Black Friday and Macy’s have always been synonyms for me. In fact, I’m almost positive that Macy’s was the first-ever Black Friday sale I shopped by myself and remains the only department store I’ll visit on the day of.

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,