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(1186, 'Is Eating Cheese On Your Resume? In Wisconsin, It Could Be', '<div id=\"storytext\">\n      <div id=\"res1213624490\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s600-c85.webp 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s900-c85.webp 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s1200-c85.webp 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s600-c85.jpg 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s900-c85.jpg 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n        \n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>\n                Cheese testers lean in to inspect pizzas at the University of Wisconsin\'s Center for Dairy Research in Madison.\n                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n                    \n                    Maayan Silver/WUWM\n                    \n                </b>\n                <b><b>hide caption</b></b>\n            </p>\n\n\n            <p><b><b>toggle caption</b></b>\n    </p></div>\n\n    <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n        \n        Maayan Silver/WUWM\n        \n    </span>\n</p></div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <picture>\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s1200.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s1200.jpg\" type=\"image/jpeg\">\n            <img alt=\"\" data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza-613f992606dd179d3a40da2deb2e989f2999fa2b-s1200.jpg\"></img>\n        </source></source></picture>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>Cheese testers lean in to inspect pizzas at the University of Wisconsin\'s Center for Dairy Research in Madison.</p>\n        <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n            \n            Maayan Silver/WUWM\n            \n        </span>\n    </p></div>\n</div>\n   </div>\n   <p>When the <a href=\"https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/\">University of Wisconsin\'s Center for Dairy Research</a> publicized it was looking for a new crew of cheese tasters, the response was exuberant, as you might expect in a state known as the country\'s cheese capital.</p>   <p>250 people applied for five part-time jobs available. The Center rigorously trains them to analyze cheese made and provided by graduate student researchers, pizza makers and the state\'s esteemed cheese industry.</p>   <p>\"The more like an instrument they are, the better they are,\" says Brandon Prochaska. He\'s the sensory coordinator at the dairy research center. Ultimately, researchers and cheese companies want good data about how their cheese is tasting, stretching, or baking, but are mindful that it\'s real people, not machines, who are doing the eating.</p>   \n   <p>The University of Wisconsin has been hiring cheese tasters for about a decade. In the past, they were all students, but a year ago the university opened the job to community applicants and this year, the job posting for a \"Descriptive Sensory Panelist\" went viral. The call-out was covered on CNN, NBC\'s <em>The Today Show</em> and <em>Business Insider</em>.</p>   <p>Prochaska doesn\'t know what the secret sauce was that made the need for cheese tasters suddenly hot stuff, but he admits cheese has a comforting presence, as does the thought of being paid to taste cheese all day.</p>   <p>\"You know, there\'s a lot of different jokes made about it, good or bad,\" he says. \"But there were definitely some people very passionate, enthusiastic about, \'look at all the pizzas I\'ve eaten, here\'s all my Domino\'s receipts or whatever, and you should hire me.\' And so yeah, there\'s just something about it that struck a chord with people.\"</p>   <h3>How cheeseheads get their dream job</h3>   <p>For the cheese-tasting applicants, it helped to have worked on a <a href=\"https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/sensory\">sensory panel </a>before or to have a natural ability at discerning different tastes. \"With this round, with as many applicants as we had, we actually put them through kind of a series of tests,\" says Prochaska. \"Can you detect the difference between acid and bitter? Can you tell me which of these cheeses is salty? Or can you pick the older sample between the fresh and the old?\"</p>   \n   <p>Kelly Kluck, one of the new tasters, had already earned a few wine tasting certifications. \"The thing that\'s great about this, I feel like I\'ve taken a hobby, and I\'m actually getting paid ($15 an hour) to do it now,\" she says. \"So that makes me so happy.\"</p>   <div id=\"res1213889689\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s600-c85.webp 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s900-c85.webp 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s1200-c85.webp 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s600-c85.jpg 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s900-c85.jpg 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n        \n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>\n                New taster Kelly Kluck plugs her nose as she tastes cheese. She has already earned a few wine tasting certifications.\n                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n                    \n                    Maayan Silver/WUWM\n                    \n                </b>\n                <b><b>hide caption</b></b>\n            </p>\n\n\n            <p><b><b>toggle caption</b></b>\n    </p></div>\n\n    <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n        \n        Maayan Silver/WUWM\n        \n    </span>\n</p></div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <picture>\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s1200.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s1200.jpg\" type=\"image/jpeg\">\n            <img alt=\"\" data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/17/kelly-kluck-edit-9ad48d42440ede5765790643b9c88ea9b92e6518-s1200.jpg\"></img>\n        </source></source></picture>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>New taster Kelly Kluck plugs her nose as she tastes cheese. She has already earned a few wine tasting certifications.</p>\n        <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n            \n            Maayan Silver/WUWM\n            \n        </span>\n    </p></div>\n</div>\n   </div>\n   <p> The new hires joined a rotating crew of about 20-25 people who make up panels of tasters that meet every week, even holidays. \"Because a lot of what we do is for published research, we want to make sure it is good solid science, repeatable data and a good amount of data points so that we can feel confident in the results,\" notes Prochaska. </p>   <h3>The science of cheese tasting</h3>   <p>At a recent training, Prochaska taught the new taste testers the cheese lingo. There\'s a lexicon of official terms, from milky and buttery to sheepy and goaty. There\'s even an \"animal/wet dog\" category, \"aromas and flavors associated with gelatin or wet dog.\"</p>   <p>Panelists follow a procedure for everything, when to chew, when to hold shut and open their noses to block or pick up aromas from the cheese, when to spit out the cheese. So, just like a person tasting wine doesn\'t work to get drunk, the panelist eating cheese doesn\'t want to get too full.</p>   <p> They serve an important purpose, says Prochaska. He says they\'re answering questions like, \"how do we extend the shelf life of a product? How do we make something have an even better flavor? Or maybe there\'s a new technology coming out that\'s not quite, you know, replicating the flavor people expect. And we\'re thinking about, well, how can we take that and make it closer to what it is?\" </p>   <div id=\"res1213625628\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 300px, (min-width: 1025px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 252px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s200-c85.webp 200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s300-c85.webp 300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s600-c85.webp 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s1600-c85.webp 1600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 300px, (min-width: 1025px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 252px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s200-c85.jpg 200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s300-c85.jpg 300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s600-c85.jpg 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n        \n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>\n                Cheese tasters are given microwave buttered popcorn, a flavor color wheel and sample cups to determine the cheese\'s butteriness and texture.\n                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n                    \n                    Maayan Silver/WUWM\n                    \n                </b>\n                <b><b>hide caption</b></b>\n            </p>\n\n\n            <p><b><b>toggle caption</b></b>\n    </p></div>\n\n    <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n        \n        Maayan Silver/WUWM\n        \n    </span>\n</p></div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <picture>\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s1400.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s1400.jpg\" type=\"image/jpeg\">\n            <img alt=\"\" data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/color-wheel-sample-cups-butteriness-edit_custom-c40f78330879f179a4c5458bf482a27b5b417176-s1400.jpg\"></img>\n        </source></source></picture>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>Cheese tasters are given microwave buttered popcorn, a flavor color wheel and sample cups to determine the cheese\'s butteriness and texture.</p>\n        <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n            \n            Maayan Silver/WUWM\n            \n        </span>\n    </p></div>\n</div>\n   </div>\n   <p>When Prochaska sends chunks of full-fat mozzarella around the training table, he says it has a \"vinegar-y, citrus-y kind of note.\" Then Kluck chimes in, calling it \"lemongrass-y.\" Prochaska asks for a clarification, \"lemongrass?\" or \"lemon [and] grass?\" Kluck answers \"lemongrass.\"</p>   <h3>Some like it hot: pizza and curds</h3>   <p>The tasters analyze \"pizza\" too, though it\'s not really like your favorite delivery pie. There\'s a uniform crust, cheese, but no toppings--no pepperoni, sausage or onions, and just two tablespoons of sauce.</p>   \n   <p>A crew of about 7 to 8 tasters starts a methodical process, as a continuous stream of pizzas come out of the oven. \"So, we\'re watching the thermometer the whole time,\" says Prochaska. The team looks first at the visual aspects of the pizza, gauging the browning or blistering of the cheese. Then one of them uses a fork to see how far the cheese will stretch upwards, while another uses a ruler to measure it.</p>   <p>\"When it hits 195 [degrees], that\'s when we do the stretching. [At] 165 we cut the pizza. And then 145 is when we taste. So that\'s kind of standard just all the way throughout. Some of it is convention and some of it is like, we don\'t want to taste if it\'s going to burn our mouths.\"</p>   <p>At the magic temperature, the panelists peel off the crusts, pop cubes of melted cheese into their mouths, and furiously enter data into their iPads.</p>   <p>It\'s not exactly what Carolyn Haswell expected. \"I actually signed up because I love pizza. I love making pizza. I know all the types of pizza around the country. And then I come here and it\'s like, \'it\'s experimental cheese, enjoy,\'\" she laughs.</p>   <p>Another panelist Denise Dipert says she doesn\'t really think of it as pizza. \"I think of it as a piece of mozzarella with some nasty sauce on it. So, it doesn\'t correlate at all.\"</p>   <p>But Dipert is happy to help the student researchers, one of whom, she says, has a project about cheese curds. \"So, we get to evaluate squeakiness. And, [the students are] all young and they\'re looking for their futures. And it\'s fun,\" she says.</p>   <p>Prochaska explains the panel is developing an entirely new scale on how to measure cheese curd squeakiness. </p>   <p>\"Is it the volume? Is it the number of squeaks?\" he asks. \"Everything comes down to definition and protocol. Are we gonna do 10 chews? Are we gonna do 15 chews? Are we going to do it warm? Are we going to do it cold?\" He says everything has to be standardized so it can be repeatable.</p>   \n   <p>It\'s a mix between the Wisconsin State Fair and a science lab, and while it might be a little more to bite off than some cheese tasters expected, it\'s just what others wanted. \"I fondly recall being a graduate student myself,\" says panelist Carrie Cook. \"So, I like helping them with their research. I am now looking for a real science job. So, this sort of substitutes, and is very flexible.\"</p>   <p>The scientific deliberation on cheese has also not dissuaded Wisconsinite Jim DiUlio. He\'s retired from finance and loves to cook. He\'s also a pizza fan, a mac and cheese fan and even eats a cheese sandwich for breakfast once in a while. </p>   <p>Being part of a group that has to determine the attributes of Wisconsin\'s most celebrated product isn\'t a chore for him. \"No, not at all,\" he says, \"I like cheese.\"</p>\n</div>', 'New panelists at the University of Wisconsin\'s Center for Diary Research get trained to describe what they like about cheese based on its texture, taste, aroma and other attributes.', 'https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/16/lean-in-pizza_wide-7a62367b40aeddcf88d6687031d6e77fd3089288-s1400-c100.jpg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1187, 'Up First briefing: holiday travel records; migrant crisis in California desert', '<div id=\"primaryaudio\">\n      <article aria-label=\"audio-module\" id=\"res1214359903\"><div>\n      <h4>Up First briefing: holiday travel records; migrant crisis in California desert</h4>\n   \n\n   \n    \n</div>\n</article>\n</div><div id=\"storytext\">\n      <p><em>Good morning. You\'re reading the Up First newsletter. </em><a href=\"https://www.npr.org/newsletter/news\"><em>Subscribe</em></a><em> here to get it delivered to your inbox, and </em><a href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510318/up-first/\"><em>listen</em></a><em> to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day.</em></p>   <h3>Today\'s top news</h3>   <p><strong>If you\'re traveling to see family this week, brace yourselves. </strong>Millions of Americans are expected on the roads and in the skies. The holiday rush will <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/11/20/1214199834/thanksgiving-holiday-air-travel-system-strained\">put an already stressed aviation system</a> to the test.</p>   <div id=\"res1214358999\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s600-c85.webp 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s900-c85.webp 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1200-c85.webp 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s600-c85.jpg 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s900-c85.jpg 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n        \n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>\n                United Air Lines planes line up along the busy Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on the eve of Thanksgiving on November 23, 2022.\n                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n                    \n                    Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images\n                    \n                </b>\n                <b><b>hide caption</b></b>\n            </p>\n\n\n            <p><b><b>toggle caption</b></b>\n    </p></div>\n\n    <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n        \n        Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images\n        \n    </span>\n</p></div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <picture>\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1200.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1200.jpg\" type=\"image/jpeg\">\n            <img alt=\"\" data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1200.jpg\"></img>\n        </source></source></picture>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>United Air Lines planes line up along the busy Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on the eve of Thanksgiving on November 23, 2022.</p>\n        <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n            \n            Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images\n            \n        </span>\n    </p></div>\n</div>\n   </div>\n   <ul>   <li><strong>A safety review commissioned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)</strong> reveals major concerns about a shortage of air traffic controllers, NPR\'s Joel Rose says on <em>Up First</em>. Though the FAA administrator says the agency is <a href=\"https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=1198909351:1214354903\">taking steps to hire more controllers</a>, Rose says there are no quick fixes, and the current hiring rate is barely keeping up with retirement. </li>   </ul>   <p><strong>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made a surprise visit</strong> to Ukraine this week to reemphasize how the U.S. is still committed to the country for the long haul. His trip comes at a critical time for Ukraine as officials brace themselves for a tough winter.</p>   <ul>   <li><strong>NPR\'s Nathan Rott says Russia made \"a concerted effort\"</strong> to <a href=\"https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=1198909351:1214354903\">make life miserable</a> for people last winter by attacking power plants, heating facilities and electrical infrastructure. Neither Russia nor Ukraine made significant territorial gains in the past year. Soldiers in the Donetsk region tell Rott they\'re tired and understand the war isn\'t ending anytime soon.</li>   </ul>   \n   <p><strong>A humanitarian crisis is brewing on the outskirts of Jacumba, Calif., </strong>a community near the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds of migrants have been <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/11/21/1213597119/border-patrol-migrants-unofficial-camps-jacumba-california-desert\">placed in informal, open-air camps</a> in the area after crossing the border and turning themselves in to Border Patrol. </p>   <ul>   <li><strong>After visiting the camps, NPR\'s Jasmine Garsd describes conditions </strong>like \"<a href=\"https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=1198909351:1214354903\">a scene out of a refugee camp</a>,\" but with no infrastructure or official humanitarian aid. Locals volunteer to provide basic supplies and first aid. Garsd says because official asylum processes can take months, some migrants are desperate enough to cross the border and hope for the best.</li>   </ul>   <p><strong>The Qatar-based political leader of Hamas, </strong>Ismail Haniyeh, said early this morning that Hamas officials are <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/11/21/1214335215/hamas-leader-says-deal-to-release-some-hostages-could-come-soon\">approaching a \"truce agreement</a>\" with Israel. The deal is expected to involve a temporary cease-fire and the release of some of the roughly 240 hostages taken from Israel during the Oct. 7 armed attacks in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel.</p>   <p><em><strong>Check out</strong></em><em> </em><a href=\"https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis\"><em>npr.org/mideastupdates</em></a><em> for more coverage, differing views and analysis of this conflict.</em></p>   <h3>Today\'s listen</h3>   <div id=\"res1214359280\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s600-c85.webp 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s900-c85.webp 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s1200-c85.webp 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s600-c85.jpg 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s900-c85.jpg 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n        \n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>\n                Louise Vincent has used street drugs since she was 13. She has emerged as a leading voice trying to humanize and help people who use drugs as they face the most devastating overdose crisis in U.S. history.\n                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n                    \n                    April Laissle/NPR\n                    \n                </b>\n                <b><b>hide caption</b></b>\n            </p>\n\n\n            <p><b><b>toggle caption</b></b>\n    </p></div>\n\n    <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n        \n        April Laissle/NPR\n        \n    </span>\n</p></div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <picture>\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s1200.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s1200.jpg\" type=\"image/jpeg\">\n            <img alt=\"\" data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/img_8297_wide-b8d37b36ca639dfdeaeac8fa2abb6e96c317150f-s1200.jpg\"></img>\n        </source></source></picture>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>Louise Vincent has used street drugs since she was 13. She has emerged as a leading voice trying to humanize and help people who use drugs as they face the most devastating overdose crisis in U.S. history.</p>\n        <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n            \n            April Laissle/NPR\n            \n        </span>\n    </p></div>\n</div>\n   </div>\n   <p><strong>Louise Vincent began using drugs</strong> at the age of 13 and has never been able to live sober long-term. She\'s become a leading voice in the U.S., pushing to end stigma against drug users who aren\'t willing or able to get sober. Her philosophy of \"harm reduction\" is controversial and often faces opposition from politicians. </p>   \n   <p><strong>Listen to Vincent explain </strong>the research behind <a href=\"https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=1212536008:1214042456\">how complex addiction can be</a>, or read the story <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/11/19/1212536008/fentanyl-xylazine-drugs-addiction-stigma-louise-vincent\">here</a>.</p>   <h3>Life advice</h3>   <div id=\"res1214359317\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s600-c85.webp 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s900-c85.webp 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s1200-c85.webp 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s600-c85.jpg 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s900-c85.jpg 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n        \n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>\n                In Lan Lam\'s recipe, the turkey is cooked in a preheated roasting pan placed on top of a preheated pizza stone or pizza steel to deliver more heat to the legs and thighs. \"By the time the breasts hit 160 degrees, the legs are done and you don\'t have to go in and do much to the turkey,\" she says.\n                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n                    \n                    America\'s Test Kitchen\n                    \n                </b>\n                <b><b>hide caption</b></b>\n            </p>\n\n\n            <p><b><b>toggle caption</b></b>\n    </p></div>\n\n    <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n        \n        America\'s Test Kitchen\n        \n    </span>\n</p></div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <picture>\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s1200.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s1200.jpg\" type=\"image/jpeg\">\n            <img alt=\"\" data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/stp_easierroastturkeygravy_5748_wide-a4b48d2b5459dd87a5a93bd7528f26547a9d5756-s1200.jpg\"></img>\n        </source></source></picture>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>In Lan Lam\'s recipe, the turkey is cooked in a preheated roasting pan placed on top of a preheated pizza stone or pizza steel to deliver more heat to the legs and thighs. \"By the time the breasts hit 160 degrees, the legs are done and you don\'t have to go in and do much to the turkey,\" she says.</p>\n        <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n            \n            America\'s Test Kitchen\n            \n        </span>\n    </p></div>\n</div>\n   </div>\n   <p><strong>Which Thanksgiving dish are you in charge of this year?</strong> Don\'t be too intimidated if you\'re responsible for the turkey. Lan Lam, a chef and senior editor at <em>Cooks Illustrated</em>, has cooked more than 500 of them. Here are her secrets to a juicy, tender roast, as well as a <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/11/16/1196978240/a-beginners-guide-to-cooking-a-thanksgiving-turkey\">foolproof turkey recipe</a>.</p>   <ul>   <li><strong>Buy a 10- to 12-pound turkey</strong> to feed 8-10 people with leftovers. If you have a bigger party, buy more turkeys — not a bigger one.</li>   <li><strong>Allow enough time to thaw and season</strong> the bird. It will need a day in the fridge for every four to five pounds of meat and six hours to two days to season.</li>   <li><strong>Get it in the oven early. </strong>Turkey takes 3 1/2 to 4 hours to cook. </li>   </ul>   <h3>3 things to know before you go</h3>   <div id=\"res1214359331\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s600-c85.webp 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s900-c85.webp 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s1200-c85.webp 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s600-c85.jpg 600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s900-c85.jpg 900w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n        \n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>\n                An enlarged replica of a block of four rare United States airmail error stamps, known as the Inverted Jenny plate block.\n                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n                    \n                    Spencer Platt/Getty Images\n                    \n                </b>\n                <b><b>hide caption</b></b>\n            </p>\n\n\n            <p><b><b>toggle caption</b></b>\n    </p></div>\n\n    <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n        \n        Spencer Platt/Getty Images\n        \n    </span>\n</p></div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <picture>\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s1200.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\n            <source data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s1200.jpg\" type=\"image/jpeg\">\n            <img alt=\"\" data-original=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-56057953_wide-8787f1890e984838850f40322eb52e38b734d073-s1200.jpg\"></img>\n        </source></source></picture>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<div>\n    <div>\n        <p>An enlarged replica of a block of four rare United States airmail error stamps, known as the Inverted Jenny plate block.</p>\n        <p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n            \n            Spencer Platt/Getty Images\n            \n        </span>\n    </p></div>\n</div>\n   </div>\n   <ol>   <li><strong>No, your eyes aren\'t lying</strong>. <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/11/20/1214192569/stamp-auction-inverted-jenny-sale-print\">These stamps</a> are printed upside down. The history and intrigue behind this sheet of misprinted stamps earned it $2 million at auction. </li>   <li><strong>Biologist Isabella Muratore studies</strong> <strong>how army ants use collective intelligence</strong> to create bridges with their bodies in order to <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/11/20/1214246291/army-ants-architecture-science-robots-research\">overcome obstacles</a> and collect food. Her findings could help engineers create self-assembling robots.</li>   <li><strong>Talk about a dream job! </strong>At the University of Wisconsin\'s Center for Dairy Research, this team of researchers <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/11/20/1213357615/cheese-taster-eating-wisconsin-pizza\">taste cheese</a> for a living. </li>   </ol>   <p><em>This newsletter was edited by </em><a href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/1155154221/majd-al-waheidi\"><em><strong>Majd Al-Waheidi</strong></em></a><em>.</em></p>\n</div>', 'Record-breaking Thanksgiving travel will test an already strained aviation system. A humanitarian crisis is brewing near the U.S.-Mexico border.', 'https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/21/gettyimages-1245034839_wide-f0462225daa0b10c173c4728d4677ca03962f311-s1400-c100.jpg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL);
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(1188, 'I aint found it yet. No line this mother wont cross to save her addicted daughter', '<div id=\"storytext\">\n      \n   <p>Renae moves hedge clippers, gloves and used coffee mugs off a table in her backyard and wipes it down. She scans the lawn behind her modest home in the rural South for folding chairs and pulls up three. There are paper plates for pizza. Renae is about to host a gathering with a singular goal: saving lives.  </p>   <p>\"Hey baby, you sit right here,\" Renae says to Christina, the first guest to arrive. \"Just get your stuff ready.\"</p>   <p>Christina opens a Mountain Dew and arranges her supplies: a new syringe, a lighter, a tiny metal cup and a baggie with brownish powder clumped in one corner. A test strip will confirm it includes fentanyl, the opioid that\'s driving overdose deaths in the United States to record highs — an estimated <a href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm\">112,000 lives lost in the latest 12-month period</a>.</p>   \n   <p>Christina will use the powder anyway to appease her addiction and numb the pain of abuse, lost children and despair. On fentanyl, Christina gets temporary relief from three mental health diagnoses she struggles to manage: depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. </p>   \n   \n\n   <p>Renae occasionally monitors illegal drug use at her home for Christina and a few dozen other people she\'s grown close to over the years. It\'s an informal, rarely discussed version of the controversial overdose prevention centers, also known as supervised consumption sites, where trained staff supervise people using drugs. Those clinics <a href=\"https://end-overdose-epidemic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/23-894446-Advocacy-2023-overdose-report_FINAL.pdf\">are endorsed</a> by the American Medical Association and other leading medical groups but condemned by critics who say they sanction, even endorse, drug use.</p>   <p>Renae bustles around, looking for her glasses, pulling back her hair and chatting with a few other guests who have now arrived. But Christina\'s in a hurry. It\'s been nine hours since her last shot of an opioid. She\'s anxious and has that feeling she\'s going to be sick — the early signs of withdrawal. </p>   <p>Still, Christina has taken the time to come to Renae\'s backyard because she trusts Renae to keep her alive.</p>   <p>Much of what happens next may be illegal, so this story will not include full names, locations or detailed timelines. </p>   <div id=\"res1218574050\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Panel 1: Two women are seated at a table, one hunched over preparing drugs for injection. Panel 2: Closeup of hands holding a lighter and cup; Panel 3: closeup of a hand holding a prepared needle for injection.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-2_custom-9947f28717c265e47644130509d7b22eb56fdce5-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>Renae, who has medical training, pulls up a stool next to Christina. She watches as Christina pours the powder into the aluminum cup, melts the contents with her lighter and draws the liquid into a syringe. The injection is over in seconds.</p>   <p>After the shot, Renae chats with Christina about whether she\'s drinking enough water on this warm day. She turns a fan on Christina to help cool her down. Renae has Narcan handy, a brand of naloxone, the drug that can reverse an overdose. But this time, she doesn\'t need it. About five minutes later, Christina stands up. </p>   \n   <p>\"I\'m OK,\" Christina says, and Renae agrees. Christina did not take a fatal dose of fentanyl today. Christina says thanks, the two women hug, and Christina walks away.</p>   <div id=\"res1218575732\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Panel 1: Two women hugging; Panel 2: Close up of women, one walking away; Panel 3: POV from seated woman watching other woman leave through a fence gate.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-4_custom-ed14b1308d5b9bb1bec0ec2fc7388e7a8bab06cf-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>\"This is seriously all it takes to keep somebody alive,\" Renae says, hands spread toward her home-based supervised consumption site. \"People die of overdoses because they\'re by themselves.\" </p>   <p>Nationwide, more than half of people <a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30161105/\">found dead after an overdose were alone</a>. Renae is determined to make a dent in those numbers by intervening when people stop breathing and helping them start treatment for their addiction if they are ready. In the meantime, she makes people comfortable if they nod off, checks vital signs and provides rescue breathing or Narcan when needed. </p>   <p>Renae is cautious about who she lets into her home, and there are rules. Call or text before you come. Only one person uses at a time. No drugs left behind. By Renae\'s tally, she\'s reversed at least 30 overdoses in the past few years. She\'s never had to call 911. She\'s never lost anyone.</p>   <p>What Renae sees as a life-saving mission is likely a violation of a <a href=\"https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:21%20section:856%20edition:prelim)\">federal law passed in 1986</a>, during a surge in crack cocaine use. It says allowing illegal drug use in any designated space is against the law. At least one <a href=\"https://onpointnyc.org/\">U.S. city</a> and a few <a href=\"https://health.ri.gov/publications/factsheets/Harm-Reduction-Center-Pilot-Program.pdf\">states</a> are testing this law and have opened or plan to open supervised consumption clinics. It\'s unclear whether federal agents will <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/nyregion/drug-overdoses-supervised-consumption-nyc.html\">move to shut them down</a>.</p>   <p>Opponents argue that Renae and others should focus on sending people with an addiction to treatment, not enabling their use. </p>   <p>\"Yes, I enable, I absolutely do.\" she says. \"I enable them to leave of their own volition and not on an ambulance gurney or in a body bag.\"</p>   <p>Many Americans condemn what Renae does. She understands why. Some years ago, when Renae\'s daughter began using drugs, Renae would have condemned her own behavior too. </p>   \n   <h3>Keeping Brooke alive</h3>   <p>Renae\'s transformation from anxious mom to intrepid overdose prevention advocate started in her daughter\'s early teens with lots of mother-daughter fights. Brooke would break a rule. Renae would respond like many parents do. She would ground Brooke and take away her cell phone. As she puts it, \"I was wanting to force her to do what I wanted her to do.\"</p>   <div id=\"res1218576430\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Image: Closeup of a hand holding a Polaroid photo of a mother and daughter sitting on a chair together, smiling.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-5_custom-7b66864209c1ac666d5a51504e25eca494c8c974-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>Renae says her approach \"bombed.\" She pushed and punished, and lost Brooke\'s trust. Brooke says her mom\'s demands — go to school, get a job, do the \"right\" things — were reasonable. But Brooke didn\'t want to or didn\'t feel like she could.</p>   <p>\"I got tired,\" Brooke says. \"I didn\'t want to let her down, so I just left.\"</p>   <div id=\"res1218577477\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Image: A woman is hunched over her kitchen table, looking at a photo and scrolling through messages on her phone.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-6_custom-5ddb9cc68355979c8ff739fb203c9c324e693313-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>Brooke moved out at age 16. By 18, she was using opioids regularly. Renae often didn\'t know where she was or whether she was alive or dead. Her despair is familiar to many parents of children with an addiction.</p>   <p>Renae imagined spotting Brooke somewhere, swooping her into a big bag and racing home, like scenes from a Bugs Bunny cartoon.</p>   <p>Then one day, after a month of unanswered texts and calls, Renae saw her daughter walking down a street, and something inside Renae flipped. All the fights, fury and disappointment melted into \"pure joy.\" Brooke was alive.</p>   <div id=\"res1218576830\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Image: A woman is driving, another woman is out on the street.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-7_custom-72a97cfea02fad0d9944724d7a68f4083e45bee0-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>\"That\'s all that counts,\" Renae remembers saying to herself. Her baby was still breathing.</p>   <p>Brooke didn\'t want to talk and wouldn\'t come home. Renae watched her go. But for Renae, everything had changed. She would give up on trying to control Brooke\'s life. She would figure out how to keep Brooke alive instead. </p>   <h3>A gut-wrenching dilemma</h3>   <p>Renae\'s new mission started with a simple step: She stocked up on Narcan for Brooke. It was a way back into her daughter\'s life. </p>   <div id=\"res1218578028\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Two-panel closeup of hands exchanging a box of naloxone.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-8_custom-45fdac3a9d824ec843ff5b6095757c59762a24df-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>During each delivery, Renae did a quick scan. Brooke seemed reasonably healthy, and not too thin, but open wounds on her arms were getting worse. Renae could imagine why: Needles get dull with repeated use. Searching for a vein with a blunt needle creates bruising and wounds. And Renae assumed Brooke was sharing needles with friends who could have hepatitis C, HIV and other viruses. Transmissions are <a href=\"https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/drug-use-viral-infections-hiv-hepatitis\">common</a> among people without access to clean needles. </p>   \n   <p>Renae knew clean needles could improve her daughter\'s health. She also knew a needle she dropped off might deliver her daughter\'s final shot of opioids, the one that would slow her breathing to a stop, turn her lips blue and end her life. </p>   <p>What was the lesser of two evils? Would Renae be encouraging, even sanctioning, Brooke\'s drug use by giving her needles, or helping prevent injury and disease? Was she using needles as a way to see her daughter more often?</p>   <p>\"The swirl of emotions was just insane,\" Renae says. \"The guilt, the anxiety, the fear.\" </p>   <p>Renae ruminated for weeks. \"It f****** spun like a record.\"</p>   <p>In the end, the public health messages, and Renae\'s need to see Brooke, won out. She placed an order online. </p>   <div id=\"res1218578681\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Panel 1: closeup of hands buying naloxone online; Panel 2: closeup of legs and two boxes.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-10_custom-4b57b3e6a216a1eb4a8bfd7b18ebec27cdee1d83-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>When the syringes arrived, Renae drove to the trailer park where Brooke was staying and handed her daughter the box. Brooke doesn\'t have a clear memory of this moment that was so fraught for her mother. Renae remembers Brooke looking surprised, thankful and a little ashamed. Renae didn\'t stay long. But she found she was too sick to drive. The debate kept pounding in her head.</p>   <p>\"What did you just do?\" Renae says she asked herself, again and again. \"My nerves were shot.\"</p>   <p>But in the weeks that followed, Brooke\'s bruises disappeared and her wounds healed. Renae ordered more needles. </p>   <p>Possession of drug paraphernalia is a crime in many states. Renae didn\'t know if what she was doing was allowed. She decided she\'d ask for forgiveness if she got caught. </p>   <p>Renae\'s effort would eventually become a registered <a href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/ssp/index.html#:~:text=SSPs%20protect%20the%20public%20and,prevent%20outbreaks%20of%20other%20diseases.\">syringe services program</a> — a public health project to provide clean needles, medical care and referrals to treatment for people who use drugs. </p>   <p>Renae began adding items to her order, like alcohol pads and wipes, and increasing the quantities. Brooke kept giving away her needles and Narcan. Renae realized that trying to keep Brooke alive would mean supplying a whole bunch of other people, as well. </p>   \n   <p>Renae was desperate to know the people her daughter shared food, shelter, drugs and Narcan with. Renae was counting on them to watch out for Brooke and save her daughter\'s life if needed. But Brooke was keeping her friends away from Renae. So Renae found a way to introduce herself.</p>   <h3>Hot dogs, soda and chaos</h3>   <p>On a sweaty summer afternoon, Renae filled one cooler with ice, beer, bottles of water and soda. She used another to keep hot dogs and burgers from a local place warm. </p>   <p>Renae drove to the edge of a vacant lot between some cheap hotels and tents, the area of town where Brooke was living. It\'s a predominantly Black neighborhood. Renae and her family are white. She pulled out a few lawn chairs, opened her trunk with the coolers, blasted her \'80s rock playlist and lounged back with a can and dog. </p>   <div id=\"res1218579182\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Image: A woman is seen in a park, sitting in a camping chair, next to a drink cooler, holding a hotdog and a soda. A pavilion is behind her and people are inside, staring at her.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-11_custom-feadec825cc726513e3629aa87eb7e795272f55e-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>Renae\'s rationale: \"Everybody likes to eat, and hell, everybody\'s nosy.\" </p>   <p>Renae returned for several Saturdays, same drill. Eventually, people emptied her coolers and began to talk. Renae learned about another world of drug use. The people stopping for a burger and soda weren\'t injecting opioids. They were using \"bowls,\" or glass pipes, to smoke methamphetamine. Some passed around glass tubes called \"stems\" or \"roses\" for smoking crack, or straws for snorting cocaine. </p>   <p>Renae suspected this meant sharing diseases, as well. She made lists of new items to order. And she kept handing out Narcan because fentanyl was showing up in meth and coke — killing unsuspecting people. </p>   <p>At home, Renae searched for the best deals on supplies for people who use stimulants. More boxes arrived. Her credit cards were almost maxed out. And she was, too. Lots of people had her cell phone number. They\'d call in the middle of Renae\'s work day or the middle of the night demanding needles, Narcan or some other kind of help. </p>   <div id=\"res1218311536\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Image: A backyard toolshed.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-12_custom-067159ba321a2f43c651a4dcf2010f980a2e92ab-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>\"People expected I would drop what I was doing and go,\" Renae says. \"They\'d say, \'If you don\'t come immediately then I\'m going to die.\' I played into that for a while. Then I realized it wasn\'t sustainable.\"</p>   \n   <p>That\'s when Renae opened her laptop and discovered a national network of current and former drug users, their allies and families doing many of the same things she was doing. The work had a name: harm reduction.</p>   <h3>Organizing to show love</h3>   <p>Renae\'s search connected her to groups offering free or discounted Narcan, needles and pipes. She made some new \"besties\" — veterans of the work she\'d stumbled into. They helped her figure out how to run a program delivering care and supplies to hundreds of people who use drugs in her city — and try not to lose her mind.</p>   <div id=\"res1218312271\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Image: Three people are unloading boxes and coolers off a pickup truck. Inset images show a toothbrush, pipe, and menstrual pad.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-13_custom-a5f0c841ec6eec83c1639f7cbd4d5ccce6bbfb2a-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>Today Renae has a small team of volunteers. They set up in parks and vacant lots, where people move down a buffet line of crates and buckets. They fill plastic bags with drug supplies, condoms, dental dams, tampons, diapers and sometimes toothbrushes that a local church collects and donates. </p>   <p>Some people come just to say hi and get — or give — a hug. Renae\'s face lights up.</p>   <p>\"The stuff is just the carrot I dangle before the horse so I can make a connection,\" Renae says. \"I want my community to know what it feels like to be really loved so they never settle for anything less.\" </p>   <p>Renae scans arms and legs for wounds that need care. She gets updates on medical appointments, arrest warrants and rehab wait times. If Renae runs out of supplies or has to change locations, she sends an alert online.</p>   <p>Local police haven\'t blocked her outreach efforts. The county where she lives has seen an increase in overdose deaths since just before the pandemic, in line with a national rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p>   <p>She still makes some on-demand deliveries, but very few. </p>   <p>\"We\'re doing it right,\" she says.</p>   <p>But programs like the one Renae runs are illegal in parts of the country. Opponents say handing out needles enables drug use, addiction and death.</p>   \n   <p>Brooke worries about her mom. Renae works in neighborhoods where gangs are active and people may be desperate for money. And Brooke says her mom \"takes s*** she don\'t deserve.\"</p>   <p>Like the time a woman confronted Renae, saying Renae gave the woman\'s son a needle he used in what turned out to be a fatal overdose. </p>   <p>\"Survivors\' guilt is real,\" Renae says. \"And it broke my heart because he was dead. But I would still give him the needle because it might have saved his life too.\" </p>   <p>About 200 people stop by the parks and vacant lots where Renae distributes needles and other supplies every week. She spends about a quarter of her income, or more than $1,200 a month. Renae doesn\'t like paperwork, but she might apply for nonprofit status to get a break on taxes. This would also make it easier to seek grants and accept donations. </p>   <p>These days, Renae laughs at the mama who drove around thinking she could scoop up her daughter and force her to stop using drugs. It\'s one version of tough love — an approach many parents, addiction counselors and former people who\'ve used drugs say works. For Renae, \"tough love was torture.\" But endless compassion, she says, can be pretty damn hard, too. </p>   <h3>Inviting Brooke to use in the breakfast nook </h3>   <p>Brooke would come home every now and then, in between her periods of sobriety, including four trips to rehab. <a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36055739/\">Research suggests</a> it can take people with a severe addiction four to five attempts at treatment over eight years on average before they achieve one year without drug use. </p>   <p>One afternoon about three years ago, Renae was in the kitchen when Brooke shuffled past her toward the bathroom. Renae could tell Brooke was in withdrawal and planning to use.  </p>   <div id=\"res1218579872\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Panel 1: Two women sit at the kitchen table in a breakfast nook. One women is slumped over; Panel 2: Closeup of the table, one woman gets up to leave; Panel 3: The woman grabs the arm of the other woman, and asks her to wait.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-14_custom-1969c6c5a3b7374bfc36eec252dec0c433d8292d-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>Many family members tell stories of trailing a child, spouse or parent to a bathroom or bedroom and listening — ear pressed to the door — for signs of life. Some were lucky to have naloxone with them. Others didn\'t get into the room until it was too late. Renae didn\'t want that to happen to Brooke.</p>   <div id=\"res1218580522\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Panel 1: Two women facing each other, one holding the wrist of the other. Panel 2: Extreme closeup of a woman\'s face, saying &quot;Okay.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-15_custom-87de9170866c1dd977d133b1e9df3fb0a56e275d-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>\"Why don\'t you just sit down in here,\" Renae remembers saying to Brooke. \"It\'s OK, I won\'t watch.\"</p>   <p>Brooke hesitated. She wanted to use alone, but Renae would know what to do if Brooke needed help. Brooke went back to the table. </p>   <div id=\"res1218581083\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Image: A woman is slumped over the kitchen table, injecting herself with a needle, while the other woman\'s face is in anguish.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-16_custom-d74aa1aba9afb86c8a384f3f687c2717b8a12e27-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>\"It was weird though,\" Brooke says. \"I ain\'t going to lie, it was weird.\"</p>   <p>Renae turned to face the kitchen sink. In a few minutes, when she heard whimpering, Renae looked back. Brooke had poked herself many times in her unsteady state. Renae saw blood on the floor.</p>   <p>\"At that moment, I didn\'t feel like her mama,\" Renae says. \"She was a patient. 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Then, Renae did something else she\'d never done before. She sat with Brooke for the shot, and stayed by Brooke\'s side until Renae was sure Brooke was not going to overdose. For this decision, Renae says, there was no time for internal debates.</p>   <p>\"It\'s just what I knew had to happen,\" she says.</p>   <p>The afternoon cemented an unusual mother-daughter bond.</p>   <p>\"For her to have the heart to do that for me?\" Brooke says and then pauses. \"I can\'t promise I could do that for my child. That takes some strong will.\" </p>   \n   <p>Years later, Renae continues standing watch, without judgment, for people using drugs.</p>   <p>In Renae\'s kitchen or backyard, people won\'t be robbed or raped while they are too sedated to fight off an attacker. They don\'t have to worry about heat stroke, drenching rain or cold nights.  </p>   <p>If a guest nods off, Renae lets them sleep, on their side in case they throw up. If the person needs oxygen, Renae starts rescue breathing. She uses Narcan when breathing assistance isn\'t enough. </p>   <p>To Renae\'s way of thinking, the country already has supervised consumption sites. They\'re called bars. There are significant differences, but Renae is making a point heard often among people who use drugs. Addiction is the same disease — but alcohol is legal, while many other drugs are not.</p>   <p>There\'s no database of people like Renae — parents, friends and outreach workers who monitor drug use for people they care about. Those who have done it say it happens quietly, with little guidance and some shame, in bedrooms, cars and alleys. </p>   <p>\"What I\'m doing is not unusual. No, no, no,\" Renae says. \"My willingness to talk about it? Now, that\'s a different story.\"</p>   <p>If there\'s a line Renae is not willing to cross to keep her loved ones alive, \"I ain\'t found it yet,\" she says. </p>   <h3>Helping clients start treatment, even when that, too, may be illegal</h3>   <p>Late in the afternoon, when Renae\'s backyard-based overdose prevention effort is wrapping up, a woman Renae\'s known for years comes by. Renae would be happy to monitor her use, but the woman says she just needs some needles and Narcan. A. tells Renae she\'s struggling to wean herself off fentanyl, and is only using enough of the powerful opioid to avoid withdrawal.</p>   <p>\"But it\'s scary,\" A. says. \"If you\'re doing it, you\'re putting yourself at risk. And I\'m fully aware of that every time.\" </p>   \n   <p>NPR/WBUR agreed to use A.\'s first initial because she has a distinctive name.</p>   <p>A. recently tried to stop using fentanyl altogether and start treatment with Suboxone, a brand of the addiction medicine buprenorphine. But A. says a local treatment program required a 72-hour wait between her last shot of fentanyl and the first dose of Suboxone. It\'s a rule addiction specialists say is <a href=\"https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2023&amp;issue=11000&amp;article=00002&amp;type=Fulltext\">outdated</a>. A. couldn\'t make it.</p>   <div id=\"res1218317220\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Image: Suboxone\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-19_custom-13c69dafdd8559a710ebc93b47344360b0e23aa3-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>\"I tried, but the withdrawal was so bad I wanted to kill myself,\" A. tells Renae. \"People say, \'Just get sick and get it over with,\' but I can\'t.\" </p>   <p>Renae listens, her hand on A.\'s knee, as A. starts to cry. Then, here in her backyard, Renae offers another service aimed at keeping A. alive, one that also comes with legal risks. Renae shifts from monitoring drug use to offering treatment. </p>   <p>\"When you\'re ready, I got you,\" Renae tells A., and explains her plan.</p>   <p>It\'s a technique called microdosing that is increasingly being used at many medical centers. A. would take tiny doses of Suboxone while she\'s tapering off fentanyl, which can ease the transition to the new drug. Renae isn\'t licensed to prescribe Suboxone, but either she or A. will find a way to get some. Renae says a half-dozen people she coached through microdosing Suboxone are still on it, and not fentanyl, two years later.</p>   <p>A. weighs Renae\'s offer. She isn\'t ready for another painful withdrawal, but with Renae\'s guidance, she\'s \"close, really close.\"</p>   <p>\"It does give me hope that she hasn\'t given up on me,\" A. says. \"It\'s just hard to believe I\'m worth that.\"</p>   <p>For Renae, this is the core of her work — relieving shame and helping restore dignity.</p>   <p>A. says lots of people are willing to help her as long as she does \"this or that.\" With Renae, A. says, there are no expectations or judgment, just kindness and compassion. </p>   \n   <p>\"If there was more of that,\" A. says, \"I can\'t imagine how different things could be.\" </p>   <h3>No end in sight, but Brooke is alive</h3>   <p>When A. leaves, Renae reviews the week ahead. She may have to cancel deliveries. An agency that was supposed to send needles isn\'t coming through, and she\'s out of money.  </p>   <p>There are many weeks when Renae learns someone she knows has died after an overdose. Some days, it\'s hard to get out of bed. Seeing Brooke lifts Renae\'s spirits.</p>   <div id=\"res1218315714\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Image: A stack of letters, bills, and notices of late and overdue payment.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/08/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-20_custom-146f38778ca49c696e86a8de52401bc120acf7cc-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n   <p>Brooke is no longer using opioids but says she smokes weed and takes other drugs recreationally. The mother and daughter still annoy each other sometimes, but they\'re repairing their relationship. </p>   <p>\"Not everyone\'s got a mama like my mama,\" Brooke says with a laugh.</p>   <p>Renae used to think her goal was to keep her work going as long as Brooke needed help. But now Renae can\'t imagine stopping.</p>   <p>\"I never intended to have this life. I thought I\'d give her some Narcan to keep her alive, she\'d go to rehab and everything would be OK,\" Renae says. \"Now, I can\'t turn away. I\'m in it forever — or as long as I last.\"</p>   <div id=\"res1218581666\">\n            <div data-crop-type=\"\">\n        <picture>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s1000-c85.webp 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s1300-c85.webp 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s2000-c85.webp 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s2600-c85.webp 2600w\" type=\"image/webp\"></source>\n            <source sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 1238px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 60px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s400-c85.jpg 400w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s800-c85.jpg 800w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s1000-c85.jpg 1000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s2000-c85.jpg 2000w,&#xA;https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s2600-c85.jpg 2600w\" type=\"image/jpeg\"></source>\n            <img alt=\"Image: A roadside motel, with mountains in the distance.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustrated-finalartboard-21_custom-dfd42e7a0388e0fe907b925e859eafa183f58990-s1100-c50.jpg\"></img>\n        </picture>\n</div>\n\n   </div>\n</div>', 'Renae was so desperate to keep her child alive when so many others have died from overdose that she resorted to extreme measures — and extreme risks. She now supervises drug use in her own home.', 'https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/ljohnson-wbur-harm-reduction-illustratedartboard-1_wide-960c75579de2b90f5131e1d99d42ae6e6b34a80b-s1400-c100.jpg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL);
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(1189, '$27 billion up in smoke – thats how much cash the 3,200 startups that failed this year had raised, says PitchBook', '<div data-piano-inline-content-wrapper=\"\" id=\"piano-inline-content-wrapper\"> \n                    \n                    \n                    \n                          \n                          \n                          <section data-component-type=\"inline-offer\" data-offer-key=\"pre-churn-offer\" data-place-after-element-selector=\".post-content .content-lock-content > p\">\n                            <article>\n                              <img alt=\"\" src=\"/public/assets/subscription/marketing/banner-overlay/top-left.svg\"></img>\n                              <img alt=\"\" src=\"/public/assets/subscription/marketing/banner-overlay/bottom-right.svg\"></img>\n                          \n                                        </article>\n                          </section>\n                    \n                    <div data-component-type=\"content-lock\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\">\n                      <div>\n                                  <ul><li>Just over $27 billion in venture funding was raised by startups that failed this year, per NY Times.</li><li>That figure is close to the amount raised by startups in the third quarter of 2023, according to EY.</li><li>The cash burn figure excludes public companies and acquisitions.</li></ul><div data-acq-source=\"financeverticalinline\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-event-label=\"insider_today\" data-list=\"Insider Today\" data-newsletter-id=\"1\" id=\"formContainer\">\n                        \n                        \n                          <section>\n                              \n                        \n                            <p><svg height=\"50\" role=\"img\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 50 50;\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" width=\"50\" xml:space=\"preserve\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n                          <title>Loading</title>\n                          <desc>Something is loading.</desc>\n                          <path d=\"M43.935,25.145c0-10.318-8.364-18.683-18.683-18.683c-10.318,0-18.683,8.365-18.683,18.683h4.068c0-8.071,6.543-14.615,14.615-14.615c8.072,0,14.615,6.543,14.615,14.615H43.935z\" fill=\"#111\">\n                            <animatetransform attributename=\"transform\" attributetype=\"xml\" dur=\"0.6s\" from=\"0 25 25\" repeatcount=\"indefinite\" to=\"360 25 25\" type=\"rotate\"></animatetransform>\n                          </path>\n                        </svg></p>\n                            \n                        \n                            \n                        \n                            <div>\n                              <p>Thanks for signing up!</p>\n                              \n                              <p>\n                              Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you\'re on the go.\n                                    </p>\n                            </div>\n                        \n                            \n                            \n                          </section>\n                        \n                            <div>\n                                <p><img alt=\"Bull\" data-src=\"/public/assets/rebrand/newsletter-bull.png\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                              \n                              \n                              \n                              </p>    </div>\n                        \n                          \n                        </div><p>Startups <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/late-stage-startups-vc-lack-funding-forced-shut-down-2023-10\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">are having a pretty grim year</a>.</p><p>Just over $27 billion in venture funding was raised by the 3,200 startups that failed in 2023, <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/technology/tech-startups-collapse.html\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times</a> reported, citing figures from startup tracker PitchBook.</p><p>That\'s close to the amount raised by startups from venture capital in the third quarter of 2023 (<a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.ey.com/en_us/growth/venture-capital/q3-2023-venture-capital-investment-trends\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$29.8 billion),</a> according to accounting firm EY.</p><p>However, the $27.2 billion figure likely underrepresents the true scale of the cash burn, as many companies will have failed without any fanfare. And notably, the tally doesn\'t include major losses from public companies or those that were acquired.</p><p>For instance, coworking company WeWork raised more than $11 billion before its IPO, and <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/wework-files-for-bankruptcy-chapter-11-commercial-real-estate-reckoning-2023-11\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">filed for bankruptcy</a> in November. And college financial aid startup Frank was acquired by JPMorgan in 2021 for $175 million, before being shuttered in January over <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/charlie-javice-frank-fintech-startup-jp-morgan-fraud-2023-1\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">fraudulent customer figures</a>.</p><p>This year\'s seen a string of high-profile startup failures. <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/robot-pizza-startup-zume-shutting-down-raised-500-million-softban-2023-6\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Pizza startup Zume</a>, which raised nearly $500 million, shut down in June after struggling to make its pizza automation technology work. </p><p>Convoy, the freight startup that was once hailed as the <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/late-stage-startups-vc-lack-funding-forced-shut-down-2023-10\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\"Uber for trucking\"</a> and raised more than $1 billion, shut down in November.</p><p>This year\'s startup troubles led Tom Loverro, a general partner at investment firm IVP, to call it a <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/startup-mass-extinction-event-has-begun-venture-capital-2023-6\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\"mass extinction event\"</a> for startups.</p><p>These troubles stem partly from the decline in funding. There\'s been a drought in VC funding compared with 2022, with $104.5 billion raised in the first nine months of the year versus $183.9 billion in the same period last year, per EY.</p>\n                      </div>\n                    \n                    </div>\n                    \n                    \n                        </div>', 'The true scale of the venture funding cash burn is likely to be even higher than the PitchBook tally reported by The New York Times.', 'https://i.insider.com/657289e17a3c8094d5dae0c2?width=1200&format=jpeg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL);
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(1190, 'I compared grocery prices at Costco, Walmart, and HEB for a family of 4. I was shocked Walmart wasnt a better bargain.', '<section>\n\n        <back-to-home aria-label=\"Back to Home\" data-component-type=\"back-to-home\" data-load-strategy=\"defer\" data-only-on=\"mobile\">\n          \n          \n          \n        </back-to-home>\n    <section role=\"main\">\n          <section id=\"post-headline\">\n            \n            \n          \n          \n          </section>\n\n          <section>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            </section>          \n          \n        <section data-post-content=\"\" data-track-page-area=\"Post\" id=\"l-content\">\n          <section>\n            <div>\n              <article>\n                \n                \n                \n                        \n                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                            <p><img alt=\"The author 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         \n                              <p>\n                              Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you\'re on the go.\n                                    </p>\n                            </div>\n                        \n                            \n                            \n                          </section>\n                        \n                            <div>\n                                <p><img alt=\"Bull\" data-src=\"/public/assets/rebrand/newsletter-bull.png\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                              \n                              \n                              \n                              </p>    </div>\n                        \n                          \n                        </div><p>While <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/high-inflation-goods-durables-deflation-groceries-expensive-federal-reserve-cars-2023-12\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">inflation</a> has come down quite a bit since its peak in June 2022, one place where Americans are still being hit hard is at the <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/kroger-food-inflation-is-finally-slowing-down-2023-11\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">grocery store</a>.</p><p>Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said food prices haven\'t recovered in the past year as much as other areas, during an interview with CNBC\'s \"Squawk on the Street\" on December 6.</p><p>\"We are down in pricing in the general merchandising categories, meaning non-food categories, about 5% now,\" said McMillon when discussing pricing at his stores compared to 2022. \"But the dry goods and consumables categories, processed food, had quite a bit of stubborn inflation in it for a period of time.\"</p><p>At home, I do the grocery shopping for a family of four, and like many others, the current economy has turned it into something that can be both stressful and a bit of a game. Finding the best deals is a constant battle, often taking me to multiple stores.</p><p>And even when things are on sale, it is not always easy to know when you are <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/inflation-sales-walmart-amazon-discounts-arent-good-deals-2023-10\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">getting a good deal</a>.</p><p>To determine where the best prices can be found, I went to three large but different stores selling groceries: Walmart, a big box store; Costco, a warehouse club; and HEB, a large grocery chain in Texas.</p><p>I compared the prices of 13 everyday items at each of the stores. While I paid more at Costco because of the bulk and limited choices in quantity, on a per-unit basis, it was the best deal overall, costing about $65.</p><p>Meanwhile, HEB and Walmart were nearly identical, at about $73, and several items were priced precisely the same. It was surprising because I generally viewed Walmart as a cheaper option but also disappointing because they have far fewer options in the various categories.</p><p>Here\'s how some of the grocery prices compare at the three stores.</p>\n                      </div>\n                    \n                    </div>\n                    \n                        </div>\n                      </section>\n                    \n                        <div data-piano-inline-content-wrapper=\"\">\n                          <section data-slideshow-inner-content=\"\">\n                            <div data-component-type=\"slideshow\" data-slideshow-slide-container=\"\">\n                              <div data-slide-wrapper=\"\">\n                                \n                                    \n                                \n                                  <div data-e2e-name=\"slide-1\" data-slide=\"\" data-slide-anchor=\"#eggs-were-cheaper-at-costco-if-you-need-a-lot-1\" data-slide-number=\"1\" data-slide-title=\"Eggs were cheaper at Costco, if you need a lot.\" id=\"eggs-were-cheaper-at-costco-if-you-need-a-lot-1\">\n                                    <div>\n                                      <p data-e2e-name=\"slide-title\">\n                                        <h2>Eggs were cheaper at Costco, if you need a lot.</h2>\n                                      </p>\n                                  \n                                  \n                                        \n                                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                                              <p><img alt=\"Egg prices at Costco (left) and HEB.\" data-content-type=\"image/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https://i.insider.com/657336e30ec98e92f74d7cd2&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2560,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:1440}}\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            </p>\n                                            <span>\n                                              \n                                              <figcaption data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                                Egg prices at Costco (left) and HEB.\n                                              </figcaption>\n                                        \n                                                <span data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\">\n                                                  Cork Gaines/Business Insider\n                                                </span>\n                                              \n                                              \n                                            </span>\n                                        </figure>\n                                  \n                                      <p>I started my shopping with eggs. Prices per 12 eggs: Costco, $2.35; HEB, $2.52; Walmart, $2.58.</p><p>While I want to save as much money as possible, I am still burdened with a conscience and some guilt. So, we pay a little extra to support cage-free options.</p><p>Like many things at Costco, you must weigh the value versus how much you need. In the case of eggs, your only option is two dozen. It is not saving you money if you don\'t use it fast enough and throw some away. And believe me, there is no fudging expiration dates with my 13-year-old freshness cop of a daughter.</p>\n                                      \n                                    </div>\n                                  </div>\n                                \n                                    \n                                \n                                  <div data-e2e-name=\"slide-2\" data-slide=\"\" data-slide-anchor=\"#costco-is-also-the-best-for-ground-beef-if-storage-is-not-a-concern-2\" data-slide-number=\"2\" data-slide-title=\"Costco is also the best for ground beef, if storage is not a concern.\" id=\"costco-is-also-the-best-for-ground-beef-if-storage-is-not-a-concern-2\">\n                                    <div>\n                                      <p data-e2e-name=\"slide-title\">\n                                        <h2>Costco is also the best for ground beef, if storage is not a concern.</h2>\n                                      </p>\n                                  \n                                  \n                                        \n                                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                                              <p><img alt=\"Ground beef at Costco.\" data-content-type=\"image/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https://i.insider.com/65733a667a3c8094d5daff26&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2500,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:1810}}\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            </p>\n                                            <span>\n                                              \n                                              <figcaption data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                                Ground beef at Costco.\n                                              </figcaption>\n                                        \n                                                <span data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\">\n                                                  Cork Gaines/Business Insider\n                                                </span>\n                                              \n                                              \n                                            </span>\n                                        </figure>\n                                  \n                                      <p>Prices per pound: Costco, $3.89; Walmart, $4.48; HEB, $4.59.</p><p>I looked at the pricing for about 2.5 pounds at HEB and Walmart. At Costco, the option was six pounds. This is a little easier for our family as we have a vacuum sealer and a large freezer, so storage is possible and saves us money.</p><p>But if size is not an issue, I will let you in on a popular Costco hack: ask one of the butchers for <a data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.simplyrecipes.com/costco-shopping-tip-ground-beef-7508688\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">a 10-pound \"chub.\"</a> This is how the meat is delivered to the store before it is packaged. They will often sell this to you for an even cheaper per-pound price, and it is even leaner than the stuff on the shelves.</p>\n                                      \n                                    </div>\n                                  </div>\n                                \n                                    \n                                \n                                  <div data-e2e-name=\"slide-3\" data-slide=\"\" data-slide-anchor=\"#i-was-surprised-that-costco-wasnt-a-better-deal-for-mac-and-cheese-3\" data-slide-number=\"3\" data-slide-title=\"I was surprised that Costco wasn\'t a better deal for mac and cheese.\" id=\"i-was-surprised-that-costco-wasnt-a-better-deal-for-mac-and-cheese-3\">\n                                    <div>\n                                      <p data-e2e-name=\"slide-title\">\n                                        <h2>I was surprised that Costco wasn\'t a better deal for mac and cheese.</h2>\n                                      </p>\n                                  \n                                  \n                                        \n                                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                                              <p><img alt=\"Macaroni and cheese at HEB (left), Walmart (center), and Costco.\" data-content-type=\"image/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https://i.insider.com/65733cc758e7c0c29a2b0450&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2560,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:1440}}\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            </p>\n                                            <span>\n                                              \n                                              <figcaption data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                                Macaroni and cheese at HEB (left), Walmart (center), and Costco.\n                                              </figcaption>\n                                        \n                                                <span data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\">\n                                                  Cork Gaines/Business Insider\n                                                </span>\n                                              \n                                              \n                                            </span>\n                                        </figure>\n                                  \n                                      <p>Prices per box: HEB, $0.88; Walmart, $1.44; Costco, $1.46.</p><p>We have two teenagers, so mac and cheese is a must. When I go to Costco, I typically get Annie\'s organic mac and cheese, but it turns out that not only am I stuck with a variety pack, but it is not even cheaper per box than Walmart.</p><p>However, we are also big fans of HEB store brands, which, like Costco\'s Kirkland brand, are almost always as good as the big brands. And this is where HEB has the advantage: Not only can I pick precisely what we want, but it is a lot cheaper.</p>\n                                      \n                                    </div>\n                                  </div>\n                                \n                                    \n                                \n                                  <div data-e2e-name=\"slide-4\" data-slide=\"\" data-slide-anchor=\"#soy-milk-is-a-reminder-that-costco-does-have-limitations-4\" data-slide-number=\"4\" data-slide-title=\"Soy milk is a reminder that Costco does have limitations.\" id=\"soy-milk-is-a-reminder-that-costco-does-have-limitations-4\">\n                                    <div>\n                                      <p data-e2e-name=\"slide-title\">\n                                        <h2>Soy milk is a reminder that Costco does have limitations.</h2>\n                                      </p>\n                                  \n                                  \n                                        \n                                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                                              <p><img alt=\"Soy milk at Walmart.\" data-content-type=\"image/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https://i.insider.com/65733e6c0ec98e92f74d845a&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:3024,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:2268}}\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            </p>\n                                            <span>\n                                              \n                                              <figcaption data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                                Soy milk at Walmart.\n                                              </figcaption>\n                                        \n                                                <span data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\">\n                                                  Cork Gaines/Business Insider\n                                                </span>\n                                              \n                                              \n                                            </span>\n                                        </figure>\n                                  \n                                      <p>Prices per half gallon: HEB, $3.86; Walmart, $3.86; Costco, N/A.</p><p>Our preferred Silk brand of soy milk was priced precisely the same at HEB and Walmart.</p><p>Meanwhile, our Costco doesn\'t carry soy milk. They have a <a data-am-orig-url=\"https://affiliate.insider.com/?h=00e1c1c39651bd1a55a3b15321bfd3ded9756541f40b9826f1b3899f0b361fbe&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.costco.com%2Fkirkland-signature%252c-organic-soy-beverage%252c-vanilla%252c-32-fl-oz%252c-12-count.product.100129013.html\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://affiliate.insider.com/?h=00e1c1c39651bd1a55a3b15321bfd3ded9756541f40b9826f1b3899f0b361fbe&amp;platform=browser&amp;postID=65732ea733f7fba9f648add6&amp;postSlug=grocery-prices-heb-walmart-costco-food-prices-comparison-best-deals-2023-12&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.costco.com%2Fkirkland-signature%252c-organic-soy-beverage%252c-vanilla%252c-32-fl-oz%252c-12-count.product.100129013.html\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noindex\" target=\"_blank\">Kirkland soy non-dairy beverage</a> that is cheaper at $2.67 per half gallon, but you must buy three gallons.</p>\n                                      \n                                    </div>\n                                  </div>\n                                \n                                    \n                                \n                                  <div data-e2e-name=\"slide-5\" data-slide=\"\" data-slide-anchor=\"#bread-was-also-the-same-price-at-heb-and-walmart-5\" data-slide-number=\"5\" data-slide-title=\"Bread was also the same price at HEB and Walmart.\" id=\"bread-was-also-the-same-price-at-heb-and-walmart-5\">\n                                    <div>\n                                      <p data-e2e-name=\"slide-title\">\n                                        <h2>Bread was also the same price at HEB and Walmart.</h2>\n                                      </p>\n                                  \n                                  \n                                        \n                                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                                              <p><img alt=\"Bread at HEB (left) and Walmart.\" data-content-type=\"image/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https://i.insider.com/657340167a3c8094d5db0382&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2560,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:1440}}\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            </p>\n                                            <span>\n                                              \n                                              <figcaption data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                                Bread at HEB (left) and Walmart.\n                                              </figcaption>\n                                        \n                                                <span data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\">\n                                                  Cork Gaines/Business Insider\n                                                </span>\n                                              \n                                              \n                                            </span>\n                                        </figure>\n                                  \n                                      <p>Prices per loaf: Costco, $4.75; Walmart, $5.98; HEB, $5.98.</p><p>Bread is another area where I don\'t mind splurging a bit to be a little healthier — I love some Dave\'s killer bread with an egg and some avocado in the morning (*chef\'s kiss*), but I digress.</p><p>Once again, Costco was the cheapest, but you must buy two loaves. I don\'t mind freezing bread, so this is the better option for us.</p><p>At HEB and Walmart, the prices were the same.</p>\n                                      \n                                    </div>\n                                  </div>\n                                \n                                    \n                                \n                                  <div data-e2e-name=\"slide-6\" data-slide=\"\" data-slide-anchor=\"#even-some-produce-had-the-same-prices-6\" data-slide-number=\"6\" data-slide-title=\"Even some produce had the same prices.\" id=\"even-some-produce-had-the-same-prices-6\">\n                                    <div>\n                                      <p data-e2e-name=\"slide-title\">\n                                        <h2>Even some produce had the same prices.</h2>\n                                      </p>\n                                  \n                                  \n                                        \n                                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                                              <p><img alt=\"Bananas at Walmart (left) and HEB.\" data-content-type=\"image/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https://i.insider.com/657342057a3c8094d5db049d&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2560,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:1440}}\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            </p>\n                                            <span>\n                                              \n                                              <figcaption data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                                Bananas at Walmart (left) and HEB.\n                                              </figcaption>\n                                        \n                                                <span data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\">\n                                                  Cork Gaines/Business Insider\n                                                </span>\n                                              \n                                              \n                                            </span>\n                                        </figure>\n                                  \n                                      <p>Prices per pound: Costco, $0.50; Walmart, $0.58; HEB, $0.58.</p><p>Again, bananas are the same price at HEB and Walmart.</p><p>Meanwhile, Costco was once again a little cheaper, but you have to buy three pounds. That\'s a lot for one family unless you like to freeze them for <a data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://yonanas.com/\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">yonanas</a> in the summer.</p>\n                                      \n                                    </div>\n                                  </div>\n                                \n                                    \n                                \n                                  <div data-e2e-name=\"slide-7\" data-slide=\"\" data-slide-anchor=\"#frozen-pizza-is-a-reminder-that-your-options-are-limited-at-costco-7\" data-slide-number=\"7\" data-slide-title=\"Frozen pizza is a reminder that your options are limited at Costco.\" id=\"frozen-pizza-is-a-reminder-that-your-options-are-limited-at-costco-7\">\n                                    <div>\n                                      <p data-e2e-name=\"slide-title\">\n                                        <h2>Frozen pizza is a reminder that your options are limited at Costco.</h2>\n                                      </p>\n                                  \n                                  \n                                        \n                                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                                              <p><img alt=\"Frozen pizza at HEB (left) and Walmart.\" data-content-type=\"image/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https://i.insider.com/657343907a3c8094d5db0623&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2560,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:1440}}\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            </p>\n                                            <span>\n                                              \n                                              <figcaption data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                                Frozen pizza at HEB (left) and Walmart.\n                                              </figcaption>\n                                        \n                                                <span data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\">\n                                                  Cork Gaines/Business Insider\n                                                </span>\n                                              \n                                              \n                                            </span>\n                                        </figure>\n                                  \n                                      <p>Prices per pound: Costco, $2.97; Walmart, $6.96; HEB, $6.96.</p><p>With <a data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/inflation-rate-us-economy-food-delivery-apps-doordash-tacos-year-2023-11\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">restaurant food prices</a> still soaring, we find ourselves eating more frozen pizza on Friday nights.</p><p>Costco is the cheapest by a country mile for frozen pizza, but you only have a few options. The Kirkland pizza is an acceptable alternative, but our girls prefer what they call \"fluffy pizza\" with DiGiorno\'s rising crust.</p><p>Again, these were the same price at HEB and Walmart.</p>\n                                      \n                                    </div>\n                                  </div>\n                                \n                                    \n                                \n                                  <div data-e2e-name=\"slide-8\" data-slide=\"\" data-slide-anchor=\"#if-you-like-deli-meats-and-cheeses-your-local-grocery-store-is-your-best-option-8\" data-slide-number=\"8\" data-slide-title=\"If you like deli meats and cheeses, your local grocery store is your best option.\" id=\"if-you-like-deli-meats-and-cheeses-your-local-grocery-store-is-your-best-option-8\">\n                                    <div>\n                                      <p data-e2e-name=\"slide-title\">\n                                        <h2>If you like deli meats and cheeses, your local grocery store is your best option.</h2>\n                                      </p>\n                                  \n                                  \n                                        \n                                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                                              <p><img alt=\"Deli food at HEB.\" data-content-type=\"image/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https://i.insider.com/657344ea7a3c8094d5db070b&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2500,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:2075}}\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            </p>\n                                            <span>\n                                              \n                                              <figcaption data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                                Deli food at HEB.\n                                              </figcaption>\n                                        \n                                                <span data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\">\n                                                  Cork Gaines/Business Insider\n                                                </span>\n                                              \n                                              \n                                            </span>\n                                        </figure>\n                                  \n                                      <p>Prices per pound of Colby cheese: Walmart, $7.62; HEB, $7.97; Costco, N/A.</p><p>The Walmart and HEB prices were fairly comparable at the deli, but the options were much more limited at the former. Meanwhile, your only sliced meat and cheese options at Costco are pre-packaged.</p>\n                                      \n                                    </div>\n                                  </div>\n                                \n                                    \n                                \n                                  <div data-e2e-name=\"slide-9\" data-slide=\"\" data-slide-anchor=\"#if-you-can-find-a-beer-you-like-at-costco-it-is-a-big-win-9\" data-slide-number=\"9\" data-slide-title=\"If you can find a beer you like at Costco, it is a big win.\" id=\"if-you-can-find-a-beer-you-like-at-costco-it-is-a-big-win-9\">\n                                    <div>\n                                      <p data-e2e-name=\"slide-title\">\n                                        <h2>If you can find a beer you like at Costco, it is a big win.</h2>\n                                      </p>\n                                  \n                                  \n                                        \n                                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                                              <p><img alt=\"Beer at Costco.\" data-content-type=\"image/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https://i.insider.com/657345f57a3c8094d5db07d1&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2500,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:1869}}\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            </p>\n                                            <span>\n                                              \n                                              <figcaption data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                                Beer at Costco.\n                                              </figcaption>\n                                        \n                                                <span data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\">\n                                                  Cork Gaines/Business Insider\n                                                </span>\n                                              \n                                              \n                                            </span>\n                                        </figure>\n                                  \n                                      <p>Prices per 12 cans of Corona Premier: Costco, $13.33; Walmart, $14.73; HEB, $14.73.</p><p>You can find beer brands like Coors or Corona at all three locations. If that\'s your poison, it is cheaper at Costco and the same price — again — at HEB and Walmart.</p><p>But if you are like me and have picky beer tastes, it can be hit or miss at Costco. I am a big fan of Sierra Nevada\'s seasonal celebration brew, so I was excited to see a 12-pack at the warehouse for $14.00.</p><p>At HEB, the same thing would set me back $20.54.</p>\n                                      \n                                    </div>\n                                  </div>\n                                \n                                    \n                                \n                                  <div data-e2e-name=\"slide-10\" data-slide=\"\" data-slide-anchor=\"#i-found-that-the-best-option-is-some-mix-of-costco-and-heb-and-skip-walmart-10\" data-slide-number=\"10\" data-slide-title=\"I found that the best option is some mix of Costco and HEB and skip Walmart.\" id=\"i-found-that-the-best-option-is-some-mix-of-costco-and-heb-and-skip-walmart-10\">\n                                    <div>\n                                      <p data-e2e-name=\"slide-title\">\n                                        <h2>I found that the best option is some mix of Costco and HEB and skip Walmart.</h2>\n                                      </p>\n                                  \n                                  \n                                        \n                                        <figure data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" data-type=\"img\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https://schema.org/ImageObject\">\n                                              <p><img alt=\"HEB store\" data-content-type=\"image/jpeg\" data-srcs=\"{&quot;https://i.insider.com/657347bb0ec98e92f74d8a88&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2500,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:1667}}\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            </p>\n                                            <span>\n                                              \n                                              <figcaption data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                                HEB has competitive prices and plenty of options.\n                                              </figcaption>\n                                        \n                                                <span data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\">\n                                                  BRANDON BELL/Getty Images\n                                                </span>\n                                              \n                                              \n                                            </span>\n                                        </figure>\n                                  \n                                      <p>Unless you have coupons or know some specific items are on sale, Walmart was not worth the trip for groceries alone for my shopping needs. The prices were no better than HEB and they had a lot fewer options and variety.</p><p>Meanwhile, Costco is often the better deal for us, especially if we don\'t mind stocking up and won\'t let the food go to waste. But also be careful: Don\'t make the mistake — like I did — of just assuming that buying bulk is always cheaper. Sometimes it is not.</p><p>The best deals and options for our family will be some combination of shopping at HEB and Costco while avoiding Walmart groceries unless I am already going there for something else.</p>\n                                      \n                                    </div>\n                                  </div>\n                              </div>\n                            </div>\n                          </section>    </div>\n                    \n                    \n                    </section>\n        \n        \n        \n                <section>\n                  \n                \n                    \n                    \n                \n                \n                \n                </section>\n                \n                <section data-analytics-product-module=\"category-wrapper\" data-post-bottom=\"\" data-track-event-label=\"category\" data-track-page-area=\"Post Bottom\">\n                      <a data-analytics-product-module=\"category-link\" href=\"/category/walmart\">Walmart</a>\n                      <a data-analytics-product-module=\"category-link\" href=\"/category/costco\">Costco</a>\n                      <a data-analytics-product-module=\"category-link\" href=\"/category/inflation\">Inflation</a>\n                </section>\n                  \n                  <section data-track-page-area=\"Post Bottom\">\n                      <vendor-taboola config=\"{&quot;providerName&quot;:&quot;taboola&quot;,&quot;providerPageType&quot;:{&quot;photo&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;},&quot;providerUrl&quot;:&quot;//cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/businessinsider/loader.js&quot;,&quot;providerFlushValue&quot;:{&quot;flush&quot;:true},&quot;providerData&quot;:{&quot;mode&quot;:&quot;thumbs-1r&quot;,&quot;container&quot;:&quot;taboola-below-main-column&quot;,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;below-main-column&quot;,&quot;onlyOn&quot;:&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;target_type&quot;:&quot;mix&quot;}}\" data-component-type=\"vendor-taboola\" data-consent=\"MARKETING\" data-root-margin=\"0px 0px 100% 0px\">\n                        \n                      </vendor-taboola>\n                  </section>\n                \n                    \n              </article>\n            </div>\n          </section>\n        </section>            \n      \n\n    </section>\n\n  </section>', 'I do the grocery shopping for a family of four, and like many others, the current economy has turned it into something that can be both stressful and a bit of a game.', 'https://i.insider.com/65732fbf7a3c8094d5daf6bb?width=1200&format=jpeg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL);
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(1191, 'Why buying a Costco gift card should be your go-to holiday gift hack', '<div data-component-type=\"content-lock\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\">\n                      <div>\n                                  <ul><li>Gift cards are usually a safe choice for spreading holiday cheer, especially if you buy them at Costco.</li><li><a data-analytics-product-module=\"summary_bullets\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-gift-cards-help-save-money-2018-10\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">The wholesale club sells gift card bundles</a> with discounts of 20% or more on the combined face value.</li><li>In addition, the company\'s own Shop card acts as an access pass for non-members to visit a warehouse.</li></ul><div data-acq-source=\"retailinlinesignup\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-event-label=\"insider_today\" data-list=\"Insider Today\" data-newsletter-id=\"1\" id=\"formContainer\">\n                        \n                        \n                          <section>\n                              \n                        \n                            <p><svg height=\"50\" role=\"img\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 50 50;\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" width=\"50\" xml:space=\"preserve\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n                          <title>Loading</title>\n                          <desc>Something is loading.</desc>\n                          <path d=\"M43.935,25.145c0-10.318-8.364-18.683-18.683-18.683c-10.318,0-18.683,8.365-18.683,18.683h4.068c0-8.071,6.543-14.615,14.615-14.615c8.072,0,14.615,6.543,14.615,14.615H43.935z\" fill=\"#111\">\n                            <animatetransform attributename=\"transform\" attributetype=\"xml\" dur=\"0.6s\" from=\"0 25 25\" repeatcount=\"indefinite\" to=\"360 25 25\" type=\"rotate\"></animatetransform>\n                          </path>\n                        </svg></p>\n                            \n                        \n                            \n                        \n                            <div>\n                              <p>Thanks for signing up!</p>\n                              \n                              <p>\n                              Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you\'re on the go.\n                                    </p>\n                            </div>\n                        \n                            \n                            \n                          </section>\n                        \n                            <div>\n                                <p><img alt=\"Bull\" data-src=\"/public/assets/rebrand/newsletter-bull.png\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                              \n                              \n                              \n                              </p>    </div>\n                        \n                          \n                        </div><p>The same things that make cash a great holiday gift — it\'s always the right size and color — largely apply to gift cards as well.</p><p>And when it comes to buying gift cards, it\'s hard to beat the <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-membership-tricks-2018-7\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">deals found at Costco</a>.</p><p>For starters, the wholesale club deals with gift cards in much the same way as it does everything else: in bulk.</p><p>That means customers get sizable discounts in exchange for buying a lot of something, in this case restaurant cash, vouchers for movie and sporting tickets, and digital codes for gaming and streaming services.</p><p><span></span><span><p>There are even <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-travel-deals-rental-cars-cruises-theme-parks-hotels-flights-2023-6\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">options for airfare and cruises</a>, for those who are feeling extra generous.</p><p>Warehouses often have <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/why-costco-uses-large-packaging-for-tiny-products-2023-2\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">jumbo-sized sheets of gift cards</a> on display featuring national chains as well as local restaurants and teams. </p><p>Online, a pack of four $25 gift cards to Domino\'s Pizza or Papa Johns sells for $79.99, for a discount of 20% off the combined face value. In addition, select NFL, NHL, and MLB ticket packages also include food and beverage credits.</p><p>While buying gift cards <em>through</em> Costco may be a bargain, the better gift (for certain recipients) just might be a gift card <em>to</em> Costco.</p><p>Starting at $25, the Costco Shop Card is more than a way to pay for purchases: it\'s an access pass to <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-ways-shop-without-membership-2023-7\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">shop without a membership</a>.</p><p>Many Costco members probably know at least a few people who are intrigued by the exclusive deals found within the warehouse, but who aren\'t willing to pay <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-still-not-raising-its-membership-fees-2023-9\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Costco\'s $60 annual fee</a> to gain access.</p><p>While members can, of course, bring guests along, a Shop card is a way to let someone explore the club on their own, without the commitment of a membership.</p><p>Plus, if they do decide to sign up, the Shop Card is <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://customerservice.costco.com/app/answers/GuidedAssistant/a_id/1001242/loc/en_US/g_id/126#gs=eyJndWlkZUlEIjoxMjYsInF1ZXN0aW9uSUQiOjE3LCJyZXNwb25zZUlEIjozMiwiZ3VpZGVTZXNzaW9uIjoiNDhob21RbXEiLCJzZXNzaW9uSUQiOiJYZzhvbVFtcSJ9\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">redeemable</a> towards their annual fee.</p><p>As Cousin Eddie says in the classic holiday film <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APAlqOGG0Hw\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\"National Lampoon\'s Christmas Vacation,\"</a> \"That\'s the gift that keeps on giving the whole year.\"</p></span></p>\n                      </div>\n                    \n                    </div>', 'While Costco offers discounts on movies, sports, restaurants, or travel, the company\'s own Shop Card serves as a warehouse access pass for non-members.', 'https://i.insider.com/655ceade22cf74a5739add19?width=1200&format=jpeg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1192, 'Doctors baffled after spotting a fly inside a Missouri mans intestines during a routine colonoscopy', '<div data-piano-inline-content-wrapper=\"\" id=\"piano-inline-content-wrapper\"> \n                    \n                    \n                    \n                          \n                          \n                          <section data-component-type=\"inline-offer\" data-offer-key=\"pre-churn-offer\" data-place-after-element-selector=\".post-content .content-lock-content > p\">\n                            <article>\n                              <img alt=\"\" src=\"/public/assets/subscription/marketing/banner-overlay/top-left.svg\"></img>\n                              <img alt=\"\" src=\"/public/assets/subscription/marketing/banner-overlay/bottom-right.svg\"></img>\n                          \n                                        </article>\n                          </section>\n                    \n                    <div data-component-type=\"content-lock\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\">\n                      <div>\n                                  <ul><li>A 63-year-old man was having a routine colonoscopy when doctors saw a fly in his intestines.</li><li>Doctors said it was a \"mystery\" how the fly had gotten in there and remained intact.</li><li>Insects can enter the intestines if food containing insect eggs or larvae is consumed.</li></ul><div data-acq-source=\"scienceinlinesignup\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-event-label=\"insider_today\" data-list=\"Insider Today\" data-newsletter-id=\"1\" id=\"formContainer\">\n                        \n                        \n                          <section>\n                              \n                        \n                            <p><svg height=\"50\" role=\"img\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 50 50;\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" width=\"50\" xml:space=\"preserve\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n                          <title>Loading</title>\n                          <desc>Something is loading.</desc>\n                          <path d=\"M43.935,25.145c0-10.318-8.364-18.683-18.683-18.683c-10.318,0-18.683,8.365-18.683,18.683h4.068c0-8.071,6.543-14.615,14.615-14.615c8.072,0,14.615,6.543,14.615,14.615H43.935z\" fill=\"#111\">\n                            <animatetransform attributename=\"transform\" attributetype=\"xml\" dur=\"0.6s\" from=\"0 25 25\" repeatcount=\"indefinite\" to=\"360 25 25\" type=\"rotate\"></animatetransform>\n                          </path>\n                        </svg></p>\n                            \n                        \n                            \n                        \n                            <div>\n                              <p>Thanks for signing up!</p>\n                              \n                              <p>\n                              Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you\'re on the go.\n                                    </p>\n                            </div>\n                        \n                            \n                            \n                          </section>\n                        \n                            <div>\n                                <p><img alt=\"Bull\" data-src=\"/public/assets/rebrand/newsletter-bull.png\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                              \n                              \n                              \n                              </p>    </div>\n                        \n                          \n                        </div><p>Doctors in Missouri were baffled to spot a fly inside a man\'s intestines during a routine colon screening.</p><p><a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://journals.lww.com/ajg/citation/2023/10000/to_be_a_fly_on_the_wall__a_mysterious_finding_on.7.aspx\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Images</u></a> taken during the colonoscopy and published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology show the intact fly inside the man\'s colon.</p><p>Matthew Bechtold, the chief of Gastroenterology at the University of Missouri, told The Independent that he had prodded the fly and <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/missouri-man-live-fly-intestines-b2451725.html\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>confirmed it was dead.</u></a></p><p>The 63-year-old patient told doctors that he had only consumed clear liquids the day before the procedure and had no idea how the fly had gotten into his colon.</p><p>He said he had eaten pizza and lettuce for dinner two days before the procedure but did not remember a fly being in his food.</p><p>The finding was described as \"a very rare colonoscopy finding and mystery on how the intact fly found its way to the transverse colon.\"</p><p>The <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470577/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">transverse colon</a> is the \"most mobile\" and \"longest part\" of the large intestine. Bechtold told The Independent that the fly could have reached it by entering the patient\'s body through the mouth or rectum.</p><p>He said that if the fly entered through the mouth it would likely have been \"degraded\" by upper digestive enzymes and stomach acid, meaning that wasn\'t likely.</p><p>However, he said it was also unlikely that it entered through the rectum.</p><p>\"If from the bottom, an opening must have been created long enough for the fly to fly undetected into the colon and somehow make its way to the middle part of the colon with no light in a very curvy, large intestine,\" he told the outlet.</p><p>Insects can enter the digestive tract if food containing insect eggs or larvae is consumed.</p><p>This can lead to \"intestinal myiasis,\" where fly larvae feed on a person\'s dead or living tissue.</p><p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that while some infested patients display no symptoms, others have reported \"abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.\"</p>\n                      </div>\n                    \n                    </div>\n                    \n                    \n                        </div>', 'Matthew Bechtold, the chief of Gastroenterology at the University of Missouri, told The Independent that he had prodded the fly and confirmed it was dead.', 'https://i.insider.com/65621aa2fe5bc6545ebbe720?width=1200&format=jpeg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1193, 'Can an Instagram-worthy office lure you back to work? Thats so cringe.', '<div><p>It hired the interior design team that previously decorated <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/the-wing-women-only-coworking-space-photo-tour-2017-11\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">The Wing, the women\'s club</a> that shuttered during the pandemic, to create a colorful, cozy office — complete with a conference room done in \"razzle-dazzle red,\" the Times reported.</p><p>According to an expert who talked <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/business/office-design-rto.html\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the Times</a>:</p><blockquote><section>Employers are using social media aesthetics in the same way they\'re deploying traditional perks like cold brew, or less traditional ones like the Lizzo concert Google put on for its workers. It\'s all corporate image making. Companies now want their office design to be visible not just to employees, but also to everyone on social media…</section></blockquote><p>And apparently, it worked. Well, sort of. One employee of Magic Spoon who talked to the Times said that her Instagram followers loved the colorful new office. But … she also recently left the job. (Apparently unrelated to the office design, which she said friends commented was \"so sick\" when she posted it to Instagram.)</p><p>So, how did some Instagram users react to the Times story? Uh, not so enthusiastically in a lot of cases.</p><p>Here\'s a smattering of comments to the @NYTimes <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C0MNs-1LdLn/?img_index=1\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">post</a> about the article:</p><ul><li><p>\"This is just a pizza for the new generation. Pay a liveable wage and treat people with respect and provide equity and people will want to work for you. Imagine that…\"</p></li><li><p>\"We just want to be able to afford a house and healthcare. Please.\"</p></li><li><p>\"What\'s Instagrammable are all of the things people can do when they\'re not spending 8 hours each week commuting for no reason.\"</p></li><li><p>\"babes, how about you put the decor and rent fees toward higher salaries, stop telling people they need 53 years of experience for an entry level job so you can stop roadblocking your own hiring process, and stop trying so hard to make the office happen?\"</p></li><li><p>\"Y\'all will do anything but pay people more.\"</p></li><li><p>\"🤦ðŸ¼â€♀ï¸ we just want to work from home, this is cringe\"</p></li></ul><p>If you think this just sounds like snarky Instagram commenters sounding off about <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/employees-defying-orders-return-to-office-great-resistance-remote-work-2022-7\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">going into the office</a>, it actually tracks with some real research.</p><p>NORC at University of Chicago just released a <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.norc.org/research/projects/return-to-office-surveys.html\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">study</a> on attitudes among HR and employees over return-to-office policies.</p><p>It <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://apnews.com/article/work-from-home-office-covid-surveys-c3e3a8ef8660c5eec660d493ff121410\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">found</a> that 55% of hybrid employees would feel more encouraged to go into the office <em>if they got paid more to work in person</em>.</p><p>The overwhelming response: An aesthetic <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.insider.com/what-is-millennial-core-2023-11\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Millenialcore</a> office isn\'t as important for young workers as higher wages.</p><p>Still, <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/work-from-home-boom-millennials-not-gen-z-boomers-2023-11\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">millennials</a> appear to be the demographic that most wants to <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-typical-remote-worker-income-profession-age-2023-9\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">work remotely</a>.</p><p>Even if — at the office — there\'s kombucha on tap and the sofas are a pleasing pink.</p></div>', 'Some employers want Instagram-worthy workspaces to lure young people back to the office. One reaction: \"Ya\'ll will do anything but pay people more.\"', 'https://i.insider.com/65664a2cc58b6f84123b14ed?width=1200&format=jpeg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1194, 'US officials helped Cisco sneak a cybersecurity prototype into Ukraine using a plane carrying humanitarian aid', '<div data-component-type=\"content-lock\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\">\n                      <div>\n                                  <ul><li>Cisco created a prototype device that could help keep Ukraine\'s power grid running this winter.</li><li>In a covert operation first reported by CNN, the devices were delivered using a US plane carrying humanitarian aid.</li><li>The devices were designed to keep the grid afloat despite Russian cyberattacks. </li></ul><div data-acq-source=\"defenseinlinesignup\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-event-label=\"insider_today\" data-list=\"Insider Today\" data-newsletter-id=\"1\" id=\"formContainer\">\n                        \n                        \n                          <section>\n                              \n                        \n                            <p><svg height=\"50\" role=\"img\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 50 50;\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" width=\"50\" xml:space=\"preserve\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n                          <title>Loading</title>\n                          <desc>Something is loading.</desc>\n                          <path d=\"M43.935,25.145c0-10.318-8.364-18.683-18.683-18.683c-10.318,0-18.683,8.365-18.683,18.683h4.068c0-8.071,6.543-14.615,14.615-14.615c8.072,0,14.615,6.543,14.615,14.615H43.935z\" fill=\"#111\">\n                            <animatetransform attributename=\"transform\" attributetype=\"xml\" dur=\"0.6s\" from=\"0 25 25\" repeatcount=\"indefinite\" to=\"360 25 25\" type=\"rotate\"></animatetransform>\n                          </path>\n                        </svg></p>\n                            \n                        \n                            \n                        \n                            <div>\n                              <p>Thanks for signing up!</p>\n                              \n                              <p>\n                              Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you\'re on the go.\n                                    </p>\n                            </div>\n                        \n                            \n                            \n                          </section>\n                        \n                            <div>\n                                <p><img alt=\"Bull\" data-src=\"/public/assets/rebrand/newsletter-bull.png\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                              \n                              \n                              \n                              </p>    </div>\n                        \n                          \n                        </div><p>Cisco created cybersecurity prototypes for Ukraine to protect its power grid, but getting them into Ukraine required a bit of subterfuge.</p><p>US agencies helped sneak the devices into the country, in part by using a US Air Force plane carrying humanitarian aid, <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/politics/ukraine-power-grid-equipment-cisco/index.html\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">according to a new report from CNN</a>.</p><p>Through meetings organized by the US Department of Commerce earlier this year, Cisco helped Ukraine\'s power grid operator, Ukrenergo, solve a critical problem it was facing: how to protect the grid\'s GPS-based clocks — which deliver information about power flow across locations — even as Russian forces tried to hack the grid, CNN reported.</p><p>\"Cisco, along with power grid experts in the public and private sector, worked tirelessly for 8 months to develop, test and deploy our solution to Ukraine,\" Joe Marshall, Cisco Talos security strategist, told Business Insider. \"It involved a great deal of trial and error, but we managed to develop a unique solution that helps mitigate the GPS jamming issue.\"</p><p>After developing a pizza box-sized prototype for the equipment, Cisco needed to find a way to stealthily deliver it to Ukraine, so a Cisco executive quietly enlisted help from the Pentagon and the Department of Energy to deliver the boxes, according to CNN.</p><p>In April, the prototypes were loaded onto a US Air Force plane carrying humanitarian aid from a military base on the East Coast to Rzeszów, Poland, near the Ukrainian border, CNN reported.</p><p>Then, the equipment traveled via train into western Ukraine, where Ukrenergo engineers were waiting in an office to fine-tune the devices, according to the outlet.</p><p>The operation was a success; Ukrenergo\'s engineers installed the devices, and Cisco created dozens more to ship out, CNN reported.</p><p>The Department of Energy said it has shipped nearly 20 tons of \"electrical equipment on U.S. Air Force cargo planes to help Ukraine\'s electric grid and associated essential services, leveraging the knowledge and expertise of our National Laboratories and working in coordination with the private sector.\" The department added that it will continue to support Ukraine\'s needs.</p><p>The hardware kits — worth about $1 million but offered for free by Cisco — have since been installed across the country. Thanks to the covert operation, the prototypes could help Ukraine keep its power running through another brutal winter of war.</p><p>\"Fighting the good fight isn\'t just about cybersecurity. It\'s about doing the right thing and helping others in the face of adversity,\" Marshall said. \"We knew that this work was our chance to make a tangible difference to Ukrainians, who are living in an active war zone. We knew this solution would help save lives - and keep the lights on in Ukraine.\"</p><p>The Pentagon and the Department of Commerce did not immediately respond to Business Insider\'s request for comment.</p>\n                      </div>\n                    \n                    </div>', 'The prototype devices were quietly delivered with the help of a US Air Force plane carrying humanitarian aid, CNN reported.', 'https://i.insider.com/655d23de4ca513d8242d50e8?width=1200&format=jpeg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1195, 'Papa Johns hired a blind worker, then fired him before hed worked a shift when he asked to bring his service dog to work, a federal agency says', '<div data-component-type=\"content-lock\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\">\n                      <div>\n                                  <ul><li>Papa John\'s refused to let a blind worker bring his service dog to work, and fired him instead, the EEOC said.</li><li>The worker needed the dog to travel to work and had asked to keep him in a back room during his shift, per the EEOC lawsuit.</li><li>Papa John\'s has agreed to pay the worker $175,000 to settle the disability-discrimination lawsuit.</li></ul><div data-acq-source=\"retailinlinesignup\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-event-label=\"insider_today\" data-list=\"Insider Today\" data-newsletter-id=\"1\" id=\"formContainer\">\n                        \n                        \n                          <section>\n                              \n                        \n                            <p><svg height=\"50\" role=\"img\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 50 50;\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" width=\"50\" xml:space=\"preserve\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n                          <title>Loading</title>\n                          <desc>Something is loading.</desc>\n                          <path d=\"M43.935,25.145c0-10.318-8.364-18.683-18.683-18.683c-10.318,0-18.683,8.365-18.683,18.683h4.068c0-8.071,6.543-14.615,14.615-14.615c8.072,0,14.615,6.543,14.615,14.615H43.935z\" fill=\"#111\">\n                            <animatetransform attributename=\"transform\" attributetype=\"xml\" dur=\"0.6s\" from=\"0 25 25\" repeatcount=\"indefinite\" to=\"360 25 25\" type=\"rotate\"></animatetransform>\n                          </path>\n                        </svg></p>\n                            \n                        \n                            \n                        \n                            <div>\n                              <p>Thanks for signing up!</p>\n                              \n                              <p>\n                              Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you\'re on the go.\n                                    </p>\n                            </div>\n                        \n                            \n                            \n                          </section>\n                        \n                            <div>\n                                <p><img alt=\"Bull\" data-src=\"/public/assets/rebrand/newsletter-bull.png\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                              \n                              \n                              \n                              </p>    </div>\n                        \n                          \n                        </div><p>Papa John\'s fired a blind worker before he\'d even worked his first shift after refusing to let him keep his service dog in a back room while he worked, a federal agency claimed in a lawsuit.</p><p>The pizza chain has now agreed to pay the worker $175,000 to settle the disability-discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.</p><p>Michael Barnes is legally blind and relies on his service dog — a black English Labrador called Indie — for tasks including traveling. </p><p>When he applied for a job at a Papa John\'s restaurant in Athens, Georgia in February 2020, he told the store manager that he needed his dog to travel to and from work but wouldn\'t require it to stay next to him during his shifts, the lawsuit says.</p><p>During Barnes\' interview the store manager said that keeping the dog on the site while Barnes worked wouldn\'t be a problem, and they discussed ways of keeping the dog both out of customer view and away from food preparation, including being secured in the restaurant\'s conference room or under the store manager\'s desk, per the lawsuit.</p><p>Papa John\'s offered him the job, though his employment was delayed because of disruptions that the pandemic caused to the business. Before he could start his shifts working on the dough station, however, Barnes had to submit a formal request to keep his dog in the restaurant while he worked.</p><p>Papa John\'s Accommodation Request Committee denied the request made by Barnes and the store manager, and said he should be terminated, according to the lawsuit. The EEOC says that the committee failed to speak to Barnes and \"reasonably investigate\" his accommodation before rejecting it.</p><p>The store manager told Barnes that if he wanted to keep the job he would need to find an alternative to keeping the dog at the restaurant, per the lawsuit.</p><p>But this was impossible, because Barnes relied on his dog to travel – and the company ultimately terminated him, per the lawsuit.</p><p>The EEOC says that this violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prevents employers from discriminating against workers with disabilities and stipulates that they\'re required to make <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/fact-sheet-disability-discrimination\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\"reasonable\" accommodations</a>.</p><p>\"Not allowing blind and visually impaired people to travel to and from work in the way that affords them confidence and independence is akin to telling sighted workers who rely on the flexibility and independence of driving that they may not travel to work by car,\" Karla Gilbride, the EEOC\'s general counsel, said in a <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/papa-johns-pizza-pay-175000-settle-disability-discrimination-lawsuit\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">press release</a>.</p><p>Papa John\'s has agreed to pay Barnes $175,000 to settle the lawsuit, without admitting to wrongdoing. The company will also provide training on the Americans with Disabilities Act to staff on its Accommodation Request Committee and will review its employment policies.</p><p>\"As an employer, we are committed to achieving equal opportunity and maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture for all of our team members, including those with disabilities,\" a Papa John\'s spokesperson told <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2023/11/23/papa-johns-settles-blind-workers-discrimination-claim/71681557007/\" rel=\" nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">USA Today.</a></p>\n                      </div>\n                    \n                    </div>', 'The worker needed the dog, named Indie, to travel to work and had asked to keep him in a back room during his shift, according to a lawsuit filed by the EEOC.', 'https://i.insider.com/6571a6c87a3c8094d5da8676?width=1200&format=jpeg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1196, 'One chart shows how it may finally be a better deal to buy groceries and cook at home again', '<div data-component-type=\"content-lock\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\">\n                      <div>\n                                  <ul><li>The price of groceries is rising much slower than dining at a sit-down restaurant or fast food joint.</li><li>Grocery inflation has slowed way down: just over 2% year-over-year, compared to fast food at 6.2%.</li><li>Fast food is not cheap anymore, as many major chains are hiking prices this year.</li></ul><div data-acq-source=\"economyinlinesignup\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-event-label=\"insider_today\" data-list=\"Insider Today\" data-newsletter-id=\"1\" id=\"formContainer\">\n                        \n                        \n                          <section>\n                              \n                        \n                            <p><svg height=\"50\" role=\"img\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 50 50;\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" width=\"50\" xml:space=\"preserve\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n                          <title>Loading</title>\n                          <desc>Something is loading.</desc>\n                          <path d=\"M43.935,25.145c0-10.318-8.364-18.683-18.683-18.683c-10.318,0-18.683,8.365-18.683,18.683h4.068c0-8.071,6.543-14.615,14.615-14.615c8.072,0,14.615,6.543,14.615,14.615H43.935z\" fill=\"#111\">\n                            <animatetransform attributename=\"transform\" attributetype=\"xml\" dur=\"0.6s\" from=\"0 25 25\" repeatcount=\"indefinite\" to=\"360 25 25\" type=\"rotate\"></animatetransform>\n                          </path>\n                        </svg></p>\n                            \n                        \n                            \n                        \n                            <div>\n                              <p>Thanks for signing up!</p>\n                              \n                              <p>\n                              Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you\'re on the go.\n                                    </p>\n                            </div>\n                        \n                            \n                            \n                          </section>\n                        \n                            <div>\n                                <p><img alt=\"Bull\" data-src=\"/public/assets/rebrand/newsletter-bull.png\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\' viewBox=\'0 0 1 1\'%3E%3C/svg%3E\"></img>\n                              \n                              \n                              \n                              </p>    </div>\n                        \n                          \n                        </div><p>Over the last few months, it\'s become clearer that buying groceries and cooking at home may once again be a better deal than <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/inflation-cost-of-living-alcohol-coffee-going-out-more-expensive-2023-10\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">eating out</a>.</p><p>Since April, the year-over-year rate of <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/2024-outlook-us-economy-stock-market-jobs-inflation-interest-rates-2023-11\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">inflation</a> for food at home has been lower than the inflation rate for full-service meals, such as at sit-down restaurants, and limited-service meals, meaning fast food. This is according to the <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.t02.htm\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Consumer Price Index</a>, which showed that between February 2022 and March 2023, inflation of prices for food at home — meaning groceries — was higher than at restaurants.</p><p><span></span><span><p>Food at home is still becoming <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/high-food-prices-inflation-gas-costs-groceries-restaurants-americans-economy-2023-12\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">more expensive</a> but at a much slower rate than food away from home. Food at home inflated at 2.1% year-over-year in October 2023, the lowest rate since June 2021. Meanwhile, full-service meals inflated at 4.3% year-over-year for October while limited-service meals was at nearly 6.2%.</p><p>The increase in food prices at restaurants stems in part from rising labor, real estate, and maintenance costs, in addition to businesses\' elevated grocery bills.</p><p>This gap between food at home and food away from home has grown over the last few months, as they were all about equal in March of this year. Last August, food at home inflated at 13.5% year-over-year, well above full-service meals at 9% and limited-service meals at 7.2%.</p><p>Some groceries classified as food at home have <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/high-inflation-goods-durables-deflation-groceries-expensive-federal-reserve-cars-2023-12\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">inflated at rates similar</a> to eating out. Cereals and bakery products, particularly bread and cookies, inflated 4.2% year-over-year, while beef and veal is up 8.9% during the same period. Prices for dairy products though are coming down, while fruits and vegetables inflated at a modest 1.1%.</p><p>Food away from home, though, is up 5.4% year-over-year. Though not as important to the calculation as full-service and limited-service meals, food at employee sites and schools inflated at the same rate, while prices for food from vending machines and mobile vendors is up 14.9%.</p><p>Fast food has been inflating at a relatively constant pace of between 6% to 8% since January 2021. Many major fast food chains have <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-food-isnt-cheap-anymore-2023-11\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">raised prices</a> over the last few years — <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-price-loses-lower-income-customers-inflation-pressure-2023-10\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">McDonald\'s raised menu prices</a> by around 10% this year after a 10% bump last year, while Chipotle <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/chipotle-mexican-grill-prices-are-rising-menu-increase-2023-10\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">hiked prices</a> five times since June 2021. Other chains including Pizza Hut and Subway have also increased prices for certain items.</p><p>Many Americans, particularly millennials and Gen Z, are increasingly <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/cook-chef-manager-amusement-parks-gen-z-attendant-experience-economy2023-11\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">driving demand for experiences</a>, including at restaurants. Many are willing to pay the increasingly high prices for nice night out, though many wealthier Americans have been <a data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/henrys-six-figure-income-inflation-layoffs-living-below-your-means-2023-10\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\">cutting back on eating out</a> and investing more in grocery shopping.</p></span></p>\n                      </div>\n                    \n                    </div>', 'The price of groceries is rising at a much slower rate than dining at a sit-down restaurant or fast food joint.', 'https://i.insider.com/656f8dd77a3c8094d5d9e2ed?width=1200&format=jpeg', '277', NULL, NULL, '', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-13', '1758', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1204, 'Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Housers next projects are a graphic novel and an audio drama', '<div><div><p><a data-ylk=\"elm:author;slk:Kris Holt;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/about/editors/kris-holt/\"><img alt=\"Kris Holt\" data-src=\"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/0OBBim1RwuQ2lZEb_Qrz.Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fimage_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.blogcdn.com%252Fwww.engadget.com%252Fmedia%252F2018%252F05%252Fme-irl.jpg%26compress%3D1%26progressive%3D1%26quality%3D75%26client%3Dhawkeye%26signature%3D63fd929600aee3fad02ecbb206186106655c6ccd&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=b5d76546b48bae2eefb236f2d019f50e509e4388\" src=\"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/0OBBim1RwuQ2lZEb_Qrz.Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fimage_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.blogcdn.com%252Fwww.engadget.com%252Fmedia%252F2018%252F05%252Fme-irl.jpg%26compress%3D1%26progressive%3D1%26quality%3D75%26client%3Dhawkeye%26signature%3D63fd929600aee3fad02ecbb206186106655c6ccd&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=b5d76546b48bae2eefb236f2d019f50e509e4388\"></img></a></p></div></div><div><p>Absurd Ventures, the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:new creative studio;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/rockstar-games-co-founder-dan-houser-has-a-new-studio-183054769.html\">new creative studio</a> from Rockstar Games co-founder and ex-creative director Dan Houser, has <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced its first projects;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.absurdventures.com/feed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced its first projects</a>. As it happens, neither of them are video games, at least not yet.</p><p>The first of these two new universes is called <em>American Caper</em>, which will debut as a graphic novel. It will focus on two normal but damaged families who are mired \"in a world of corrupt business, inept politics and bungling crime.\" Comic book artist Simon Bisley (<em>ABC Warriors, Lobo</em>) is illustrating the graphic novel.</p><p>The other project is a 12-episode audio drama that\'s already in production. <em>A Better Paradise</em> is described as a near-future existential suspense thriller. Absurd Ventures is working with well-regarded audio company Q-CODE Media on the project.</p><p>Absurd Ventures plans to reveal more details about both projects in the coming months. However, referring to both American Caper and A Better Paradise as \"universes\" suggests the company has plans to expand them into transmedia enterprises, which may just include video games.</p><p>Meanwhile, we\'re just days away from getting our first proper glimpse at what has been keeping Houser\'s former colleagues at Rockstar busy for the last several years. The publisher will <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:unveil the first trailer;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/the-first-grand-theft-auto-vi-trailer-will-arrive-in-early-december-045219564.html\">unveil the first trailer</a> for the next Grand Theft Auto game in early December. Rumors suggest the reveal will take place at The Game Awards on December 7.</p></div>', 'Absurd Ventures, the new creative studio from Rockstar Games co-founder and ex-creative director Dan Houser, has announced its first projects. As it happens, neither of them are video games, at least not yet.\nThe first of these two new universes is called Ame…', 'https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2023-11/5b122220-8ef9-11ee-bfdf-8a7c672d9ae2', '285', NULL, NULL, '119', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-15', '1878', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL);
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(1205, 'Audible Cyber Monday sale brings a Premium Plus membership down to $6 for the first four months', '<div><div><p><a data-ylk=\"elm:author;slk:Sarah Fielding;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/about/editors/sarah-fielding-01/\"><img alt=\"Sarah Fielding\" data-src=\"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/CgH1XosbzgUdhuX3AFKvjw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fimage_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2023-03%252F05295d70-bd25-11ed-beff-9aa9fea26df1%26compress%3D1%26progressive%3D1%26quality%3D75%26client%3Dhawkeye%26signature%3D2f850ca5cd9ee04a54a51211a12b8b8067963bba&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=7adb5ebac303551a3f2b76b6a955c5848b324c5a\" src=\"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/CgH1XosbzgUdhuX3AFKvjw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fimage_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2023-03%252F05295d70-bd25-11ed-beff-9aa9fea26df1%26compress%3D1%26progressive%3D1%26quality%3D75%26client%3Dhawkeye%26signature%3D2f850ca5cd9ee04a54a51211a12b8b8067963bba&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=7adb5ebac303551a3f2b76b6a955c5848b324c5a\"></img></a></p></div></div><div><p>Today is the last day to get an Audible subscription at a discounted rate for the holidays. A <a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cyber Monday deal;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0\" href=\"https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=66ea567a-c987-4c2e-a2ff-02904efde6ea&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Amazon&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL2h6L2F1ZGlibGUvbWxwL21lbWJlcnNoaXAvcHJlbWl1bXBsdXMvbW9udGhseT90YWc9Z2RndDBjLXAtby01MzItMjAiLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6ImE2MjMxNzM4LTkxNjMtNDgyNy1hZjRhLTdhYmZlMTVkYzIzOCJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAba1YM0F27kW8XWWnIBJWF31v50ydjQMvVa-jfTBn5ft&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fhz%2Faudible%2Fmlp%2Fmembership%2Fpremiumplus%2Fmonthly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cyber Monday deal</a> on the audiobook subscription service brings a Premium Plus membership down to just $6 per month for the first four months — that\'s more than half off the typical $15-per-month cost of access. In addition, new subscribers will get a $20 Audible credit as well that they can use towards the purchase of audiobooks on the platform.</p><div><div><div><p><a data-ylk=\"sec:large-product;subsec:commlist;elmt:chooseForMe;pdid:Audible Premium Plus;pid:manual_a6231738-9163-4827-af4a-7abfe15dc238_1700732379873;aid:manual_a6231738-9163-4827-af4a-7abfe15dc238_1700732379873;itemcost:$15;itmId:$6;sellerN:Amazon;cpos:1;ll3:product-available;ll4:productoffer-manual;elm:affiliate_link;itc:0;slk:$6 at Amazon;pkgt:horizontal-img;pos:1\" href=\"https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=pnr-product-module&amp;featureId=manual-entry&amp;itemName=Audible+Premium+Plus&amp;merchantName=Amazon&amp;brand=Audible&amp;price=15.0&amp;salePrice=6.0&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL2h6L2F1ZGlibGUvbWxwL21lbWJlcnNoaXAvcHJlbWl1bXBsdXMvbW9udGhseT90YWc9Z2RndDBjLXAtby01MzEtMjAiLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6ImE2MjMxNzM4LTkxNjMtNDgyNy1hZjRhLTdhYmZlMTVkYzIzOCJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAVgM7av5hUwWHqt2c6Ia80_VljtQxdc0AnoubVJfJVeo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-src=\"https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/NcMJjOeXJZCs7LSNOEZmug--~B/aD01NDA7dz05NjA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2023-11/fe081c70-89e3-11ee-bfcf-e1d4c2bcb941\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\"></img></a></p><p>Audible</p></div></div><div><p>It\'s wildly discounted for the first four months. </p><p><a data-ylk=\"sec:large-product;subsec:commlist;elmt:chooseForMe;pdid:Audible Premium Plus;pid:manual_a6231738-9163-4827-af4a-7abfe15dc238_1700732379873;aid:manual_a6231738-9163-4827-af4a-7abfe15dc238_1700732379873;itemcost:$15;itmId:$6;sellerN:Amazon;cpos:1;ll3:product-available;ll4:productoffer-manual;elm:affiliate_link;itc:0;slk:$6 at Amazon;pkgt:horizontal-cta;pos:4\" href=\"https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=pnr-product-module&amp;featureId=manual-entry&amp;itemName=Audible+Premium+Plus&amp;merchantName=Amazon&amp;brand=Audible&amp;price=15.0&amp;salePrice=6.0&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL2h6L2F1ZGlibGUvbWxwL21lbWJlcnNoaXAvcHJlbWl1bXBsdXMvbW9udGhseT90YWc9Z2RndDBjLXAtby01MzEtMjAiLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6ImE2MjMxNzM4LTkxNjMtNDgyNy1hZjRhLTdhYmZlMTVkYzIzOCJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAVgM7av5hUwWHqt2c6Ia80_VljtQxdc0AnoubVJfJVeo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">$6 at Amazon</a></p></div></div><p>If you\'re looking to listen to more audiobooks while you\'re commuting or cleaning the house, or you want a good <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:gift for the book lover;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/best-gifts-for-book-lovers-160047468.html\">gift for the book lover</a> in your life, this Audible deal is a great option. Audible\'s Premium Plus subscription comes with one credit every month to purchase a new or best-selling title. It also has thousands of included titles you can download anytime — including podcasts and <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Audible originals;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/2018-09-07-audible-free-original-audiobooks.html\">Audible originals</a> — and exclusive sales for members.</p><p>The deal covers the first four months of the subscription before returning to $15 per month — though you can cancel any time. After that, the best deal is an Annual Premium Plus Plan, which, at $150 for the year, saves you $30.</p><p><strong><em>Your Cyber Monday Shopping Guide:</em></strong><em> See all of Yahoo’s </em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cyber Monday coverage, here;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/topics/black-friday/\"><em>Cyber Monday coverage, here</em></a><em>. Follow Engadget for </em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cyber Monday tech deals;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/cyber-monday/\"><em>Cyber Monday tech deals</em></a><em>. Learn about </em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cyber Monday trends;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.intheknow.com/tag/cyber-monday\"><em>Cyber Monday trends</em></a><em> on In The Know. Hear from Autoblog’s experts on the best </em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cyber Monday deals for your car, garage, and home;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.autoblog.com/cyber-monday/\"><em>Cyber Monday deals for your car, garage, and home</em></a><em>, and find </em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cyber Monday sales;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.aol.com/shopping/\"><em>Cyber Monday sales</em></a><em> to shop on AOL, handpicked just for you.</em></p></div>', 'Today is the last day to get an Audible subscription at a discounted rate for the holidays. A Cyber Monday deal on the audiobook subscription service brings a Premium Plus membership down to just $6 per month for the first four months — that\'s more than half …', 'https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/NQyGZyVOviCn_q_FvzgaAw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NjA-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2023-11/e2de4930-8d51-11ee-ba7d-62c8c081f0ef', '285', NULL, NULL, '119', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-15', '1878', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1206, 'OpenAI and Microsoft hit with copyright lawsuit from non-fiction authors', '<div><div><p><a data-ylk=\"elm:author;slk:Mariella Moon;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/about/editors/mariella-moon/\"><img alt=\"Mariella Moon\" data-src=\"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Q5xM8QRkc.8IiJSGgzI_ew--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fimage_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.blogcdn.com%252Fwww.engadget.com%252Fmedia%252F2017%252F04%252Fprofile-picture.jpg%26compress%3D1%26progressive%3D1%26quality%3D75%26client%3Dhawkeye%26signature%3D080b8c74bc2e0113b04ff3b4d56e855ff565fd24&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=199c0288bb447e9b8a42ee9c535e057d3cc5b29a\" src=\"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Q5xM8QRkc.8IiJSGgzI_ew--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fimage_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.blogcdn.com%252Fwww.engadget.com%252Fmedia%252F2017%252F04%252Fprofile-picture.jpg%26compress%3D1%26progressive%3D1%26quality%3D75%26client%3Dhawkeye%26signature%3D080b8c74bc2e0113b04ff3b4d56e855ff565fd24&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=199c0288bb447e9b8a42ee9c535e057d3cc5b29a\"></img></a></p></div></div><div><p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:OpenAI;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/sam-altman-is-reinstated-as-openai-ceo-five-days-after-being-fired-070037749.html\">OpenAI</a> has been <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:hit with another lawsuit;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2023/11/21/openai-and-microsoft-sued-by-nonfiction-writers-for-alleged-rampant-theft-of-authors-works/?sh=644947a22994\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hit with another lawsuit</a>, accusing it of using other people\'s intellectual property without permission to train its generative AI technology. Only this time, the lawsuit also names Microsoft as a defendant. The <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:complaint;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/legal/openai-microsoft-hit-with-new-author-copyright-lawsuit-over-ai-training-2023-11-21/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">complaint</a> was filed by Julian Sancton on behalf of a group of non-fiction authors who said they were not compensated for the use of their books and academic journals in training the company\'s large language model.</p><p>In their lawsuit, the authors state how they spend years \"conceiving, researching, and writing their creations.\" They accuse OpenAI and Microsoft of refusing to pay authors while building a business \"valued into the tens of billions of dollars by taking the combined works of humanity without permission.\" The companies pretend copyright laws do not exist, the complaint reads, and have \"enjoyed enormous financial gain from their exploitation of copyrighted material.\"</p><p>Sancton is the author behind <em>Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey Into the Dark Antarctic</em>, which tells the true survival story of an 1897 polar expedition that got stuck in the ocean in the middle of a sunless Antarctic winter. Sancton spent five years and tens of thousands of dollars to research and write the book. \"Such an investment of time and money is feasible for Plaintiff Sancton and other writers because, in exchange for their creative efforts, the Copyright Act grants them \'a bundle of exclusive rights\' in their works, including \'the rights to reproduce the copyrighted work[s],\'\" according to the lawsuit.</p><p>As <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Forbes;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2023/11/21/openai-and-microsoft-sued-by-nonfiction-writers-for-alleged-rampant-theft-of-authors-works/?sh=644947a22994\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Forbes</em></a> notes, OpenAI previously said that content generated by ChatGPT doesn\'t constitute \"derivative work\" and, hence, doesn\'t infringe on any copyright. Sancton\'s lawsuit is merely the latest complaint against the company over its use of copyrighted work to train its technology. Earlier this year, screenwriter and author also <a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michael Chabon;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2023/09/11/michael-chabon-other-literary-giants-sue-openai-over-alleged-copyright-infringement/?sh=4fe7973b66a4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Chabon</a> sued OpenAI for the same thing, as did <a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:George R.R. Martin;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://apnews.com/article/openai-lawsuit-authors-grisham-george-rr-martin-37f9073ab67ab25b7e6b2975b2a63bfe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George R.R. Martin</a>, John Grisham and Jodi Picoult. Comedian <a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sarah Silverman;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/sarah-silverman-sues-openai-and-meta-over-copyright-infringement-175322447.html\">Sarah Silverman</a> filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Meta, as well. Sancton is now seeking damages and injunctive relief for all the proposed class action\'s defendants.</p></div>', 'OpenAI has been hit with another lawsuit, accusing it of using other people\'s intellectual property without permission to train its generative AI technology. Only this time, the lawsuit also names Microsoft as a defendant. The complaint was filed by Julian Sa…', 'https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Ce7FCWjWaEd_lF6e7hr84A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03OTk-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2023-11/b535a930-8917-11ee-b7ff-2aefe35350e0', '285', NULL, NULL, '119', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-15', '1878', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1207, 'Offworld company towns are the wrong way to settle the solar system', '<div><p>Company Towns — wherein a single firm provides most or all necessary services, from housing and employment to commerce and amenities to a given community — have dotted America since before the Civil War. As we near the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, they\'re making a comeback with <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:a new generation of ultra-wealthy elites gobbling up land and looking to build towns in their own image;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://ktla.com/news/california/mystery-land-buyers-around-california-air-force-base-revealed/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a new generation of ultra-wealthy elites gobbling up land and looking to build towns in their own image</a>.</p><p>And why should only terrestrial workers be exploited? Elon Musk has long talked of his plans to colonize Mars through his company SpaceX and those plans don\'t happen without a sizeable — and in this case, notably captive — workforce on hand. The same Elon Musk who spent $44 billion to run a ubiquitous social media site into the ground, whose brain computer interface company can\'t stop killing monkeys and whose automotive company can\'t stop killing pedestrians, wants to construct entire settlements wholly reliant on his company\'s largesse and logistics train. Are we really going to trust the mercurial CEO with people\'s literal air supplies?</p><p>In this week\'s <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hitting the Books;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.engadget.com/tag/hittingthebooks/\">Hitting the Books</a>, Rice University biologist and podcaster Kelly Weinersmith and her husband Zach (of <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" href=\"https://www.smbc-comics.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal</em></a> fame) examine what it will actually take to put people on the red planet and what unforeseen costs we might have to pay to accomplish such a goal in their new book <a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:;cpos:4;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through?;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0\" href=\"https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=66ea567a-c987-4c2e-a2ff-02904efde6ea&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Amazon&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL0NpdHktTWFycy1zZXR0bGUtdGhvdWdodC10aHJvdWdoL2RwLzE5ODQ4ODE3Mjg_dGFnPWdkZ3QwYy1wLW8tNTdxLTIwIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiI3ZmQ2YjAzZi0wYzkxLTQxNzYtYjE3ZS0wMjllYTk4NTU3YzAifQ&amp;signature=AQAAAWyfq4KIpMgP4tC__Bj1ZPnLfu8GjZfqJ1Fnp1zJnQli&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCity-Mars-settle-thought-through%2Fdp%2F1984881728\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through?</em></a></p><figure><div><div><p><img alt=\"An illustration of a subterranean settlement village on Mars\" data-src=\"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Fysz2HO78ZQuPgRPCzg9sQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcyMA--/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2023-12/97d183c0-92cf-11ee-bcb7-a57dda1d1e4d\"></img></p></div></div><p><figcaption><span> Penguin Random House</span></figcaption></p></figure><p><em>Excerpted from </em><a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Penguin Random House;elmt:;cpos:5;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through?;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Penguin Random House;elmt:;cpos:5;pos:1;itc:0\" href=\"https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=c9d3e29f-d34f-458a-a913-ad7c64c708e1&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Penguin+Random+House&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5wZW5ndWlucmFuZG9taG91c2UuY29tL2Jvb2tzLzYzOTQ0OS9hLWNpdHktb24tbWFycy1ieS1rZWxseS1hbmQtemFjaC13ZWluZXJzbWl0aC8iLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6IjdmZDZiMDNmLTBjOTEtNDE3Ni1iMTdlLTAyOWVhOTg1NTdjMCJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAXwF7iYgYAipk_3V-6_iJzVEf76kAKGlPK6P0GqnPIXL&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.penguinrandomhouse.com%2Fbooks%2F639449%2Fa-city-on-mars-by-kelly-and-zach-weinersmith%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through?</a> by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. Published by Penguin. Copyright © 2023 by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. All rights reserved.</p><hr></hr><h2>On the Care and Feeding of Space Employees</h2><p>One of the first things to know about company towns is that companies don’t appear to want to be in charge of housing. In our experience, people often think housing was an actively pursued control tactic, but if you look at the available data and the oral histories, companies often seem downright reluctant to supply housing at all. In Dr. Price Fishback’s economic analysis of coal towns in early-twentieth-century Appalachia, Soft Coal, Hard Choices, he found that companies able to have a third party supply housing typically did. This is hard to square with the idea that housing was built specifically with sinister intentions.</p><p>There are also good theoretical reasons to explain why companies build housing and rent it out to workers. Suppose Elon Musk is building the space city Muskow. Having wisely consulted the nearest available Weinersmith, he decides he shouldn’t own employee housing due to something or other about the risks of power imbalance. He looks to hire builders, but immediately runs into a problem: very few companies are available for construction on Mars. Let’s consider the simple case where only one company is willing to do it.</p><p>Well, guess what. That company now has monopoly power. They can raise home prices or lower home quality, making Muskow less attractive to potential workers. Musk can now only improve the situation by paying workers more, costing him money while lining the pockets of the housing provider.</p><p>If he wants to avoid this, Musk’s ideal option is to attract more building companies, so they can compete with each other. If that’s not possible, as was often the case in remote company towns, then the only alternative is to build the housing himself. This works, but the tradeoff is that he’s now managing housing in addition to focusing on his core business. He’s also acquired a lot of control over his employees. None of this setup requires Musk to be a power-hungry bastard — all it requires is that he needs to attract workers to a place where there’s zero competition for housing construction.</p><p>Historically, where things get more worrisome is in rental agreements, which often tied housing to employment. Even these can partially be explained as rational choices a non- evil bastard might non- evilly make. Workers in mines were often temporary. Mines were temporary, too, existing only until the resources were no longer profitable. This made homeownership a less compelling prospect for a worker. Why? Two reasons. First, if a town may suddenly fold in fifteen years because a copper mine stops being profitable, buying a house is a bad investment. Second, if you own a home, it’s hard for you to leave. This is a problem because threatening to leave is a classic way to enhance your bargaining position as a worker.</p><p>Once you have people whose housing is tied to their job, the potential for abuse is enormous — especially during strikes. Rental agreements were often tied to employment, and so striking or even having an injury could mean the loss of your home. When your boss is also your landlord, their ability to threaten you and your family is tremendous, and indeed narrative accounts refer to eviction of families with children by force. If employees either owned their homes or had more secure rental agreements, power would have run the other way. They could have struck for better wages or conditions and occupied those homes to make it harder for their employer to bring in replacements.</p><p>It may be tempting to see this as a purely capitalist problem, but very similar results occurred in Soviet monotown housing. Employees tended to get reasonably nice company-town housing; if they lost their jobs, they had to go to the local Soviet, which provided far worse accommodations. As one author put it, “Thus, housing became the method of controlling workers par excellence.â€ This suggests that there’s a deep structural dynamic here — when your employer owns your housing, they’re apt to use it against you at some point.</p><p>In space, you can’t kick people out of their houses unless you’re prepared to kill them or pay for a pricey trip home. On Mars, orbital mechanics may preclude the trip even if you’re able to afford it. In arguing with space-settlement geeks, housing concerns are often set up as binaries — “Look, they’re not going to kill the employees, so they’ll have to treat them well.â€ In fact, there’s a spectrum of bastardry available. A company-town boss on Mars could provide lower-quality food, reduce floor space, restrict the flow of beet wine, deny you access to the pregnodrome. They could also tune your atmosphere. We found one account by a British submariner, in which he claimed to adjust the balance of oxygen to carbon dioxide depending on whether he wanted people more lethargic or more active. Whether it’ll be worth the risk of pissing off employees who cost, at least, millions to deliver to the settlement is harder to say.</p><p>This overall logic — companies must supply amenities, therefore companies acquire power — repeats across contexts in company towns. To attract skilled employees who may have families, the company must supply housing, yes, but they also must supply other regular town stuff — shopping, entertainment, festivals, sanitation, roads, bridges, municipal planning, schools, temples, churches. When one company controls shopping, they set the prices and they know what you buy. When they control entertainment and worship, they have power over employee speech and behavior. When they control schools, they have power over what is taught. When they control the hospitals, they control who gets health care, and how much.</p><p>Even if the company does a decent job on all these fronts, there may still be resistance, basically because people don’t love having so much of their lives controlled by one entity. Fishback argued that company towns, for all their issues, were not as bad as their reputation. In theorizing why, he suggested one problem you might call the omni-antagonist effect. Think about what groups you’re most likely to be angry at during any given moment of adult life. Landlord? Home-repair company? Local stores? Utility companies? Your homeowners association? Local governance? Health-care service? Chances are you’re mad at someone on this list even as you read this book. Now, imagine all are merged into a single entity that is also your boss.</p><p>In space, as usual, things are worse: the infrastructure and utility people aren’t just keeping the toilet and electricity running; they’re deciding how much CO2 is in your air and controlling transportation in and out of town. Even if the company is not evil, it’s going to be hard to keep good relations, even at the best of times.</p><p>And it will not always be the best of times.</p><h2>When Company Towns Go Bad</h2><p>Unionization attempts on September 3, 1921, reporting on the then ongoing miners strike in West Virginia, the <em>Associated Press</em> released the following bulletin:</p><div data-src=\"\"><blockquote><p>Sub district President Blizzard of the United Mine Workers . . . says five airplanes sent up from Logan county dropped bombs manufactured of gaspipe and high explosives over the miners’ land, but that no one was injured. One of the bombs, he reports, fell between two women who were standing in a yard, but it failed to explode.</p></blockquote></div><p>“Failed to explodeâ€ is better than the alternative, but well, it’s the thought that counts.</p><p>Most strikes were not accompanied by attempted war crimes, but that particular strike, which was part of early-twentieth-century America’s aptly named Coal Wars, happened during a situation associated with increased danger — unionization attempts.</p><p>Looked at in strictly economic terms, this isn’t so surprising. From the company’s perspective, beyond unionization lies a huge unknown. Formerly direct decisions will have to run through a new and potentially antagonistic committee. The company will have less flexibility about wages and layoffs in case of an economic downturn. They may become less competitive with a nonunion entity. They may have to renegotiate every single employee contract.</p><p>Whether or not a union would be good per se in a space settlement, given how costly and hazardous any kind of strife would be, you may want to begin your space settlement with some sort of collective bargaining entity purely to avoid a dangerous transition. A union would also reduce some of the power imbalance by giving workers the ability to act collectively in their own interest. However, this may not happen in reality if the major space capitalists of today are the space company-town bosses of the future—both Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos kept their companies ununionized while CEOs.</p><h3>Economic Chaos</h3><p>Another basic problem here is that company towns, being generally oriented around a single good, are extremely vulnerable to economic randomness. Several scholars have noted that company towns tend to be less prone to strife when they have fatter margins. It’s no coincidence that the pipe-bomb incident above came about during a serious drop in the price of coal early in the twentieth century. Price drops and general bad economic conditions can mean renegotiations of contracts in an environment where the company fears for its survival. Things can get nasty.</p><p>If Muskow makes its money on tourism, it might lose out when Apple opens a slightly cooler Mars resort two lava tubes over. Or there could be another Great Depression on Earth, limiting the desire for costly space vacations. So what’s a space CEO to do? In terrestrial company towns, if a Great Depression shows up, one option is for the town to just fold. It’s not a fun option, but at least there’s a train out of town or a chance to hitchhike. Mars has a once-every-two-years launch window.* Even a trip to Earth from the Moon requires a 380,000-kilometer shot in a rocket, which will likely never be cheap.</p><p>The biggest rockets on the drawing board today could perhaps transport a hundred people at a time. Even for a settlement of only ten thousand people, that’s a lot of transport infrastructure in case the town needs to be evacuated. Throw in that, at least right now, we don’t even know if people born and raised on the Moon or Mars can physiologically handle coming “backâ€ to Earth, and, well, things get interesting.</p><p>The result is that there is a huge ethical onus on whoever’s setting this thing up. Not just to have a huge reserve of funding and supplies and transportation, so that people can be saved or evacuated if need be, but also to do the science in advance to determine if it’s even possible to bring home people born in partial Earth gravity.</p><p>There is some precedent for governments being willing to prop up company towns. Many old Soviet monotowns now receive economic aid from the Russian government. We should note, however, that keeping a small Russian village on life support will be a lot cheaper than maintaining an armada of megarockets for supplies and transportation.</p><p>This article contains affilate links; if you click such a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission.</p></div>', 'Company Towns — wherein a single firm provides most or all necessary services, from housing and employment to commerce and amenities to a given community — have dotted America since before the Civil War. As we near the end of the first quarter of the 21st cen…', 'https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lUm39QNAgsrxDA.0OxasPw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2023-11/e69902d0-92d9-11ee-ae2d-ea47191386db', '285', NULL, NULL, '119', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-15', '1878', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1208, '5 Best Folding Phones (2023): Flip Phones, Book-Like Folds, Cheap', '<div><div><div data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\"><div><p><span>You May be</span> scoffing as you read this. <em><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/tag/folding-devices/\">Folding phones</a>? Really? Aren\'t those just gimmicks?</em> I\'m here to tell you they\'re pretty darn useful. And yes, there are now <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/folding-phones-just-keep-coming/\">quite a few of them</a> that you have <em>options</em> to choose from. Folding phones are an evolution of the traditional <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-android-phones/\">single-screen slab of glass</a> we\'ve all been using for nearly two decades.</p><p>They predominantly come in two different forms—a folding flip phone or a folding book-like phone—enabling you to either relive the glory days of a small phone or expand your multitasking options while on the go. The best folding phone is going to be a personal decision—arguably even more than a traditional smartphone since it hinges on what style you prefer. Regardless, I have tested nearly every one of these phones, and these are my favorites.</p><p>Be sure to check out our other mobile buying guides, including the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-android-phones/\">Best Android Phones</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/iphone-buying-guide/\">Best iPhones</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cheap-phones/\">Best Cheap Phones</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-google-pixel-phone/\">Best Google Pixel Phones</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-motorola-phones/\">Best Motorola Phones</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-headphone-jack-phones/\">Best Phones With a Headphone Jack</a>.</p><native-ad position=\"in-content\" shoulddisplaylabel=\"true\"></native-ad><p><em>Special offer for Gear readers: <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/v2/offers/wir203?source=Site_0_HCL_WIR_EDIT_HARDCODED_0_COMMERCE_AFFILIATE_ZZ)\"><strong>Get WIRED for just $5 ($25 off)</strong></a>. This includes unlimited access to <a href=\"https://wired.com/\">WIRED.com</a></em>, full Gear coverage, and subscriber-only newsletters. Subscriptions help fund the work we do every day.</p><hr></hr><p>Things to Know Before Buying</p><p><strong>They are more fragile than normal phones.</strong> Folding phones have a lot more parts than a normal smartphone, not to mention a hinge. Companies advertise how many folds these devices have been tested for—usually around 200,000 or 500,000 folds—but a single drop can be incredibly damaging. They also are not as dust-resistant and some aren\'t as water-resistant (almost none of <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/ip-ratings-explained/\">them are IP78 rated</a>), so you\'ll want to be especially careful. Use a case, and it might be worthwhile to invest in the manufacturer\'s device care policy.</p><p><strong>Don\'t remove the built-in screen protector.</strong> Most of these folding phones have a film over the inner screen. You might be tempted to remove it, but don\'t—it can damage the display. There are usually instructions in the packaging instructing you not to remove it, and how to care for your device.</p><p><strong>There\'s a small learning curve to the software.</strong> Flip-style folding phones are fairly straightforward, but book-like folding phones that double as a tablet have some new multitasking tricks that will take some getting used to if you want to make the most of them. I recommend taking some time to run through these features so you understand how they work.</p><p><strong>They\'re expensive</strong>. <strong>Do you really need one?</strong> Nobody <em>needs</em> a folding phone. If you think you\'re someone who will benefit from them, know that they\'re frequently discounted during big sale events like <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/absolute-best-black-friday-deals-3/\">Black Friday</a>, and you can also knock a few hundred dollars off if you trade in an eligible device.</p><hr></hr></div></div></div></div>', 'Ready to move on from the traditional glass slab? Introduce a hinge into your life with these folding smartphones.', 'https://media.wired.com/photos/655bb179f1f735600237f9ad/191:100/w_2580,c_limit/Best-Folding-Phones-Featured-Gear.jpg', '285', NULL, NULL, '119', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-15', '1878', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1209, 'The Startup That Transformed the Hack-for-Hire Industry', '<div><div data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\"><div><p>If you’re looking for a long read to while away your weekend, we’ve got you covered. First up, WIRED senior reporter Andy Greenberg reveals <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-hackers-web-killing-monster/\">the wild story behind the three teenage hackers who created the Mirai botnet code</a> that ultimately took down a huge swath of the internet in 2016. WIRED contributor Garrett Graff pulls from his new book on UFOs to lay out the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/roswell-aliens-fermi-paradox/\">proof that the 1947 “discoveryâ€ of aliens in Roswell, New Mexico,</a> never really happened. And finally, we take a deep dive into the communities that are <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/social-media-ai-dead-bodies/\">solving cold cases</a> using face recognition and other AI.</p><p>That’s not all. Each week, we round up the security and privacy stories we didn’t report in depth ourselves. Click the headlines to read the full stories, and stay safe out there.</p><p>For years, mercenary hacker companies like NSO Group and Hacking Team have repeatedly been the subject of scandal for selling their digital intrusion and cyberespionage services to clients worldwide. Far less well-known is an Indian startup called Appin that, from its offices in New Delhi, reportedly enabled customers worldwide to hack whistleblowers, activists, corporate competitors, lawyers, and celebrities on a giant scale.</p><p>In a sprawling investigation, Reuters reporters spoke to dozens of former Appin staff and hundreds of its hacking victims. It also obtained thousands of its internal documents—including 17 pitch documents advertising its “cyber spyingâ€ and “cyber warfareâ€ offerings—as well as case files from law enforcement investigations into Appin launched from the US to Switzerland. The resulting story reveals in new depth how a small Indian company “hacked the world,â€ as Reuters writes, brazenly selling its hacking abilities to the highest bidder through an online portal called My Commando. Its victims, as well as those of copycat hacking companies founded by its alumni, have included Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, Malaysian politician Mohamed Azmin Ali, targets of a Dominican digital tabloid, and a member of a Native American tribe who tried to claim profits from a Long Island, New York, casino development on his reservation.</p><p>The ransomware group known as Scattered Spider has distinguished itself this year as one of the most ruthless in the digital extortion industry, most recently inflicting roughly $100 million in damage to MGM Casinos. A damning new Reuters report—their cyber team has had a busy week— suggests that at least some members of that cybercriminal group are based in the West, within reach of US law enforcement. Yet they haven\'t been arrested. Executives of cybersecurity companies who have tracked Scattered Spider say the FBI, where many cybersecurity-focused agents have been poached by the private sector, may lack the personnel needed to investigate. They also point to a reluctance on the part of victims to immediately cooperate in investigations, sometimes depriving law enforcement of valuable evidence.</p><p>Denmark\'s critical infrastructure Computer Emergency Response Team, known as SektorCERT, warned in a report on Sunday that hackers had breached the networks of 22 Danish power utilities by exploiting a bug in their firewall appliances. The report, first <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/teknologi/rapport-energisektoren-ramt-af-det-hidtil-mest-omfangsrige-cyberangreb&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/teknologi/rapport-energisektoren-ramt-af-det-hidtil-mest-omfangsrige-cyberangreb\" href=\"https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/teknologi/rapport-energisektoren-ramt-af-det-hidtil-mest-omfangsrige-cyberangreb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed by Danish journalist Henrik Moltke</a>, described the campaign as the biggest of its kind to ever target the Danish power grid. Some clues in the hackers\' infrastructure suggest that the group behind the intrusions was the notorious Sandworm, aka Unit 74455 of Russia\'s GRU military intelligence agency, which has been responsible for the only three confirmed blackouts triggered by hackers in history, all in Ukraine. But in this case, the hackers were discovered and evicted from the target networks before they could cause any disruption to the utilities\' customers.</p><p>Last month, WIRED covered the efforts of a whitehat hacker startup called Unciphered to unlock valuable cryptocurrency wallets whose owners have forgotten their passwords—including one stash of <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/unciphered-ironkey-password-cracking-bitcoin/\">$250 million in bitcoin stuck on an encrypted USB drive</a>. Now, the same company has revealed that it found a flaw in a random number generator widely used in cryptocurrency wallets created prior to 2016 that leaves many of those wallets prone to theft, potentially adding up to $1 billion in vulnerable money. Unciphered found the flaw while attempting to unlock $600,000 worth of crypto locked in a client\'s wallet. They failed to crack it but in the process discovered a flaw in a piece of open-source code called BitcoinJS that left a wide swath of other wallets potentially open to be hacked. The coder who built that flaw into BitcoinJS? None other than Stefan Thomas, the owner of that same $250 million in bitcoin locked on a thumb drive.</p></div></div></div>', 'Plus: The FBI\'s baffling inaction on a ransomware group, a massive breach of Danish electric utilities, and more.', 'https://media.wired.com/photos/6557ed60591547359b3c7022/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/The-Startup-That-Transformed-The-Hack-for-Hire-Industry-Security-GettyImages-685008639.jpg', '285', NULL, NULL, '119', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-15', '1878', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL),
(1210, 'Google’s NotebookLM Aims to Be the Ultimate Writing Assistant', '<div><div data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\"><div><p>Steven Johnson has written 13 books, on topics ranging from a <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Map-Londons-Terrifying-Epidemic/dp/1594482691&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Map-Londons-Terrifying-Epidemic/dp/1594482691\" href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Map-Londons-Terrifying-Epidemic/dp/1594482691\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">London cholera outbreak</a> to the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Bad-Good-You-Actually/dp/1594481946&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Bad-Good-You-Actually/dp/1594481946\" href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Bad-Good-You-Actually/dp/1594481946\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">value of video games</a>. He’s been a <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3106210/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1\">television presenter</a> and a <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wonderland-podcast-with-steven-johnson/id1144068740&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wonderland-podcast-with-steven-johnson/id1144068740\" href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wonderland-podcast-with-steven-johnson/id1144068740\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">podcast host</a>. He’s a keynote speaker who doesn’t have to call himself that in his LinkedIn profile. And for over a year now, he’s been a full-time employee of Google, a status that’s clear when he badges me into the search giant’s Chelsea offices in New York to show me what his team has been creating.</p><p>It’s called <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://notebooklm.google&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://notebooklm.google\" href=\"https://notebooklm.google\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NotebookLM</a>, and the easiest way to think of it is as an AI collaborator with access to all your materials that sits on your metaphorical shoulder to guide you through your project. NotebookLM was soft-launched to a select group earlier this year but is now available to all as an “experimentâ€—that’s Google’s low-risk way to see how the app behaves and how we behave with the app.</p><p>Johnson found his way to Google by way of a lifelong obsession with software as a “a dynamic thought partner,â€ a tool to speed up and enhance the creative process. When he was in college he became obsessed with HyperCard, Apple’s software that broke knowledge into chunks and allowed you to navigate an information-space through links. It anticipated web navigation before the web existed. “I fought mightily to turn HyperCard into that dream tool, but it wasn’t quite ready,â€ he says. He eventually became an enthusiast of <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/2007/10/scrivener-writing-done-right/\">Scrivener</a>, a combination word processor and project organizer popular with book authors. (I am a fan too.)</p><p>When Johnson got access to <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/openai-text-generator-going-commercial/\">OpenAI’s GPT-3 text generator</a> in 2021, <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/magazine/ai-language.html\">he recognized</a> that AI could level up a new generation of thought tools. <em>Oh, wait,</em> he said to himself, <em>this thing that has always been in the back of my mind is now going to be possible</em>. Scenarios unthinkable even a year before were suddenly on the table. Johnson didn’t yet know that Google not only had similar large language models, but was already working on a project very much in line with his thinking. In May 2022, a small team in the experimental Google Labs division cold-emailed Johnson. They set up a meeting via <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://blog.google/technology/research/project-starline/&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://blog.google/technology/research/project-starline/\" href=\"https://blog.google/technology/research/project-starline/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Starline</a>, a Google Labs project that allows for eerily intimate in-person meetings. “I basically had a conversation with a hologram who said, ‘You know, this thing you\'ve been chasing your whole life? We can finally build it,’â€ Johnson says. He became a part-time adviser to the small team, at first sharing the workflow of a professional writer. “Here\'s four or five engineers, here\'s an actual author, let\'s just watch him,â€ is how Google Labs head Josh Woodward sums up the process. Eventually Johnson got involved in the development of the product itself and was sucked in to the point of accepting a full-time gig. His title at Google Labs is editorial director.</p><p>NotebookLM, originally called Project Tailwind, starts by creating a data set of your source material, which you drag into the tool from Google Docs or the clipboard. After the app has digested it all, you can then ask NotebookLM questions about your material, thanks to Google’s large language model technology—partly powered by its <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-ai-model-chatgpt/\">just-released upgrade Gemini</a>. The answers reflect not only what’s in your source material but also the wider general understanding of the world that Gemini has. A critical feature is that every answer to your queries comes with a set of citations reporting where exactly the information came from, so users can check the accuracy of its output.</p><p>Google is not the only company envisioning products that let people create custom data sets to explore with LLMs. At OpenAI’s developer day last month, the company introduced personalized <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/openai-wants-everyone-to-build-their-own-version-of-chatgpt/\">mini-GPTs</a> that can be tuned to a specific task. Woodward acknowledges a “core similarity.â€ But he argues that NotebookLM focuses more on enhancing a workflow, and is geared to provide superior accuracy in its outputs. Also, he says that the OpenAI products have more of a personality, while NotebookLM is designed to have no such pretensions.</p></div></div></div>', 'Author Steven Johnson helped Google create an app that can analyze a writer’s research material and help them extract and explore the key themes. 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(1211, '13 Best Home Depot Black Friday Deals (2023): Smart Home, Outdoor Grills, Garage Tools', '<div><div data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\"><div><p>“Cyberâ€ is such a quaint word these days, a throwback to the ‘90s when we’d surf the world wide web and hang out in chat rooms trading X-Files theories. Don\'t let the phrasing throw you off. When we say there are some seriously good Home Depot Cyber Monday deals for the taking, we mean steal a few minutes from work <em>right now</em> to scoop these tools, garage furniture, and backyard grills before they\'re gone faster than last week\'s turkey leftovers.</p><p><em>Updated November 27: We updated pricing and availability throughout and crossed out expired deals.</em></p><p><em><strong>We test products year-round and handpicked these deals.</strong> The discounts we show are based on actual street prices at retailers in the past few months. Products that are sold out or no longer discounted as of publishing will be <del>crossed</del> out. We\'ll update this guide periodically.</em></p><blockquote><p><em>If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/2015/11/affiliate-link-policy/\">Learn more</a>.</em></p></blockquote><hr></hr><p>Top Deals</p><ul><li><strong>Our favorite workbench:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/PoZAjw7Nn8PV7QzQfppVpYTACd4Xn8wBhzz96DLV8EsfCAAV7yv8zLRJSsxUxk9rrQtCbzBh8aP3mdGokUu5mkfAhq7ffkHByTkussHH2LqRnD6ZymHuofLZkyH5hsHkyNVn6gTQB6zsJduhsELwbHFjYtX6KbavaRJFPDX5ZTqveY3xMHLq7fs8R5sHTXXMiJ5YdyNvpZj3bgBSYwbNPDyMmZjx76Upr5shTdu6zNjiJNAb3aCX8QAzNoWhRx24oBLQGdUfwacuuTtZwXi348KuGpxQEirGf5L9P6WFDEHy82V&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-6-ft-Adjustable-Height-Solid-Wood-Top-Workbench-in-Red-for-Ready-to-Assemble-Steel-Garage-Storage-System-G7200SR-US/315432144\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/PoZAjw7Nn8PV7QzQfppVpYTACd4Xn8wBhzz96DLV8EsfCAAV7yv8zLRJSsxUxk9rrQtCbzBh8aP3mdGokUu5mkfAhq7ffkHByTkussHH2LqRnD6ZymHuofLZkyH5hsHkyNVn6gTQB6zsJduhsELwbHFjYtX6KbavaRJFPDX5ZTqveY3xMHLq7fs8R5sHTXXMiJ5YdyNvpZj3bgBSYwbNPDyMmZjx76Upr5shTdu6zNjiJNAb3aCX8QAzNoWhRx24oBLQGdUfwacuuTtZwXi348KuGpxQEirGf5L9P6WFDEHy82V\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Husky Workbench for $314 ($135 off)</a></li><li><strong>A complete power tool set:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/nntVzjQ3JMLounNPYNrETBFpnx1VA7KTTdFY2v3FEq9o5tvzKhipnnpZJGT8FyweytNfym3NzY7R4JJXpwLaYRP6R3tqZDZwsa54DroxLH4qkKev6tUvKcpX7kJe9zs7TJwLL135woLC9uxXZ8uXEqg2gVco5Lkggy3D4rQ8pNtmvEAM27Sp9FK6ZxvyReBZYVEorfQovCsHRULHEzEE9KguL5QmTMMJMqNXq2PJ3TuSeMFMZSm7ZNK2SCwMWdu4m99MGkqbpL7HnqgVmq9hMJWJyYcNm7ZMp1DENbi9&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-18V-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Combo-Tool-Kit-7-Tool-with-Two-3-0-Ah-Batteries-Charger-and-Tool-Bag-2695-27S/312422229\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/nntVzjQ3JMLounNPYNrETBFpnx1VA7KTTdFY2v3FEq9o5tvzKhipnnpZJGT8FyweytNfym3NzY7R4JJXpwLaYRP6R3tqZDZwsa54DroxLH4qkKev6tUvKcpX7kJe9zs7TJwLL135woLC9uxXZ8uXEqg2gVco5Lkggy3D4rQ8pNtmvEAM27Sp9FK6ZxvyReBZYVEorfQovCsHRULHEzEE9KguL5QmTMMJMqNXq2PJ3TuSeMFMZSm7ZNK2SCwMWdu4m99MGkqbpL7HnqgVmq9hMJWJyYcNm7ZMp1DENbi9\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee 7-Power-Tool Combo Kit for $499 ($500 off)</a></li><li><strong>The sturdiest tape measure:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/32ZjHBEcANQ5x7mzLSHJxUJgTJvhgXHfHPZv4bh7yVDjyLtpRHirtz1mh9mvmeCdXh3ND4UMSVRFtNvkzbZbZwR2R9stHnFtE9PNJ1FwPddg514NxoqtPMB1Rnh54MUcptrcx2PA4Mue1XXrZq2pRX4nN67UKrxbwZ11yWmWRUhBWpxndvZ6q7nXkNMXvC8BGLeyskpgofM5gym3&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-25-ft-FATMAX-Tape-Measure-2-Pack-FMHT74038D/205584109\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/32ZjHBEcANQ5x7mzLSHJxUJgTJvhgXHfHPZv4bh7yVDjyLtpRHirtz1mh9mvmeCdXh3ND4UMSVRFtNvkzbZbZwR2R9stHnFtE9PNJ1FwPddg514NxoqtPMB1Rnh54MUcptrcx2PA4Mue1XXrZq2pRX4nN67UKrxbwZ11yWmWRUhBWpxndvZ6q7nXkNMXvC8BGLeyskpgofM5gym3\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Stanley FatMax 25-Foot Tape Measure, 2 Pack for $25 ($15 off)</a></li><li><strong>A good indoor security cam:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/8EJ4syiXezLo4pVSzKeweP4f2jEE9KdC3mHTLwsWLjUF4ma5z7CWgh3pvkq42hCVhBAwcTe2MXCEqNXiFBqXwqMR78Wdn9nfRsz7reEQm31iTsBCyhHNoxkTr8ssAQkZpeLryrUPeCYfjvb8UbZU7RXAgZTwqw32WDTXjbvPyXtaZSh7jrxW4JNEkZA2dWywBMrpBTApXU8KArRaPbBVecKytG9aiKuwhWDdff57rJ5&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Blink-Mini-Indoor-Wired-1080p-Wi-Fi-Security-Camera-in-White-B07X6C9RMF/313600685\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/8EJ4syiXezLo4pVSzKeweP4f2jEE9KdC3mHTLwsWLjUF4ma5z7CWgh3pvkq42hCVhBAwcTe2MXCEqNXiFBqXwqMR78Wdn9nfRsz7reEQm31iTsBCyhHNoxkTr8ssAQkZpeLryrUPeCYfjvb8UbZU7RXAgZTwqw32WDTXjbvPyXtaZSh7jrxW4JNEkZA2dWywBMrpBTApXU8KArRaPbBVecKytG9aiKuwhWDdff57rJ5\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Blink Mini Cam for $20 ($15 off)</a></li><li><strong>Drop-proof tempered glass storage:</strong> <a 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data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/275STw5yiGNevXdtzDn68UjPTC7RvA7d6cfoXVz7638s2BPbhWU3dE3x5Hqa5sxGUi4tM76ypQk3FaJnjaFyodjQt7opBBeSS677maz14fppWBfEEGyvhUrkWMzfnJ2WjXP3KYpTvSRVejdeLv9Ysrqr7ruUCr761fvs96iacLX8ancz4FN7pH4ZZM7zVU8JWgEFKEMjx6hGkvTFvyxeDmUcxYxD9RXNbrrUAd&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Traeger-Ironwood-650-Wifi-Pellet-Grill-and-Smoker-in-Black-TFB65BLF/311922199\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/275STw5yiGNevXdtzDn68UjPTC7RvA7d6cfoXVz7638s2BPbhWU3dE3x5Hqa5sxGUi4tM76ypQk3FaJnjaFyodjQt7opBBeSS677maz14fppWBfEEGyvhUrkWMzfnJ2WjXP3KYpTvSRVejdeLv9Ysrqr7ruUCr761fvs96iacLX8ancz4FN7pH4ZZM7zVU8JWgEFKEMjx6hGkvTFvyxeDmUcxYxD9RXNbrrUAd\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Traeger Ironwood Smoker for $1,100 ($200 off)</a></li></ul><hr></hr><div data-testid=\"feature-large-callout\"><div data-item=\"{&quot;dangerousHed&quot;:&quot;More WIRED Cyber Monday Coverage&quot;,&quot;brand&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;619d7caffb03e0115edd966e&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:0,&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;product&quot;,&quot;offers&quot;:[]}\" data-testid=\"ProductEmbedWrapper\"><div><div><p>More WIRED Cyber Monday Coverage</p></div></div></div></div><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#one\">Garage Deals</a>, <a href=\"#two\">Smart Home Deals</a>, <a href=\"#three\">Holiday Deals</a>, <a href=\"#four\">Kitchen Deals</a>, <a href=\"#five\">Backyard Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><figure><p><span><p>Husky Workbench</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>This is arguably the best value in a garage workbench out there right now, and it\'s $45 less than when the sale first started. It\'s capable of holding an astounding 3,000 pounds. One cool feature of the Husky workbench is that two of either the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/aokKbRGiuxPAtmyAwGZUVb9JG8pzXohGhHuj9M8uZsva5eQ9ueJS3ALGaUJYV3sQtjNKx33XAD83YiP5SXxrsGEqCxUfaDbtH6QTLPDPupat3q4CKWo2knkkzEszd2dfTgxdwZ45AGABPdCuj4ftYeSP9kkqF1Z2mtpjM3bb1r7grtgeqdr7N5rkfkHbCVg3QWDQN91zXLT6KuvavsCd52vPpcP7mqFvxjLLj3fZ5zyp4NrFjVBATgRZzdiw5PgR58PCLpiMUsLF4tbMyfnnT3n7MaATPYQAEUuxqEcQDCuhQBDsk3b&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Ready-to-Assemble-24-Gauge-Steel-1-Drawer-2-Door-Garage-Base-Cabinet-in-Red-28-in-W-x-32-8-in-H-x-18-3-in-D-G2801BR-US/315432151\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/aokKbRGiuxPAtmyAwGZUVb9JG8pzXohGhHuj9M8uZsva5eQ9ueJS3ALGaUJYV3sQtjNKx33XAD83YiP5SXxrsGEqCxUfaDbtH6QTLPDPupat3q4CKWo2knkkzEszd2dfTgxdwZ45AGABPdCuj4ftYeSP9kkqF1Z2mtpjM3bb1r7grtgeqdr7N5rkfkHbCVg3QWDQN91zXLT6KuvavsCd52vPpcP7mqFvxjLLj3fZ5zyp4NrFjVBATgRZzdiw5PgR58PCLpiMUsLF4tbMyfnnT3n7MaATPYQAEUuxqEcQDCuhQBDsk3b\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Husky 1-Door-2-Drawer Base Cabinet</a> or the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/BNj2avZQdZFTVGiYqoBhf6x1rqG4fKCS2W4Hzysoj6vedTGQQirMLtchPwhoxWDPCXftsvUj93yHKsbLDg3d9UiGB4UPkZFypBaMvUDJAZxSc57WSUUhgpXexYhp6YwRVdiT6S41gRkhqyEwH4MwM3HRQGK21oecVV9pDWCukxXjAffpkQ9rshBQkXAh9Bb1HWpm5J3nrdDPttgm7mnwuzFUtMG37yYDixj2SrtQr11A7yQZidMZFh9mgWGPYsk7KYDVwPnZhG98wNtW8ojPL8iBG4yPbvCoY6snwCM&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Ready-to-Assemble-24-Gauge-Steel-2-Door-Garage-Base-Cabinet-in-Red-28-in-W-x-32-8-in-H-x-18-3-in-D-G2802BR-US/315432153\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/BNj2avZQdZFTVGiYqoBhf6x1rqG4fKCS2W4Hzysoj6vedTGQQirMLtchPwhoxWDPCXftsvUj93yHKsbLDg3d9UiGB4UPkZFypBaMvUDJAZxSc57WSUUhgpXexYhp6YwRVdiT6S41gRkhqyEwH4MwM3HRQGK21oecVV9pDWCukxXjAffpkQ9rshBQkXAh9Bb1HWpm5J3nrdDPttgm7mnwuzFUtMG37yYDixj2SrtQr11A7yQZidMZFh9mgWGPYsk7KYDVwPnZhG98wNtW8ojPL8iBG4yPbvCoY6snwCM\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Husky 2-Door Base Cabinet</a> will nest right underneath the workbench for extra, out-of-the-way storage, with the same impressive build quality and cohesive design.</p><p>Closed doors keep the dust off your equipment and the messy tangles of extension cords out of sight. This cabinet is made of 24-gauge steel and is powder-coated in your choice of red or black. Mount a <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/3ML3AxBWphqb6VwGpkzhvwpMawtSka882hZvF3TvBSp3dojTbpzrUARrUrYuKvHrSGZNitzV8GB2tQF85ENtgz2eRUyWAsMcXdP4P5ojrkGHDvwwhfQ3RRpGrHhWhgQfB7WL43WEJ6A1GeLzLmgxKbgVWc777a48ywYwA2WvzQsNUgCDdg5T4ddvxcKJiQ3B27qzizXhu15AitR8ymQma41ZjLfPBXGf4SCZaghfknD15sCgXae2NuSKQU5gzj7MjiWT4cq13JyJvehuvfyfUMskWqmNPWpGV44NNM&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Ready-to-Assemble-24-Gauge-Steel-Wall-Mounted-Garage-Cabinet-in-Red-28-in-W-x-29-7-in-H-x-12-in-D-G2802WR-US/315432147\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/3ML3AxBWphqb6VwGpkzhvwpMawtSka882hZvF3TvBSp3dojTbpzrUARrUrYuKvHrSGZNitzV8GB2tQF85ENtgz2eRUyWAsMcXdP4P5ojrkGHDvwwhfQ3RRpGrHhWhgQfB7WL43WEJ6A1GeLzLmgxKbgVWc777a48ywYwA2WvzQsNUgCDdg5T4ddvxcKJiQ3B27qzizXhu15AitR8ymQma41ZjLfPBXGf4SCZaghfknD15sCgXae2NuSKQU5gzj7MjiWT4cq13JyJvehuvfyfUMskWqmNPWpGV44NNM\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Husky Wall Cabinet for $140 ($60 off)</a>, which offers the same look and build quality, over a workbench if you need shelving but don\'t have the floor space for a freestanding cabinet.</p><p>You won\'t overload this shelving unit. Each shelf is, when properly weight-distributed, capable of holding up to 2,500 pounds. That\'s <em>per shelf.</em> Forget the “boltlessâ€ version of this shelving unit that Husky also makes. Bolts are not that scary to fasten during assembly, and they\'ll hold the shelving unit together more sturdily.</p><figure><p><span><p>Milwaukee 18-Volt 7-Power Tool Combo</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>Hand me a blank check in a hardware store and I\'ll beeline straight for either Milwaukee or DeWalt. There are plenty of fine brands out there, but these two seem to last just a bit longerYou get a power drill, circular saw, grinder, and more. The two rechargeable batteries fit all the tools and come with a charger, so you can have one charging while using the other.</p><p>You should be airing up your tires every month, at the very least. For that, you\'ll need an air compressor. While a tiny, portable unit can do the job (slowly), you can shave a lot of time off this crucial task with an air compressor that has a reserve tank of pressurized air all ready to go.</p><p>Everyone should have a vacuum capable of sucking up not just dry messes, but wet spills. Use it for keeping your garage tidy and for cleaning out the interior of your car. Like most shop vacs, it comes with a wide assortment of attachable tools and nozzles to fit into every nook and cranny. I have had good luck with the performance and long-term durability of several Ridgid wet/dry vacuums over the past decade.</p><p>This is the six-in-one version of our favorite utility knife, the Milwaukee Fastback, which is featured here in our guide on <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/how-to-build-a-home-tool-kit/\">How to Build a Home Tool Kit</a>, along with a compact version. The larger tool features a wire stripper, screwdriver, and bit driver, which includes a reversible Phillips #2 and flathead ¼-inch bit.</p><figure><p><span><p>Stanley FatMax</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>My favorite tape measure, the extra-thick FatMax resists folding in and collapsing when you\'re extending the tape far out without any support. This two-pack is only a dollar more than a single FatMax, so buy a spare and keep the other in the garage, your R/V, or just give one to a buddy, because you\'re just that nice.</p><p>From painting walls to putting up insulation, I\'ve never had a Werner ladder fail, and that level of trust is worth gold when you\'re talking about ladders. This 4-foot step ladder is a little guy, perfect for keeping in the home for jobs that require you to reach the ceiling. It holds up to 250 pounds, and remember to never stand on the top “step.â€ Ladders aren\'t built for that.</p><p>Bessey makes my favorite serious-duty clamps. The combo kit includes a pair of 6-inch clamps and a pair of 12-inch clamps. In his experience using a pair of larger Bessey clutch clamps to fix a wooden table, he had no issues at all with slippage. The wooden handles seemed solid, and the quality of the clamps themselves made a strong impression on him.</p><p>Beloved jack-of-all-trades, this handheld power tool comes with cutting wheels, grinding attachments, wire wool abraders, engravers, and more. Product reviewer Matt Jancer has used his to cut down bicycle axles, repair the legs on my couch, custom fit a kitchen shelf, fabricate new tail light brackets for his motorcycle, and a whole lot more. People even use them frequently for arts and crafts. As long as you\'re not asking too much of it, like cutting lumber to build a deck, then it\'s an indispensable tool to have around the home</p><figure><p><span><p>Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>For non-4K TVs, it doesn\'t pay to spring for an expensive, 4K-capable streaming device. Save some coin and buy this 1080p-capable streaming system to gain access to Amazon Fire TV. It doesn\'t support Dolby Atmos sound, but if your TV isn\'t 4K then it\'s likely to not support Dolby Atmos, anyway. Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-4k-streaming-devices/\">Best Streaming Devices guide</a> for other options.</p><p>If you watch mainly Amazon Prime content, the Fire TV Stick is the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-4k-streaming-devices/\" target=\"_blank\">streaming device</a> you need and this one was just released at the end of September. You can stream from any service, of course, but it\'s heavily geared toward the company\'s own content. This 4K Max is faster, with 16 gigabytes of storage versus 8, but if you want to spend less and still stay in the Amazon ecosystem, the also-new <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.target.com/p/amazon-fire-tv-stick-with-4k-ultra-hd-streaming-media-player-and-alexa-voice-remote-2023/-/A-89419626&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.target.com/p/amazon-fire-tv-stick-with-4k-ultra-hd-streaming-media-player-and-alexa-voice-remote-2023/-/A-89419626\" href=\"https://www.target.com/p/amazon-fire-tv-stick-with-4k-ultra-hd-streaming-media-player-and-alexa-voice-remote-2023/-/A-89419626\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4K Stick is on sale for $25 ($25 off)</a>.</p><p>It took a rash of wildfires to convince us, but all the accompanying pollution and particulate is floating around in your home, too. At the same time, humidity too low or too high can encourage cracked skin or mold. Knock out two birds with one stone with the combination Dyson humidifier and air purifier. The Humidify + Cool (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/dyson-pure-humidify-cool/\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) has an accurate, built-in air quality monitor, and its automated cleaning system is both more thorough and far easier than cleaning out most humidifiers.</p><p>If your home is equipped with Google Assistant, then you may want to stick with the first-party solution and get this outdoor/indoor security camera from Google. It\'s battery-operated, so no need to wrangle with wires. You can pop it off the magnetic mount to recharge it, and it tends to last a little more than a month. You get 1080p video, HDR support, and a 130-degree field of view. Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-outdoor-security-cameras/\">Best Outdoor Security Cameras guide</a> for more.</p><figure><p><span><p>Nest Video Doorbell</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Google</span></p></figure><p>The Nest Video Doorbell is our favorite <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-video-doorbells/\">video doorbell</a>. Its performance is reliable, with swift alerts and notifications, and there\'s HDR support so that your clips aren\'t blown out by bright lights. It works without a subscription but you\'ll want to subscribe to Nest Aware to get the most out of it. The battery tends to last about a month before it needs recharging.</p><p>We called the Blink Mini cheap, compact, and versatile with good video quality in our <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/Ehjr9t1bfyFgZ56PubEtKQGmKW8xYuK5oDj5Jzr9cErPE2sijf8mwkZLLhNjnqwKRu6n4yoVHDEm2xTsAK4xsSvKJNbYd1yGUqGRqhPEKsyqgN2F9FAtXb8cSthJbFoWE1giEjCmq5dhhvzM6JTsQii2PBKFo&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-security-cameras/\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/Ehjr9t1bfyFgZ56PubEtKQGmKW8xYuK5oDj5Jzr9cErPE2sijf8mwkZLLhNjnqwKRu6n4yoVHDEm2xTsAK4xsSvKJNbYd1yGUqGRqhPEKsyqgN2F9FAtXb8cSthJbFoWE1giEjCmq5dhhvzM6JTsQii2PBKFo\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Best Indoor Security Cams guide</a>. You need to pay $3 a month for a subscription, and the motion detection can\'t distinguish between humans and pets, but it does have two-way audio and integrates into the Amazon Alexa voice assistant.</p><p>The Echo Show 5 is typically overpriced at $90, but the deal price of $40 matches the best we have tracked. Just keep in mind that it goes on sale quite frequently. If the 10 is too large, the 5 takes up very little real estate whether you want it in your kitchen or on your nightstand.</p><p>There are quite a few <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4wXieV9Z5T21RAWtQS9rkNFZ8HYptfU2zUH8NRnDoWrHgpF9bvJRiWPeKVhMpGtdtA49GZqzh9PUnGnYpe4Ab9txjCy31B6iedZK1QCfjn3osCZhET1VkXRuYS1q9sP3rDvMRKZXUpKHXv5R4Gyz7NqqudQKBHG6jyY1s5EBwusMTSqi6ETQoR6RqqkSe2Yz72rWPnREFwWhMXLSVchmKWZ4dNQKHgEezexw81Mu3BDa7JpNhdhQdqGinrxJWnH6R&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/b/Nanoleaf/N-5yc1vZhlk/Ntk-elasticplus/Ntt-Nanoleaf%2BShapes?NCNI-5&amp;sortby=bestmatch&amp;sortorder=none\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4wXieV9Z5T21RAWtQS9rkNFZ8HYptfU2zUH8NRnDoWrHgpF9bvJRiWPeKVhMpGtdtA49GZqzh9PUnGnYpe4Ab9txjCy31B6iedZK1QCfjn3osCZhET1VkXRuYS1q9sP3rDvMRKZXUpKHXv5R4Gyz7NqqudQKBHG6jyY1s5EBwusMTSqi6ETQoR6RqqkSe2Yz72rWPnREFwWhMXLSVchmKWZ4dNQKHgEezexw81Mu3BDa7JpNhdhQdqGinrxJWnH6R\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Nanoleaf smart light panels on sale</a>, so if you don\'t want the triangle shape, you can choose from Hexagons or Mini Triangles. This modular system lets you create a panel of lights in whatever design you\'d like. Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-nanoleaf-lights/\">Best Nanoleaf Lights guide</a> for more information.</p><figure><p><span><p>Eero 6</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Amazon</span></p></figure><p>This Eero mesh router 3-pack is for anyone who wants a no-frills system. It\'s super easy to set up, and you can extend connectivity throughout the home with the two nodes. You can subscribe to an Eero Plus subscription to get features like parental controls and ad blocking, but it\'s also not required. Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-mesh-wifi-routers/\">Best Mesh Routers</a> and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-eero-wi-fi-mesh-router/\">Best Eero guides</a> for more.</p><p>You know the drill. You need a battery—especially in the precious moments after unwrapping all the holiday gifts—and can\'t find any. This 30-pack of AAA batteries means you won\'t run out for quite a while. It\'s the same price as a 16-pack, which isn\'t on sale, so you may as well stock up. You can pick up a 36-pack of <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/YugL81LJJg6NKrcZi1LUBzP8rdPP1jCjmCTdH3BvW6TF5dj314Mp2BmUYGT6NURjeKtt3WaQyaGc4W2Z3cqDb2SnuiKcZp7dqz2d2Q6cbk2Yr93EQLQc9pHPMAETrgPm1P28ShEdzsHHkcWWoU8VXMHon6UymBpBpikqHR5m2A6yzqsqqXJmbG4HeZUncHfgiHWR9DgGsAtWNP1weNhG838kMk7pq86dPhrCMnidGmxM&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Energizer-MAX-AA-Batteries-36-Pack-Double-A-Alkaline-Batteries-E91SBP36H/100232088\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/YugL81LJJg6NKrcZi1LUBzP8rdPP1jCjmCTdH3BvW6TF5dj314Mp2BmUYGT6NURjeKtt3WaQyaGc4W2Z3cqDb2SnuiKcZp7dqz2d2Q6cbk2Yr93EQLQc9pHPMAETrgPm1P28ShEdzsHHkcWWoU8VXMHon6UymBpBpikqHR5m2A6yzqsqqXJmbG4HeZUncHfgiHWR9DgGsAtWNP1weNhG838kMk7pq86dPhrCMnidGmxM\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Energizer Max AAs</a> or a 6-pack of <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/5spbPsiyK8raPGDrTZQ1e1Q66c3NydEEKnSGMcw3sERhnCrk9o4Natc25wKP2XtwKJG9djwPnFnxwL1Wruo7iq6v1oMyFxaCoJy3XgFFWcghu2utok1m6kPqyMHqA1R5uB27cbi7UHmhxgqmPNsGphcGk2FEt9XZPTxezCeXEsbLx6JWEKvL2Yai7ywjENnRLd4QnAYLX2V1FxYQVBUj8WAGz31XLxxQGmqQM5b&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Energizer-MAX-9V-Batteries-6-Pack-9-Volt-Alkaline-Batteries-522SBP6H/100006071\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/5spbPsiyK8raPGDrTZQ1e1Q66c3NydEEKnSGMcw3sERhnCrk9o4Natc25wKP2XtwKJG9djwPnFnxwL1Wruo7iq6v1oMyFxaCoJy3XgFFWcghu2utok1m6kPqyMHqA1R5uB27cbi7UHmhxgqmPNsGphcGk2FEt9XZPTxezCeXEsbLx6JWEKvL2Yai7ywjENnRLd4QnAYLX2V1FxYQVBUj8WAGz31XLxxQGmqQM5b\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Energizer 9Vs</a> for the same price.</p><p>Most <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smart-displays\">people may prefer</a> the slightly smaller Echo Show 8, which sits between this and the Echo Show 5 below. But, this 10 has a cool base that the screen can swivel around so you can stay in the frame of a Zoom call or see your recipe from anywhere.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Target</span></p></figure><p>Nobody will mistake it for a live tree. But as far as artificial trees go, this one doesn\'t look <em>cheap</em>—just artificial. This tree comes with lights preinstalled and wired. And those arguments about whether the tree should be white or multicolor? These LEDs can do either with the flick of a switch.</p><p>Not an artificial tree fan? No worries. You can combine the earthy scent of pine resin with the sweet smell of a good deal by picking up a live pine tree, either online or at your local Home Depot. The specific discount depends on the tree you select, but as of writing you\'ve got your choice of Douglas Fir or Frasier Fir in heights from three feet to eight-and-a-half feet.</p><p>Just hang it and plug it in. This artificial Christmas wreath comes pre-lit with 50 multicolor LED lights. There are artificial berries and pine cones to liven up the display, too.</p><p>Don\'t forget the garland. Wreaths are ideal for doors and windows, and the tree is the centerpiece, but garland hung from banisters and fireplace mantles fills out the rest of the rooms. This 6-foot garland comes pre-lit with 50 multicolor LED lights, and like the Nearly Natural wreath it comes with artificial berries interspersed among the pine sprigs, but no pine cones.</p><p>Are you a star or an angel family? If you lean toward the five-pointed star, this battery-operated Christmas tree topper will free up precious electrical outlet space, which is always at a premium with all the strands of lights demanding plug real estate. Reviews say this topper runs through the three AA batteries quickly, so consider picking up a set of <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/BzWhgJVfGnESm5Hjzoj4joXYzqJcveTu68u9kevsvLxoZzTXcmcEPVrRAUrm6tEwdPSP88V9rCi4sAQYRfHRynqVRjjpigSoWbHTNR8AECskbQP5F4GdEXiRtmiTfTSaQF1ECtg6Pv6AqBfKcr6LSiQ252rySPU3sUYKq5GJorcZxjxv8e1fSq9mDYQaeaxCvcrkMtA6PSyoAgGDeaY7Wm7NwTokvB2tzDVfybPk9eSV2puNtq6PPeuhH5KuhUQXSktw5xHSssockHLnEpF5oyV7ZbU7pQPaDVFx5gZNTYsdpvpRcjidNMxApymbR2rU4e1q3fvxusvbj1CgXUh61y5ShLEfKwg7qsbTr1Vk58yCKb&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-eneloop-Individual-Rechargeable-Batteries/dp/B01G3SS04A/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2WIUS9TVMXI48&amp;keywords=eneloop+aa+charger&amp;qid=1700934438&amp;sprefix=eneloop+aa+charge%2Caps%2C95&amp;sr=8-5\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/BzWhgJVfGnESm5Hjzoj4joXYzqJcveTu68u9kevsvLxoZzTXcmcEPVrRAUrm6tEwdPSP88V9rCi4sAQYRfHRynqVRjjpigSoWbHTNR8AECskbQP5F4GdEXiRtmiTfTSaQF1ECtg6Pv6AqBfKcr6LSiQ252rySPU3sUYKq5GJorcZxjxv8e1fSq9mDYQaeaxCvcrkMtA6PSyoAgGDeaY7Wm7NwTokvB2tzDVfybPk9eSV2puNtq6PPeuhH5KuhUQXSktw5xHSssockHLnEpF5oyV7ZbU7pQPaDVFx5gZNTYsdpvpRcjidNMxApymbR2rU4e1q3fvxusvbj1CgXUh61y5ShLEfKwg7qsbTr1Vk58yCKb\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Panasonic Eneloop Rechargeable AAs for $28</a>.</p><figure><p><span><p>Delonghi Stilosa Espresso Machine</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Delonghi</span></p></figure><p>A good budget espresso machine is a rare find, but this one is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-espresso-machines\" target=\"_blank\">our favorite</a>. You\'ll get a solid portafilter, a reliable steam pump, and a steaming wand in a pretty compact body. Unlike other cheap machines we tried, the Stilosa didn\'t show signs of slowing down. It\'s easy to use whether you want a full latte or just steamed milk for coffee, and it takes up very little precious counter space.</p><p>In my apartment, the only real space I have for preparing food is this 42-inch-wide rolling island. There\'s a bar for holding a pair of dish towels, hooks for hanging oven mitts, and swiveling wheels that roll easily, even when the cabinet is loaded with a couple hundred pounds of kitchen gear. The drawers and doors close nicely, and the solid wood frame and butcher block top feel beefier than the price suggests.</p><p>Now, I\'m not aiming to cook <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/C5BN9bLtpHgEjQNavwU3Sar1PJHUJrsxCG33V3oF8FaiLBK2Tc2GDNWKJGX6cntQe9h7gdZgqjpmBFNP5eLAZy2A4MKsCJAwortQj6sBycZRea5t6qoFaZw4MNsTjEuU8EJvsWDHHUWoiAZNSsDzMLGBMMmgVCewML97CXKd6ExnUgxUtYmHCfj&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Microwave-Cooking-One-Marie-Smith/dp/1565546660/\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/C5BN9bLtpHgEjQNavwU3Sar1PJHUJrsxCG33V3oF8FaiLBK2Tc2GDNWKJGX6cntQe9h7gdZgqjpmBFNP5eLAZy2A4MKsCJAwortQj6sBycZRea5t6qoFaZw4MNsTjEuU8EJvsWDHHUWoiAZNSsDzMLGBMMmgVCewML97CXKd6ExnUgxUtYmHCfj\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">entire meals with a microwave</a>, but I do need something reliable for heating up leftovers and not being a countertop hog. This 1,000-watt microwave is big enough for a dinner plate to fit inside and powerful enough to heat it up without taking forever. Mine has been in service for three years without any hint of an operating issue.</p><p>Let\'s be real: This is a five-piece set. Nobody counts the lids as their own pieces! Still, this is a good deal for Pyrex, a (mostly) drop-proof tempered glass storage set that I have been using this year for leftovers. Each piece is thick and burly, cuts out single-use plastics for storing leftovers, and washes up easily in the dishwasher.</p><p>There are a dizzying amount of Instant Pot models available, and most are similar. This is a small version that\'s best for cooking meals for one or two people. There are still seven functions, like for cooking rice or steaming vegetables.</p><figure><p><span><p>Milwaukee 18V Cordless, Electric Leaf Blower</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>Keep the peace between you and your neighbors by relegating the old, deafening gasoline-powered leaf blower to the history museums by switching to a quieter-if-not-silent electric blower. Its 450-CFM airflow is good enough for 120-mph gusts of wind to move those leaves into order.</p><p>Give up the gas and switch over to electric power, and you\'ll never have to feel bad about mowing the lawn too early on a Sunday morning. You\'ve got to purchase the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4HmUvV4RQZcDjAe6KwwZJF9PXDSxgszGAtiGmy4VJ9aHuqymnCQNkm3AN7yxAgvuXjJ49SBQ14xMksYnQwSVFWXsrCDQtKMKV6ibNhjVGU9k5hpF8Lp6BrKVXeXhqeD8mkm6gGWPqfs5e1YX1hsAyogjSosDx466nucoqBofd3GWCPB6FprCTNeJhx5i7kSe4KuaRu9vhiwUghcsG62uew3nt4uVJPQdJfb&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40V-Lithium-Ion-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Rapid-Charger-OP40404-06/316652207\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4HmUvV4RQZcDjAe6KwwZJF9PXDSxgszGAtiGmy4VJ9aHuqymnCQNkm3AN7yxAgvuXjJ49SBQ14xMksYnQwSVFWXsrCDQtKMKV6ibNhjVGU9k5hpF8Lp6BrKVXeXhqeD8mkm6gGWPqfs5e1YX1hsAyogjSosDx466nucoqBofd3GWCPB6FprCTNeJhx5i7kSe4KuaRu9vhiwUghcsG62uew3nt4uVJPQdJfb\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Ryobi 40V Battery and Charger for $249</a>, since the mower doesn\'t come with one. It runs for up to 48 minutes on a charge. If you have a bigger job, consider buying the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/AUmSbTSfyktbrSrBKbpwFxNMcdd1vukjCDSHder9QRM9oqS3iFWcbcCEDv7GyYQX7CCyFWtPkTejABcQUgWxMoWwBYDyJ4wt9oquzduqgjfHY76Rn8aTm4qhUtBCePYyb4kNofmEnaEqN6TURCC3eq6qoWZEb3jf4iRgPns7ar5uDscTWpqVkWP8gAfDeY5uFSHDpyo5NuZaKqA34FiYywNY7YV5UhuCvBQogkzd2vpCwnX1ai3ojAYZHMgcJFisjMwdqE9vtHAFvSMNEsmvPZo7&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40V-Lithium-Ion-6-0-Ah-High-Capacity-Battery-and-Rapid-Charger-Starter-Kit-2-Batteries-OP40602B-06/314671906\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/AUmSbTSfyktbrSrBKbpwFxNMcdd1vukjCDSHder9QRM9oqS3iFWcbcCEDv7GyYQX7CCyFWtPkTejABcQUgWxMoWwBYDyJ4wt9oquzduqgjfHY76Rn8aTm4qhUtBCePYyb4kNofmEnaEqN6TURCC3eq6qoWZEb3jf4iRgPns7ar5uDscTWpqVkWP8gAfDeY5uFSHDpyo5NuZaKqA34FiYywNY7YV5UhuCvBQogkzd2vpCwnX1ai3ojAYZHMgcJFisjMwdqE9vtHAFvSMNEsmvPZo7\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Ryobi 40V Two Batteries and Charger for $449</a> so that you can use one while the other is charging.</p><p>If you\'ve got trees to trim, consider an electric chainsaw. They\'ve gotten good enough these days that you won\'t lack for power on most day-to-day jobs keeping backyards and driveways free of snaggle branches. You won\'t have to run to the gas station for fresh fuel or risk gasoline going bad if it sits around for months (yes, gasoline expires and can foul up motors). This chainsaw doesn\'t come with a battery, but if you\'ve picked up a <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4HmUvV4RQZcDjAe6KwwZJF9PXDSxgszGAtiGmy4VJ9aHuqymnCQNkm3AN7yxAgvuXjJ49SBQ14xMksYnQwSVFWXsrCDQtKMKV6ibNhjVGU9k5hpF8Lp6BrKVXeXhqeD8mkm6gGWPqfs5e1YX1hsAyogjSosDx466nucoqBofd3GWCPB6FprCTNeJhx5i7kSe4KuaRu9vhiwUghcsG62uew3nt4uVJPQdJfb&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40V-Lithium-Ion-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Rapid-Charger-OP40404-06/316652207\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4HmUvV4RQZcDjAe6KwwZJF9PXDSxgszGAtiGmy4VJ9aHuqymnCQNkm3AN7yxAgvuXjJ49SBQ14xMksYnQwSVFWXsrCDQtKMKV6ibNhjVGU9k5hpF8Lp6BrKVXeXhqeD8mkm6gGWPqfs5e1YX1hsAyogjSosDx466nucoqBofd3GWCPB6FprCTNeJhx5i7kSe4KuaRu9vhiwUghcsG62uew3nt4uVJPQdJfb\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Ryobi 40V Battery and Charger for $249</a> to run the Ryobi electric mower above, then you shouldn\'t need to buy another for the chainsaw.</p><figure><p><span><p>Traeger Ironwood 650</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Traeger</span></p></figure><p>We named the Wi-Fi-equipped Ironwood 650 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/traeger-ironwood-650/\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) the best pellet grill/smoker in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-grills/\">Best Grills guide</a>, thanks to—and we never thought we\'d say this about a grill—its excellent app and precision cooking control while you lounge elsewhere, either inside the house or on the patio furniture. The “650â€ in the name refers to the 650 square inches of grill space, which should be enough to smoke three or four racks of ribs at a time.</p><p>Feast your eyes on the Rolls-Royce of grills, the Timberline (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/traeger-timberline-2022/\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>), which we called the best luxury grill in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-grills/\">Best Grills guide</a>. If none but the absolute best will satisfy your need to feed a small army, the Timberline can swallow up an entire bag of pellets and smoke 50 pounds of meat all at once. You can monitor its temperature all day from a distance through the Traeger app, but WIRED senior product reviewer Scott Gilbertson found this grill\'s Wi-Fi connection to be spotty at times.</p></div></div></div>', 'Gobble up these sales on outdoor grills, garage furniture, and power tools before Thanksgiving.', 'https://media.wired.com/photos/655567156e9f5da01a01a90e/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Husky-Workbench-1.jpg', '285', NULL, NULL, '119', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-15', '1878', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL);
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(1212, '37 Home Depot Black Friday Deals (2023): Tools, Grills', '<div><div data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\"><div><p>“Cyberâ€ is such a quaint word these days, a throwback to the ‘90s when we’d surf the world wide web and hang out in chat rooms trading X-Files theories. Don\'t let the phrasing throw you off. When we say there are some seriously good Home Depot Cyber Monday deals for the taking, we mean steal a few minutes from work <em>right now</em> to scoop these tools, garage furniture, and backyard grills before they\'re gone faster than last week\'s turkey leftovers.</p><p><em>Updated November 27: We updated pricing and availability throughout and crossed out expired deals.</em></p><p><em><strong>We test products year-round and handpicked these deals.</strong> The discounts we show are based on actual street prices at retailers in the past few months. Products that are sold out or no longer discounted as of publishing will be <del>crossed</del> out. We\'ll update this guide periodically.</em></p><blockquote><p><em>If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/2015/11/affiliate-link-policy/\">Learn more</a>.</em></p></blockquote><hr></hr><p>Top Deals</p><ul><li><strong>Our favorite workbench:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/PoZAjw7Nn8PV7QzQfppVpYTACd4Xn8wBhzz96DLV8EsfCAAV7yv8zLRJSsxUxk9rrQtCbzBh8aP3mdGokUu5mkfAhq7ffkHByTkussHH2LqRnD6ZymHuofLZkyH5hsHkyNVn6gTQB6zsJduhsELwbHFjYtX6KbavaRJFPDX5ZTqveY3xMHLq7fs8R5sHTXXMiJ5YdyNvpZj3bgBSYwbNPDyMmZjx76Upr5shTdu6zNjiJNAb3aCX8QAzNoWhRx24oBLQGdUfwacuuTtZwXi348KuGpxQEirGf5L9P6WFDEHy82V&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-6-ft-Adjustable-Height-Solid-Wood-Top-Workbench-in-Red-for-Ready-to-Assemble-Steel-Garage-Storage-System-G7200SR-US/315432144\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/PoZAjw7Nn8PV7QzQfppVpYTACd4Xn8wBhzz96DLV8EsfCAAV7yv8zLRJSsxUxk9rrQtCbzBh8aP3mdGokUu5mkfAhq7ffkHByTkussHH2LqRnD6ZymHuofLZkyH5hsHkyNVn6gTQB6zsJduhsELwbHFjYtX6KbavaRJFPDX5ZTqveY3xMHLq7fs8R5sHTXXMiJ5YdyNvpZj3bgBSYwbNPDyMmZjx76Upr5shTdu6zNjiJNAb3aCX8QAzNoWhRx24oBLQGdUfwacuuTtZwXi348KuGpxQEirGf5L9P6WFDEHy82V\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Husky Workbench for $314 ($135 off)</a></li><li><strong>A complete power tool set:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/nntVzjQ3JMLounNPYNrETBFpnx1VA7KTTdFY2v3FEq9o5tvzKhipnnpZJGT8FyweytNfym3NzY7R4JJXpwLaYRP6R3tqZDZwsa54DroxLH4qkKev6tUvKcpX7kJe9zs7TJwLL135woLC9uxXZ8uXEqg2gVco5Lkggy3D4rQ8pNtmvEAM27Sp9FK6ZxvyReBZYVEorfQovCsHRULHEzEE9KguL5QmTMMJMqNXq2PJ3TuSeMFMZSm7ZNK2SCwMWdu4m99MGkqbpL7HnqgVmq9hMJWJyYcNm7ZMp1DENbi9&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-18V-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Combo-Tool-Kit-7-Tool-with-Two-3-0-Ah-Batteries-Charger-and-Tool-Bag-2695-27S/312422229\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/nntVzjQ3JMLounNPYNrETBFpnx1VA7KTTdFY2v3FEq9o5tvzKhipnnpZJGT8FyweytNfym3NzY7R4JJXpwLaYRP6R3tqZDZwsa54DroxLH4qkKev6tUvKcpX7kJe9zs7TJwLL135woLC9uxXZ8uXEqg2gVco5Lkggy3D4rQ8pNtmvEAM27Sp9FK6ZxvyReBZYVEorfQovCsHRULHEzEE9KguL5QmTMMJMqNXq2PJ3TuSeMFMZSm7ZNK2SCwMWdu4m99MGkqbpL7HnqgVmq9hMJWJyYcNm7ZMp1DENbi9\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee 7-Power-Tool Combo Kit for $499 ($500 off)</a></li><li><strong>The sturdiest tape measure:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/32ZjHBEcANQ5x7mzLSHJxUJgTJvhgXHfHPZv4bh7yVDjyLtpRHirtz1mh9mvmeCdXh3ND4UMSVRFtNvkzbZbZwR2R9stHnFtE9PNJ1FwPddg514NxoqtPMB1Rnh54MUcptrcx2PA4Mue1XXrZq2pRX4nN67UKrxbwZ11yWmWRUhBWpxndvZ6q7nXkNMXvC8BGLeyskpgofM5gym3&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-25-ft-FATMAX-Tape-Measure-2-Pack-FMHT74038D/205584109\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/32ZjHBEcANQ5x7mzLSHJxUJgTJvhgXHfHPZv4bh7yVDjyLtpRHirtz1mh9mvmeCdXh3ND4UMSVRFtNvkzbZbZwR2R9stHnFtE9PNJ1FwPddg514NxoqtPMB1Rnh54MUcptrcx2PA4Mue1XXrZq2pRX4nN67UKrxbwZ11yWmWRUhBWpxndvZ6q7nXkNMXvC8BGLeyskpgofM5gym3\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Stanley FatMax 25-Foot Tape Measure, 2 Pack for $25 ($15 off)</a></li><li><strong>A good indoor security cam:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/8EJ4syiXezLo4pVSzKeweP4f2jEE9KdC3mHTLwsWLjUF4ma5z7CWgh3pvkq42hCVhBAwcTe2MXCEqNXiFBqXwqMR78Wdn9nfRsz7reEQm31iTsBCyhHNoxkTr8ssAQkZpeLryrUPeCYfjvb8UbZU7RXAgZTwqw32WDTXjbvPyXtaZSh7jrxW4JNEkZA2dWywBMrpBTApXU8KArRaPbBVecKytG9aiKuwhWDdff57rJ5&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Blink-Mini-Indoor-Wired-1080p-Wi-Fi-Security-Camera-in-White-B07X6C9RMF/313600685\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/8EJ4syiXezLo4pVSzKeweP4f2jEE9KdC3mHTLwsWLjUF4ma5z7CWgh3pvkq42hCVhBAwcTe2MXCEqNXiFBqXwqMR78Wdn9nfRsz7reEQm31iTsBCyhHNoxkTr8ssAQkZpeLryrUPeCYfjvb8UbZU7RXAgZTwqw32WDTXjbvPyXtaZSh7jrxW4JNEkZA2dWywBMrpBTApXU8KArRaPbBVecKytG9aiKuwhWDdff57rJ5\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Blink Mini Cam for $20 ($15 off)</a></li><li><strong>Drop-proof tempered glass storage:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/QZHnKs2kd95YZ5LoZNTyZPVHkaxQaCGPrwhquBbiTRee9wPy31zCix9ptqXPkd8sSECdFJMM5bjgpydToE1h5cJF2y71cHVXCbgtSWn5vCR5EKcT8bw37hQNZve74TnZg6on88eSYSjDXLX2togXC1DtFWjoXukU6hgQ4eC7GNUsRAd9BrLJ4eyjms84NyrCQhztjsmdtAbNCgZWsDGBAV4igQ3WdisEA9iRuxm9WtvyjYm9RGbEi4y&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Pyrex-Simply-Store-10-Piece-Glass-Storage-Set-with-Assorted-Colored-Lids-1091198/205957689\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/QZHnKs2kd95YZ5LoZNTyZPVHkaxQaCGPrwhquBbiTRee9wPy31zCix9ptqXPkd8sSECdFJMM5bjgpydToE1h5cJF2y71cHVXCbgtSWn5vCR5EKcT8bw37hQNZve74TnZg6on88eSYSjDXLX2togXC1DtFWjoXukU6hgQ4eC7GNUsRAd9BrLJ4eyjms84NyrCQhztjsmdtAbNCgZWsDGBAV4igQ3WdisEA9iRuxm9WtvyjYm9RGbEi4y\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Pyrex 10-Piece Glass Storage Set for $18 ($5 off)</a></li><li><strong>Our fave pellet grill/smoker:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/275STw5yiGNevXdtzDn68UjPTC7RvA7d6cfoXVz7638s2BPbhWU3dE3x5Hqa5sxGUi4tM76ypQk3FaJnjaFyodjQt7opBBeSS677maz14fppWBfEEGyvhUrkWMzfnJ2WjXP3KYpTvSRVejdeLv9Ysrqr7ruUCr761fvs96iacLX8ancz4FN7pH4ZZM7zVU8JWgEFKEMjx6hGkvTFvyxeDmUcxYxD9RXNbrrUAd&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Traeger-Ironwood-650-Wifi-Pellet-Grill-and-Smoker-in-Black-TFB65BLF/311922199\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/275STw5yiGNevXdtzDn68UjPTC7RvA7d6cfoXVz7638s2BPbhWU3dE3x5Hqa5sxGUi4tM76ypQk3FaJnjaFyodjQt7opBBeSS677maz14fppWBfEEGyvhUrkWMzfnJ2WjXP3KYpTvSRVejdeLv9Ysrqr7ruUCr761fvs96iacLX8ancz4FN7pH4ZZM7zVU8JWgEFKEMjx6hGkvTFvyxeDmUcxYxD9RXNbrrUAd\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Traeger Ironwood Smoker for $1,100 ($200 off)</a></li></ul><hr></hr><div data-testid=\"feature-large-callout\"><div data-item=\"{&quot;dangerousHed&quot;:&quot;More WIRED Cyber Monday Coverage&quot;,&quot;brand&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;619d7caffb03e0115edd966e&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:0,&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;product&quot;,&quot;offers&quot;:[]}\" data-testid=\"ProductEmbedWrapper\"><div><div><p>More WIRED Cyber Monday Coverage</p></div></div></div></div><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#one\">Garage Deals</a>, <a href=\"#two\">Smart Home Deals</a>, <a href=\"#three\">Holiday Deals</a>, <a href=\"#four\">Kitchen Deals</a>, <a href=\"#five\">Backyard Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><figure><p><span><p>Husky Workbench</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>This is arguably the best value in a garage workbench out there right now, and it\'s $45 less than when the sale first started. It\'s capable of holding an astounding 3,000 pounds. One cool feature of the Husky workbench is that two of either the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/aokKbRGiuxPAtmyAwGZUVb9JG8pzXohGhHuj9M8uZsva5eQ9ueJS3ALGaUJYV3sQtjNKx33XAD83YiP5SXxrsGEqCxUfaDbtH6QTLPDPupat3q4CKWo2knkkzEszd2dfTgxdwZ45AGABPdCuj4ftYeSP9kkqF1Z2mtpjM3bb1r7grtgeqdr7N5rkfkHbCVg3QWDQN91zXLT6KuvavsCd52vPpcP7mqFvxjLLj3fZ5zyp4NrFjVBATgRZzdiw5PgR58PCLpiMUsLF4tbMyfnnT3n7MaATPYQAEUuxqEcQDCuhQBDsk3b&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Ready-to-Assemble-24-Gauge-Steel-1-Drawer-2-Door-Garage-Base-Cabinet-in-Red-28-in-W-x-32-8-in-H-x-18-3-in-D-G2801BR-US/315432151\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/aokKbRGiuxPAtmyAwGZUVb9JG8pzXohGhHuj9M8uZsva5eQ9ueJS3ALGaUJYV3sQtjNKx33XAD83YiP5SXxrsGEqCxUfaDbtH6QTLPDPupat3q4CKWo2knkkzEszd2dfTgxdwZ45AGABPdCuj4ftYeSP9kkqF1Z2mtpjM3bb1r7grtgeqdr7N5rkfkHbCVg3QWDQN91zXLT6KuvavsCd52vPpcP7mqFvxjLLj3fZ5zyp4NrFjVBATgRZzdiw5PgR58PCLpiMUsLF4tbMyfnnT3n7MaATPYQAEUuxqEcQDCuhQBDsk3b\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Husky 1-Door-2-Drawer Base Cabinet</a> or the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/BNj2avZQdZFTVGiYqoBhf6x1rqG4fKCS2W4Hzysoj6vedTGQQirMLtchPwhoxWDPCXftsvUj93yHKsbLDg3d9UiGB4UPkZFypBaMvUDJAZxSc57WSUUhgpXexYhp6YwRVdiT6S41gRkhqyEwH4MwM3HRQGK21oecVV9pDWCukxXjAffpkQ9rshBQkXAh9Bb1HWpm5J3nrdDPttgm7mnwuzFUtMG37yYDixj2SrtQr11A7yQZidMZFh9mgWGPYsk7KYDVwPnZhG98wNtW8ojPL8iBG4yPbvCoY6snwCM&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Ready-to-Assemble-24-Gauge-Steel-2-Door-Garage-Base-Cabinet-in-Red-28-in-W-x-32-8-in-H-x-18-3-in-D-G2802BR-US/315432153\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/BNj2avZQdZFTVGiYqoBhf6x1rqG4fKCS2W4Hzysoj6vedTGQQirMLtchPwhoxWDPCXftsvUj93yHKsbLDg3d9UiGB4UPkZFypBaMvUDJAZxSc57WSUUhgpXexYhp6YwRVdiT6S41gRkhqyEwH4MwM3HRQGK21oecVV9pDWCukxXjAffpkQ9rshBQkXAh9Bb1HWpm5J3nrdDPttgm7mnwuzFUtMG37yYDixj2SrtQr11A7yQZidMZFh9mgWGPYsk7KYDVwPnZhG98wNtW8ojPL8iBG4yPbvCoY6snwCM\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Husky 2-Door Base Cabinet</a> will nest right underneath the workbench for extra, out-of-the-way storage, with the same impressive build quality and cohesive design.</p><p>Closed doors keep the dust off your equipment and the messy tangles of extension cords out of sight. This cabinet is made of 24-gauge steel and is powder-coated in your choice of red or black. Mount a <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/3ML3AxBWphqb6VwGpkzhvwpMawtSka882hZvF3TvBSp3dojTbpzrUARrUrYuKvHrSGZNitzV8GB2tQF85ENtgz2eRUyWAsMcXdP4P5ojrkGHDvwwhfQ3RRpGrHhWhgQfB7WL43WEJ6A1GeLzLmgxKbgVWc777a48ywYwA2WvzQsNUgCDdg5T4ddvxcKJiQ3B27qzizXhu15AitR8ymQma41ZjLfPBXGf4SCZaghfknD15sCgXae2NuSKQU5gzj7MjiWT4cq13JyJvehuvfyfUMskWqmNPWpGV44NNM&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Ready-to-Assemble-24-Gauge-Steel-Wall-Mounted-Garage-Cabinet-in-Red-28-in-W-x-29-7-in-H-x-12-in-D-G2802WR-US/315432147\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/3ML3AxBWphqb6VwGpkzhvwpMawtSka882hZvF3TvBSp3dojTbpzrUARrUrYuKvHrSGZNitzV8GB2tQF85ENtgz2eRUyWAsMcXdP4P5ojrkGHDvwwhfQ3RRpGrHhWhgQfB7WL43WEJ6A1GeLzLmgxKbgVWc777a48ywYwA2WvzQsNUgCDdg5T4ddvxcKJiQ3B27qzizXhu15AitR8ymQma41ZjLfPBXGf4SCZaghfknD15sCgXae2NuSKQU5gzj7MjiWT4cq13JyJvehuvfyfUMskWqmNPWpGV44NNM\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Husky Wall Cabinet for $140 ($60 off)</a>, which offers the same look and build quality, over a workbench if you need shelving but don\'t have the floor space for a freestanding cabinet.</p><p>You won\'t overload this shelving unit. Each shelf is, when properly weight-distributed, capable of holding up to 2,500 pounds. That\'s <em>per shelf.</em> Forget the “boltlessâ€ version of this shelving unit that Husky also makes. Bolts are not that scary to fasten during assembly, and they\'ll hold the shelving unit together more sturdily.</p><figure><p><span><p>Milwaukee 18-Volt 7-Power Tool Combo</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>Hand me a blank check in a hardware store and I\'ll beeline straight for either Milwaukee or DeWalt. There are plenty of fine brands out there, but these two seem to last just a bit longerYou get a power drill, circular saw, grinder, and more. The two rechargeable batteries fit all the tools and come with a charger, so you can have one charging while using the other.</p><p>You should be airing up your tires every month, at the very least. For that, you\'ll need an air compressor. While a tiny, portable unit can do the job (slowly), you can shave a lot of time off this crucial task with an air compressor that has a reserve tank of pressurized air all ready to go.</p><p>Everyone should have a vacuum capable of sucking up not just dry messes, but wet spills. Use it for keeping your garage tidy and for cleaning out the interior of your car. Like most shop vacs, it comes with a wide assortment of attachable tools and nozzles to fit into every nook and cranny. I have had good luck with the performance and long-term durability of several Ridgid wet/dry vacuums over the past decade.</p><p>This is the six-in-one version of our favorite utility knife, the Milwaukee Fastback, which is featured here in our guide on <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/how-to-build-a-home-tool-kit/\">How to Build a Home Tool Kit</a>, along with a compact version. The larger tool features a wire stripper, screwdriver, and bit driver, which includes a reversible Phillips #2 and flathead ¼-inch bit.</p><figure><p><span><p>Stanley FatMax</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>My favorite tape measure, the extra-thick FatMax resists folding in and collapsing when you\'re extending the tape far out without any support. This two-pack is only a dollar more than a single FatMax, so buy a spare and keep the other in the garage, your R/V, or just give one to a buddy, because you\'re just that nice.</p><p>From painting walls to putting up insulation, I\'ve never had a Werner ladder fail, and that level of trust is worth gold when you\'re talking about ladders. This 4-foot step ladder is a little guy, perfect for keeping in the home for jobs that require you to reach the ceiling. It holds up to 250 pounds, and remember to never stand on the top “step.â€ Ladders aren\'t built for that.</p><p>Bessey makes my favorite serious-duty clamps. The combo kit includes a pair of 6-inch clamps and a pair of 12-inch clamps. In his experience using a pair of larger Bessey clutch clamps to fix a wooden table, he had no issues at all with slippage. The wooden handles seemed solid, and the quality of the clamps themselves made a strong impression on him.</p><p>Beloved jack-of-all-trades, this handheld power tool comes with cutting wheels, grinding attachments, wire wool abraders, engravers, and more. Product reviewer Matt Jancer has used his to cut down bicycle axles, repair the legs on my couch, custom fit a kitchen shelf, fabricate new tail light brackets for his motorcycle, and a whole lot more. People even use them frequently for arts and crafts. As long as you\'re not asking too much of it, like cutting lumber to build a deck, then it\'s an indispensable tool to have around the home</p><figure><p><span><p>Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>For non-4K TVs, it doesn\'t pay to spring for an expensive, 4K-capable streaming device. Save some coin and buy this 1080p-capable streaming system to gain access to Amazon Fire TV. It doesn\'t support Dolby Atmos sound, but if your TV isn\'t 4K then it\'s likely to not support Dolby Atmos, anyway. Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-4k-streaming-devices/\">Best Streaming Devices guide</a> for other options.</p><p>If you watch mainly Amazon Prime content, the Fire TV Stick is the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-4k-streaming-devices/\" target=\"_blank\">streaming device</a> you need and this one was just released at the end of September. You can stream from any service, of course, but it\'s heavily geared toward the company\'s own content. This 4K Max is faster, with 16 gigabytes of storage versus 8, but if you want to spend less and still stay in the Amazon ecosystem, the also-new <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.target.com/p/amazon-fire-tv-stick-with-4k-ultra-hd-streaming-media-player-and-alexa-voice-remote-2023/-/A-89419626&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.target.com/p/amazon-fire-tv-stick-with-4k-ultra-hd-streaming-media-player-and-alexa-voice-remote-2023/-/A-89419626\" href=\"https://www.target.com/p/amazon-fire-tv-stick-with-4k-ultra-hd-streaming-media-player-and-alexa-voice-remote-2023/-/A-89419626\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4K Stick is on sale for $25 ($25 off)</a>.</p><p>It took a rash of wildfires to convince us, but all the accompanying pollution and particulate is floating around in your home, too. At the same time, humidity too low or too high can encourage cracked skin or mold. Knock out two birds with one stone with the combination Dyson humidifier and air purifier. The Humidify + Cool (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/dyson-pure-humidify-cool/\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) has an accurate, built-in air quality monitor, and its automated cleaning system is both more thorough and far easier than cleaning out most humidifiers.</p><p>If your home is equipped with Google Assistant, then you may want to stick with the first-party solution and get this outdoor/indoor security camera from Google. It\'s battery-operated, so no need to wrangle with wires. You can pop it off the magnetic mount to recharge it, and it tends to last a little more than a month. You get 1080p video, HDR support, and a 130-degree field of view. Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-outdoor-security-cameras/\">Best Outdoor Security Cameras guide</a> for more.</p><figure><p><span><p>Nest Video Doorbell</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Google</span></p></figure><p>The Nest Video Doorbell is our favorite <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-video-doorbells/\">video doorbell</a>. Its performance is reliable, with swift alerts and notifications, and there\'s HDR support so that your clips aren\'t blown out by bright lights. It works without a subscription but you\'ll want to subscribe to Nest Aware to get the most out of it. The battery tends to last about a month before it needs recharging.</p><p>We called the Blink Mini cheap, compact, and versatile with good video quality in our <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/Ehjr9t1bfyFgZ56PubEtKQGmKW8xYuK5oDj5Jzr9cErPE2sijf8mwkZLLhNjnqwKRu6n4yoVHDEm2xTsAK4xsSvKJNbYd1yGUqGRqhPEKsyqgN2F9FAtXb8cSthJbFoWE1giEjCmq5dhhvzM6JTsQii2PBKFo&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-security-cameras/\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/Ehjr9t1bfyFgZ56PubEtKQGmKW8xYuK5oDj5Jzr9cErPE2sijf8mwkZLLhNjnqwKRu6n4yoVHDEm2xTsAK4xsSvKJNbYd1yGUqGRqhPEKsyqgN2F9FAtXb8cSthJbFoWE1giEjCmq5dhhvzM6JTsQii2PBKFo\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Best Indoor Security Cams guide</a>. You need to pay $3 a month for a subscription, and the motion detection can\'t distinguish between humans and pets, but it does have two-way audio and integrates into the Amazon Alexa voice assistant.</p><p>The Echo Show 5 is typically overpriced at $90, but the deal price of $40 matches the best we have tracked. Just keep in mind that it goes on sale quite frequently. If the 10 is too large, the 5 takes up very little real estate whether you want it in your kitchen or on your nightstand.</p><p>There are quite a few <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4wXieV9Z5T21RAWtQS9rkNFZ8HYptfU2zUH8NRnDoWrHgpF9bvJRiWPeKVhMpGtdtA49GZqzh9PUnGnYpe4Ab9txjCy31B6iedZK1QCfjn3osCZhET1VkXRuYS1q9sP3rDvMRKZXUpKHXv5R4Gyz7NqqudQKBHG6jyY1s5EBwusMTSqi6ETQoR6RqqkSe2Yz72rWPnREFwWhMXLSVchmKWZ4dNQKHgEezexw81Mu3BDa7JpNhdhQdqGinrxJWnH6R&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/b/Nanoleaf/N-5yc1vZhlk/Ntk-elasticplus/Ntt-Nanoleaf%2BShapes?NCNI-5&amp;sortby=bestmatch&amp;sortorder=none\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4wXieV9Z5T21RAWtQS9rkNFZ8HYptfU2zUH8NRnDoWrHgpF9bvJRiWPeKVhMpGtdtA49GZqzh9PUnGnYpe4Ab9txjCy31B6iedZK1QCfjn3osCZhET1VkXRuYS1q9sP3rDvMRKZXUpKHXv5R4Gyz7NqqudQKBHG6jyY1s5EBwusMTSqi6ETQoR6RqqkSe2Yz72rWPnREFwWhMXLSVchmKWZ4dNQKHgEezexw81Mu3BDa7JpNhdhQdqGinrxJWnH6R\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Nanoleaf smart light panels on sale</a>, so if you don\'t want the triangle shape, you can choose from Hexagons or Mini Triangles. This modular system lets you create a panel of lights in whatever design you\'d like. Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-nanoleaf-lights/\">Best Nanoleaf Lights guide</a> for more information.</p><figure><p><span><p>Eero 6</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Amazon</span></p></figure><p>This Eero mesh router 3-pack is for anyone who wants a no-frills system. It\'s super easy to set up, and you can extend connectivity throughout the home with the two nodes. You can subscribe to an Eero Plus subscription to get features like parental controls and ad blocking, but it\'s also not required. Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-mesh-wifi-routers/\">Best Mesh Routers</a> and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-eero-wi-fi-mesh-router/\">Best Eero guides</a> for more.</p><p>You know the drill. You need a battery—especially in the precious moments after unwrapping all the holiday gifts—and can\'t find any. This 30-pack of AAA batteries means you won\'t run out for quite a while. It\'s the same price as a 16-pack, which isn\'t on sale, so you may as well stock up. You can pick up a 36-pack of <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/YugL81LJJg6NKrcZi1LUBzP8rdPP1jCjmCTdH3BvW6TF5dj314Mp2BmUYGT6NURjeKtt3WaQyaGc4W2Z3cqDb2SnuiKcZp7dqz2d2Q6cbk2Yr93EQLQc9pHPMAETrgPm1P28ShEdzsHHkcWWoU8VXMHon6UymBpBpikqHR5m2A6yzqsqqXJmbG4HeZUncHfgiHWR9DgGsAtWNP1weNhG838kMk7pq86dPhrCMnidGmxM&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Energizer-MAX-AA-Batteries-36-Pack-Double-A-Alkaline-Batteries-E91SBP36H/100232088\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/YugL81LJJg6NKrcZi1LUBzP8rdPP1jCjmCTdH3BvW6TF5dj314Mp2BmUYGT6NURjeKtt3WaQyaGc4W2Z3cqDb2SnuiKcZp7dqz2d2Q6cbk2Yr93EQLQc9pHPMAETrgPm1P28ShEdzsHHkcWWoU8VXMHon6UymBpBpikqHR5m2A6yzqsqqXJmbG4HeZUncHfgiHWR9DgGsAtWNP1weNhG838kMk7pq86dPhrCMnidGmxM\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Energizer Max AAs</a> or a 6-pack of <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/5spbPsiyK8raPGDrTZQ1e1Q66c3NydEEKnSGMcw3sERhnCrk9o4Natc25wKP2XtwKJG9djwPnFnxwL1Wruo7iq6v1oMyFxaCoJy3XgFFWcghu2utok1m6kPqyMHqA1R5uB27cbi7UHmhxgqmPNsGphcGk2FEt9XZPTxezCeXEsbLx6JWEKvL2Yai7ywjENnRLd4QnAYLX2V1FxYQVBUj8WAGz31XLxxQGmqQM5b&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Energizer-MAX-9V-Batteries-6-Pack-9-Volt-Alkaline-Batteries-522SBP6H/100006071\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/5spbPsiyK8raPGDrTZQ1e1Q66c3NydEEKnSGMcw3sERhnCrk9o4Natc25wKP2XtwKJG9djwPnFnxwL1Wruo7iq6v1oMyFxaCoJy3XgFFWcghu2utok1m6kPqyMHqA1R5uB27cbi7UHmhxgqmPNsGphcGk2FEt9XZPTxezCeXEsbLx6JWEKvL2Yai7ywjENnRLd4QnAYLX2V1FxYQVBUj8WAGz31XLxxQGmqQM5b\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Energizer 9Vs</a> for the same price.</p><p>Most <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smart-displays\">people may prefer</a> the slightly smaller Echo Show 8, which sits between this and the Echo Show 5 below. But, this 10 has a cool base that the screen can swivel around so you can stay in the frame of a Zoom call or see your recipe from anywhere.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Target</span></p></figure><p>Nobody will mistake it for a live tree. But as far as artificial trees go, this one doesn\'t look <em>cheap</em>—just artificial. This tree comes with lights preinstalled and wired. And those arguments about whether the tree should be white or multicolor? These LEDs can do either with the flick of a switch.</p><p>Not an artificial tree fan? No worries. You can combine the earthy scent of pine resin with the sweet smell of a good deal by picking up a live pine tree, either online or at your local Home Depot. The specific discount depends on the tree you select, but as of writing you\'ve got your choice of Douglas Fir or Frasier Fir in heights from three feet to eight-and-a-half feet.</p><p>Just hang it and plug it in. This artificial Christmas wreath comes pre-lit with 50 multicolor LED lights. There are artificial berries and pine cones to liven up the display, too.</p><p>Don\'t forget the garland. Wreaths are ideal for doors and windows, and the tree is the centerpiece, but garland hung from banisters and fireplace mantles fills out the rest of the rooms. This 6-foot garland comes pre-lit with 50 multicolor LED lights, and like the Nearly Natural wreath it comes with artificial berries interspersed among the pine sprigs, but no pine cones.</p><p>Are you a star or an angel family? If you lean toward the five-pointed star, this battery-operated Christmas tree topper will free up precious electrical outlet space, which is always at a premium with all the strands of lights demanding plug real estate. Reviews say this topper runs through the three AA batteries quickly, so consider picking up a set of <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/BzWhgJVfGnESm5Hjzoj4joXYzqJcveTu68u9kevsvLxoZzTXcmcEPVrRAUrm6tEwdPSP88V9rCi4sAQYRfHRynqVRjjpigSoWbHTNR8AECskbQP5F4GdEXiRtmiTfTSaQF1ECtg6Pv6AqBfKcr6LSiQ252rySPU3sUYKq5GJorcZxjxv8e1fSq9mDYQaeaxCvcrkMtA6PSyoAgGDeaY7Wm7NwTokvB2tzDVfybPk9eSV2puNtq6PPeuhH5KuhUQXSktw5xHSssockHLnEpF5oyV7ZbU7pQPaDVFx5gZNTYsdpvpRcjidNMxApymbR2rU4e1q3fvxusvbj1CgXUh61y5ShLEfKwg7qsbTr1Vk58yCKb&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-eneloop-Individual-Rechargeable-Batteries/dp/B01G3SS04A/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2WIUS9TVMXI48&amp;keywords=eneloop+aa+charger&amp;qid=1700934438&amp;sprefix=eneloop+aa+charge%2Caps%2C95&amp;sr=8-5\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/BzWhgJVfGnESm5Hjzoj4joXYzqJcveTu68u9kevsvLxoZzTXcmcEPVrRAUrm6tEwdPSP88V9rCi4sAQYRfHRynqVRjjpigSoWbHTNR8AECskbQP5F4GdEXiRtmiTfTSaQF1ECtg6Pv6AqBfKcr6LSiQ252rySPU3sUYKq5GJorcZxjxv8e1fSq9mDYQaeaxCvcrkMtA6PSyoAgGDeaY7Wm7NwTokvB2tzDVfybPk9eSV2puNtq6PPeuhH5KuhUQXSktw5xHSssockHLnEpF5oyV7ZbU7pQPaDVFx5gZNTYsdpvpRcjidNMxApymbR2rU4e1q3fvxusvbj1CgXUh61y5ShLEfKwg7qsbTr1Vk58yCKb\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Panasonic Eneloop Rechargeable AAs for $28</a>.</p><figure><p><span><p>Delonghi Stilosa Espresso Machine</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Delonghi</span></p></figure><p>A good budget espresso machine is a rare find, but this one is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-espresso-machines\" target=\"_blank\">our favorite</a>. You\'ll get a solid portafilter, a reliable steam pump, and a steaming wand in a pretty compact body. Unlike other cheap machines we tried, the Stilosa didn\'t show signs of slowing down. It\'s easy to use whether you want a full latte or just steamed milk for coffee, and it takes up very little precious counter space.</p><p>In my apartment, the only real space I have for preparing food is this 42-inch-wide rolling island. There\'s a bar for holding a pair of dish towels, hooks for hanging oven mitts, and swiveling wheels that roll easily, even when the cabinet is loaded with a couple hundred pounds of kitchen gear. The drawers and doors close nicely, and the solid wood frame and butcher block top feel beefier than the price suggests.</p><p>Now, I\'m not aiming to cook <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/C5BN9bLtpHgEjQNavwU3Sar1PJHUJrsxCG33V3oF8FaiLBK2Tc2GDNWKJGX6cntQe9h7gdZgqjpmBFNP5eLAZy2A4MKsCJAwortQj6sBycZRea5t6qoFaZw4MNsTjEuU8EJvsWDHHUWoiAZNSsDzMLGBMMmgVCewML97CXKd6ExnUgxUtYmHCfj&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Microwave-Cooking-One-Marie-Smith/dp/1565546660/\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/C5BN9bLtpHgEjQNavwU3Sar1PJHUJrsxCG33V3oF8FaiLBK2Tc2GDNWKJGX6cntQe9h7gdZgqjpmBFNP5eLAZy2A4MKsCJAwortQj6sBycZRea5t6qoFaZw4MNsTjEuU8EJvsWDHHUWoiAZNSsDzMLGBMMmgVCewML97CXKd6ExnUgxUtYmHCfj\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">entire meals with a microwave</a>, but I do need something reliable for heating up leftovers and not being a countertop hog. This 1,000-watt microwave is big enough for a dinner plate to fit inside and powerful enough to heat it up without taking forever. Mine has been in service for three years without any hint of an operating issue.</p><p>Let\'s be real: This is a five-piece set. Nobody counts the lids as their own pieces! Still, this is a good deal for Pyrex, a (mostly) drop-proof tempered glass storage set that I have been using this year for leftovers. Each piece is thick and burly, cuts out single-use plastics for storing leftovers, and washes up easily in the dishwasher.</p><p>There are a dizzying amount of Instant Pot models available, and most are similar. This is a small version that\'s best for cooking meals for one or two people. There are still seven functions, like for cooking rice or steaming vegetables.</p><figure><p><span><p>Milwaukee 18V Cordless, Electric Leaf Blower</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>Keep the peace between you and your neighbors by relegating the old, deafening gasoline-powered leaf blower to the history museums by switching to a quieter-if-not-silent electric blower. Its 450-CFM airflow is good enough for 120-mph gusts of wind to move those leaves into order.</p><p>Give up the gas and switch over to electric power, and you\'ll never have to feel bad about mowing the lawn too early on a Sunday morning. You\'ve got to purchase the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4HmUvV4RQZcDjAe6KwwZJF9PXDSxgszGAtiGmy4VJ9aHuqymnCQNkm3AN7yxAgvuXjJ49SBQ14xMksYnQwSVFWXsrCDQtKMKV6ibNhjVGU9k5hpF8Lp6BrKVXeXhqeD8mkm6gGWPqfs5e1YX1hsAyogjSosDx466nucoqBofd3GWCPB6FprCTNeJhx5i7kSe4KuaRu9vhiwUghcsG62uew3nt4uVJPQdJfb&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40V-Lithium-Ion-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Rapid-Charger-OP40404-06/316652207\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4HmUvV4RQZcDjAe6KwwZJF9PXDSxgszGAtiGmy4VJ9aHuqymnCQNkm3AN7yxAgvuXjJ49SBQ14xMksYnQwSVFWXsrCDQtKMKV6ibNhjVGU9k5hpF8Lp6BrKVXeXhqeD8mkm6gGWPqfs5e1YX1hsAyogjSosDx466nucoqBofd3GWCPB6FprCTNeJhx5i7kSe4KuaRu9vhiwUghcsG62uew3nt4uVJPQdJfb\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Ryobi 40V Battery and Charger for $249</a>, since the mower doesn\'t come with one. It runs for up to 48 minutes on a charge. If you have a bigger job, consider buying the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/AUmSbTSfyktbrSrBKbpwFxNMcdd1vukjCDSHder9QRM9oqS3iFWcbcCEDv7GyYQX7CCyFWtPkTejABcQUgWxMoWwBYDyJ4wt9oquzduqgjfHY76Rn8aTm4qhUtBCePYyb4kNofmEnaEqN6TURCC3eq6qoWZEb3jf4iRgPns7ar5uDscTWpqVkWP8gAfDeY5uFSHDpyo5NuZaKqA34FiYywNY7YV5UhuCvBQogkzd2vpCwnX1ai3ojAYZHMgcJFisjMwdqE9vtHAFvSMNEsmvPZo7&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40V-Lithium-Ion-6-0-Ah-High-Capacity-Battery-and-Rapid-Charger-Starter-Kit-2-Batteries-OP40602B-06/314671906\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/AUmSbTSfyktbrSrBKbpwFxNMcdd1vukjCDSHder9QRM9oqS3iFWcbcCEDv7GyYQX7CCyFWtPkTejABcQUgWxMoWwBYDyJ4wt9oquzduqgjfHY76Rn8aTm4qhUtBCePYyb4kNofmEnaEqN6TURCC3eq6qoWZEb3jf4iRgPns7ar5uDscTWpqVkWP8gAfDeY5uFSHDpyo5NuZaKqA34FiYywNY7YV5UhuCvBQogkzd2vpCwnX1ai3ojAYZHMgcJFisjMwdqE9vtHAFvSMNEsmvPZo7\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Ryobi 40V Two Batteries and Charger for $449</a> so that you can use one while the other is charging.</p><p>If you\'ve got trees to trim, consider an electric chainsaw. They\'ve gotten good enough these days that you won\'t lack for power on most day-to-day jobs keeping backyards and driveways free of snaggle branches. You won\'t have to run to the gas station for fresh fuel or risk gasoline going bad if it sits around for months (yes, gasoline expires and can foul up motors). This chainsaw doesn\'t come with a battery, but if you\'ve picked up a <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4HmUvV4RQZcDjAe6KwwZJF9PXDSxgszGAtiGmy4VJ9aHuqymnCQNkm3AN7yxAgvuXjJ49SBQ14xMksYnQwSVFWXsrCDQtKMKV6ibNhjVGU9k5hpF8Lp6BrKVXeXhqeD8mkm6gGWPqfs5e1YX1hsAyogjSosDx466nucoqBofd3GWCPB6FprCTNeJhx5i7kSe4KuaRu9vhiwUghcsG62uew3nt4uVJPQdJfb&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40V-Lithium-Ion-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Rapid-Charger-OP40404-06/316652207\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4HmUvV4RQZcDjAe6KwwZJF9PXDSxgszGAtiGmy4VJ9aHuqymnCQNkm3AN7yxAgvuXjJ49SBQ14xMksYnQwSVFWXsrCDQtKMKV6ibNhjVGU9k5hpF8Lp6BrKVXeXhqeD8mkm6gGWPqfs5e1YX1hsAyogjSosDx466nucoqBofd3GWCPB6FprCTNeJhx5i7kSe4KuaRu9vhiwUghcsG62uew3nt4uVJPQdJfb\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Ryobi 40V Battery and Charger for $249</a> to run the Ryobi electric mower above, then you shouldn\'t need to buy another for the chainsaw.</p><figure><p><span><p>Traeger Ironwood 650</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Traeger</span></p></figure><p>We named the Wi-Fi-equipped Ironwood 650 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/traeger-ironwood-650/\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) the best pellet grill/smoker in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-grills/\">Best Grills guide</a>, thanks to—and we never thought we\'d say this about a grill—its excellent app and precision cooking control while you lounge elsewhere, either inside the house or on the patio furniture. The “650â€ in the name refers to the 650 square inches of grill space, which should be enough to smoke three or four racks of ribs at a time.</p><p>Feast your eyes on the Rolls-Royce of grills, the Timberline (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/traeger-timberline-2022/\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>), which we called the best luxury grill in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-grills/\">Best Grills guide</a>. If none but the absolute best will satisfy your need to feed a small army, the Timberline can swallow up an entire bag of pellets and smoke 50 pounds of meat all at once. You can monitor its temperature all day from a distance through the Traeger app, but WIRED senior product reviewer Scott Gilbertson found this grill\'s Wi-Fi connection to be spotty at times.</p></div></div></div>', 'Gobble up these Home Depot Black Friday deals on Christmas trees, outdoor grills, garage furniture, and power tools before they\'re as picked over as yesterday\'s turkey.', 'https://media.wired.com/photos/655bd117ae9f8843bcea97fc/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Black-Friday-Cyber-Monday-Home-Depot-Deals.jpg', '285', NULL, NULL, '119', 'newsapi', NULL, NULL, '2023-12-15', '1878', '0', '0', NULL, NULL, NULL);
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(1213, 'Dont Tell These 196 Black Friday Deals That Its Sunday', '<div><div data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\"><div><p>Cyber Monday sales are often better than on Black Friday, but with every retailer promising the best Cyber Monday discounts, it can be tricky to work out what deals to grab and when to pass. Luckily, we have done the hard work for you. WIRED reviewers try countless gadgets, tools, and digital delights of all kinds every week, and we have developed smart shopping tips and tricks to weed out fake discounts and bring you the real deals. We can say with confidence that these are the absolute best Cyber Monday deals you\'re going to find. It\'s probably the last chance you have to grab most of these deals.</p><p>Keep this page bookmarked. You will find regular updates as products go out of stock and prices change, and we\'ll keep scouring to find more deals worth grabbing.</p><p><em><strong>We test products year-round and handpicked these deals.</strong> The discount amounts we show are based on actual street prices at retailers in the past few months. Products that are sold out or no longer discounted as of publishing will be <del>crossed</del> out. We\'ll update this guide periodically.</em></p><blockquote><p>If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/2015/11/affiliate-link-policy/\"><strong>Learn more</strong></a>.</p></blockquote><hr></hr><p>Top Deals</p><ul><li><strong>A great deal on the new iPad:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/8iV3Xocz8fbxXRuRiNJzsXxzx3TmngHciKgZ2eqn3AZwdiReC8itkpvvvZQDsBSukszcSbfaqdhagisQHVtNwkQ1qLJRyeRpbqCaE3PswyKtn1LkYeoiZ6oDTYi&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://howl.me/ck4IcfsCPzX\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/8iV3Xocz8fbxXRuRiNJzsXxzx3TmngHciKgZ2eqn3AZwdiReC8itkpvvvZQDsBSukszcSbfaqdhagisQHVtNwkQ1qLJRyeRpbqCaE3PswyKtn1LkYeoiZ6oDTYi\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Apple iPad Tablet (2022, 10th Gen) for $350 ($50 off)</a></li><li><strong>300 hours of battery life!:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/d5Zy5wnNZ5Wxssbu5CDn9VKm7GTKZnBSLAzp3yqqhgoUTZtkqov9m41k2LbEAjgqZG9gBBe5k349yTjrFWodYzdwxDCsZXcM7PigURkWf1tAkbfvG5ZBKKrgDGhVbwjK6J3rr6TdGb3nMvGDxLbaGht8Ck2YpwXsk62nXouSZMbQ2bE8HHhnCbUDHbj58GkpCtc&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Alpha-Wireless-Noise-canceling/dp/B09TRW57WB\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/d5Zy5wnNZ5Wxssbu5CDn9VKm7GTKZnBSLAzp3yqqhgoUTZtkqov9m41k2LbEAjgqZG9gBBe5k349yTjrFWodYzdwxDCsZXcM7PigURkWf1tAkbfvG5ZBKKrgDGhVbwjK6J3rr6TdGb3nMvGDxLbaGht8Ck2YpwXsk62nXouSZMbQ2bE8HHhnCbUDHbj58GkpCtc\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Gaming Headset for $120 ($49 off)</a></li><li><strong>A powerful Apple laptop:</strong> <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://howl.me/ck4l0vvM39K&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://howl.me/ck4l0vvM39K\" href=\"https://howl.me/ck4l0vvM39K\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MacBook Air 15-inch (M2, 2022) for $1,049 ($250 off)</a></li><li><strong>A Switch bundle</strong>: <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/CMbRnGHVeVpM8D3YGhcQcQ6EJigTUZCcMzuf6SijebvsBoDKWx263bNfmA2cuBJxzdBcqTAGXeGkBY8hU8nm3zxUw3xH7yLvnZvd96dCdFSMR1LdqzVh36sTPjvK3TjtAKBYo4PT3vo4EientTdrfzt23a8FjQa6wGmWhZVmxS64kNVgW4oG1zJA1kABPscezQfneNtXmLDXQrfb2tv3VmRg1vpvGeoNkRHHuFkUNGCAgc8jgMAYi27ChuiS3eZwarT2hZfit6UudDymqyrr7HTR2db19iu4GfNo8EjNiX9s7YemmPFgUE&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nintendo-Switch-OLED-Model-Super-Smash-Bros-Ultimate-Bundle-Full-Game-Download-3-Mo-Nintendo-Switch-Online-Membership-Included/5020233187\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/CMbRnGHVeVpM8D3YGhcQcQ6EJigTUZCcMzuf6SijebvsBoDKWx263bNfmA2cuBJxzdBcqTAGXeGkBY8hU8nm3zxUw3xH7yLvnZvd96dCdFSMR1LdqzVh36sTPjvK3TjtAKBYo4PT3vo4EientTdrfzt23a8FjQa6wGmWhZVmxS64kNVgW4oG1zJA1kABPscezQfneNtXmLDXQrfb2tv3VmRg1vpvGeoNkRHHuFkUNGCAgc8jgMAYi27ChuiS3eZwarT2hZfit6UudDymqyrr7HTR2db19iu4GfNo8EjNiX9s7YemmPFgUE\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo Switch OLED: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Bundle for $349</a></li><li><strong>Our favorite TV</strong>: <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/S99RnZiqgDo8Mo2oZuprhJnApTqvW2mLPmoVR62VXo9J4ivcFVw69BocYSEDtFzanpLxfSRdPMfKqUVz6fesf8aCvkRHDrzzPprXb4bwERd3kuCAHFZ9akspmpswjvbim8V86pe&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C1J5RZD8\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/S99RnZiqgDo8Mo2oZuprhJnApTqvW2mLPmoVR62VXo9J4ivcFVw69BocYSEDtFzanpLxfSRdPMfKqUVz6fesf8aCvkRHDrzzPprXb4bwERd3kuCAHFZ9akspmpswjvbim8V86pe\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">TCL Q6 55-Inch 4K TV for $348 ($50 off)</a></li><li><strong>Great cheap coffee delivered to your door</strong>: <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4qqMdb4drwigrnptGZmLo9dMWpSzYXKtmm3oXoXinaewbifcecXcLL4SBogkCGK85r1un6t9VKC2tnjKyCEA6tPUxynBowNHAx18xtRA6NWqzf5pjQGnzj2h3Be4qFN5nE&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.drinktrade.com/gifts\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4qqMdb4drwigrnptGZmLo9dMWpSzYXKtmm3oXoXinaewbifcecXcLL4SBogkCGK85r1un6t9VKC2tnjKyCEA6tPUxynBowNHAx18xtRA6NWqzf5pjQGnzj2h3Be4qFN5nE\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Trade Coffee: Up to 30 Percent off Gifts</a></li></ul><div data-testid=\"feature-large-callout\"><div data-item=\"{&quot;dangerousHed&quot;:&quot;More WIRED Cyber Monday Deals Coverage&quot;,&quot;brand&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;655b8b3d04b8f4ab378f9318&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:0,&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;product&quot;,&quot;offers&quot;:[]}\" data-testid=\"ProductEmbedWrapper\"><div><div><p>More WIRED Cyber Monday Deals Coverage</p><div><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-deals-2023/\"><strong>Absolute Best Deals</strong></a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-deals-under-50-2023/\">Deals Under $50</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/greatest-cyber-monday-deals-on-gear-we-love/\">Deals on Gear We Love</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-amazon-deals-lowest-price-ever/\">Amazon Deals at Lowest-Ever Prices</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-smartwatch-fitness-tracker-deals-2023/\">Apple Watch, Fitness Watches</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-tv-deals-2023/\">TV Deals</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-black-friday-soundbar-deals-2023/\">Soundbars</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-headphone-deals-2023/\">Headphones</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-smartphone-tablet-deals-2023/\">Phone and Tablets</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-laptop-deals-2023/\">Laptops</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-monitor-deals-2023/\">Monitors</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-mattress-deals-2023/\">Mattresses</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-sex-toy-deals-2023/\">Sex Toys</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/cyber-monday-outdoor-deals-rei-2023/\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-kitchen-deals-2023/\">Kitchen</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-electric-bike-deals-2023/\">eBike Deals</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-coffee-deals-2023/\">Coffee Gear</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-apple-cyber-monday-deals-2023/\">Apple Deals</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/cyber-monday-google-pixel-deals-nest-deals-2023/\">Google Deals</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-buy-cyber-monday-deals-2023/\">Best Buy,</a> <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-home-depot-cyber-monday-deals-2023/\">Home Depot</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-walmart-cyber-monday-deals-2023/\">Walmart</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-target-cyber-monday-deals-2023/\">Target</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/v2/offers/wir203?source=Site_0_HCL_WIR_EDIT_HARDCODED_0_COMMERCE_AFFILIATE_ZZ)\">Get WIRED for just $5 ($25 off)</a></li>\n</ul></div></div></div></div></div><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><p>Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/the-best-ipad/\">Best iPads</a> guide and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/which-macbook-should-you-buy/\">Which Macbook Should You Buy?</a> guide for more advice.</p><figure><p><span><p>iPad Air</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Apple</span></p></figure><p>This is the lowest price we\'ve seen on Apple\'s 10th-gen iPad (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/apple-ipad-10th-gen-2022/\" target=\"_blank\">7/10, WIRED Review</a>). Apple revamped the design for this release—there\'s no more Home button, and the bezels around the screen are slim. The rear camera has been upgraded, while the selfie camera has been moved to the center of the iPad for video calls, and it\'s powered by a more powerful chip.</p><p>We love the sixth-gen iPad Air (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/apple-ipad-air-2022/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) for an upgrade splurge. It\'s more expensive, but again, this is the lowest price we\'ve tracked. It has a better processor, making it a good bit snappier, along with a higher-resolution selfie camera and support for Center Stage for video calls. It also has a larger screen while being lighter to carry around than the entry level model.</p><p>If portability is your priority, look no further than the iPad Mini (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/apple-ipad-mini-2021/\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>). It has a design similar to the iPad Pro, but with an 8.3-inch screen. While it doesn\'t have as powerful a processor as the iPad Air, it can still handle pretty much any app or game. This isn\'t an unusual price for it to drop to, but it\'s the price we recommend trying to snag it for. Just know that Apple is expected to debut a new iPad Mini next year.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Apple</span></p></figure><p>The current Apple Watch is the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/apple-watch-series-9/\">Series 9</a>, but last year\'s <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/apple-watch-series-8-and-apple-watch-se/\">Series 8</a> is virtually the same and $100 cheaper, which is why we say <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-apple-watch/#632235ab74ce5b82a68ef20c\">it\'s a great buy at $300</a>. You get all the features you need in Watch OS 10, which has Crash Detection to alert emergency responders if you\'re in an accident and unresponsive, along with the usual health and fitness tracking features.</p><p>The Apple Watch Ultra 2 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/apple-watch-ultra-2/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is only a month old but it\'s already on sale. It\'s our favorite smartwatch for <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-apple-watch/#65022b7a9cc6f1091a8c4677\" target=\"_blank\">outdoor sports</a>. It packs a new (and bright) 3,000-nit display, the latest S9 chip for faster processing, and the new ultra-wideband chip for precision-locating your phone. It\'s a great option if you\'re heavily into outdoor sports and are looking for a rugged, full-functioning smartwatch to take along with you. It\'s also the Apple Watch with the best battery life thanks to its massive size.</p><p>Not sure which Amazon device to grab? Read our guides to the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-amazon-fire-tablet/\">best Fire tablets</a> and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-alexa-and-amazon-echo-speakers/\">best Alexa smart speakers</a>.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Best Buy</span></p></figure><p>The Fire HD 10 is still <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-amazon-fire-tablet/\">our very favorite Fire tablet</a>. This version got a minor speed update a couple of months ago, making it marginally snappier than the previous version. We like the Fire HD 10 for its larger screen—there\'s more room to consume that fire hose of Amazon content you\'ve been seeking (this <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2rQwPprcmtWkDQzcq5ScmhpvFNNkddwZViNPQY2VGjrT7u1ngDJMDoboGXdFmPNDdQ5dj2K2SK4JifNdmiDG9S23zMCVfGC6DmJW87tRFYzNeRbwhv3t8RuHu9gfqTn2faDsfshsTgnQknbGcQEovkV6kVLnDsq2v72Sa1RsNxD4NpxfoHwTTQvvWZfR8YbMa&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Garry-Winogrand-All-Things-Photographable/dp/B07M687Z18\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2rQwPprcmtWkDQzcq5ScmhpvFNNkddwZViNPQY2VGjrT7u1ngDJMDoboGXdFmPNDdQ5dj2K2SK4JifNdmiDG9S23zMCVfGC6DmJW87tRFYzNeRbwhv3t8RuHu9gfqTn2faDsfshsTgnQknbGcQEovkV6kVLnDsq2v72Sa1RsNxD4NpxfoHwTTQvvWZfR8YbMa\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Garry Winogrand documentary</a> is very good if you\'re looking for something). If you want to try to work on your Fire, grab the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2h8zKZvUAqv9ZDfxAivFV6GWZFAWEvudKvRDR2XwVsB5Dpb3NuArvtfAadNfsj14EZp3yTE1ajyvJxSNPKaNHYspaJVwH1FLR6vY3GgmJsPAA89USWyjy5A2e9FMkn461h3jvbN7LDLC2WBYoN5iAhG9JV4iz1ypX4PpAYm7M5kif56GW3&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Amazon_Fire_HD_10_KeyboardCase/dp/B0CCT55K2P\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2h8zKZvUAqv9ZDfxAivFV6GWZFAWEvudKvRDR2XwVsB5Dpb3NuArvtfAadNfsj14EZp3yTE1ajyvJxSNPKaNHYspaJVwH1FLR6vY3GgmJsPAA89USWyjy5A2e9FMkn461h3jvbN7LDLC2WBYoN5iAhG9JV4iz1ypX4PpAYm7M5kif56GW3\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">new Keyboard Case bundle</a> ($60 off). As always we suggest spending the extra few bucks to get a tablet without advertisements on the lockscreen.</p><p>The <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-amazon-fire-tablet/\">best value in Amazon Fire tablets</a>, the Fire HD 8 is an even better value at this price. (just $5 off the lowest price we\'ve seen). The screen isn\'t as roomy as on the 10, but this one is smaller, making it nice for traveling or reading a book. Having tested and reviewed both, I think people are probably better off forking over the extra $20 to get the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/S99RnZiqgDo8Mo2oZuprhJnApTqvW2mLPmoVR62VXo9J4ivcFVw69BocYSEDtFzanpLxfSRdPMfKqUVz6fesf8ZoggrzfZZHfE5FRcYYDupYU1wbwBAhEnMmv4MBi5c2btzBSy5&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHZT5S12\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/S99RnZiqgDo8Mo2oZuprhJnApTqvW2mLPmoVR62VXo9J4ivcFVw69BocYSEDtFzanpLxfSRdPMfKqUVz6fesf8ZoggrzfZZHfE5FRcYYDupYU1wbwBAhEnMmv4MBi5c2btzBSy5\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">discounted Fire HD 10</a>, but if you want the smaller form factor the Fire HD 8 will work.</p><p>Thinking of getting a tablet for your kids? Amazon\'s have <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-control-amazon-kids/\">pretty good parental controls</a>. If you\'ve got older kids (about 8 and up), the Fire HD 10 Kids Pro Edition has a slimmer case and more app options which is good for older children. It still has plenty of parental controls in the settings, and the recent update gave it a speedier processor to better handle HD video and games. The discount is not as good as the Fire HD 8 kids below, but this is the better choice for older kids.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Amazon</span></p></figure><p>This is the best Amazon Fire tablet for younger kids. It\'s the same tablet as the “normalâ€ Fire HD 8 which our reviewer lauded for its better battery life and faster processor than its predecessor (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/amazon-fire-hd-8-2022/\">6/10, WIRED Review</a>). The only difference is that the Kids Edition comes with a rugged case and a two-year worry-free guarantee. If your kid chucks it down the stairs into a mop bucket, or flings their tablet out the window because <em>Bluey</em> stopped playing, Amazon will replace the tablet for free.</p><p>Amazon offers its biggest discounts on its own hardware on Prime Day, but can\'t ignore the Cyber Monday bonanza. The Amazon Kindle Scribe (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/amazon-kindle-scribe/\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is normally a bit expensive for our tastes, but this sale knocks it firmly within a reasonable buy price for us. It comes with a stylus that lets you write notes and mark up PDFs, and it has excellent battery life.</p><p>This deal is only available for new subscribers. Kindle Unlimited is an <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-ebook-subscription-services/\" target=\"_blank\">excellent subscription service</a> for people who own Kindles or read books on the Kindle app. There are thousands of books available to borrow for free. I, Louryn, would rather get rid of all my streaming services than to go without <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/kindle-ebook-digital-reading-rave/\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle Unlimited</a>. Just be aware that you should set a reminder to cancel, lest the service auto-renews at $11 per month after the trial ends. And note that if you\'re buying a Kindle today, you can choose to get three months for free when adding the product to your cart.</p><p>Amazon has a ton of gift cards that come with free credits right now. Each one has a unique corresponding coupon code that you can see <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/d5Zy5wnNZ5Wxssbu5CDn9VKm7GTKZnBSLAzp3yqqhgoUTZtkqov9m41k2LbEAjgqZG9gBBe5k349yTjqJgCwHiGLUgM9mbSmRvc1meehbD2ReXZFjutz7GHw8BBVuzUA41d6p1BPH7akiz1YVty7s3XG67AV2nLuQfUGd8iHCTvwNNJsJvcE3yopsg2PMhDwLxL&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Exclusive-Gift-Card-Offer-July/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=14485264011\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/d5Zy5wnNZ5Wxssbu5CDn9VKm7GTKZnBSLAzp3yqqhgoUTZtkqov9m41k2LbEAjgqZG9gBBe5k349yTjqJgCwHiGLUgM9mbSmRvc1meehbD2ReXZFjutz7GHw8BBVuzUA41d6p1BPH7akiz1YVty7s3XG67AV2nLuQfUGd8iHCTvwNNJsJvcE3yopsg2PMhDwLxL\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">on this page</a>. For example, you can get a <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4iheeJwWD8ieHpBRvZYS6hGdT7QChu5YEpZ9mFHZm1JaounZUBDVBJy8fUAAJMvXQ39mxSedJwoxaPcEBBL1rBZ5KV3YaBbgpyhpEnHxD29w76GCm1dfzeJL3HVrhxh2E1Uch3z5KEMUc1AxaXMWeo5xdvzBC4azxa9MW237Hmrpq1xT8GaLfcH1tg&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Gift-Card-accessories-Delivery/dp/B08DY29VSQ\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4iheeJwWD8ieHpBRvZYS6hGdT7QChu5YEpZ9mFHZm1JaounZUBDVBJy8fUAAJMvXQ39mxSedJwoxaPcEBBL1rBZ5KV3YaBbgpyhpEnHxD29w76GCm1dfzeJL3HVrhxh2E1Uch3z5KEMUc1AxaXMWeo5xdvzBC4azxa9MW237Hmrpq1xT8GaLfcH1tg\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">$100 Apple Gift Card and a free $15 Amazon credit</a> with code <strong>APPLET5USAP</strong>. There are tons of cards to choose from. <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/d5Zy5wnNZ5Wxssbu5CDn9VKm7GTKZnBSLAzp3yqqhgoUTZtkqov9m41k2LbEAjgqZG9gBBe5k349yTjqJgCwHiGLUgM9mbSmRvc1meehbD2ReXZFjutz7GHw8BBVuzUA41d6p1BPH7akiz1YVty7s3XG67AV2nLuQfUGd8iHCTvwNNJsJvcE3yopsg2PMhDwLxL&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Exclusive-Gift-Card-Offer-July/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=14485264011\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/d5Zy5wnNZ5Wxssbu5CDn9VKm7GTKZnBSLAzp3yqqhgoUTZtkqov9m41k2LbEAjgqZG9gBBe5k349yTjqJgCwHiGLUgM9mbSmRvc1meehbD2ReXZFjutz7GHw8BBVuzUA41d6p1BPH7akiz1YVty7s3XG67AV2nLuQfUGd8iHCTvwNNJsJvcE3yopsg2PMhDwLxL\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">You can browse them all here</a>.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><div id=\"chairs\" tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Office Chair and Desk Deals</p></div><p>Just like upgrading the bed you sleep on, few things will improve your life like a good chair. Some of our favorites are on sale right now. See our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-office-chairs/\">Best Office Chairs guide</a> and our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/work-from-home-home-office-gear-guide/\">Work-From-Home Gear</a> guide for more picks.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Branch</span></p></figure><p>This is our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-office-chairs/#60e7148d9c0558467e693cf7\">favorite office chair</a>. It\'s easy to assemble and there are tons of little tweaks you can make to dial it the fit. You can push the armrest back and forward, up and down; the seat can extend out or be pushed all the way in; you can lock the recline. There\'s even adjustable lumbar support. Fair warning though: Pet hair tends to cling to the upholstery, and I\'ve noticed the fabric on the front end of the seat tends to pill quite quickly, but this is a great deal on an excellent chair.</p><p>Take everything about the Branch Ergonomic Chair and upgrade it a notch—that\'s the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-office-chairs/#62a3551e9117ee78ad19a57b\">Branch Verve</a>. It looks more elegant (especially in the lovely Coral color), it keeps my back straighter, it\'s quite comfy, and it can make nearly the same adjustments with a higher level of polish. Branch\'s Ergonomic Chair is excellent for most people, but the Verve is the more refined seat if your budget can stretch.</p><p>If you need a wide seat and your room tends to run hot, then get this X-Chair. The all-mesh design allows for excellent airflow, whisking your body heat away so that you don\'t end up sweaty. It\'s comfy, like sitting on a hammock, and well-built.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Herman Miller</span></p></figure><p>The Zeph looks like it’s a choice for aesthetics rather than comfort. Especially since it’s made of plastic, and the only adjustment you can make is moving it up or down. But WIRED editor Julian Chokkattu <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-office-chairs\">found it quite comfortable</a>. After a month of sitting in it, he says, it was still supportive for his 6\'4\" frame, and it can even double as a fine-enough recliner. He recommends adding on the seat pad and arms, which will run the sale price up to $516 ($129 off, so still a good deal).</p><p>If you’re looking for luxury in <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-office-chairs\">your office chair</a>, this is the one to buy. WIRED editor Julian Chokkattu says it can take a few weeks to get used to it, but it’s worthwhile. The upright positioning supports your back, and the initially rigid seat will become more comfortable over time. It’s one of the most adjustable chairs around, allowing you to pull out the seat, change the height and angle of the armrests, and change the Backfit adjustment to fit your spine perfectly. Note: You\'ll need to choose a graphite frame and medley upholstery to see the lowest price.</p><p>This deal features a pretty good standing desk we\'ve been testing. It comes in two size options, and it\'s fairly simple to operate. It\'s stable, looks great, and is quiet. You can attach various accessories easily, like a cable organizer and a drawer.</p><p>This is the luxe standing desk in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/work-from-home-home-office-gear-guide/#desks\">Best Work From Home Gear guide</a>. It’s very roomy, has height presets, and it’s really stable. It\'s pricey, but dual motors shift the desk up and down quickly, quietly, and with zero wobbles. It has a range of 25 to 52 inches tall, and there\'s a hole to route your cables.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><div id=\"phones\" tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Smartphone and Tablet Deals</p></div><p>Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-android-phones/\">Best Android Phones</a> guide for more smartphones worth shopping for.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Motorola</span></p></figure><p>This is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-motorola-phones/\" target=\"_blank\">the best Motorola phone you can get right now</a>. Its 6.7-inch OLED display curves around the sides, yet it comfortably ignores your fingers wrapped around it so you don\'t accidentally press buttons. It comes with 512 GB of storage, dual SIM support, and up to a 165-Hz refresh rate, which is frankly overkill for most needs but absolutely buttery smooth. The camera didn\'t do great in our testing—if a great camera is a top priority for you, don\'t get a Motorola.</p><p>The Pixel Fold is our favorite book-like folding phone (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-fold/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>). The front screen is nice and wide, so you can use it comfortably with all your favorite apps. Open it up and you get a much larger 7.6-inch screen for multitasking. Google\'s software smarts are here, along with its excellent cameras, making this one of the best, albeit expensive, folding phones right now.</p><p>The Google Pixel 7A (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-7a/\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) has a lot of pros. It\'s got great performance, an excellent camera, and an OLED display. The build quality is fantastic too, and it comes in fun colors. It\'s not perfect—the battery life is middling—but this is still our favorite smartphone for most people. Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-google-pixel-phone/\">Best Pixel Phone</a> guide for more details.</p><p>The Google Pixel 8 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-8-pixel-8-pro/\" target=\"_blank\">7/10, WIRED Review</a>) is the brand\'s newest flagship phone. It\'s good! It performs well, the camera is fantastic, and the performance is snappy. Our only gripe is with the battery life, which left much to be desired in our testing. The <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.amazon.com/Google-Pixel-Pro-Smartphone-Telephoto/dp/B0CGTP3NSH&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Google-Pixel-Pro-Smartphone-Telephoto/dp/B0CGTP3NSH\" href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Google-Pixel-Pro-Smartphone-Telephoto/dp/B0CGTP3NSH\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 8 Pro</a> is also on sale for $799 ($200 off). Read more about the two phones, plus the rest of the lineup, in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-google-pixel-phone/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Pixel Phone Buying Guide</a>.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Motorola</span></p></figure><p>The Moto Razr+ is playing on your nostalgia for flip phones, and it\'s kinda working. It\'s a foldable phone that flips vertically to open, and it has an external display for some useful information even when it\'s closed. We\'d like to have seen better battery life on it, and it doesn\'t have the best camera in the world, but at this discount it\'s definitely worth a look.</p><p>The original Motorola Razr is one of the cheapest folding phones you can get right now, and it\'s kind of surprising that it\'s dropped this low. It doesn\'t have the larger front screen that its successor has, but it\'s still got a gorgeous 6.9-inch OLED screen when open, 128 GB of storage, and a beefy 4,200-mAh battery.</p><p>The ThinkPhone is our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-motorola-phones/#runnerup\">runner-up pick for Motorola\'s phones</a>, but it\'s actually a joint deal with Lenovo. It\'s similar to the Edge+ but adds that traditional ThinkPad flair with a customizable red side button. It\'s designed for business use, but it\'s a solid option for everyone, especially at this price.</p><p>The coolest part of this phone is the back. Sure, the front has a <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/high-refresh-rate-explained/\">120-Hz AMOLED screen</a>, and it\'s powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, but the back is quite literally where the Nothing Phone (2) (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/nothing-phone-2/\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) shines. The LED “Glyphâ€ lights can flash when you get notifications or calls, and you can set it up to alert you about app notifications you choose, too. Those lights can also be used as countdown timers or even to show the status of your Uber driver. It only works for T-Mobile and AT&amp;T users.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: OnePlus</span></p></figure><p>If you\'re eyeing a tablet that can replace your laptop every now and then—one that still works great as an entertainment slate, and is <em>not</em> an iPad—take a look at the OnePlus Pad (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/oneplus-pad\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>). It\'s the first-ever tablet from the phone maker, and it runs Android 13 out of the box, so there are a lot of improvements in making the Android experience on a tablet really great.</p><p>The Google Pixel Tablet (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-tablet/\" target=\"_blank\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is great for an Android tablet, but it\'s the included charging dock—which doubles as a speaker—that makes it stand out. This combo device lets you pick up the slate to use it like a normal tablet, and set it down to use as a smart speaker when you don\'t need it. You can even set up to eight user profiles, so anyone in the family can use it with their own apps and home screen.</p><p>This is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smart-notebooks-and-smart-pens/\" target=\"_blank\">our favorite digital notebook</a>. It writes very much like pen and paper, so it\'s excellent for taking notes, with plenty of organizational software features. This bundle includes the new Type Folio keyboard, which attaches a tiny keyboard so you can type without any distractions.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><div id=\"charge\" tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Portable Charger and Power Station Deals</p></div><p>Have a look at our guide to <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-portable-power-stations/\">the best portable power stations</a> and the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-portable-chargers-power-banks/\">best portable chargers</a> for more options.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Goal Zero</span></p></figure><p>This is a good deal on <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-portable-chargers-power-banks/#616849f59344894cbd842a3c\">our favorite charger for laptops</a>. It has two USB-C ports (60-watt and 100-watt), two USB-A ports, and, remarkably for the size of this thing, it also has a 100-watt AC port for those devices that need a pronged plug. In our tests it managed to fully recharged the average 13-inch laptop twice. It is in fact charging my laptop as I write this update.</p><p>This battery pack is both portable and powerful. It has a 26,800-mAh capacity (the maximum you can take on a flight), and four USB-C ports—two of which can dish out 100 watts and two that output 20 watts each. We’ve used it to fast-charge MacBooks, iPhones, and other smartphones. There small built-in OLED display that shows the remaining power as a percentage and in-watt hours.</p><p>A 25,000-mAh battery pack that\'s surprisingly compact is a rarity, but UGreen pulls it off. At 1.1 pounds, it\'s definitely not ultralight, but the highlight here is that you can actually draw 145 watts while charging. That means one USB-C port can dish out 100 watts, enough to fast charge a laptop. There are three ports in all, two USB-C ports, one USB-A.</p><p>We like Anker\'s chargers and its Prime range employs GaN technology to shrink the size down. This 67-watt charger has fold-out prongs and offers two USB-C ports and one USB-A. It can charge a MacBook and it supports fast charging for iPhones, Samsung Galaxy S phones, and Pixel phones.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Anker</span></p></figure><p>This solid option from Anker made the honorable mentions in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-portable-chargers-power-banks/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Portable Chargers</a>. It has a 10,000-mAh capacity, good for just shy of two full charges for most phones, a built-in USB-C cable that doubles as a loop for easy carrying, and an additional USB-C and USB-A port. It maxes out at 30 watts each way and can be fully charged in around two hours.</p><p>This handy charger has enough power to juice up two MacBook Pro models simultaneously. But it\'s also great if you have a lot of devices around your desk that constantly need to be charged. It has a little stand to prop it up, a short cord that goes out to an outlet, and four USB-C ports that output 100 watts each. This is the lowest price we\'ve tracked.</p><p>Our medium-capacity pick of the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-portable-power-stations/\" target=\"_blank\">best portable power stations</a>, the Biolite BaseCharge 1500 has recessed handles for easy carrying, a good mix of ports to charge a lot of small gadgets like phones, tablets, and laptops, and a wireless charging pad on top. The 1,521-watt-hour capacity is enough to keep you powered on a weekend camping trip. Sadly, it takes a long time to charge.</p><figure><p><span><p>Jackery Explorer 300 Plus</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Jackery</span></p></figure><p>If you want extra power for a camping or road trip but need something truly portable, the Jackery Explorer 300 Plus is worth a look and appears in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-portable-chargers-power-banks/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Portable Chargers</a> guide. Cute and compact, this battery has a fold-out handle, packs a 288-Wh capacity, and weighs 8.3 pounds. It comes with a fold-out solar panel that can generate 40 watts. The fan can get a little noisy and it takes several hours to charge from solar. We have seen it discounted before, but never lower than this.</p><p>Taking the best overall slot in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-portable-power-stations/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Portable Power Stations guide</a>, the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/jackery-explorer-2000-plus/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) brings you power wherever and whenever you need it. The LiFePO4 battery should be good for 10 years, the fan is relatively quiet, and it has a good mix of ports and outlets. You can also stack batteries if you need more power and charge via solar panels (sold separately). Some of the covers are tight and it\'s heavy to lug around, but overall it\'s a great power station. This is the lowest price we\'ve seen on this one.</p><p>We tested and liked the Yeti 1500X for our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-portable-power-stations/#648c0c4e7b25a434b1f3be7c\">portable charger guide</a> and this is roughly the same thing, just smaller capacity (think weekend gear, not backup when the grid is down). It will struggle with higher loads like power tools, but for device charging and small appliances you\'ll be fine. There\'s AC, 12V, and 60W USB-C outputs and it has a built-in solar charge controller if you have solar panels (it can charge off the wall or the car if you don\'t).</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: EcoFlow</span></p></figure><p>Sporting a large handle and weighing in at 17 pounds, this is the most portable pick in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-portable-power-stations/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Portable Power Stations</a> guide. It offers 768 watt-hours, and has a wide range of ports and outlets to charge small gadgets. It takes over an hour to charge from the mains and has a standard XT60 connector for solar panels, but the fan can get noisy. While it has been discounted before, this is the lowest price we have ever seen. Ecoflow is also offering discounts on many other models if you need more power.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><div id=\"Laptops\" tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Laptop and Headphone Deals</p></div><p>If you\'re in the market for a new laptop, be sure to read our guides to <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-laptops/\">The Best Laptops</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-cheap-laptops/\">Best Cheap Laptops</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-linux-laptops/\">Best Linux Laptop</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-gaming-laptops/\">Best Gaming Laptops</a> for more options.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Apple</span></p></figure><p>Apple\'s <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/imac-macbook-pro-2023-everything-apple-announced/\" target=\"_blank\">brand-new M3 chips</a> are available in three different MacBook tiers—the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/apple-macbook-pro-m3-max-16-inch/\" target=\"_blank\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>). They\'re all included in our guide to the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-laptops/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Laptops</a>. The M3 Pro falls in the middle as far as processing power and speed goes, but it\'s still blazing fast. We recommend that you opt for the Pro if you’re a serious productivity user or content creator. This deal matches the best price we\'ve seen so far.</p><p>Apple\'s <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/imac-macbook-pro-2023-everything-apple-announced/\" target=\"_blank\">brand-new M3 chips</a> are available in three different MacBook tiers—the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/apple-macbook-pro-m3-max-16-inch/\" target=\"_blank\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>). They\'re all included in our guide to the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-laptops/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Laptops</a>. This model is similar to the other M3 Pro MacBook Pro that\'s on sale, except it has a smaller screen.</p><p>This little 2-in-1 laptop has been one of our best budget picks in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-laptops/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Laptops Guide</a> forever. It\'s not spec\'d out for video editing or gaming, but it\'s plenty fast enough for office and web-based work. There are plenty of ports for peripherals, and the 2-in-1 design is nice for watching movies on the go.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Acer </span></p></figure><p>Our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-cheap-laptops/#63725d052ea97fb0c6f28a30\">favorite 15-inch laptop</a>, the Acer Aspire 3, here comes with an Intel Core i5 chip, integrated graphics, 8 GB of RAM, and a 15.6-inch IPS display (1,920 x 1,080 pixels). It’s big, and the display is not the sharpest, but it won’t strain your eyes. There are ports galore (Ethernet, USB, USB-C, HDMI, headphone jack), and it’s powerful enough for most everyday tasks.</p><p>This is the fastest Chromebook we\'ve tested. It features a 3.75-GHz Intel Core i3-1315U CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and 128 GB of flash storage. The Flex 5i has two USB-C ports (one is used for charging) plus one USB-A port. You also get a microSD card slot for expanding the storage capability, making this a good choice for those who don\'t want to keep everything in the cloud. The 14-inch touchscreen uses a 2-in-1 design, making it ideal for media streaming. As on most Chromebooks, the screen isn\'t the best, with mid-level brightness and a standard 1,920 x 1,080-pixel screen resolution.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: HP</span></p></figure><p>We like the 15-inch HP Envy (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/hp-envy-x360-15-2023/\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) for its impressive performance, very nice screen, and decent keyboard, complete with a dedicated emoji button. Graphics are courtesy of the integrated AMD Radeon chipset, which underpins the 1920 x 1080-pixel, 16:9 aspect ratio display. It\'s no gaming rig, but it works. Connectivity options include two USB-C ports with DisplayPort capabilities, two USB-A ports, and an HDMI 2.1 port, plus a full-size SD card reader.</p><p>This is the slightly larger, slightly heavier version of the Asus Zenbook 14 that we really like (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/asus-zenbook-14-oled/\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>). It has the same gorgeous 14-inch 2.8K OLED touch display that\'s very impressive for a laptop this size. Unlike the mid-range model we tested, this features an Intel i7 (13700H) 16 gigabytes of RAM and a 512-gigabyte SSD. You\'re getting the high end model for the price of the mid range. It\'s plenty of speed for most computing tasks.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Das Keyboard</span></p></figure><p>The Das Keyboard MacTigr (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/das-keyboard-mactigr-mechanical-keyboard/\" target=\"_blank\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is expensive, but it’s great for those in the Apple ecosystem with a dedicated Mac layout. It also has cherry MX Red switches (that don’t get too loud), a two-port USB-C hub, and a high-quality all-metal build.</p><p>As Sony’s priciest wireless headphones, the WH-1000XM5 had a lot to live up to following the remarkably popular WH-1000XM4. Luckily they deliver the goods with upgraded noise canceling, a posh new design, and a more refined sound signature that adds up to a great package – especially on sale.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: HyperX</span></p></figure><p>HyperX made a pact with an eldritch god to get 300 hours of battery life out of a single pair of headphones. Right now, they\'re down to $120, the lowest price we\'ve ever seen them. That\'s like … 40 cents per hour of battery life. If you started using this headset today, for 8 hours every day, you wouldn\'t have to charge it until 2024. Use it for 4 hours a day, and you\'d probably make it to Valentine\'s Day. We gave this headset the coveted (and very rare!) <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/hyperx-cloud-alpha-wireless/\">10/10, WIRED Recommends</a> rating.</p><p>Every shower is made better with a little music (but not a dance party. Safety first people!) According to WIRED Reviews editor Julian Chokkattu, the best choice for shower tunes is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/shower-power-rave/\" target=\"_blank\">the Ampere Shower Power Pro</a>. The Bluetooth speaker easily attaches to your showerhead – confirmed after he installed it in three different showers – and uses power generated from the flowing water to make your jams, well, jam. We haven’t seen the price drop to under $100 since late last year.</p><p>The Apple AirPods Max (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/apple-airpods-max/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) have stood the test of time and, correspondingly, held onto their relatively high price point. This discount isn\'t much but it\'s still the lowest price we\'ve seen for these headphones. They have exceptional build quality, pair and work seamlessly with iOS devices, and last up to 20 hours on a single charge.</p><p>Google\'s Pixel Buds A-Series (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-buds-a-series/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) are our favorite earbuds for the money thanks to a neat package that fits well, sounds good, and costs less than plenty of competitors. They don\'t have noise canceling which we\'re starting to see pretty regularly in this price class, but this sale pushes them close to half the original cost for a killer bargain.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><div id=\"TV\" tabindex=\"-1\"><p>TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</p></div><p>Check out our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-tvs/\">Best TVs</a> guide and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/how-to-pick-the-right-roku/\">Best Roku Devices</a> guide for more options.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: TCL</span></p></figure><p>Our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-tvs\" target=\"_blank\">favorite TV</a> for most people is a great TV for the price already, the TCL Q6 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/tcl-q6-2023/\" target=\"_blank\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) has quantum dot technology, support for every major high dynamic range (HDR) format, and a game mode. We don\'t love that it comes with Google TV instead of Roku, but this is a great price for a great TV.</p><p>This is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-tvs/\">our favorite TV for gamers</a>. The LG C3 delivers fantastic image quality, with vivid pictures that are loaded with detail, particularly with tone and texture, but never overblown. For gaming, the response times are nice and fast (9.2 milliseconds), and it supports every current-gen console feature across all four of its HDMI sockets. It has been slowly dropping in price over the last few months. It\'s now at its lowest price ever, roughly $400 off where it was several months ago, and about $100 off what it was a few weeks ago.</p><p>The TCL Q6 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/tcl-q6-2023/\">7/10, WIRED Review</a>) is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-tvs/\">our top TV pick for most people</a> even when it\'s not on sale. It uses quantum dot tech and HDR to get gorgeous colors and excellent contrast. It uses Google TV instead of Roku, which may not be your preference. This is the best price we\'ve seen it at in the last six months, but it\'s gone nearly this low before.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Hisense</span></p></figure><p>The Hisense U8K (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/hisense-u8k/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) uses a mini-LED display that delivers excellent black levels and vivid colors. Despite its confusing model number, it\'s a 4K display, not 8K (which shouldn\'t be surprising at this price point), but it has a <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/high-refresh-rate-explained/\" target=\"_blank\">120-Hz screen refresh rate</a> that\'s excellent for gaming, plus decent built-in speakers. The feet are on the ends though, so you\'ll want to mount it or pair it with a long TV stand.</p><p>Hisense\'s U7K was already a great value at its regular sale price that has hovered around $600 or so, but this sale makes it particularly enticing. With an intuitive Google TV interface and sought-after performance features like class-leading peak brightness, quantum dots for enhanced color volume, great gaming features, it\'s an all-around sweet deal.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Vizio</span></p></figure><p>Vizio has long been a master at soundbar value, and the M-Series 5.1.2 soundbar (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/vizio-m-series-512/\" target=\"_blank\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is the poster boy for all we love about the brand. Here you’ll find clear, full, and immersive sound in a no-nonsense multi-speaker system for hundreds less than we’d expect to pay even at full price, making this deal all the sweeter.</p><p>The Beam (Gen 2) packs a ton of upgrades from its predecessor including a slight redesign, enhanced sound with support for Dolby Atmos (with compatible TVs and streaming apps), a faster processor, and an HDMI eARC port for higher-definition audio. It packs support for Alexa, Google Assistant, and AirPlay 2 as well.</p><p>The Sonos Ray (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/sonos-ray/\" target=\"_blank\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is one of <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-soundbars/\">our favorite soundbars</a> for smaller apartments or living rooms. It\'s compact and fits neatly on a dresser or entertainment unit. You can even mount it on the wall to save more space. Despite its size, it easily fills the space with crisp, high-quality sound.</p><p>If you want to add some extra oomph to your existing soundbar, the Sonos Sub Mini (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/sonos-sub-mini/\">8/10, WIRED Review</a>) is a great upgrade. It wirelessly integrates with your existing (Sonos, obviously) sound system and packs a punch that you\'ll feel compared to your sound system without it.</p><figure><p><span>The 7-inch display on the OLED Switch is the headliner, but the new device also has double the storage of the previous model.</span><span>Photograph: Nintendo</span></p></figure><p>The Nintendo Switch OLED (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/nintendo-switch-oled/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) typically sells for $349, but this bundle includes a digital download of <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-nintendo-switch-games/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</em></a> as well as a three-month Nintendo Switch Online membership. Those extras usually cost $60 and $10, respectively, so it\'s like you\'re getting $70 worth of bonuses for free.</p><p>This is a price match of the discounts we\'ve seen on other shopping holidays. It\'s still a good deal on an excellent controller, and the price extends to several different color options. Our favorite part about the DualSense controller is the way the haptic feedback works. Rather than random rumbles, you\'ll feel directional and immersive feedback—almost like surround sound, but in a controller. Read more about it in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-ps5-accessories/#6042af7f3a82566fd9b5f88c\" target=\"_blank\">Best PlayStation 5 Accessories guide</a>.</p><p>Following the original Backbone One (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/backbone-one-iphone-controller/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) for Lightning port iPhones, there is now a version for Android phones (and the iPhone 15 range) with USB-C. This <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-mobile-game-controllers-for-iphone-android/\" target=\"_blank\">well-designed mobile controller</a> clamps your phone in the middle and gives you all the buttons, triggers, and joysticks you need to get your game on. The app offers some handy extras, too.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: 8BitDo</span></p></figure><p>This is a match of the best price we\'ve ever seen for the 8bitDo Ultimate, which is featured in our guide to the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-game-controllers/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Game Controllers</a>. At first glance it looks like an Xbox controller, but it has five central buttons on the front and a pair of rear paddles. It boasts a host of customization options to suit your play style. You can remap buttons, adjust stick and trigger sensitivity, tweak macros and haptics, and more. It\'s compatible with Windows, Steam, and the Nintendo Switch.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><div id=\"streaming\" tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Deals on Streaming Services</p></div><p>Baffled by the ever-changing world of streaming services? See our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-streaming-services\">guide to streaming services</a> to figure which is best for you.</p><figure><p><span>Courtesy of Hulu</span></p></figure><p>Hulu offers an enormous choice of new and classic TV shows and the ability to bundle in additional channels and services. It\'s our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-streaming-services/#618ba84731c28b24876c5ac1\">top pick for cord cutters</a> looking to replicate cable. Big shows from networks like ABC, Fox, and FX rub shoulders with Hulu Originals, so you’ll find shows like <em>Lost</em>, <em>It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia</em>, <em>The Handmaid’s Tale</em>, and <em>Castle Rock</em>. Check out the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-tv-shows-hulu-this-week/\">Best Shows</a> and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-movies-hulu-right-now/\">Best Movies on Hulu</a> for more options.</p><p>The basic Peacock service includes shows like <em>Parks and Recreation</em>, <em>The Office</em>, and <em>Battlestar Galactica</em>, as well as movies like <em>The Big Lebowski,</em> all with commercials. Pay for Premium and you unlock more content, with episodes from NBC shows available the day after they air, original series, and new movies. Our main complaint is that Peacock is riding hard on its back catalog.</p><p>Formerly HBO Max, Max is what happened when Discovery decided to <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/hbo-max-discovery-plus-combined/\" target=\"_blank\">fold Discovery+ into the mix</a> and rebrand the newly created service as Max. In theory, this means Max has an expanded library, with a healthy dose of reality TV shows like <em>Fixer Upper</em> and <em>MythBusters</em> alongside HBO hits old and new, from <em>The Wire</em> and <em>Game of Thrones</em> to <em>Succession</em> and <em>The Last of Us</em>. Max is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-streaming-services/#643d04be70d33052acc77c38\">one of our top picks in our guide to the best streaming services</a>.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><p>For Apple Watch deals, check the <a href=\"#Apple\">Apple Deals section of this guide</a> or our full <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-apple-black-friday-deals-2023/\">Apple Cyber Monday Deals guide</a>.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Garmin</span></p></figure><p>Garmin\'s Forerunner line of GPS-enabled fitness trackers is bewilderingly complex, but this is our favorite (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/garmin-forerunner-255/\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>). You get great battery life in a lightweight, comfortable watch. There\'s all the detailed fitness tracking you\'d expect, especially for running, hiking, and cycling. It also has pretty good sleep tracking. The <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/21YXcjY98V7uPaBYpX8qs62MvWq2uRqpczNSUgTtXKojMubzd4beVknqndgY7AKszgvXXFjNcvHLQz2MB3JK9Zu6ZJNckNK1pygawxwM4g87vanP1FZ5bYhCWPwvpuAPpFhrj5GbUzT96WJqUFAMa2NXJxtvJK8bKeumDY2J5DYmz2zst2s1QSKRddmCcd7eDA8hVxJRgREGK6DjGcb9Amf&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Forerunner%C2%AE-Smartwatch-Advanced-Long-Lasting/dp/B09WTV6MMY/\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/21YXcjY98V7uPaBYpX8qs62MvWq2uRqpczNSUgTtXKojMubzd4beVknqndgY7AKszgvXXFjNcvHLQz2MB3JK9Zu6ZJNckNK1pygawxwM4g87vanP1FZ5bYhCWPwvpuAPpFhrj5GbUzT96WJqUFAMa2NXJxtvJK8bKeumDY2J5DYmz2zst2s1QSKRddmCcd7eDA8hVxJRgREGK6DjGcb9Amf\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Music version is also on sale for $300 ($100 off)</a>. It allows you to store and listen to music via Bluetooth headphones. If you\'re not sure which model to get, have a look at our guide to <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-garmin-watch/\">picking the right Garmin</a>.</p><p>If you\'re breaking off your toothbrush handle to reduce weight in your hyperlight pack, you need an inReach Mini. It\'s tiny—a mere 3.5 ounces—and utilizes the super-fast Iridium satellite network, which will let you send an SOS from anywhere on the planet. It\'s <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-satellite-messengers/#5cc8c51672d12e53d7c491ff\">our favorite tiny satellite messenger</a> for traveling off-grid. It\'s been at a lower price since October.</p><p>The Oura Ring is one of the first, and arguably one of the best, models of <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-fitness-tracker/\" target=\"_blank\">fitness tracker</a> that you don\'t have to wear on your wrist. Every model has a discount, although not all of them are the same price off. You will still need a $6/month Oura membership to access many of the best features.</p><figure><p><span><p>Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Samsung</span></p></figure><p>The Galaxy Watch6 Classic has some features that are exclusive to Samsung phones—like the electrocardiogram—but technically any Android owner can use this smartwatch. It has better battery life than an Apple Watch, smooth performance, and a fun mechanical rotating bezel. If you don\'t care for the mechanical bezel, you can save some dough and opt for the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/731Y1jnnp3aqDjbWMHpb21W2THJEgzmMuyHUSu9LyEamb2ekg6g8Km9QSgfKLdbYfcmJdgjMWVdWfGJxnLtk67poha1dGgLLT8N1AJYcMGaBCPXPR36rerfAu73tUAd2enPfgjrLfj9VG3E8iNoaagcnaLX7zKhoENLR9CqgEXNfhZT2gB9yMfG6G4d368hCAz48ffUgraB34&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Bluetooth-Smartwatch-Rotating-Personalized/dp/B0C792QRW6\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/731Y1jnnp3aqDjbWMHpb21W2THJEgzmMuyHUSu9LyEamb2ekg6g8Km9QSgfKLdbYfcmJdgjMWVdWfGJxnLtk67poha1dGgLLT8N1AJYcMGaBCPXPR36rerfAu73tUAd2enPfgjrLfj9VG3E8iNoaagcnaLX7zKhoENLR9CqgEXNfhZT2gB9yMfG6G4d368hCAz48ffUgraB34\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">standard Galaxy Watch6</a> instead.</p><p>This is the best price we\'ve seen for the Fitbit Charge 6 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/fitbit-charge-6/\" target=\"_blank\">7/10, WIRED Review</a>), the latest addition to the Charge lineup. At this price, the Fitbit Charge 6 is a simple and focused fitness tracker with a pretty robust suite of health metrics. However, it struggles at times. The companion app leaves a bit to be desired, there\'s no fall detection, and Bluetooth connectivity is glitchy. You should also be aware that to access every feature, you\'ll need a Fitbit Premium subscription that costs $10 per month.</p><p>Withings just released the ScanWatch 2. This is the first generation of the company\'s watch to be cleared by the FDA, and it\'s now heavily discounted. This hybrid smartwatch (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/withings-scanwatch/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) looks exactly like an analog watch with a host of reliable health and fitness features.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><p>Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-robot-vacuums/\">best robot vacuums</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-bedsheets/\">best sheets</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-cat-toys-and-supplies/\">best cat toys</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-dog-accessories-and-tech/\">best dog accessories</a> guides for more picks.</p><figure><p><span><p>JCPenny Wrinkle Guard Sateen Sheets</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: JCPenney</span></p></figure><p>These sateen sheets are soft and cool to the touch, drape beautifully, and won\'t keep you too warm while you sleep. It\'s hard to tell the difference between these and more expensive sateen sheets, making them a great value—and that\'s before the current sale. Don\'t forget to add the code <strong>CYBER23</strong> at check out. (This price is for the queen version.)</p><p>Buffy’s Breeze Set is one of <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-bedsheets/\">our favorite sets of sheets</a>. We know what you\'re thinking—eucalyptus sheets? Eucalyptus sheets usually take less water and less harsh materials to make, compared to cotton or bamboo sheets, making them a bit more eco-friendly. These Breeze sheets are lightweight and airy, but still keep you warm without making you sweaty.</p><p>This deal is part of a larger promotion offering 25 percent off site-wide. The robe is supremely comfy and comes in a wide array of colors and patterns. The towel-like material absorbs water after a shower, but the robe is also comfortable enough to wear for hours after your shower.</p><p>This is our top pick for the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-robot-vacuums/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Robot Vacuum</a>. Roborock\'s entry-level vacuum is remarkably fast and thorough. It only rarely gets stuck and uses lidar, not cameras, to navigate through your home. It has multi-map capability for multi-story houses and also mop functionality.</p><figure><p><span><p>Levoit Core 300S</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Levoit</span></p></figure><p>This is our favorite smart <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-air-purifiers/#64822242c3f2cf2daf39faf6\" target=\"_blank\">air purifier</a>. With the ability to cycle the air five times per hour in spaces up to 219 square feet, it\'s great for living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens. It packs a prefilter, an activated carbon filter, and an H13 True HEPA filter that captures 99.99 percent of bacteria and mold. On top are touch controls and an indicator light, but you can also use the VeSync companion app to check the air quality indoors and toy with the settings. It comes with support for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa too.</p><p>This is a match of the lowest price we tend to see for this little green machine. It made our list of the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-carpet-cleaners/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Carpet Cleaners</a> and the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-viral-tiktok-gadgets/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Viral TikTok Gadgets</a>. It\'s great for cleaning furniture, stairs, and vehicles.</p><p>Aura makes the best <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-digital-picture-frames/\" target=\"_blank\">digital picture frames</a>. Photos look great, without being too bright and obvious—you want a digital frame to look like decor, not a smart display. Aura has a few options, and they\'re discounted regularly. If you like the mat look, get this one. WIRED tester Medea Giordano prefers the standard <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/9B6f5kDzu8NHjnuK9Cc4tKCW2RM1ai3pRjbPtswZnU9GHSaUc5HaFWgbDYB2AuiejesT6UnZLihbCtNV64jbgnhj9jjkJUgfDLQfSmDRfvba7dtcXmzvjifqcr7CZpnvfb97e9didiNvePg2FkER3AaFAsJ59P6ofexVoTkNHLXe8z3h4SAhN3ZgHsd9dKLPLz&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Picture-Unlimited-Storage-Anywhere/dp/B09X1XN3FZ\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/9B6f5kDzu8NHjnuK9Cc4tKCW2RM1ai3pRjbPtswZnU9GHSaUc5HaFWgbDYB2AuiejesT6UnZLihbCtNV64jbgnhj9jjkJUgfDLQfSmDRfvba7dtcXmzvjifqcr7CZpnvfb97e9didiNvePg2FkER3AaFAsJ59P6ofexVoTkNHLXe8z3h4SAhN3ZgHsd9dKLPLz\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Carver which is also discounted to $139 ($10 off)</a>. Aura\'s newest frame, the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/X7niGYieCH8TiZLYHxxLe42S9zAA6fkfmDGnjqmU7CfzzxzmKXiWseLeTynWh95M2UbhQZMDjwfr1G6g7uTyYsHrNusSbCzsb1PGCpcsZvHPodL1SywtdqEt4sZcz4qXzuge1cRtdwMdZb7Po8qMTWjfagrYr1My3vZBC&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://auraframes.com/digital-frames/color/walden-ink-mat\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/X7niGYieCH8TiZLYHxxLe42S9zAA6fkfmDGnjqmU7CfzzxzmKXiWseLeTynWh95M2UbhQZMDjwfr1G6g7uTyYsHrNusSbCzsb1PGCpcsZvHPodL1SywtdqEt4sZcz4qXzuge1cRtdwMdZb7Po8qMTWjfagrYr1My3vZBC\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">15-inch Walden is $249 ($50 off)</a>.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Amazon</span></p></figure><p>Big Blanket Co makes several oversized and cozy blankets. Reviewer Louryn Strampe is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/big-blanket-rave/\" target=\"_blank\">obsessed with</a> the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/3WVdWb4brEJ3f9vNjadwUYgehPwwDf32dY3jFWdkyvbpt1yeVENaokqnP3A2bfsYFngg1c9ETPoVEtAAmNEjj2G9jnRjmENZZ6VtmSa3zZ6rQABdi17nG41EM1wps9a8MJBVhiQ16VjJ1o9ie1GfRqhT7gDvZZ9fFKgrhStmRjhvM7VUjUE7Rx&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://bigblanket.com/products/the-big-blanket?variant=32311974035492\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/3WVdWb4brEJ3f9vNjadwUYgehPwwDf32dY3jFWdkyvbpt1yeVENaokqnP3A2bfsYFngg1c9ETPoVEtAAmNEjj2G9jnRjmENZZ6VtmSa3zZ6rQABdi17nG41EM1wps9a8MJBVhiQ16VjJ1o9ie1GfRqhT7gDvZZ9fFKgrhStmRjhvM7VUjUE7Rx\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Original Stretch</a>, and she\'s currently testing the thicker <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/ZxssCo8SeuM627f18d1ZXHgomAjC2NJb78R5CFDgdcXnYVEvyVuX5Vj11VKwXZJ3u3C72crGVjFZ9RHG36Nv2C8sUWcy9nc73FdtrrSreRMcWRdZfSLmHdpMG4Yg3JVBYrubFvHQp6Sen1ANFLggWXWDgYcJSsj33UwjrA5jXh88U8n3WStW&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://bigblanket.com/products/sherpa-stretch?variant=40650543071268\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/ZxssCo8SeuM627f18d1ZXHgomAjC2NJb78R5CFDgdcXnYVEvyVuX5Vj11VKwXZJ3u3C72crGVjFZ9RHG36Nv2C8sUWcy9nc73FdtrrSreRMcWRdZfSLmHdpMG4Yg3JVBYrubFvHQp6Sen1ANFLggWXWDgYcJSsj33UwjrA5jXh88U8n3WStW\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Sherpa Stretch</a> as well as the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/ZxssCo8SeuM627f18d1ZXHgomAjC2NJb78R5CFDgdcXnYVEvyVuX5Vj11VKwXZJ3u3C72crGVjFZ9RHG36Nv2C8sUWcxBWJzdvDepkawSs3wa6dnXLWYb5hNTidsE2zNQbrpj6qXmWszka4TEEJvhb1KLQDtYAWeQSXRdnoTfAT9VkdkpMEn&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://bigblanket.com/products/hideout-hoodie?variant=40542245486628\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/ZxssCo8SeuM627f18d1ZXHgomAjC2NJb78R5CFDgdcXnYVEvyVuX5Vj11VKwXZJ3u3C72crGVjFZ9RHG36Nv2C8sUWcxBWJzdvDepkawSs3wa6dnXLWYb5hNTidsE2zNQbrpj6qXmWszka4TEEJvhb1KLQDtYAWeQSXRdnoTfAT9VkdkpMEn\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Hideout Hoodie</a>. (Both of them are just as great). If you seek utmost coziness at all times, these products are worthwhile. Big Blanket Co products are <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2Vo2MLmraDYcuAeMwGHC1ymbf6YggF25haR9eJTcN6r6eeSMZGg8Rnj5YZsQJ9wFz5nBEsCSpexfb78LTwjPRpZE95LqwCPRJjaZc29dn2fXMVDSSExSGYNh71texCcqu3xwKCgHUFeW2m7VRwvy9ovXHifS5hVAjLB9oH6m2PP3oKVDRKppijHwXzFKz6WRjVftk46ikKQVjJFzXSFiWgZKrBY&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/stores/BigBlanketCo/page/CFF11DA4-942A-49FC-94CA-B1DAC9D768FE?ref_=ast_bln\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2Vo2MLmraDYcuAeMwGHC1ymbf6YggF25haR9eJTcN6r6eeSMZGg8Rnj5YZsQJ9wFz5nBEsCSpexfb78LTwjPRpZE95LqwCPRJjaZc29dn2fXMVDSSExSGYNh71texCcqu3xwKCgHUFeW2m7VRwvy9ovXHifS5hVAjLB9oH6m2PP3oKVDRKppijHwXzFKz6WRjVftk46ikKQVjJFzXSFiWgZKrBY\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">20 percent off on Amazon</a> and the brand\'s own website. If you\'re spending more than $200, you\'ll save more money shopping through <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2BPJBD7rBsogDdLj4o2onX7Q3AMETVKmFx5evB7tcvBfYwTbV116ZU1p18wNASf3eANez6CKRSsPKyX2dwjNauTZ41pkhh6XvuzzD9KDyrPirV1Z2pdFEW&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://bigblanket.com/\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2BPJBD7rBsogDdLj4o2onX7Q3AMETVKmFx5evB7tcvBfYwTbV116ZU1p18wNASf3eANez6CKRSsPKyX2dwjNauTZ41pkhh6XvuzzD9KDyrPirV1Z2pdFEW\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Big Blanket Co</a> directly.</p><p>We like basically <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-laptop-totes-and-purses/\" target=\"_blank\">everything we\'ve</a> <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/our-favorite-recycled-clothes-and-accessories/\" target=\"_blank\">tried</a> from Verloop, and the whole site is 30 percent off with code HOLIDAY. Verloop\'s mini tote is one of reviewer Medea Giordano\'s favorites when she doesn\'t need to carry much. This is a slightly bigger option from the brand, and it\'s made from paper-thin nylon stuffed with scrap yarn. The result is a cool, colorful explosion reminiscent of the ’90s. There is a matching pouch too that you can use in whatever other bag you prefer. While it won\'t fit your laptop, you could comfortably carry a tablet or a Kindle. The biggest issue is just how loud the nylon is when you touch it. It\'s like walking with a chip bag.</p><p>The Nouvelle (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/lo-and-sons-nouvelle-purse/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is one of our new favorite bags and this price is cheaper than it was when the sale first started. It\'s made from durable, recycled nylon and the strap converts from a cross-body to a shoulder bag. It works across styles too, looking casual with jeans and sleek with dressy outfits. Strangely, this price is only for certain colors; the others are $123 or $140.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Purina</span></p></figure><p>The Petivity Monitor (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/petivity-smart-litterbox-monitor/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is a cheap way to get valuable health information about your cats than using an expensive automatic litter box. It sits under a normal box and after a brief training period, tracks when each cat goes to the bathroom, what they do there, and how much they weigh. If your cat isn\'t feeling well, you can bring that information right to the vet. The app can be glitchy sometimes and occasionally tells me that a cat entered the box but didn\'t go, even though I watched them. However, the company is regularly adding new features and updating it as it gets more popular.</p><p>WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu loves this <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.instagram.com/madmax_fluffyroad/&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.instagram.com/madmax_fluffyroad/\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/madmax_fluffyroad/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram-famous</a> backpack (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/little-chonk-the-maxine-one-dog-backpack/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) for toting around his 17-pound dog. It may take some coaxing to get your pup in, but once they are settled, they\'re secured safely to your back. You can use your hands to carry groceries or ride the subway without issue. The Maxine One comes in two sizes, the smaller of which worked for Chokkattu\'s Tobu.</p><p>Roverlund makes a few pet products we like, including this tote. It\'s soft, but the base is stable and the thick straps are more secure on your shoulders than a lot of tote bags. The side pocket is tiny though, so it won\'t fit more than a few dog poop bags. This price is for the small size, but the large is also on sale for $111 ($48 off). It\'s a bit more expensive on Amazon, but make sure to click the on-page coupon button to see the discount at checkout. We love <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4Q5NDE1dgN4W3btPYT8vJEUFa9YzhfgisEzrVzZEv1tW2ANV9pXPYt67B747MbPdNbeg35jjXoeK9A2dGF61b3dCT9pcmocfMtfZJfhn4z4sYHY3wuzzWLefj2XX5aoe6YoZQz6rjCoSSCRTqfkTPZqHbpwWEJb3NANJutBkeBA&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.roverlund.com/products/out-of-office-pet-carrier-1\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/4Q5NDE1dgN4W3btPYT8vJEUFa9YzhfgisEzrVzZEv1tW2ANV9pXPYt67B747MbPdNbeg35jjXoeK9A2dGF61b3dCT9pcmocfMtfZJfhn4z4sYHY3wuzzWLefj2XX5aoe6YoZQz6rjCoSSCRTqfkTPZqHbpwWEJb3NANJutBkeBA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roverlund\'s Out-of-Office Carrier</a> too, but it isn\'t on sale as of this writing.</p><p>Nobody will mistake it for a live tree. I don\'t think I\'ve ever seen one that could fool even the most hapless Christmas reveler. But as far as artificial trees go, this one doesn\'t look <em>cheap</em>. Just artificial. The holidays are stressful enough without trying to wrestle tangles out of string lights. This tree comes with lights preinstalled and wired. All you\'ve got to do is plug it in. And those arguments about whether the tree should be traditional white or multicolor? These LEDs can do either with the flick of a switch.</p><p>The easiest way not to kill your houseplants is for them to be made of Legos. Lego\'s Botanical Collection is full of eye-catching Lego plants, and the Bird of Paradise is no exception. It\'s hard to find in stock in most places (and be prepared to wait a while for it to ship!)</p><p>Weighing up price against features, this is the sweet spot in Withings\' smart scale line-up. We don\'t think it\'s worth stepping up to the Body Comp (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/withings-body-comp-health-plus/\" target=\"_blank\">5/10, WIRED Review</a>), because this smart scale gives you most of the same data and syncs with the same Withings mobile app.</p><figure><p><span><p>Cricut Joy</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Cricut</span></p></figure><p>The Cricut Joy (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is a great tool for crafters who want to cut and draw and start their own greeting card business from their living room (or, at least, send everyone they know homemade Christmas cards this year). This is a solid price and the cheapest we\'ve seen all year on Amazon</p><p>This is our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-cordless-vacuums/\" target=\"_blank\">favorite cordless vacuum</a>. Aside from reliable suction power, even on corrugated surfaces, it also stands on its own—a feature you\'d think more cordless vacuums would have, but it\'s surprisingly rare. The Extreme Max converts to a hand vac in a few moments and comes with three attachments. Read more about it in <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-cordless-vacuums/\" target=\"_blank\">our dedicated buying guide</a>.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><p>Be sure to read through our guides to the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/buying-guide-essential-pans-for-the-kitchen/\">best pots and pans</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-chef-knives/\">chef knives</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-latte-and-cappuccino-machines/\">best latte makers</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-espresso-machines/\">best espresso machines</a> for more kitchen and coffee gadgets.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Target</span></p></figure><p>Mixers haven\'t changed much since they were introduced over a century ago, which is always the mark of a great tool. They\'re oversized motors really, but thanks to attachments they\'re more versatile than many people realize. This 5.5-quart bowl model is great for whipping eggs, creaming butter, kneading dough, stuffing sausages, and, this time of year, cranking out large batches of cookies.</p><p>This was the only appliance on WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu\'s wedding registry—he uses it to make stale bread fresh again, but you can also use it to reheat pretty much anything. The Balmuda Toaster (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/2016/10/review-balmuda-toaster/\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is a mini steam toaster, so you pour a tiny bit of water with the included (and equally cute) tiny cup into the top area. There are time recommendations for things like pizza, a croissant, or sandwich bread.</p><p>Stasher—a perennial favorite in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/our-favorite-reusable-products/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Reusable Products</a> guide—is 40 percent off sitewide. Probably the best way to start off with these durable, versatile bags is with this starter set that covers every need you might possibly have, from stand-up bags to one for pocket snacks.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Amazon</span></p></figure><p>The Barista Touch is designed for the home barista who wants to program in their own custom drinks and access them at the touch of a button. This machine allows you to just hit the Latte button and boom, you get a latte. It\'ll even foam the milk—not as well as you can do it manually, but it\'s good enough most of the time.</p><p>Trade makes our favorite coffee subscription. Rather than roasting its own beans, the company partners with roasters to bring you beans from boutique roasters around the U.S. With over 400 possibilities to choose from, the selection includes blends, single-origin options, and decaf. Right now gift subscriptions and gift boxes are on sale at up to 30 percent off. Prices start at $21.</p><p>This viral mug was featured in our gift guides for <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/gift-ideas-for-coffee-lovers-2023/\" target=\"_blank\">coffee lovers</a> and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/gifts-for-mom/\" target=\"_blank\">moms</a>—so if your momma loves coffee, it\'s a doubly great gift. It\'s usually pretty affordable, but this small discount is still nice, especially if you opt to get a four-pack and save over $30.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: HydroJug</span></p></figure><p>The HydroJug Pro (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/hydrojug-pro/\" target=\"_blank\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is a truly gargantuan water bottle. It may not be everyone\'s cup of tea—er, water—but if you struggle with staying hydrated or keeping your water bottle full, this absolute unit may be of some assistance. Clip the coupon on the product page to save. We\'ve not seen the bottle sell for less.</p><p>Full disclosure: WIRED writer Joe Ray absolutely hated the original Our Place Always Pan (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/our-place-always-pan/\" target=\"_blank\">3/10, WIRED Review</a>). But the company revamped it and released the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/Jy3CeSzU3u3mBy1gLNuwrPi7dNxPnEjHdD4WGJdJHTwdqsffBBMqmjURpbmsqqfsY4zsMscw34VtcCkiojjsgcJh39PEpvJA6Q1eWkhMZuPUpyPK5pe3hcXM52LZGqtvhTKShWttJNxehxQyYQvK4zDaV3E9EVbWDjYVEsJQ8B7hqeKJWEUMgT5cFK2wkHwNq1yLfTSppR?xid=fr1701036351023ieh&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://fromourplace.com/products/always-essential-cooking-pan?variant=43075227156674\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/Jy3CeSzU3u3mBy1gLNuwrPi7dNxPnEjHdD4WGJdJHTwdqsffBBMqmjURpbmsqqfsY4zsMscw34VtcCkiojjsgcJh39PEpvJA6Q1eWkhMZuPUpyPK5pe3hcXM52LZGqtvhTKShWttJNxehxQyYQvK4zDaV3E9EVbWDjYVEsJQ8B7hqeKJWEUMgT5cFK2wkHwNq1yLfTSppR?xid=fr1701036351023ieh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Always Pan 2.0</a>, which reviewer Louryn Strampe owns and wholeheartedly adores. She even reaches for it more frequently than the All-Clad roster in her kitchen. The new version of the pan has an improved nontoxic nonstick coating and outer surface, more sustainable construction, and it\'s oven-safe. She likes the sloped edges and the pan\'s overall design, which allows for many different cooking functions. There\'s even a spoon holder built into the pan\'s handle. This deal is $20 cheaper than others we\'ve shared in the past.</p><p>WIRED editor Parker Hall has used this 8-inch Shun Cutlery Sora Chef’s Knife nearly every day for a decade. He says as much in the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/buy-it-for-life/\" target=\"_blank\">WIRED Buy It for Life Guide</a>. It fluctuates in price a little here or there, but right now it’s down to $75 at Amazon. It hasn’t sold for less than this all year. If you’re still rocking the knife block set you got as a Christmas gift 15 years ago, perhaps it’s time for an upgrade. Just a thought!</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Godiva</span></p></figure><p>Imagine if those chocolate-based Advent calendars from your childhood didn\'t suck. This Godiva calendar has 25 pieces of decadent chocolate nestled behind its cardboard doors. It made our list of the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-advent-calendars/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Advent Calendars</a>. If you choose to shop at Macy\'s you may be able to opt for free in-store pickup.</p><p>Not every kitchen has enough counter space. The only real space that product reviewer Matt Jancer has for preparing food is this 42-inch-wide rolling island. There\'s a bar for holding a pair of dish towels, hooks for hanging oven mitts, and swiveling wheels that roll easily, even when the cabinet is loaded with a couple hundred pounds of kitchen gear. The drawers and doors close nicely, and the solid wood frame and butcher block top feel beefier than the price suggests.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Ninja</span></p></figure><p>This is an all-around <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-air-fryers/\" target=\"_blank\">great air fryer</a>. It offers more than you\'ll find in other air fryer models with 12-in-1 functionality, which includes cooking modes that range from searing and sautéing to baking and roasting. It can make one-pot meals, too, and comes with a recipe booklet to get you started. It was slightly less expensive earlier in the week, but this deal is still alright.</p><p>The Breville Joule Air Fryer Pro (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/breville-joule-oven-air-fryer-pro/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) has never dropped this low in price on Amazon before. It\'s still expensive, but if app-connected cooking is your thing, this product might be up your alley. It can toast, bake, broil, and air fry, meaning it can earn the space it takes up on your counter—something many of my kitchen appliances have yet to do.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><div id=\"scooter\" tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</p></div><p>Check out our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/black-friday-outdoor-deals-rei-2023-3/\">Best Outdoor Cyber Monday Deals</a> post for more.</p><figure><p><span><p>Apollo Phantom V3</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Apollo</span></p></figure><p>Enter code <strong>WIRED10</strong> at checkout to see the discount. The Phantom V3 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/apollo-phantom-v3/\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is a beast of an electric scooter at 77 pounds, but it has excellent range. WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu traversed on it from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, to Fort Lee, New Jersey—a 22-mile trip—and had 43 percent left in the tank. Now that\'s a commuter scooter. Apollo\'s got some other deals going as well, like the updated version of the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2QvS63bbj2Qv6PtmSHd8figQXB4y7gqWZaJs5sYDfdJTCY6qyaBx6pL6svd1haksQCDoLLALKt1FgSvtkLb8FaCSL39QBbdGvnq2ugzxTEeCaMPUZMdD34QqmeUrkJGYMVwUCHsQfD53tvJBPqrV&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://apolloscooters.co/products/apollo-air\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2QvS63bbj2Qv6PtmSHd8figQXB4y7gqWZaJs5sYDfdJTCY6qyaBx6pL6svd1haksQCDoLLALKt1FgSvtkLb8FaCSL39QBbdGvnq2ugzxTEeCaMPUZMdD34QqmeUrkJGYMVwUCHsQfD53tvJBPqrV\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Air Electric Scooter for $854 ($145 off)</a> . We weren\'t crazy about the last one, but the 2023 model gets notable tweaks that make it worth checking out.</p><p>The Fluidfreeride Mosquito escooter (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/fluidfreeride-fluid-mosquito/\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is one of our favorites because it\'s easy to carry but still can hit speeds up to 24 miles per hour. It has a loud horn and front and rear lights, and it can quickly fold up for easy storage.</p><p>Our favorite micro ebike, the Jackrabbit (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/jackrabbit-bike/\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is a great option for getting around short distances. It\'s light, portable, and adorable. The biggest downside is its low range, but with this deal you can get an extra battery and go further for less. Just make sure to use the coupon code.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Specialized</span></p></figure><p>We tested the premium version of this bike (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/specialized-turbo-tero-x/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) and loved it. The best way to describe it is that it\'s one of Specialized\'s cushiony, comfy mountain bikes that has been given a motor and some adjustments to make it an all-around killer. This will be the most-used bike you own.</p><p>We\'ve tried several Aventon models and appreciate the high level of quality for a relatively low price point (the accessories are better than Lectric\'s, too). This fat-tire ebike (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/aventon-aventure2/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is affordable, versatile, and has built-in commuter essentials. We also like the Soltera.2 and the Abound, which are also on sale.</p><p>This is the affordable, DTC version of the now defunct VanMoof (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/wing-freedom-x/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>). You get a stylish, attractive bike for not a lot of money. All of Wing\'s bikes are currently on sale.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Ride1Up</span></p></figure><p>Ride1Up positions the Cafe Cruiser as its light, affordable daily cruiser (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/ride1up-cafe-cruiser/\" target=\"_blank\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) but with a 750W motor and a 65-pound frame, it\'s pretty big and powerful for an entry-level bike. Still, at this price (and for these specs!) it\'s a pretty amazing value.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><p>Be sure to check out <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/black-friday-outdoor-deals-rei-2023-3/\">our full list of outdoors deals for Cyber Monday</a> for more suggestions.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Mountainsmith</span></p></figure><p>Our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-fanny-packs/#5da895bb182de80009f7fd87\" target=\"_blank\">favorite lumbar pack</a>, The Tour is loaded with pockets, which gives you far more stash spaces than would seem possible in a pack this size. We\'ve had no trouble fitting a change of clothes and a couple of meals in here, in addition to the gear you\'ll need for a full day on the trail or on a bike. The 13L version is also <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/meh9fHuiYWLipnB6KA3ZTAM4tL2kCV2nNJBmBKdgep1ggjUg9xNRSd3kyervbynPuD86NQVJskJyUqFdkXAov4jJ2fp7ST4LxAJZxd25xHso6GdPVQ8id5ut3N38cvt7pEu9TgCcmSPeYn61Xxbw7AwBTkWHdVwnCrUPFn4EZ&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.backcountry.com/mountainsmith-day-13l-lumbar-pack\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/meh9fHuiYWLipnB6KA3ZTAM4tL2kCV2nNJBmBKdgep1ggjUg9xNRSd3kyervbynPuD86NQVJskJyUqFdkXAov4jJ2fp7ST4LxAJZxd25xHso6GdPVQ8id5ut3N38cvt7pEu9TgCcmSPeYn61Xxbw7AwBTkWHdVwnCrUPFn4EZ\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">on sale for $75 ($25 off)</a>.</p><p>Martin Cizmar spent the summer playing pickleball to find <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-pickleball-paddles/\" target=\"_blank\">the best paddle</a> and this was it. The Omega Extreme X feels very precise and offers excellent ball control with a large sweet spot. You get lots of spin thanks to a durable textured carbon fiber surface. The edges are livelier than other paddles, meaning it’s more forgiving than many if you miss the sweet spot. Note that it has less pop than some others we tested, which is helpful if you\'re willing to swing harder but want more control.</p><p>This is our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-camping-tents/#62d833d4fc43abe120934ede\" target=\"_blank\">favorite lightweight family backpacking tent</a>. It isn\'t quite as pricey as comparable options, and it\'s not much heavier. I used this with my three kids, and it had plenty of interior space. That said, three adults will be more comfortable than four. The mesh at the top provides great ventilation on warm summer nights and the crossover pole helps it stand up well in the wind. The <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/5562jUBkjoEKAjbbHdEMar6h1zY8RkSSWxJ7BGKeSw8r8SynoiKKJPJzjWBF31pzifa6zduDXt9uMtCs77NLBNsAMBQANWakviakXZdRTZhsE5jktnAFJ351KLCDppCJmtYuAenPd6x8vHvKaeMW2cQGqrT2wjaqK4e553aktxsYLqrTfA5LUcXYv9vjV2GC9DEeeFvDk&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.msrgear.com/tents/backpacking-tents/elixir-1-backpacking-tent/10310.html\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/5562jUBkjoEKAjbbHdEMar6h1zY8RkSSWxJ7BGKeSw8r8SynoiKKJPJzjWBF31pzifa6zduDXt9uMtCs77NLBNsAMBQANWakviakXZdRTZhsE5jktnAFJ351KLCDppCJmtYuAenPd6x8vHvKaeMW2cQGqrT2wjaqK4e553aktxsYLqrTfA5LUcXYv9vjV2GC9DEeeFvDk\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">1-person</a>, <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/5562jUBkjoEKAjbbHdEMar6h1zY8RkSSWxJ7BGKeSw8r8SynoiKKJPJzjWBF31pzifa6zduDXt9uMtCs77NLBNsAMBQANWakviakXZdRTZhsE5jktnAFJ351KLCDwkJM65HwshZj2cPwrcNubMDycyMngzS1ao1jLL1pVyPyazYcWCeCS9fBDExXSP3EEHUaJbTxdypkm&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.msrgear.com/tents/backpacking-tents/elixir-2-backpacking-tent/10311.html\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/5562jUBkjoEKAjbbHdEMar6h1zY8RkSSWxJ7BGKeSw8r8SynoiKKJPJzjWBF31pzifa6zduDXt9uMtCs77NLBNsAMBQANWakviakXZdRTZhsE5jktnAFJ351KLCDwkJM65HwshZj2cPwrcNubMDycyMngzS1ao1jLL1pVyPyazYcWCeCS9fBDExXSP3EEHUaJbTxdypkm\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">2-person</a>, and <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/5562jUBkjoEKAjbbHdEMar6h1zY8RkSSWxJ7BGKeSw8r8SynoiKKJPJzjWBF31pzifa6zduDXt9uMtCs77NLBNsAMBQANWakviakXZdRTZhsE5jktnAFJ351KLCE4gQPQG2zakM4S7qknvqVc46TDLKJY8QzDrSdMbPZvuDCH2DgcUT5Hs25xYJB5VXQXSmitUeNCaPeu&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.msrgear.com/tents/backpacking-tents/elixir-3-backpacking-tent/10312.html\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/5562jUBkjoEKAjbbHdEMar6h1zY8RkSSWxJ7BGKeSw8r8SynoiKKJPJzjWBF31pzifa6zduDXt9uMtCs77NLBNsAMBQANWakviakXZdRTZhsE5jktnAFJ351KLCE4gQPQG2zakM4S7qknvqVc46TDLKJY8QzDrSdMbPZvuDCH2DgcUT5Hs25xYJB5VXQXSmitUeNCaPeu\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">3-person</a> sizes are also on sale.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: GoRuck</span></p></figure><p>We love <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/review-goruck-gr1/\">GoRuck\'s over-the-top sturdy packs</a>. Packs don\'t come better made than this. The Bullet is the smallest of GoRuck\'s bags and makes a good pack for around town (the laptop compartment is awesome) or short, lightweight hikes. GoRuck\'s packs aren\'t cheap, but this deal makes the price a little easier to bear.</p><p>Mystery Ranch specializes in hunting and military gear, so the company\'s backpacks are some of the toughest and most well-thought-out that we\'ve ever tested. The Catalyst 18 is the standard daypack, but hunting- and outdoor-related gear is 30 percent off with this code.</p><p>The WhisperLite Universal is a legend for good reason. It\'ll burn just about anything (isobutane-propane, white gas, gasoline, kerosene), making it a great choice for traveling internationally or wherever you don\'t know what kind of fuel will be available. Flame control is a little tricky, but I have managed to get it to simmer, as long as the wind isn\'t too bad.</p><p>Once <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/xero-z-trail-barefoot/\">my favorite shoe</a> (I\'ve since moved to the even more minimalist <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2QvS63bbj2Qv6PtmSHd8figQXB4y7gqWZaJs5sYDfdJTCY6qyaBx6pL6svd3j5mqnecfdohaByshxSWzcw9nue8qLVu9gzNW9bYjC1k62miZjz2S4aCM7VQdSRw4hetdsQQ4xzDk7b4csZ85Vqjb&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://xeroshoes.com/shop/sandals/ztrek-men/\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2QvS63bbj2Qv6PtmSHd8figQXB4y7gqWZaJs5sYDfdJTCY6qyaBx6pL6svd3j5mqnecfdohaByshxSWzcw9nue8qLVu9gzNW9bYjC1k62miZjz2S4aCM7VQdSRw4hetdsQQ4xzDk7b4csZ85Vqjb\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Z-Trek Sandal</a>), these remain a great choice for beginners and experienced barefooters alike. Think of these as the barefoot answer to Chacos. Except where Chacos are like putting tractors on your feet, the Z-Trails still flex and bend as you walk, giving your feet the freedom of movement you expect from a barefoot shoe. The kids\' Z-Trails are also a <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/UWxN5ZEu9McqkSdyAb7otpMrXF5c1QfMbbgjYTHjcfaWDx8imoi3kWhtCkBbch6JQzhHFQJEpeJySJKbX7YYoQs4BYh2hVyyQTUkerxsCJcA27pUTvPirNqimYyLQDdFmBAfc6k9zPTKhxC5kkk9iu&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://xeroshoes.com/shop/sandals/ztrail-kids/\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/UWxN5ZEu9McqkSdyAb7otpMrXF5c1QfMbbgjYTHjcfaWDx8imoi3kWhtCkBbch6JQzhHFQJEpeJySJKbX7YYoQs4BYh2hVyyQTUkerxsCJcA27pUTvPirNqimYyLQDdFmBAfc6k9zPTKhxC5kkk9iu\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">great deal at $30 ($30 off)</a>.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Amazon</span></p></figure><p>If you hike, camp, or have a disaster kit at the ready, a LifeStraw is a good thing to include. It filters contaminated water without batteries or other accessories. Grab a BPA-free bottle to filter into and you\'ll get out 99.99 percent of waterborne bacteria for up to 1,000 gallons of water. By then you\'ll have either made it to the survivors\' camp in Vermont or the zombies will have won.</p><p>Everything that Yeti makes is insanely overpriced, and also the best thing we\'ve ever touched. Reviews editor Adrienne So has owned this blanket for several years. It has a waterproof bottom, comes in its own carrying sack, is machine washable, and is weighted enough to not fly away at an outdoor concert. You can view Yeti tumblers on sale at their <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/C5BN9bLtpHgEjQNavwU3Sar1PJHUJrsxCG33V3oF8FaiLBK2Tc2GDNWKJGX6cntQe9h7gdZgqjpmBFNSkm8VvRBMkbT74rKW9Pg9GYWh77AGycdK2KQrPLWJh1vJnHA1dHj6UVNGHAHJNQc23EsbiJvBrRUHmGG6NviYHUXkqDgDYGJaKi9tdmQ&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/DB8855A4-6104-4E06-AD31-D24132F5A46B\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/C5BN9bLtpHgEjQNavwU3Sar1PJHUJrsxCG33V3oF8FaiLBK2Tc2GDNWKJGX6cntQe9h7gdZgqjpmBFNSkm8VvRBMkbT74rKW9Pg9GYWh77AGycdK2KQrPLWJh1vJnHA1dHj6UVNGHAHJNQc23EsbiJvBrRUHmGG6NviYHUXkqDgDYGJaKi9tdmQ\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon landing page</a>.</p><p>We love pretty much everything Peak Design makes, which is amazing because almost everything is currently 10 to 15 percent off. Reviews editor Adrienne So particularly likes the Bike Mount, which locks your phone in place with the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.peakdesign.com/products/everyday-case-for-iphone-14?variant=40139551899725&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.peakdesign.com/products/everyday-case-for-iphone-14?variant=40139551899725\" href=\"https://www.peakdesign.com/products/everyday-case-for-iphone-14?variant=40139551899725\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everyday Case</a> (which is also on sale, unless you want the iPhone 15 or Pixel 8 versions).</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Rothy\'s</span></p></figure><p>The entire Rothy\'s catalog is 30 percent off, and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/our-favorite-recycled-clothes-and-accessories\" target=\"_blank\">we like</a> several of their shoes, all of which are made from recycled plastic bottles and are machine washable. WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu tried the Driving Loafer and the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://rothys.com/products/mens-monty-navy&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://rothys.com/products/mens-monty-navy\" href=\"https://rothys.com/products/mens-monty-navy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monty which is also discounted to $130</a>. He says both attractive <em>and</em> comfortable, wrapping around your feet gently without any break-in time. We also like the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://rothys.com/products/the-flat-black-solid&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://rothys.com/products/the-flat-black-solid\" href=\"https://rothys.com/products/the-flat-black-solid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">women\'s flats for $90 ($39 off)</a>, available in nearly 30 colors (and some are discounted more than this). When Rothy\'s shoes are worn out, you can recycle them back to the company and get a discount toward another pair.</p><p>This is currently our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-umbrellas/\">top umbrella recommendation</a>. It automatically opens and closes with the push of a button, has sturdy fiberglass ribs and shaft, and a Teflon fabric that hasn\'t shown much wear after years of use.</p><p>This is our upgrade pick in our guide to Best Umbrellas. This one is compact, has an auto-close and auto-open feature, and is overall exquisite. Davek also has a lifetime warranty for repairs, in case you accidentally damage yours. If you lose it, you can use the special code that comes in the box to redeem a replacement for up to 50 percent off the regular price.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Girlfriend Collective </span></p></figure><p>Girlfriend Collective clothing is made using recycled plastic bottles. We\'ve <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/our-favorite-recycled-clothes-and-accessories/\" target=\"_blank\">now tried</a> some of the brand\'s <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://girlfriend.com/products/black-compressive-high-rise-legging&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://girlfriend.com/products/black-compressive-high-rise-legging\" href=\"https://girlfriend.com/products/black-compressive-high-rise-legging\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leggings</a>, <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://girlfriend.com/products/black-paloma-racerback-bra&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://girlfriend.com/products/black-paloma-racerback-bra\" href=\"https://girlfriend.com/products/black-paloma-racerback-bra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bras</a>, <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://girlfriend.com/products/midnight-tommy-dress&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://girlfriend.com/products/midnight-tommy-dress\" href=\"https://girlfriend.com/products/midnight-tommy-dress\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dresses</a>, and <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://girlfriend.com/products/jam-packable-puffer&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://girlfriend.com/products/jam-packable-puffer\" href=\"https://girlfriend.com/products/jam-packable-puffer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">puffers</a>, and each one has been comfortable to lounge in but cute enough to feel stylish while you\'re doing it. The dresses with shorts underneath, particularly, are some of WIRED staffer\'s summertime wardrobe.</p><p>My colleagues have always <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-merino-wool-clothes/\" target=\"_blank\">loved Darn Tough\'s merino wool socks</a>, but I (Scott) never tried them until this year and … I am sold. They\'re great socks. These are only 60 percent merino, but that\'s pretty good for socks. We regularly see these drop this much at the end of the year when new styles and colors are on their way, but if you need to stock up on socks anyway, now\'s a good time. The price dropped a bit more in our latest update. Darn Tough Socks also have a <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/29CLTwheRZNbkdgVneC3Uq4F11oKkyKtDvxFBQSM9rveJqdUwztHnEa8xwSDofYdgQy4kfgYPVnbCZRExu8n7AnLhesGw9hdfK7NGp2wLntTXmjSWA9vXf3abBJAtmWYJAQbxJsABMKdnh7s8MNQPVYNk76qRAWbaUfcGRnJ4zU5id&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://darntough.com/pages/our-unconditional-lifetime-guarantee\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/29CLTwheRZNbkdgVneC3Uq4F11oKkyKtDvxFBQSM9rveJqdUwztHnEa8xwSDofYdgQy4kfgYPVnbCZRExu8n7AnLhesGw9hdfK7NGp2wLntTXmjSWA9vXf3abBJAtmWYJAQbxJsABMKdnh7s8MNQPVYNk76qRAWbaUfcGRnJ4zU5id\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lifetime warranty</a>.</p><p>This lightweight, efficient, compact stove is perfect for car camping and bike packing. We also like taking it to <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-festival-accessories-and-gear/\" target=\"_blank\">camping festivals</a>. It\'s easy to use, and the fuel is cheap. We have seen the price dip lower, but this is still a good deal.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><p>Have a look at our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-black-friday-camera-deals-2023-1/\">Cyber Monday Camera Deals guide</a> for even more discounts on Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, lighting, microphones, and more camera gear.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Nikon</span></p></figure><p>The Nikon Z6 II is our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-mirrorless-cameras/#601b04f1e2b4b36f6a1e3afe\" target=\"_blank\">favorite camera for Nikon shooters</a>. The 24-megapixel full-frame sensor has excellent dynamic range, and the phase-detect autofocus system is one of the best I\'ve used. Video quality is also excellent, with 10-bit 4:2:2 N-Log output possible over HDMI. The Nikon Z6 II is also the most comfortable camera I\'ve tested. But the real star of the show here is the Z-series lens system with its wider base mount, which allows more light to the corners of the sensors. The benefits of this can be seen in the incredibly fast 58-mm f/0.95 lens (manual focus) and the surprisingly small 50-mm f/1.2. If you\'ve got a lot of legacy Nikon glass you want to keep using, there\'s an F-to-Z mount adapter available for $250. Note that the B&amp;HPhoto price includes a shoulder bag.</p><p>Fujifilm\'s Link Wide is my <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/fujifilm-instax-link-wide-printer/\" target=\"_blank\">favorite Instax printer</a> if only for its size: those gloriously big Instax Wide prints just look better. They are pricier though at around $1.20 per print (print price varies by quantity). The Instax Wide has its own dedicated app that works well and has plenty of fun layouts and premade templates. The only thing I don\'t like here is that it charges off a USB-A cable. This deal has been running since early October, so it\'s not really a Cyber Monday sale, but it is the lowest price we\'ve seen and a great deal. Note that this does not include film, you\'ll want to <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2Vo2MLmraDYcuAeMwGHC1ymbf6YggF25haR9eJTcN6r6eeSMZGg8Rnj5YZsQJ9wFz6bK9UNkuA7JvoNQsuUmb9Wq1ZFFTkWATbfvducQgLVtqoVVbC8wHG559wdwuCSAnFSCa9UHbGQp7ttsDYfPAYc5dSyaVJJU9XUDJb67WhATmGd6XYMcY6NonxqQKS883F4dwU8jVnZsdVpfhf39YGXsGQN&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1659535-REG/fujifilm_16745028_instax_wide_black_frame.html\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/2Vo2MLmraDYcuAeMwGHC1ymbf6YggF25haR9eJTcN6r6eeSMZGg8Rnj5YZsQJ9wFz6bK9UNkuA7JvoNQsuUmb9Wq1ZFFTkWATbfvducQgLVtqoVVbC8wHG559wdwuCSAnFSCa9UHbGQp7ttsDYfPAYc5dSyaVJJU9XUDJb67WhATmGd6XYMcY6NonxqQKS883F4dwU8jVnZsdVpfhf39YGXsGQN\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">grab a pack of Instax Wide Film ($14)</a> as well.</p><p>WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu calls Wandrd\'s Prvke the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/wandrd-prvke-2-rave/\" target=\"_blank\">closest a camera bag has ever come to perfection</a>. He likes the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-pick-backpack-size/\" target=\"_blank\">31-liter version</a>, which is what this deal is for. The padding is cushiony, and the exterior waterproof tarpaulin and Robic 1680-denier ballistic nylon materials have held up extremely well over time. It fits everything you need to shoot a video in the field, including a tripod (which secures in place with a buckle). Be sure to check off the “Photography Bundleâ€ option before adding it to your cart.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: GoPro</span></p></figure><p>This is a great deal on our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-action-cameras/\" target=\"_blank\">favorite action camera</a> for recording your outdoor adventures. The GoPro Hero 12 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/gopro-hero-12-black/\" target=\"_blank\">8/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) just launched in September and the previous model is still selling for $300, which makes this a pretty sweet deal. Not only do you get the latest version, you also get two batteries and a mini tripod. The Hero 12 isn\'t a huge change from the Hero 11, but it does have better battery life, can shoot HDR video in 5.3K, and I still haven\'t been able to overheat it in three months of trying. If none of that matters to you, you can grab the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/S99RnZiqgDo8Mo2oZuprhJnApTqvW2mLPmoVR62VXo9J4ivcFVw69BocYSEDtFzanpLxfSRdPMfKqUVz6fesf8ZnB4hqBK4nTdgLkBpAbycT5VHtd8e9Krthgt6uDsuJi4YWFYa&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B96H7LGX\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/S99RnZiqgDo8Mo2oZuprhJnApTqvW2mLPmoVR62VXo9J4ivcFVw69BocYSEDtFzanpLxfSRdPMfKqUVz6fesf8ZnB4hqBK4nTdgLkBpAbycT5VHtd8e9Krthgt6uDsuJi4YWFYa\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">GoPro Hero 11 for $296 ($45 off)</a>.</p><p>If you\'re primarily shooting still images on a mirrorless camera, this card is plenty fast enough for most people and saves you considerable money over the faster versions. This would not be a great pick for video, but for stills it gets the job done. This card is never full price, but this is the lowest price we\'ve seen this year.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Mpix</span></p></figure><p>Our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-photo-printing-services/\">favorite place to print photos</a> is having a 30 percent off sale on all its print services. Mpix makes high-quality prints at a reasonable price. Mpix prints on Kodak Endura paper and offers a variety of paper options. I tested the E-surface, which renders rich, deep blacks and very true-to-life colors. It holds up well over time; the images we printed in 2013 look exactly like they did when we got them. We also like Mpix\'s books and calendars.</p><p>If you need to print some gifts for your family, Shutterfly is having a site-wide 50 percent off sale. We\'re fans of <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/eGmSXGUbC99nAqq9tNEBnKsvaoGZFskAVGg8YVuZyKGqWRfgC8rrfwwxhak6g8Ti2oiTUkAhATZi3YAcwiGqdEMUG5MV1W4KFHaJ5XyzTbcN2v5q4ujk1v3LSzgxdrEKuqT4E7DDdzY&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.shutterfly.com/photo-books/\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/eGmSXGUbC99nAqq9tNEBnKsvaoGZFskAVGg8YVuZyKGqWRfgC8rrfwwxhak6g8Ti2oiTUkAhATZi3YAcwiGqdEMUG5MV1W4KFHaJ5XyzTbcN2v5q4ujk1v3LSzgxdrEKuqT4E7DDdzY\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Shutterfly\'s book printing service</a>, which had the best results so far in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-photo-printing-services/\">testing of photo printing services</a>. We also like the calendars. The printing is good enough, especially for the price, and shipping is generally speedy. For Cyber Monday, Shutterfly has also added an additional 25 percent off if you use the code <strong>CYBER23</strong>.</p><p>The highest-quality prints in our testing came from Adorama\'s Printique service. It would be the top pick in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-photo-printing-services/\">Best Printing Services guide</a> if it were a bit cheaper, which, with this deal, it is. You can choose from a range of papers, and they\'re listed by their actual names like Kodak Endura or Fujifilm Matte. I also like the option to print the date and file name on the back of each image.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><p>Check out our guides to the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-grills/\">best grills</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-portable-grills/\">best portable grills</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/how-to-build-a-home-tool-kit/\">essential tools for home repair</a>.</p><figure><p><span><p>Milwaukee 18-Volt 7-Power Tool Combo</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Home Depot</span></p></figure><p>There are plenty of fine tool brands out there, but Milwaukee power tools last longer and stand up to more abuse. If you haven\'t joined the cordless power tool revolution and need, well, nearly everything, this combo can\'t be beat. You get a power drill, circular saw, grinder, and more. The two rechargeable batteries fit all the tools and come with a charger, so you can have one charging while using the other.</p><p>This is one of the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/25-amazing-holiday-gift-ideas-under-25-2023/\" target=\"_blank\">best gifts you can get for under $25</a>. The discount is small, but the product hasn\'t sold for less than this on Amazon all year. Slice\'s box cutters are awesome, even if you don\'t open boxes (and test their contents) for a living. The ceramic blades are durable and finger-safe, and the box cutter design is easy to use.</p><p>This is arguably the best value in a garage workbench out there right now. The solid-wood top is 1.25 inches thick (!), and the legs are adjustable in height. It\'s capable of holding an astounding 3,000 pounds. One cool feature of the Husky workbench is that two of either the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/aokKbRGiuxPAtmyAwGZUVb9JG8pzXohGhHuj9M8uZsva5eQ9ueJS3ALGaUJYV3sQtjNKx33XAD83YiP5SXxrsGEqCxUfaDbtH6QTLPDPupat3q4CKWo2knkkzEszd2dfTgxdwZ45AGABPdCuj4ftYeSP9kkqF1Z2mtpjM3bb1r7grtgeqdr7N5rkfkHbCVg3QWDQN91zXLT6KuvavsCd52vPpcP7mqFvxjLLj3fZ5zyp4NrFjVBATgRZzdiw5PgR58PCLpiMUsLF4tbMyfnnT43jGMLjHsiHQ5nGVTCyg7MX6tZpcEG&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Ready-to-Assemble-24-Gauge-Steel-1-Drawer-2-Door-Garage-Base-Cabinet-in-Red-28-in-W-x-32-8-in-H-x-18-3-in-D-G2801BR-US/315432151\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/aokKbRGiuxPAtmyAwGZUVb9JG8pzXohGhHuj9M8uZsva5eQ9ueJS3ALGaUJYV3sQtjNKx33XAD83YiP5SXxrsGEqCxUfaDbtH6QTLPDPupat3q4CKWo2knkkzEszd2dfTgxdwZ45AGABPdCuj4ftYeSP9kkqF1Z2mtpjM3bb1r7grtgeqdr7N5rkfkHbCVg3QWDQN91zXLT6KuvavsCd52vPpcP7mqFvxjLLj3fZ5zyp4NrFjVBATgRZzdiw5PgR58PCLpiMUsLF4tbMyfnnT43jGMLjHsiHQ5nGVTCyg7MX6tZpcEG\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Husky 1-Door-2-Drawer Base Cabinet</a> or the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/BNj2avZQdZFTVGiYqoBhf6x1rqG4fKCS2W4Hzysoj6vedTGQQirMLtchPwhoxWDPCXftsvUj93yHKsbLDg3d9UiGB4UPkZFypBaMvUDJAZxSc57WSUUhgpXexYhp6YwRVdiT6S41gRkhqyEwH4MwM3HRQGK21oecVV9pDWCukxXjAffpkQ9rshBQkXAh9Bb1HWpm5J3nrdDPttgm7mnwuzFUtMG37yYDixj2SrtQr11A7yQZidMZFh9mgWGPYsk7KYDVwPnZhGQkrA4n393WVjaUvHZy4pedEpDjoP2&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Ready-to-Assemble-24-Gauge-Steel-2-Door-Garage-Base-Cabinet-in-Red-28-in-W-x-32-8-in-H-x-18-3-in-D-G2802BR-US/315432153\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/BNj2avZQdZFTVGiYqoBhf6x1rqG4fKCS2W4Hzysoj6vedTGQQirMLtchPwhoxWDPCXftsvUj93yHKsbLDg3d9UiGB4UPkZFypBaMvUDJAZxSc57WSUUhgpXexYhp6YwRVdiT6S41gRkhqyEwH4MwM3HRQGK21oecVV9pDWCukxXjAffpkQ9rshBQkXAh9Bb1HWpm5J3nrdDPttgm7mnwuzFUtMG37yYDixj2SrtQr11A7yQZidMZFh9mgWGPYsk7KYDVwPnZhGQkrA4n393WVjaUvHZy4pedEpDjoP2\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Husky 2-Door Base Cabinet</a> will nest right underneath the workbench for extra, out-of-the-way storage, with the same impressive build quality and cohesive design.</p><figure><p><span><p>Traeger Ironwood 650</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: Traeger</span></p></figure><p>The Wi-Fi-equipped Ironwood 650 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/traeger-ironwood-650/\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is the best <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-grills/\">pellet grill/smoker in our Best Grills guide</a>. The app lets you dial in your cook settings while you lounge around (or prep the rest of the meal). The “650â€ refers to the square inches of grill space, which is enough to smoke three or four racks of ribs at a time, or six whole chickens.</p><p>This is the lowest price we\'ve seen on Biolite\'s FirePit+. We liked the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/review-biolite-firepit/\" target=\"_blank\">original version</a>; this newer model can be used as a heating source, a phone charger, and a <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-portable-grills/\" target=\"_blank\">snazzy portable grill</a>. The whole thing folds down and packs up for easy storage in the included bag.</p><p>According to WIRED editor Parker Hall, Solo Stove’s Yukon firepit (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/solo-stove-yukon/\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is nearly indestructible with its stainless steel design, yet it\'s still lightweight and gets nice and hot without any lighter fluid or kindling required. (His tip: Get harder wood, like oak, so it’ll last longer within the firepit.)</p><p>Want to bring a little of the camping vibe to your backyard? Grab a firepit and start roasting smores on the patio. We\'ve tested the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/solo-stove-yukon/\" target=\"_blank\">larger Solo Stove Yukon</a>, which we love, but most people looking for a fire pit in their backyard should go with smaller versions like the Bonfire. It\'s smokeless—as you may remember from that <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/outdoors/solo-stove-snoop-dogg-fire-pit-bundle-launch\">gimmicky announcement Snoop Dogg pulled</a> on behalf of the company.</p><p>Ooni makes <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/7EaqjGTiGVEZLp3V8cNUqtxvpBSWgWq7Un1r4W4nuVE2dvGoAhVLCfuJwmg3YJhXgQLRWAHZBZHWQpu2zMyPNKq31xae6Bx91GoXEcuTEeA4hWbjDTHvWtCm7wDu2cW8jkeoWKzSPNvgciGFutyUz&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://ooni.com/collections/shop-all\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/7EaqjGTiGVEZLp3V8cNUqtxvpBSWgWq7Un1r4W4nuVE2dvGoAhVLCfuJwmg3YJhXgQLRWAHZBZHWQpu2zMyPNKq31xae6Bx91GoXEcuTEeA4hWbjDTHvWtCm7wDu2cW8jkeoWKzSPNvgciGFutyUz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pizza ovens</a> in a variety of sizes and styles, but its Karu 16 (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/ooni-karu-16/\" target=\"_blank\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) is the most versatile and easy-to-use oven we\'ve tested. You can buy <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://ooni.com/products/ooni-karu-16-gas-burner?_pos=1&amp;_sid=16416b9a4&amp;_ss=r&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://ooni.com/products/ooni-karu-16-gas-burner?_pos=1&amp;_sid=16416b9a4&amp;_ss=r\" href=\"https://ooni.com/products/ooni-karu-16-gas-burner?_pos=1&amp;_sid=16416b9a4&amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a separate gas attachment</a>, but it\'s designed to be used with charcoal or wood. Lighting the oven is fast and easy—simply drop <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/HR4R9gBZvZ4obDF31Qdjn8jytFFQfWs2sztugJ47bELcE3z6Jx67NWJkpnsHouAxFB7nkcJoPYJHb8CkFjRMmsGUdc2AATRv29BSGm5MLRYzLUzmV1ch2RTN8xrdgd6qeVgkK4vruKKUcoaSei6YFZRvPJfTiimDTMfLr5wJtyqV43DW8tM8xLEh2K8&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://ooni.com/collections/oven-fuel/products/ooni-firestarters\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/HR4R9gBZvZ4obDF31Qdjn8jytFFQfWs2sztugJ47bELcE3z6Jx67NWJkpnsHouAxFB7nkcJoPYJHb8CkFjRMmsGUdc2AATRv29BSGm5MLRYzLUzmV1ch2RTN8xrdgd6qeVgkK4vruKKUcoaSei6YFZRvPJfTiimDTMfLr5wJtyqV43DW8tM8xLEh2K8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a lit fire starter</a> and a few oak sticks on the fuel tray and it\'ll get hot within 10 minutes.</p><p>Product reviewer Matt Jancer tested this leaf blower this summer and was pleasantly surprised—it has all the power of your gas blower with hardly any of the noise. The 450-CFM airflow makes for 120-mph gusts to move leaves, lawn clippings, and whatever else you need to get out of the way. into order. This deal comes with two batteries and a charger, and since it uses the same M18 battery as the tools in the Milwaukee power tool combo above, you can swap these batteries freely among them.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><div id=\"Smarthome\" tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Smart Home Cyber Monday Deals</p></div><p>Read our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-smart-speakers/\">Best Smart Speakers</a> and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smart-displays/\">Best Smart Display</a> guides for other recommendations.</p><figure><p><span>Google Nest Hub</span><span>Photograph: Google</span></p></figure><p>We\'re not sure if smart displays <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/did-anyone-ever-really-need-a-smart-display/\" target=\"_blank\">will be around forever</a>, but if you want one, Google makes <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smart-displays/\" target=\"_blank\">some of the best</a>. This 2nd-gen Nest Hub (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/google-nest-hub-second-gen/\" target=\"_blank\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) doesn\'t have a camera, so you have some privacy peace of mind. It\'s compact with a 7-inch screen, which makes it ideal for your bedside table. It has sleep-sensing tech to track your sleep quality.</p><p>The Amazon Echo Show 10 is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-smart-speakers/\" target=\"_blank\">the best Alexa Smart Display</a>. It can connect with other Echo speakers, and the large 10-inch screen swivels around the base so you can keep a recipe or a Zoom video call within easy view. As is true for all Amazon devices, this gadget is best if you frequently use other Amazon products and services.</p><p>The slightly smaller Echo Show 8 is a great choice if there isn\'t room for the Show 10. The 8-inch screen is perfectly sized, big enough to read recipes or maybe even have a movie playing as you cook, but it isn\'t so big it\'ll take up precious counter real estate.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Amazon</span></p></figure><p>The Echo Show 5 is typically overpriced at $90, but the deal price of $40 matches the best we have tracked. Just keep in mind that it goes on sale quite frequently. We prefer the Echo Show 10 for its larger size, but the smaller footprint of the Echo Show 5 is good for a nightstand or tiny kitchen.</p><p>The Google Nest Hub Max is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smart-displays/\">our favorite smart display</a> for a lot of reasons—the 10-inch touchscreen display, the solid speakers, and the unobtrusive display, to name a few. It also doubles beautifully as a digital photo frame if you\'re a Google Photos user. This one has a camera, so you can use it with video-calling apps.</p><p>If you\'re battling Wi-Fi dead zones in your house, a mesh router can help. Eero\'s Pro 6E (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/eero-pro-6e/\" target=\"_blank\">7/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) makes setup as simple and hands-off as possible, each unit should cover 2,000 square feet, and you can mix and match with other Eeros. The brand\'s subscription is pricey at $10 a month, and includes nice extras like parental controls and network security, but you don\'t have to subscribe for it to work. You can also pick up a 2-pack for $180 ($120 off) or a 3-pack for $400 ($150 off).</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Google</span></p></figure><p>This is a price match of the deals we saw on Prime Day. The Nest Video Doorbell is <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-video-doorbells/#621d3668ea3b8f283853aa27\" target=\"_blank\">our favorite smart doorbell</a>. Its reliable performance and solid video resolution place it far and above other similarly priced options.</p><p>The <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-security-cameras/\" target=\"_blank\">smartest indoor security camera</a> you can get, Google\'s Nest Cam (Wired) blends in easily and accurately detects people, animals, and vehicles. It boasts HDR and a high frame rate to make the most of the 1080p footage. Sadly, you only get three hours of history unless you subscribe to Nest Aware starting from a pricey $6 per month, though it does also include familiar face recognition.</p><p>We called the Blink Mini cheap, compact, and versatile with good video quality in our <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/Ehjr9t1bfyFgZ56PubEtKQGmKW8xYuK5oDj5Jzr9cErPE2sijf8mwkZLLhNjnqwKRu6n4yoVHDEm2xTsAK4xsSvKJNbYd1yGUqGRqhPEKsyqgN2F9FAtXb8cSthJbFoWE1giEjCmq5dhhvzM6JTsQii2PBKFo&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-security-cameras/\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/Ehjr9t1bfyFgZ56PubEtKQGmKW8xYuK5oDj5Jzr9cErPE2sijf8mwkZLLhNjnqwKRu6n4yoVHDEm2xTsAK4xsSvKJNbYd1yGUqGRqhPEKsyqgN2F9FAtXb8cSthJbFoWE1giEjCmq5dhhvzM6JTsQii2PBKFo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best Indoor Security Cams guide</a>. It has two-way audio, accurate motion detection, and integration with Alexa. Like other Blink products, the best features are locked behind a premium subscription that starts at $3 a month. But that\'s still pretty cheap compared to other security camera systems.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Amazon</span></p></figure><p>Even after you factor in the $3 per month (or $30 per year) subscription, this video doorbell is one of the cheapest we feature in (the honorable mentions section of) our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-video-doorbells/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Video Doorbells</a> guide. It\'s reliable enough and gets 1080p video quality, but don\'t expect superfast notifications or a wide field of view. If you don\'t want a subscription, consider buying it bundled with the <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://cna.st/affiliate-link/3WVdWb4brEJ3f9vNjadwUYgehPwwDf32dY3jFWdkyvbpt1yeVENaokqnP3A5u4bksZL4KwxSLeoAZEDzn797h66f3wKjai4vJ5WGKnBmLrJC3fZLXYJUU3Y2ZTP5GGL44mkGssvr7s3Jdzc8WstZiSUvByiJ5StbZim8WWaJs3vc1bq82rMmin&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Video-Doorbell/dp/B08SGC46M9?tag=w050b-20\" href=\"https://cna.st/affiliate-link/3WVdWb4brEJ3f9vNjadwUYgehPwwDf32dY3jFWdkyvbpt1yeVENaokqnP3A5u4bksZL4KwxSLeoAZEDzn797h66f3wKjai4vJ5WGKnBmLrJC3fZLXYJUU3Y2ZTP5GGL44mkGssvr7s3Jdzc8WstZiSUvByiJ5StbZim8WWaJs3vc1bq82rMmin\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Sync Module 2 ($47)</a>, which is also half-price right now.</p><p>The Cync Indoor Camera (<a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/cync-indoor-smart-camera/\" target=\"_blank\">9/10, WIRED Recommends</a>) was one of the first to offer a privacy shutter that covers the lens when you\'re home or don\'t want to record. It also captures 1080p video at 25 frames-per-second, offers two-way audio, and accepts a microSD card (sold separately) for local storage (you can also subscribe for cloud storage from $3 per month). It is top of our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-security-cameras/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Indoor Security Cameras</a> guide, and this is as low as we\'ve seen it go.</p><p>Wonderfully colorful, bright, diffused light streams from these modular bars, and they are easy to fit. This kit includes six bars and a corner piece. The Govee app offers some great animated scenes, and you can even create your own. Sadly, they lack physical controls, and you need a bunch of them to create an interesting pattern. They appear in our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smart-lighting/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Smart Lighting</a> guide.</p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr><div id=\"mattress\" tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Mattress and Furniture Deals</p></div><p>Don\'t know what mattress to get? We\'ve got you covered with guides to the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-mattresses/\">best mattresses</a>, <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-organic-mattresses/#solid\">best organic mattresses</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-couches/\">best couches</a>.</p><figure><p><span><p>My Green Mattress Kiwi Hybrid Mattress</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: My Green Mattress</span></p></figure><p>Use code <strong>HOLIDAYS</strong> at checkout to apply the discount. This $649 price is $70 less than when the sale first started. We\'ve seen it get cheaper, but not this year, so this is a solid price. This hybrid mattress is made using certified organic cotton, wool, and latex. Its twin size is cheaper than most of our favorite picks, but it\'s still comfortably firm, my kids loved it..</p><figure><p><span><p>My Green Mattress Organic Latex Topper</p>\n</span><span>Photograph: My Green Mattress</span></p></figure><p>Use code <strong>HOLIDAYS</strong> to get the lowest price we\'ve tracked on this mattress topper. If your mattress is still in good shape, you can get a refresh and potentially save yourself a few thousand bucks with a topper. My Green Mattress, the company that makes our favorite organic kids\' bed, also makes <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/best-organic-mattresses/#solid\">our favorite firm topper</a>. It\'s two inches of certified organic latex wrapped in an organic cotton cover, and despite being reasonably firm, it contours nicely, and you should be comfortable sleeping on your side. WIRED writer Scott Gilbertson said while sleeping on his stomach or back he didn\'t touch his actual mattress at all, and just barely when he rolled to his side.</p><p>Our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-couches/#61265302913c372346b49c16\">favorite customizable couch</a>, the Lovesac couch—aka Sactional—is expensive, but expandable. Only have space for a two-seater now? Turn that into a three-seater when you have your first kid, or even a 10-seater when you move into a house with a basement. Add storage seats and power hubs and switch out the machine-washable covers when you redecorate. You can <a data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.lovesac.com/sactionals-configuration-guides&quot;}\" data-offer-url=\"https://www.lovesac.com/sactionals-configuration-guides\" href=\"https://www.lovesac.com/sactionals-configuration-guides\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">configure and reconfigure it in a number of ways</a>, including by making the seats deeper. The price on this deal varies wildly depending on how many pieces you want, but the <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/review/lovesac-stealthtech/\" target=\"_blank\">stealthtech</a> is also included.</p><p>Be sure to check out our <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-sex-toys-and-tech/\">Best Sex Toys</a> guide.</p><figure><p><span>Photograph: Amazon</span></p></figure><p>Lelo\'s Sila is one of our favorite suction toys. According to writer Louryn Strampe, it has a broad mouth that offers diffuse stimulation, and the air pressure pulses simulate the sucking sensation of oral sex. It\'s a great little toy, and this is the <em>Cruise</em> version. That means that it does everything the standard Sila does, but when you press it against your body harder, the suction intensity steadily ramps up. It\'s an intuitive feature that can really intensify those final moments of orgasm.</p><p>The Kurve is a nice, smooth silicone vibrator. Our writer Jaina Grey was a big fan during testing, finding that the buttons were placed intuitively, and everything was easy to reach when it was in use (on yourself or a partner). The curve makes it easy to reach the internal structures of the clitoris (the G-spot).</p><p>Lovehoney\'s Mini Wand is coated in a silky-soft silicone, and the form factor makes it super easy to use with just one hand—on yourself or a partner. It features the standard wand shape, so the head offers diffuse stimulation to a broad genital area, making it a real crowd pleaser. During testing, writer Jaina Grey found that the Mini Wand offered reasonable power and intensity for the size (and price).</p><p><em>Updated November 27th: We\'ve added a bunch more deals and updated prices and links throughout.</em></p><hr></hr><p><em><strong>Jump to a Topic:</strong> <a href=\"#apple\">Apple Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#amazon\">Amazon Device Deals</a>, <a href=\"#chairs\">Office Chair Deals</a>, <a href=\"#phone\">Smartphone and Tablet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#charge\">Charger and Power Station Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Laptops\">Laptop and Headphone Deals</a>, <a href=\"#TV\">TV, Soundbar, and Video Game Deals</a>, <a href=\"#streaming\">Streaming Services Deals</a>, <a href=\"#fitness\">Fitness Tracker and Watch Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">E-Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Home\">Home and Pet Deals</a>, <a href=\"#Kitchen\">Kitchen and Coffee Deals</a>, <a href=\"#scooter\">Electric Scooter and Ebike Deals</a>, <a href=\"#out\">Outdoor Deals</a>, <a href=\"#camera\">Camera Deals</a>, <a href=\"#tool\">Tool, Grill, and Firepit Deals</a>, <a href=\"#mattress\">Mattress and Furniture Deals</a>, <a href=\"#sextoy\">Sex Toy Deals</a></em></p><hr></hr></div></div></div>', 'We have entered the temporal nexus between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. 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