Summary
- The Costco Black Friday ad reveals discounts on TVs, PCs, tablets, and more.
- Black Friday sales at Costco will be divided into three phases, offering online and warehouse discounts.
- While gaming deals are limited, there are notable discounts on a Meta Quest 2 VR headset and a Backbone One PlayStation Edition for iPhone.
A copy of Costco's Black Friday holiday ad booklet has been scanned and shared online, revealing the wholesaler's lineup of discounted goods planned for the November sale season. This year's Costco Black Friday ad is surprisingly thin on video game-related items, with no consoles or individual video games included. There are, however, plenty of steep discounts on televisions, PC s, tablets, monitors, and more. Keep in mind that Costco is a members-only wholesaler, so these deals are exclusive.
Black Friday this year will fall on November 24. But just like previous years, Black Friday is now more of a holiday season event than a single day. Costco will be breaking its Black Friday sale into three phases. The first phase will last from October 30 through November 12 and includes both online and warehouse discounts. The second phase refreshes the sales online and in-warehouse, running from November 13 through 27. The final phase starts on Black Friday itself and runs through the weekend, from November 24 through 27, with a digital-only early start on Thanksgiving, November 23.
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TVs are always a high-demand target for holiday shoppers and Costco is delivering some great discounts for the season. Costco starts hot on Oct. 30 with a behemoth 85" Samsung Neo QLED 8K LCD TV at $3.999. Samsung Neo QLED, OLED, and UHD options for 4K from 85" down to 55" are available, too. The Nov. 13 phase has huge discounts on a 70" Samsung 4K UHD TV at $479.99 and an LG 75" 4K UHD TV at $579.99. Thanksgiving Day will have the cheapest TV of Black Friday, though, with an online-only $89.99 deal on a 32" 720p Hisense LED LCD TV.
Costco Black Friday Deals
- $999.99 - HP Victus 16.1" 144Hz Gaming Laptop - Oct. 30 through Nov. 12
- $3,999.99 - Samsung 85" 8K Neo QLED LCD TV - Oct. 30 through Nov. 12
- $799.99 - Samsung 49" Odyssey Curved Gaming Monitor - Oct. 30 through Nov. 12
- $479.99 - Samsung 70" 4K Crystal UHD LED LCD TV - Nov. 13 through Nov. 27
- $249.99 - Acer Nitro 34" Curved Gaming Monitor - Nov. 13 through Nov. 27
- $74.99 - Backbone One PlayStation Edition for iPhone - Nov. 24 through Nov. 27
- $289.99 - Meta Quest 2 256GB VR Headset - Nov. 24 through Nov. 27
PC gamers looking for a desktop or laptop at Costco this year have some good options this year. Starting Oct. 30 through Nov. 12, there's a $999.99 HP Victis 16.1" gaming laptop with an Nvidia 4060 graphics card, plus a $799.99 Samsung 49" Odyssey curved monitor. From Nov. 24 through 27, there's a $1,299.99 MSI 16" laptop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card, a $1,299.99 MSI Aegis R gaming desktop, and an Acer 31.5" 165Hz curved monitor. Then on Cyber Monday, there's a $999 Dell Inspiron 27" touchscreen desktop.
Mobile devices, including phones and tablets, have less of a presence this year, but Costco does have some deals. An iPad "Savings Event" is scheduled for between Oct. 30 and Nov. 12, but no prices are mentioned. AT&T also has offers planned for packaged Samsung Galaxy S23 bundles. There's also $400 off a Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Bundle, bringing it down to $1,3999, and on the more affordable end a Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5" for $189.99.
Gaming deals are in short supply at Costco this year, but there are two notable deals worth mentioning. Between Nov. 24 and 27, the last-gen Meta Quest 2 256GB VR headset will be discounted to $289.99. Mobile gamers may also want to check out the $74.99 offer for a Backbone One PlayStation Edition for iPhone. Otherwise, gamers may have more luck visiting Costco or checkout out Costco.com starting on Black Friday or through the weekend.