The WIRED team boasts decades of experience in product testing and a nose for sniffing out the best deals, backed by price tracking tools. For Black Friday, we cross-reference our buying guide recommendations with the latest sale prices to find the best early Black Friday deals on gadgets and gizmos worth owning.

Lowe's Black Friday deals are dropping now. This retailer has already launched its Black Friday Buildup sale, which is a great chance to score Black Friday-worthy deals ahead of the holiday itself. There are a ton of discounts up for grabs on everything from home decor to appliances.

Because Walmart likes to release its most jaw-dropping TV deals as a handful of pre-meditated doorbusters, more shoppers will be waiting in the wings for the clock to strike a certain time (rather than calmly perusing several pages of TV deals) — which means TVs selling out is more likely and time is of the essence.