Black Friday is still a few weeks away, but that's not stopping big-name brands and retailers from launching their sales events early. Our staff of professional shoppers is already seeing discounts on some of our favorite products across a range of categories,

But after that's done, we give you permission to do your Black Friday thing. Thankfully, this November no one is really waiting for actual Black Friday. There's a ton of pre-Black Friday discounts out in the world.

Unlike Prime Day, which is exclusively for Prime members, shoppers aren't required to have a Prime membership to enjoy Black Friday deals at Amazon. Of course, it never hurts, tho