This free Black Friday deal checker exposes inflated "was" prices. Enter the crossed-out price and the sale price — it calculates the true discount, spots fake markdowns, and compares the deal against 2026's real Black Friday discount benchmarks by category.
💸 Adobe forecasts $12.9B in Black Friday online sales for 2026 — and a chunk of those "deals" are inflated. Check before you buy.
Enter the prices to check the deal.
Benchmarks: Adobe's 2026 holiday forecast (electronics 30%, computers 23%, TVs 23%, toys 29%, apparel 23% off). Orange marker = your true discount.
Not every "50% OFF" is what it claims. These are Adobe's forecasted average discounts for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2026 — a genuine deal should land near or above its category's average:
| Category | Best day | Avg. discount |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics | Cyber Monday | 30% |
| Toys | Black Friday | 29% |
| TVs | Black Friday | 23% |
| Computers | Cyber Monday | 23% |
| Apparel | Black Friday | 23% |
Source: Adobe 2026 holiday forecast, via industry reporting October 2026. Averages move a few points each year — treat them as a yardstick, not a guarantee.
The oldest trick in retail: inflate the "was" price just before the sale, then advertise a huge discount off the inflated number. A TV "was $999, now $599" looks like 40% off — but if it sold for $649 all October, your real saving is under 8%.
Compare the sale price to the item's typical price over the last few months — not the crossed-out "was" price on the tag. If the true discount (vs typical price) is far smaller than the advertised discount (vs was price), the was price was inflated. This checker does that math for you and grades the deal against 2026 category benchmarks.
Adobe forecasts average 2026 discounts of 30% on electronics, 29% on toys, and 23% on TVs, computers, and apparel. A genuine deal lands near or above its category average. Anything far below the average with a big advertised percentage is worth a second look.
Yes — it's one of retail's oldest tactics. Prices on some items creep up in October and early November so the Black Friday "discount" looks bigger. Price-history tools and the typical-price field in this checker are the defense.
Black Friday is November 27, 2026, with Cyber Monday on November 30. The full Cyber 5 shopping stretch runs November 26–30, starting Thanksgiving Day.
It depends on the category: Adobe's data shows electronics and computers discount deepest on Cyber Monday, while TVs, toys, and apparel peak on Black Friday itself. The checker above uses the best-day benchmark for each category.
