[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-walmarts-black-friday-opens-november-12-with-some-real-lows":10,"sections":46},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":34,"tags":35,"sources":39,"feedback":45,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":45,"total_tokens":45},12728,"walmarts-black-friday-opens-november-12-with-some-real-lows","Walmart's Black Friday Opens November 12, With Some Real Lows","Walmart's early sale runs November 12 to 15, and the Lego set and espresso maker hit lows, while the AirPods Pro 3 sit $30 above theirs.","Walmart's Black Friday sale starts November 12 with a four-day early round, and the first prices are already posted.\n\nThe retailer is splitting the event into three waves. The early deals run November 12-15, the main sale November 23-29, and a Cyber Monday sale November 30 to December 2. Walmart+ members get early access, plus online-only deals during the first 24 hours. A couple of Walmart's ad scans are live, and a few discounts are already up.\n\nThe headline picks:\n\n- **AirPods Pro 3:** $199, down from $249.\n- **Roborock Qrevo S5V robot vacuum and mop:** $499.99, down from $899.99.\n- **LG 65-inch C6 OLED TV:** $1,399.99, down from $2,699.99.\n- **Lego Pokémon Pikachu and Poké Ball (2,050 pieces):** $159.95, down from $199.99.\n- **Ninja Luxe Café Premier espresso and drip coffee maker:** $489, down from $549.\n\nAlso listed are the AirPods 4 at $89, down from $129.99.\n\nThe size of the discount is the least useful number here. The LG's $1,300 saving is measured against a $2,699.99 list price. The better yardstick is its lowest-ever price of $1,339.99, which is only $60 away. The AirPods Pro 3 are $30 above their $169 low, according to the price tracker camelmart, so the early price may not hold up against the main sale.\n\nThe Lego set and the Ninja machine are the clearer wins. The Pikachu set is at its lowest price since launch, and the Ninja is at a new low. The Roborock is the Walmart-only case: $499.99 is its lowest price at that retailer, and how it compares with other stores is unclear.\n\nThe pattern is familiar. An early round tends to put a few lows next to a few prices that leave room to fall, and shoppers who check the price history can tell which is which. Whether the November 23 sale beats the AirPods price is the first thing to watch.","[\"black-friday\",\"walmart\",\"deals\",\"consumer-tech\"]","2026-11-10T14:32:37.000Z","2026-11-10T15:46:47.750Z","2026-11-10T15:46:47.961Z","published",null,[24,30],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"editor-r1","editor",1,"Remove the source-meta phrasing ('the source suggests' in the AirPods paragraph) and attribute the further-drop expectation to Mashable's reporting or reword it directly. Also soften the claim that holding out for November 23 'buys little' on all those items: the Roborock is only at its lowest price at Walmart, not its lowest overall, so the body doesn't support it.","resolved",{"id":31,"reviewer":26,"round":32,"reason":33,"status":29},"editor-r2",2,"Remove the source-meta phrasing that remains (\"The source does not say whether other retailers have gone lower\" and \"the evidence for a lower price elsewhere is simply absent\") and reword it directly, e.g. \"Mashable says only that it's the Roborock's lowest price at Walmart; other retailers' prices weren't checked.\" Also soften the dek's \"near record lows on a TV and AirPods\": the AirPods at $199 are $30 above their $169 low, and the body itself says they may fall further.","deals",[36,37,34,38],"black-friday","walmart","consumer-tech",[40,43],{"name":41,"url":42},"Mashable","https:\u002F\u002Fmashable.com\u002Ftech\u002Fwalmart-black-friday-ad-scans-early-deals-2026",{"name":41,"url":44},"https:\u002F\u002Fmashable.com\u002Ftech\u002Fbest-early-black-friday-walmart-live-deals-2026",0,{"sections":47},[48,53,58,62,67,71,76,81,86,91,96,101,106,111],{"name":49,"slug":50,"count":51,"latest_published_at":52},"AI","ai",7144,"2026-11-12T13:27:45.000Z",{"name":54,"slug":55,"count":56,"latest_published_at":57},"Security","security",1128,"2026-11-11T18:05:00.000Z",{"name":59,"slug":34,"count":60,"latest_published_at":61},"Deals",642,"2026-11-12T14:00:00.000Z",{"name":63,"slug":64,"count":65,"latest_published_at":66},"Policy","policy",619,"2026-11-12T12:53:36.000Z",{"name":68,"slug":38,"count":69,"latest_published_at":70},"Consumer Tech",364,"2026-11-12T11:12:32.000Z",{"name":72,"slug":73,"count":74,"latest_published_at":75},"Hardware","hardware",336,"2026-11-12T11:24:43.000Z",{"name":77,"slug":78,"count":79,"latest_published_at":80},"Science","science",230,"2026-11-12T10:00:00.000Z",{"name":82,"slug":83,"count":84,"latest_published_at":85},"Software","software",168,"2026-11-11T17:36:49.000Z",{"name":87,"slug":88,"count":89,"latest_published_at":90},"Startups","startups",159,"2026-11-11T12:30:00.000Z",{"name":92,"slug":93,"count":94,"latest_published_at":95},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",127,"2026-11-11T19:00:44.000Z",{"name":97,"slug":98,"count":99,"latest_published_at":100},"General","general",118,"2026-11-11T16:49:42.000Z",{"name":102,"slug":103,"count":104,"latest_published_at":105},"Gaming","gaming",107,"2026-11-12T10:09:03.000Z",{"name":107,"slug":108,"count":109,"latest_published_at":110},"Reviews","reviews",38,"2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z",{"name":112,"slug":113,"count":114,"latest_published_at":115},"How-To","how-to",8,"2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z"]