Black Friday will be here before we know it — but in the meantime, we recommend doing some early bird shopping at Best Buy and saving big ahead of the holidays. (For more ways to save, check out our guide to this week's top Best Buy coupon codes ).

Most of us know that Black Friday is the big sale frenzy that happens around Thanksgiving as a precursor to the holidays, and that almost every store you can think of participates. Alternatively, the name "Prime Day" suggests that the event is indeed an Amazon-specific event made up by Amazon for members of its Prime subscription.

Whether you're looking for the latest console or just want to upgrade your keyboard and mouse, these Black Friday gaming deals are for you.

Keep scrolling to see my favorite Walmart deals. Plus, check out our Walmart promo codes guide and see the Nintendo Switch game deals I'd get that rival Black Friday. If you want more Crocs deals, check out the deals I'd get in Amazon's Crocs sale from $15.

Amazon Fire 7 tablet (16GB): was $79.99 now $49.99 at Amazon Amazon's best-selling Fire tablets are another Black Friday favorite, and Amazon has the affordable Fire 7 on sale for just $49.99 - a record-low price. The Fire 7 tablet features a seven-inch display, 16GB of RAM, and up to 10 hours of battery life.

While we have just waved goodbye to the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sale, which ended on October 9, some deals have stayed at fantastic prices making them early Black Friday bargains that can't be ignored!

What week it's been for sales (thanks Big Deal Days) but that doesn't mean there are no more discounts to be found. Look below for some steals from Apple, Dell, Samsung, and more.

Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday its Prime Big Deal Days was its biggest October shopping event ever, as Prime members took advantage of early holiday deals, pushing sales and number of items sold higher than during previous promotions.

Fi systems and home security cameras, our experts rated these products as "Outstanding" even before they were on sale.