 2133Mhz (2x16GB) – R1999
- MSI AMD Radeon R7 3700 2GB graphics card – R1499
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10 256GB Aura White – R14 999
- More deals here.
Takealot
In the week prior to Black Friday, Takealot will tease “early access” deals for app users that will become available to all on the following day as daily deals.
The biggest sale of the year is here! Get the Takealot app & shop app-only deals! https://t.co/Z1VRLNfrpO#BlueDotSale #BlueIsTheNewBlack pic.twitter.com/AfKorlKoDC
— takealot (@TAKEALOT) November 24, 2019
Some Blue Dot Sale picks for Black Friday include:
- Samsung Galaxy Buds – R1999
- JBL Go 2 Bluetooth speaker – R429
- WD Blue 1TB SSD – R1999
- Seagate 3.5-inch Expansion 6TB HDD – R1599
- More deals here.
Makro
Makro’s Black Friday sale begins on 27 November and will last until 1 December. Seems like the company isn’t taking part in Cyber Monday this year.
The wait is almost over! Our explosive #MakroBlack5Day catalogue has just dropped so get ready. Here's a sneak peak. Deals valid 27 Nov – 1 Dec 19: https://t.co/HFYybiMc2O pic.twitter.com/dPayZ5rhq6
— Makro South Africa (@Makro_SA) November 24, 2019
Some picks include:
- Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 AF-P ED DX lens – R999
- Samsung Smart 4K QLED TV 58-inch – R7999
- Sony PlayStation 4 1TB console (with two DualShock 4 controllers and FIFA 20) – R5999
- Xbox One S 1TB console – R3299
- Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2019 32GB LTE tablet – R3999
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e 64GB tablet – R7999
- Romoss Sense 6 20 000mAh powerbank – R299
- More deals here.
PlayStation South Africa
Sony PlayStation South Africa will also offer a number of digitally discounted titles in the run up to Black Friday.
Some picks include:
- Detroit: Become Human (Digital Deluxe Edition) – R249
- Horizon Zero Dawn (Complete Edition) – R249
- God of War – R249
- Monster Hunter: World – R249
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (GoTY Edition) – R469
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Digital Edition) – R249
- The Sims 4 (Deluxe Party Edition) – R329
Browse all discounted games here.
Prepaid Gamer
In an email to customers on Friday, Prepaid Gamer announced cuts to its digital PlayStation Plus membership codes.
The 12 -month offering will be reduced by 25%, while three-month memberships are 15% off.
You’ll pay R675 and R297, respectively.
The offer’s currently valid until 2 December at 10pm SAST and will be emailed to the buyer.
Raru
If you’ve never used Prepaid Gamer before but have Raru, the site is also offering the same PlayStation Plus membership codes as above.
That’s R675 (25% off) for the 12 month, and R297 (15% off) for the three-month. Both codes will be emailed to the buyer.
Ahead of Black Friday, it’s also running a Summer Games Sale for those who want to bolster their physical collections.
Some picks, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, include:
- Watch Dogs 2 (PS4 or Xbox One) – R289
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (PS4 only) – R289
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4 only) – R199
- Resident Evil 2 (PS4 only) – R369
Additionally, its Black Friday sale is now finally on.
Raru's Black Friday Day 1 Deals Now Live! Ends 22:00 Monday 2 December 2019! #BlackFriday https://t.co/GbKhdUYo4w pic.twitter.com/S4WsAalsfi
— Raru (@RaruShopping) November 25, 2019
“Black Friday Deals will be available from 9am Monday 25 November 2019 until 22:00 Monday 2 December 2019. Deals will be made available each day until Friday and in batches throughout Friday 29 November. Any deals still available will remain on sale until 10pm 2 December,” said the company.
Some picks include:
- Rage 2 (PS4 or Xbox One) – R489
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4 or Xbox One) – R489
- Samson Meteor USB Studio condenser microphone – R899
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4) – R299
- AudioTechnica AT2020 large diaphragm cardioid condenser mic – R1549
- Sony Dualshock 4 wireless controller w/ Fortnite Neo Versa bundle – R699
- 1More E1018plus VI React Sport Bluetooth in-ear earphones – R395
- Orico K20p 20 000mAh 18W QC2.0 USB-PD power bank – R375
- More deals here.
Samsung
Samsung will give users who sign up to their Black Friday sale a first look at products that will be on offer.
“The best Black Friday deals can be found first at Samsung Stores from 26 November, so make sure you’re prepared,” the company announced in a press release.
The deals, although the company didn’t state what would be on offer just yet, will be available in Samsung Stores across the country.
Wootware
A bit late to the party, Wootware announced on Wednesday that it would offer PC builders and gamers a number of hardware specials.
As of 7pm on Thursday, the retailer made good on that promise.
Some picks from its Black Friday sale include:
- ASUS ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27-inch 2K 165Hz TN G-Sync gaming monitor – R8999
- EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC Ultra Gaming 8GB GDDR6 256-bit graphics card – R10 499
- WootBook Ultra 2070 Intel i7 9750H Full HD Notebook – R19 999
- More deals here.
Xbox South Africa
Microsoft is set to discount a slew of games, including some must-owns.
Some picks include:
- Gears 5 – R499.50
- FIFA 20 – R599.40
- The Outer Worlds – R756.75
- Control – R603.85
- Assassins Creed Odyssey – R399.60
- Anthem – R199.80
- Watch Dogs 2 – R249.75
You can browse all discounted games ahead of their price drop (80% in some cases) here.
Where are the other stores?
New stores and deals will be added and updated throughout the course of the Black Friday period. Be sure to check back in with this article for those updates.
Feature image: Justin Lim via Unsplash
