Black Friday

Black Friday at Spoot: Spotted Early is a file of 3 stories. The newest of them: “Home Depot Slashes Prices on Power Tool Kits That Actually Stack Up”, “Home Depot Slashed Milwaukee Tool Prices So Low It Feels Like a Glitch”, and “Amazon's October Prime Day leaks early, and it's already hunting for deals”. Home Depot just made a very compelling argument for abandoning brand loyalty. Home Depot just slashed Milwaukee Tool prices so deep it feels like a glitch in the matrix. Spoot: Spotted Early New things, caught while they're still new and a little weird. Spoot finds fresh gadgets, clever inventions, crowdfunding campaigns,… The list below is every Black Friday story on Spoot: Spotted Early, newest first.

Home Depot Slashes Prices on Power Tool Kits That Actually Stack Up
Gear Patrol

Home Depot Slashes Prices on Power Tool Kits That Actually Stack Up

Home Depot just made a very compelling argument for abandoning brand loyalty. The retailer slashed prices on power tool kits that actually stack up, wide-ranging sets from multiple ecosystems, all suddenly affordable enough that you don't have to pick a side. It's the kind of sale that makes you wonder why you ever paid full price for a single drill. We've been circling this territory all week. If you want the deeper dive on Milwaukee's glitch-level deals, our piece on those is right here. But this roundup is broader, covering brands and bundles that feel less like a clearance bin and more like a deliberate invitation to load up. The question isn't whether you need another tool. It's whether you can resist one that finally costs what it should.

Home Depot Slashed Milwaukee Tool Prices So Low It Feels Like a Glitch
Gear Patrol

Home Depot Slashed Milwaukee Tool Prices So Low It Feels Like a Glitch

Home Depot just slashed Milwaukee Tool prices so deep it feels like a glitch in the matrix. The retailer is running a series of promotions that cut prices to the bone and introduce BOGO deals you almost don't trust. I had to refresh the page twice to make sure my eyes weren't making up numbers. This is the kind of sale that makes you wonder if someone accidentally hit "publish" on the wrong spreadsheet, and then you click "add to cart" before they fix it. It is aggressively, unapologetically good. If you have been waiting for a reason to upgrade your kit, this is the razor clam hiding in the fine print that everyone else scrolled past.

Amazon's October Prime Day leaks early, and it's already hunting for deals
The Verge

Amazon's October Prime Day leaks early, and it's already hunting for deals

October Prime Day hasn't even waited for October. Amazon's already letting some Prime Big Deal Day discounts loose on its own hardware, plus a heap of other popular stuff, all ahead of the October 6th, 3AM ET kickoff that runs through the 8th. That means you can start chipping away at holiday shopping before the seasonal chaos fully descends, and since these deals often circle back for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it's a decent sneak peek at what's coming. The Ring Battery Doorbell 2K at $39.99 is a proper score, though that built-in battery means you'll be unclipping it for USB-C charges. The Ecovacs Deebot X12 OmniCyclone is a beast of a robovac with a dock that washes its mop with heated, pressurized water.