The best Boxing Day deals live: Early discounts to shop right now
We’re still a few days out from the start of the official Boxing Day sales, but retailers like Amazon, Argos, Currys and Boots are already offering big discounts across everything from air fryers to AirPods.
To help you get a head start on the sale, or even grab some last-minute gifts, we’ll be rounding up all of the latest and greatest deals right here on our Boxing Day liveblog.
Our expert team of IndyBest shoppers have covered the Boxing Day sales for years, so we know how to spot a good deal from a bad one. What’s more, we only recommend products we’ve tested and from brands we trust, so you can be sure the discounts we include are ones we’d go for ourselves.
That’s enough blathering from us. Sit back, pop your slippers on, fire up Mariah Carey and let our expert-curated early Boxing Day deals wash over you like a tide of festive discounts.
Read more: The best early Boxing Day deals we’ve spotted so far
That’s all from our Boxing Day liveblog for today – thank you for joining us!
We’ll be back again tomorrow morning with more of the latest and best early Boxing Day discounts, as well as a few choice highlights from our shopping guides.
To see all of the best Boxing Day deals in one place, head over to our main mega-guide. That’s where we’re rounding up discounts on everything from beauty and toys to laptops and electric toothbrushes.
Steve Hogarty23 December 2024 17:29
A perfume beloved of IndyBest readers, YSL’s black opium has a massive £55 off at Boots ahead of Boxing Day.
YSL black opium le parfum, 50ml: Was £110, now £55, Boots.com
In its original eau de parfum edition, beauty writer Lauren Cunningham described it as “the perfect pick for evenings out” in her guide to the best perfumes for women. Now, in this le parfum iteration, the brand shines a spotlight on its vanilla notes specifically for a sweeter, warmer finish that’s party season-approved. New Year’s Eve, here you come.
Steve Hogarty23 December 2024 17:01
The entry-level iPad is back down to the discount price we saw on Black Friday, giving you a second chance to grab Apple’s tablet with a £40 discount ahead of Christmas.
Apple iPad, 10th generation, 2022: Was £329, now £289, Amazon.co.uk
“The new design, faster processor, better and bigger display are easily worth the price, and the new iPad is a real rival to the iPad Air, which usually costs £170 more,” our tester said in their review. “This is the best tablet under £500 from any manufacturer, in my opinion,” he added.
Steve Hogarty23 December 2024 16:29
Here’s a £275 saving on the MacBook Air from 2020, which is still a powerful, versatile and lightweight laptop with an impressive all-day battery life.
Apple MacBook Air (13in, M1, 2020): Was £925, now £649.97, Laptopsdirect.co.uk
This festive deal at Laptops Direct sees Apple’s best-selling laptop reduced to just £650 ahead of Boxing Day – that’s one of the cheapest prices we’ve ever seen the MacBook Air on sale for.
Steve Hogarty23 December 2024 16:01
Here’s a deal on one of the best coffee machines we’ve tested at Currys.
Delonghi magnifica evo coffee machine: Was £529.99, now £375, Currys.co.uk
The Delonghi magnifica offers a simple bean-to-cup extraction thanks to its 13-setting burr grinder and one-touch operation. One of the top names in coffee makers, Delonghi features in our tester Zoe’s review of the best coffee machines.
Steve Hogarty23 December 2024 15:29
Planning on getting fit for the new year? This deal on Samsung’s smart ring will help you track your progress.
Samsung Galaxy ring: Was £399, now £319, Currys.co.uk
Samsung’s smart ring tracks your health metrics around the clock, offering you wellness tips and insights into your activity, stress levels and sleep quality without the need to wear a watch. When tech critic Alex reviewed the Galaxy Ring review, he said it has “one of the best design choices we’ve seen for a smart ring”. There’s a major £80 discount at Currys today.
Steve Hogarty23 December 2024 15:01
With a discount of nearly 50 per cent on the Amazon Fire TV stick 4K, now’s a great time to upgrade your home entertainment system for the new year.
Amazon Fire TV stick 4K: Was £59.99, now £34.99, Amazon.co.uk
The nifty gadget allows you to watch all your favourite shows from various streaming platforms at a higher resolution than the standard version. Serving up a crisp picture, it plugs into the HDMI port on any TV, meaning you don’t have to buy a smart TV.
Steve Hogarty23 December 2024 14:29
We’ve got a Boxing Day shopping guide dedicated to finding the best deals at Amazon, where you’ll find discounts on everything from Olaplex to Shark vacuum cleaners.
Steve Hogarty23 December 2024 14:01
Amazon has a tidy £30 discount on the PS5 with disc drive.
PS5 Slim disc edition: Was £479.99, now £449, Amazon.co.uk
This disc edition model, which can read Blu-Ray discs, is essential for anyone whose library of games and movies is still physical. It’s the only PS5 console that still comes with a detachable disc drive as standard – not even the PS5 Pro has one of those. “A catalogue of exclusive games – many of them truly unmissable experiences – gives the PS5 a slight edge over the (technically more powerful) Xbox Series X” I wrote in my PS5 review.
Steve Hogarty23 December 2024 13:29
The Pixel 8 Pro has a massive 45 per cent off in Amazon’s early Black Friday sale, taking the price of the best Android phone of last year down to just £494.
Google Pixel 8 Pro: Was £899, now £494, Amazon.co.uk
The newer Pixel 9 launched back in September, adding fresh AI features, but the 2023 flagship is still highly recommended and an absolute bargain at this price. In my Pixel 8 Pro review, I was impressed by the phone’s “brighter screen, improved camera hardware and whole new set of impressive photo-editing features powered by Google AI”.
Steve Hogarty23 December 2024 13:01
