My hardware store went big on the holidays this year. There’s been a polyethylene forest near the entrance since the week before Halloween, and the animatronic Santa’s distorted ho-ho-hos resonate all the way to the plumbing aisle.
Tools have always been popular holiday gifts. Discounted kits and combo packs for beginners and weekend warriors alike are pretty common this time of year—and we’re seeing some solid deals on our favorite essential tools.
But over the 15 years I’ve been watching Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, I’ve seen the other sections in the home center start to get in the spirit, too. It can be a great time to pick up new appliances, home-improvement wish-list items, and other major household gear like backup power banks as well—sometimes for the lowest prices that you’ll see all year. Next spring’s lawn mower could be on clearance this weekend.
Every product you see below meets the two strict criteria that we apply to every Wirecutter deal.
First, we highlight only those things that we’ve rigorously tested and evaluated against their competitors. In any given category, we recommend only a small handful of the best products. That’s true for dishwashers, drills, and everything else.
Second, these prices are actually great. The Wirecutter Deals team tracks the prices for all our picks year-round, and together we’re sharing only real deals—not fake discounts that you could find any other day.
Scroll on to see the deals that I think stand out from the rest and are worth adding to your cart this shopping season.
