Black Friday 2016 sale news: free shipping with Best Buy promo until Dec. 24

Shoppers wait for a Best Buy store to open on Thanksgiving Day to get pre-Black Friday bargains using tickets issued to them in line. Reuters/Rick Wilking

November is just right around the corner, which means that shoppers are already looking forward to learning the best deals that will be offered for Black Friday this year.

Major consumer electronics retailer Best Buy led the list of U.S. retailers to announce their plans for Black Friday 2016 by announcing on Tuesday that they will provide free shipping of all products starting Oct. 25 up to Dec. 24. This includes all the products sold during the Black Friday on Nov. 25, as well as during the Cyber Monday sale on Nov. 28. The free shipping offer covers all items sold online on BestBuy.com.

"This holiday, we're making it easier than ever for our customers by taking out the guesswork as they shop for friends, family or even themselves," Best Buy chief merchandising officer Mike Mohan said in a press statement reported by Palm Beach Post. "These products showcase the newest, most innovative trends and what's truly possible with technology."

Some of the products that are expected to be offered by Best Buy with huge discounts include the most popular tech gadgets to date, such as the newly released Google Home, the iPhone 7, as well as the Sony PlayStation VR.

Other products that are expected to be sold for a much lower price during Best Buy's Black Friday 2016 sale includes the Samsung Galaxy S7, the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, the Apple Watch Series 2, Samsung's 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player, the GoPro Hero5 Black, Xbox One S, the Rand McNally OverDryve Connected Car System, Google Chromecast Ultra, Powerbeats3 Wireless Earphones, the Fitbit Charge 2, as well as the Spectre x360 2-in-1 Laptop from HP.

Meanwhile, Al.com revealed that Amazon is expected to launch their Black Friday 2016 on Tuesday, Nov. 1. This will happen one day earlier compared to the retailer's sales event last year.

Other details about the product offers of other major retailers for the upcoming Black Friday 2016 are expected to be released before the end of October.

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