A few Roombas are on sale way ahead of Black Friday

UPDATE: Oct. 25 2021, 5:15 p.m. EDT This post has been updated to remove outdated deals.

The best early Black Friday Roomba deals as of Oct. 25:

• iRobot Roomba i3 — $349 (save $50.99)

Whether your cleaning complaints are about having to vacuum at all or just about the clumsy vacuum you own, Black Friday is a great time to upgrade to a Roomba.

It’s hard to say whether the Roomba j7 or j7+ will go on sale for Black Friday — they were just released in Sept. 2021. But their mere existence will likely mean discounts on their still-great predecessors. We wouldn’t be surprised if the D-shaped s9+ dropped below $999 (its price from last year) or if the i3 drops under the $300 mark to beat out some Roomba 600 series models, which iRobot seems to be phasing out.

At any rate, the convenience of automatic emptying will be more affordable than ever before.

Let a Roomba do the vacuuming for you.
Credit: iRobot

If you need that automated cleaning before gathering with guests for the holiday, there are a few ways to snag a deal early. A few Roombas are currently discounted (including the i3 at its Black Friday price from last year), and there’s also a pretty big list of live robot vacuum deals from brands like Roborock and Ecovacs.

Walmart and Best Buy have already announced early Black Friday plans — in fact, some of their deals have already come and gone, like the Roomba i7+ seeing a record $250 discount in mid-October. Though that particular deal has ended for now, check back to this post for a heads up on more juicy deals ahead of the real shopping holiday.

Here is our favorite Roomba deal live as of Oct. 25:

iRobot Roomba i3 — $349 (save $50.99)

🚨Black Friday 2020 price alert🚨

Roomba shopping on a budget? Consider dropping $100-ish more on the Roomba i3 than iRobot’s true cheapest options. The i3 delivers 10 times the suction of the 600-level Roombas, navigates with smarter sensors, and can upgrade to a self-emptying charging dock if you feel like getting even more hands-off later on. (That’s when the “+” gets added to the title.)

More Roomba deals live before Black Friday:

• iRobot Roomba 694 — $249 (save $25)

• iRobot Braava Jet M6 Robot Mop — $399 (save $50.99)

• iRobot Roomba s9+ with Automatic Dirt Disposal — $1,099.99 (save $200)

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