Black Friday bargain hunting experts share their top tips to help you get the best deals
SHOPPERS are expected to spend a whopping £5.6billion this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to new research by Finder.com.
But with one in 20 so-called deals cheapest on Black Friday, how can you be sure you're spending wisely?
Meet the Black Friday bargain experts who know how to sort a deal from a dud and find eye-watering discounts, they share their tips to help you find the best discounts this year.
, 22, founded the CouponKid blog when he was just 15.
At the moment he works for Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert as part of its renowned Deals team.
The full-time bargain hunter, who lives in Brentwood, says his best ever Black Friday deal was a return flight with Ryanair to Sweden for £4.
"I took my mum on holiday. I’m a lover of cheap flights and holidays, but I never found one this cheap," he told The Sun.
"You can usually get flights there for about £20 or £30 return so it was a good saving."
"A weekend away for £4 each - you can’t get much better than that!
He also managed to find a Nutribullet for £29 instead of £99 in John Lewis' sale, three or four years ago - and even gave the bargain away as a gift.
While Charlotte Burns, 33, who runs the cites her best Black Friday bargain as a NowTV stick with a 12 month's kid's TV pass worth £62 for just £22.
She also found a pair of Bose noise cancelling headphones with £100 off in Curry's Black Friday sale.
Charlotte, who lives in London, said: "I was chuffed when I spotted them.
"My boyfriend has wanted a pair of those headphones since university, and couldn't afford them.
"It's such a good feeling when you find exactly the thing you were looking for, at a really discounted price."
Tom Church, 29, is co-founder of , he says his best-ever Black Friday deal was getting a last year through Wowcher.
Tom, who lives in North London, said: "This was a real treat at the end of a busy Black Friday day of deals.
"It's also a top tip because most people don't know that places like Wowcher and Groupon sell vouchers like this.
"For example, right now ."
And in 2017 he got his cousin a cardigan from GAP for Christmas for £6.37, instead of £18.95 by stacking discounts.
He added: "You could combine three discount codes together to get big, big, big savings.
"First a code getting 40 per cent off, then I used another discount getting £5 off a £10 spend.
"Oh and I got it free delivery with click and collect too".
How to find the deals from the duds
But Jordon warns, not all deals are legit.
"Black Friday is mostly a marketing ploy by the big shops to flog stock before Christmas," he said.
"But if you're looking for something specific then it's a good time to shop".
The savvy shopper says he always does a price check on Google Shopping then use price tracking websites, such as CamelCamelCamel, which works on Amazon, to see if the price has ever been lower.
Black Friday is mostly a marketing ploy by the big shops to flog stock before Christmas
Jordon Cox, MoneySavingExpert
He adds: "If the Black Friday price doesn't match or is lower than the cheapest ever price then it might not be worth buying then.
"Amazon is usually a very good benchmark to check prices against as they usually lower prices to compete with rivals."
While Tom says that a lot of the best deals are already live and shoppers shouldn't hang around for Black Friday.
He said: "You should start shopping now. Most of the good deals are already out there.
"I use price trackers, like Keppa for Amazon, which is a Chrome extension and it puts the price graph on the Amazon product page you're looking at.
"I also compare prices using Pricesearcher.com and Idealo."
But Tom warns - Black Friday might not be the best time to get a bargain.
He adds: "In the past we've found that the August bank holiday is the best time to buy a fridge freezer and that 4K TV are cheapest during the Easter hols."
Tom also says its worth knowing where to find exclusive deals.
He said: "Some big brands work directly with retailers. For example,
"This is an exclusive deal and you can see that it has an 'exclusive' sticker on the page.
"It means Argos is the only retailer than can sell it at that cheap price."
While Charlotte says she often looks on Facebook groups like 10Ways, Extreme Couponing & Bargains and Latest Free Stuff, as well as forums like HotUkDeals and MoneySavingExpert to find out about deals before other shoppers.
When is a deal, the real deal?
So, what do the three bargain hunters all have in common?
Their attitude towards what makes a bargain, a real bargain.
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They all warn about spending unnecessarily and making sure you really want an item before you part with your hard-earned cash.
"Think about what you plan on buying and price it up before the sales," Charlotte said.
"This way you have a benchmark price and know if the discounted offer is actually any good.
"It's easy to get carried away."
Jordon adds: "A bargain is only a bargain if it's something you wanted to buy".