As we approach the holiday season, retailers are gearing up for the biggest shopping events of the year: Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In recent years, these sales have evolved from single-day events into month-long extravaganzas,

Shoppers no longer have to camp outside a JCPenney or Walmart in order to buy a washing machine or TV on sale. The deals have simply moved online, where you can find the best discounts of the year on appliances and tech. Best Buy and Target are both good places to start, especially if you’re looking for Apple tech or even a high-end vacuum.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are perfect chances to pick up the gifts you might have missed during Prime Day -- often at the best prices of the year. As we approach these major shopping events, a slew of early deals and discounts have already started rolling in from big retailers like Walmart,