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Amazon’s Black Friday markdowns include socket sets, 20V tools, and accessories that handle real repair and project work at home.

Top-rated Makita LXT tools, batteries, and accessories are discounted early, with top picks for drilling, cutting, and fastening already marked down well ahead of Black Friday.

Cordless trimmers, blowers, pressure washers, and mower kits are all discounted during Amazon's Black Friday sale.

Full-size, slim, flocked, and realistic lit or unlit Christmas trees are marked down this weekend—with strong value from National Tree Company, Fraser Hill Farm, and more.

Save on tools from major brands like DeWalt, Craftsman, Bosch, and more.

Put a little extra twinkle and fa-la-la-la-la in your holiday celebrations with indoor Christmas lights.

Make your house the envy of the neighborhood with these eye-catching outdoor holiday decorations.

These early Black Friday EGO deals offer great savings on high-performance, battery-powered outdoor gear.

This device delivers instant hot or cold filtered water at the touch of a button, but there are some drawbacks.

Home Depot’s early Black Friday sale includes deep discounts on the year’s most reliable generators.

Top-rated doorbells, outdoor cameras, and smart locks just dropped to their lowest prices of the season—including a Blink doorbell for only $28.

Early Black Friday is here, and these retailers have the deepest discounts so far.

Alexa speakers, smart thermostats, color-changing bulbs, and whole-home automations just hit their lowest prices of the year — including an Echo device for only $21.99.

Charcoal kettles, portable tailgaters, flat-top griddles, and WiFi pellet grills all dropped in price for Black Friday, with standout deals from Amazon, The Home Depot, and Ace Hardware.

Big savings on vacuums have already landed at Amazon, Lowe’s, and The Home Depot, with discounts on sticks, uprights, and canisters.

Give the gift of long-lasting DeWalt quality with these affordable tools for the DeWalt diehard on your list.

It has strong gripping power, doesn’t weigh much, and grips virtually anything that fits in its jaws.

Don't let winter weather derail your home fix-up plans. Being stuck inside is actually the perfect excuse for taking on these home improvement projects.

After seeing the Zep Foaming Wall Cleaner go viral on TikTok, I decided to put it to the test. See my results.

Cordless lawn and garden tools have rarely been so impressive. Give the gift of convenience and reliability with these Ego products.