This free feature aggregates the already announced Black Friday discounts into a searchable list, helping shoppers to discover upcoming promotions weeks in advance of their launch and plan their purchases in advance.
San Mateo, California, October 30th / PRNewswire / -- Black Friday shopping doesn't have to wait until Black Friday itself to start. Slickdeals is a community-driven platform that helps millions of shoppers find the best deals online. Today, the company launched The Sift, a free tool that gathers all the announced Black Friday discounts into one list, available weeks before the official promotions begin. Shoppers can compare the upcoming deals, save products they're interested in, and create their shopping lists in advance. At launch, The Sift already included more than 1,500 discounts from retailers such as Costco, Sam's Club, and Lowe.
Traditionally, shoppers could flip through scanned copies of retailers' Black Friday ads to see what was upcoming and plan their purchases. Nowadays, these discounts are scattered across retailer announcements, websites, and online discussions, making it more difficult to obtain a complete overview of the offerings.
The Sift Allows shoppers to browse and search for announced discounts, filter by retailer, category, or discount amount, and save products they are considering without the need for an account. Some discounts will remain confidential until each retailer releases them as planned. Therefore, as more Black Friday ads become public, this list will continue to grow, giving shoppers a reason to come back and check it again.
The concept of The Sift originated from a common challenge faced by discount hunters: tracking Black Friday promotions before they are officially launched. In recent years, members of the Slickdeals community have been creating their own comprehensive Black Friday tables to organize thousands of discounts, which has received enthusiastic feedback from other shoppers. The Sift continues this demand for a more organized shopping experience by integrating discounts into a searchable list where shoppers can sort, filter, and customize them.
"Our community has shown us what shoppers really want before Black Friday: not more noise, but a way to understand what's coming up and make decisions in advance," said Johan Mengesha, the person in charge of content and collaboration, from Slickdeals. " The Sift has made the planning that our members used to do manually so easy for everyone to use, so they can know exactly what to expect when the promotions start."
Unlike the discounts reviewed by the community with Slickdeals, which are posted, voted on, and discussed by members, The Sift focuses on upcoming discounts that have already been announced by retailers. Each entry in the list will provide a link to the retailer, or after the corresponding Slickdeals discount is launched, it will link to the community discussions and ratings for that discount.
Main functions include:
- A searchable list: Browse announced Black Friday discounts from major retailers in one place.
- Filtering function that fits the shopping plan: You can narrow down the search by retailer, category, or discount level, or search for specific products.
- Personal Shopping List: You can save discounts without creating an account, and access the list on the same device and browser. After logging in, you can synchronize the list across different devices and choose to receive email alerts for upcoming discounts.
- Upcoming discount preview: Some retailers will keep their discounts confidential until their planned release dates. As more Black Friday ads go live, shoppers will have reason to return for more purchases.
The Sift will continue to evolve as Black Friday approaches. Around mid-November, it will also showcase some of the popular discounts selected through a community vote by Slickdeals, helping shoppers shift from planning their purchases to finding discounts that are already available.
The Sift combines early-stage research and planning before Black Friday with the community-driven discount discovery that Slickdeals is adept at.
The Sift is now open for Black Friday 2026, with the website address being https://slickdeals.net/sift/black-friday-deals. Shoppers can start browsing on their mobile phones or computers without the need for an account.
About Slickdeals: Slickdeals is a community-driven shopping platform where millions of shoppers share, vote on, and discuss discounts from leading retailers and brands. Since 1999, its community has been testing these discounts, identifying the best offers, and pointing out those that are not worth it, helping shoppers save over $10 billion. Through its website and mobile app, Slickdeals connects shoppers with valuable discounts that they might not discover on their own. Discounts that you haven't seen yet.
