If you don’t already have Apple AirPods, Black Friday and Cyber Week are the best times to save. That's because we tend to see AirPods drop to their lowest prices during Black Friday.
In 2024, we saw the best Apple AirPod deals at Walmart, Amazon, and Target (where using your Target Circle Card saved you another 5%).
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The Best AirPods Black Friday 2024 Deals
During Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024, we saw the most deals on AirPods Pro (Gen. 2).
AirPods Pro Gen. 2 for $154
The best price we saw was $154.99 at Amazon, Walmart, and Target, which was the lowest price ever at the time. As that deals old out, we saw prices fluctuating between $159.99 and $169.99 throughout the week.
AirPods Gen. 3 for $94
The best price we saw on third-generation AirPods for Black Friday 2024 was $94, during the first round of Walmart Black Friday deals, which kicked off Nov. 11. That price did not return during Black Friday week.
Regular AirPods Gen. 2 for $89
The best price you could get for regular 2nd-Generation AirPods (which don't have the fancy noise-cancelling that AirPods Pro do) was $89, at Walmart.
AirPods Max for $399
The pricey over-ear AirPods Max come with superior audio quality, active noise-cancellation, and head tracking technology (which delivers a listening experience unique to you). They retail for $549.99 full price, but we saw them for $150 off at Amazon for Black Friday.
Next Black Friday, look for prices below $89 for regular AirPods and $154 for AirPods Pro
Regular AirPods (older generations): There are three generations floating around out there: Generations 2, 3, and 4. Apple no longer sells generation 2 or 3 AirPods, but plenty of retailers still stock them, like Walmart and Best Buy. These older models are the best candidates for Black Friday discounts, since they're a generation or two behind. We saw Gen. 2 AirPods go as low as $69 during Black Friday 2023, as well as during Prime Day. But we didn't see that price come back in 2024. Instead, we saw AirPods Gen. 3 go down to $94 during Walmart's early Black Friday deals and Gen. 2 go down to $89.
Regular AirPods (new generation): Gen. 4 is the newest model and an improvement over the previous two. The lowest price we've seen on those since their release has been $119, and we didn't see a lower price during Black Friday 2024 sales.
AirPods Pro: Gen. 2 is the newest (and the only widely available) model of AirPods Pro. They're $249.99 at full price and regularly discounted to $199.99 (so don't buy at that price). In 2023, on Black Friday, we saw them at $169, and during Prime Day 2024, we saw them at $168, and for Black Friday 2024 we saw them as low as $154.
AirPods Max: If you’re in the market for those over-the-ear, ultra-spendy AirPods Max, you'd have been overjoyed last year to find them at 10% - 18% off. Things have changed, though. These $549 headphones are regularly discounted by $100. And on Prime Day 2024, we saw them at $395 ($150 off). On Black Friday we saw them at $399.
Amazon and Walmart usually have the best deals on AirPods during Black Friday.
Amazon Black Friday and Walmart Black Friday tend to have the lowest prices for AirPods throughout the holidays and offer the biggest Black Friday discounts. And if one of their prices drops, you can pretty much count on the other to drop their prices to match it. But do expect stock to go in and out. At Amazon especially, the trick is to keep checking back if an AirPods deals is sold out.
Target will sometimes offer the same prices, and if it does, the 5% Circle Card discount helps them beat the prices of the other two.
Check for deals at the above stores first, and then compare prices at other stores (like Costco and Best Buy) to make sure you have the best AirPods deal out there.
Apple tends to offer gift-cards-with-purchase deals on Black Friday, rather than actual discounts, so it's barely in the running.
Shop Walmart's first wave of deals.
If we look at both the money you’re saving and the percentage discount, Walmart and Amazon’s deals for AirPods generally come out on top. But you need to be aware that Walmart offers two waves of Black Friday deals. And those deals it offers during the first wave don't always come back for the second wave.
For 2024, Walmart offered the lowest price ever on AirPods Gen. 3 ($94). And in 2023, Walmart dropped the price to $69 for the 2nd Gen. AirPods during the first wave of its Black Friday sale, and Amazon matched the price for the duration of the offer. Neither of these lowest-ever prices came back during Black Friday week.
If you miss a great AirPods deal during Walmart's first wave, don't worry. Walmart usually has an AirPods Pro deal during the second wave. We saw that in 2024, with AirPods Pro priced at $154.
KCL TIP: Check out Walmart's Black Friday deals during wave 1. If you see a super-low AirPods price, snap it up, if it's the model you want. If it isn't, wait for wave 2.
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