Now that you’re all full from that delicious Thanksgiving meal, and your relatives are about to start arguing over nonsense, it’s time for you to step away and take a look at what deals you can secure this Black Friday to expand or even start your smart home.

It appears that Best Buy and Amazon are your two best contenders for discounts on Smart Home accessories and devices, but stores like Lowe’s and Kohl’s are matching Best Buy on some of these deals too, in case those stores are more convenient.

Without further waffling on, let’s get started.

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Smart Lights

The most common first step people take into the Smart Home world is some smart lighting. Philips Hue is the biggest name in the game, and for good reason. They have a huge list of products and accessories, and are very high quality. They typically have a high price, but that’s why you’re a smart shopper and you’re going to score yourself some deals.

Best Buy has the best Philips Hue deals, offering 20% off their standard assortment of bulbs and accessories, though their best deal is the color starter kit for just $120, (a $70 savings!). This comes with the Hue Hub, 4 A19 Color Bulbs, and a remote. This is perfect for the upcoming holidays to add some color and flair to your home.

The next best deal is the Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus for $60, plus you get a $10 gift card. ($30 savings!)

If you’re not looking to dive into the Hue ecosystem, Lifx has some great deals on their lights as well over at Amazon. The benefit to Lifx is that they don’t require a Hub, instead connecting directly to your WiFi. Perfect for adding some color to rooms. Both the Hue lights and Lifx work with Alexa, Google Assistant, and Homekit.

The A19 mini bulb $30 ($15 off) for the full color bulb.

The full size A19 and BR30 color lights are both on sale for just $39 ($20 savings!)

Their multicolor lightstrip Lifx Z is $72 ($18 savings)

If you really want to show off, you can get the Lifx Beam for $149 ($50 savings!) and create beautiful accent lighting on your walls.

You can even get a TP-Link A19 full Color bulb for just $28! ($12 savings) over at Amazon. This bulb also doesn’t require a Hub, and works flawlessly with Alexa and Google Assistant.

Nanoleaf is also having a sale on their Aurora bundles for those that really like to spice things up!

Smart Switches / Dimmers

For those of you who are a bit more serious about the smart home game, you’ll know that Smart Switches are the way to go for a more widespread and permanent use. They require a little bit more involvement to set up but they are worth it.

We don’t often see discounts on Smart Dimmer Switches, but Amazon luckily has a few deals for us.

First up is the gold standard, the Lutron Caseta. Their starter kit includes their Caseta Hub, Smart Dimmer, and Pico Remote, and is for sale for $80 ($20 savings) over at Amazon. It will work flawlessly with Alexa, Google Assistant, and Homekit.

If you already have started your Lutron Caseta home takeover, you can keep going with single dimmers and remotes, also on sale for $57 ($23 savings).

If you just want to go with Z-wave switches for your home, both GE and Insteon have some discounts.

GE light smart light switches are up to 35% off at Amazon. The exact discount depends on the model you select. Generally highly regarded, and will easily connect to the SmartThings or Wink Hub.

Insteon dimmers and switches are great deals these days. Amazon has the Smart Switch for just $27, while the Smart Dimmer is only $38. These switches are minimalist in design and will blend into any home, however they do require the Insteon Hub to connect to Alexa and Google Assistant. They have a starter kit for $77 that includes the Hub and 2 smart dimmer plugs.

Thermostats

It’s getting cold, but that doesn’t mean you should be paying too much for your heating bill. Get a smart thermostat and keep the cost of your bills down this holiday season. The Ecobee and Nest are the two main Smart Thermostats, and both offer competitive features and pricing. Be sure to check with your local Utilities supplier for some localized rebates!

Best Buy has the Ecobee 4 for $199 and it comes with a free Echo Dot ($75 value!). Best Buy also has the Ecobee 3 Lite for $139, which also comes with a free Echo Dot ($55 savings!).

Amazon has the same price for the Ecobee but doesn’t include the free Echo dot; in case you can’t make it out to a Best Buy.

The Nest thermostat is $179 at Best Buy, a whopping $70 off. This is certainly one of the better deals out there. The less expensive Nest E is on sale for $99 over at Dell. Lowe’s has the same deal as Best Buy on the Nest 3rd gen thermostat, in case they’re more convenient.

Personally I prefer the Ecobee to the Nest, as it has a easier to use interface and also comes with a room sensor, so you can set various scenes and automations based on the temperature in a specific room.

Smart Locks

Best Buy once again is the main contender in the Smart Lock department. They’re discounting all of their August and Yale locks by $50.

You can start with just a Yale Assure digital lock that can be retrofitted to be Z-wave or HomeKit compatible for $169.

Of course if you prefer to have full control over all your devices, you’ll want to go up to the Yale x Nest lock that includes a Nest hub and allows you to fully control your lock via the Nest app. These are also $50 off, costing you $250.

August has the cheapest lock at $99, however it will require the August connect bridge to activate the smart features. It will however detect your phone and automatically unlock itself using August Sense when you come home.

August also has their Pro lock that comes with the Connect bridge, also $50 off, for $230 at Best Buy.

Cameras / Doorbells

You definitely want to keep all your new stuff safe, and the easiest way to do that is to get some security cameras and doorbells that will keep an eye on everything while you’re not there.

Amazon has some great deals on their Ring products. The Ring Doorbell 2 comes with a free 3rd gen Echo Dot and costs $140 ($60 savings). You can get this deal at both Best Buy and Amazon.

The slightly better Ring Doorbell Pro with Chime Pro also comes with a free Echo Dot 3rd gen, and costs $180. This deal is just at Best Buy.

Best Buy also has a great deal on the Arlo Pro 1 camera system, that is only $170, ($80 savings!). I personally have this system, and I love that i have 7 days of free cloud storage, so I don’t have to pay any additional monthly fees to watch my security footage.

If you’re looking to build up your Nest ecosystem, you can pick up the Nest Hello Doorbell for $179 over at Dell ($50 savings) and you can pick up the Nest Indoor Smart Cam for $129 at Lowe’s.

Hubs

Now you surely don’t want to have to control each of these smart devices with their own separate app, that would be a nightmare! So instead you’ll want to connect them all to a central hub, and you use that Hub app to control them all. The two most common Hubs are the Samsung SmartThings, and the Wink Hub.

SmartThings is the only sale I could find, and it’s only slightly discounted at Amazon for $62. They also have various discounts on all of the SmartThings accessories so check those out too.

Smart Speakers / Displays

Now that you’ve got your smart home kitted out, you don’t want to have to control it with your phone or remotes, you want to be able to yell across the room and have an AI smart speaker do all your bidding for you.

There are plenty of deals for all of the Echo and Google Home products, as well as the HomePod.

Best Buy is selling the HomePod for $249, which is $100 off! We can all agree Siri isn’t as smart as Alexa or Google, but it certainly sounds the best.

The best Google Home Mini deal is at Lowe’s, where for $25 you get the Google Home and a GE Smart Light.

If you’re looking for multiple, Costco is selling a 3-pack of Google Home Mini’s for $70.

The full sized Google Home is available for $80 at Best Buy, ($49 savings!)

The all new Google Home Hub can be found for $100 at Best Buy, Kohls, Lowe’s and Staples. This is a great deal considering the Echo Show is almost double the price.

The Amazon Echo product line is going to be most discounted at Amazon, unsurprisingly.

Echo Dot is available for $25, though this discount can also be found at Best Buy. 2nd gen Echo is $69. The Echo Plus is on sale for $110, and the new 2nd generation Echo Show can be had for $180. You can even get the Echo Spot for $90, but I don’t really know why you would.

There you have it! Enough smart home tech to fill your house and empty your wallet. Let us know what you’re buying and how you’re using it!