Apple launches early Black Friday ‘shopping event’ with free gift cards, ‘£650 off’ trade-ins & six months of FREE music

APPLE has set the details of its massive holiday season shopping event live – and it’s packed with money-saving goodies.

The iPhone maker is even playing Santa and giving away gift cards with select purchases over the Black Friday weekend.

You can bag the new deals in stores – but also online or via the official Apple Store appCredit: Apple Apple has published a massive shopping banner on its website that reads: “The countdown has started up.”

And it says that there will be a special offer period from November 28 through to December 1.

During this time, you’ll be able to bag an Apple Gift Card worth up to £200 if you buy an eligible product.

There are plenty of other gadget deals and promotions running alongside this, but the gift card is a rare perk.

And while you can only bag it during that specific period, it works no matter whether you buy your gadget in store, online, or through the Apple Store app.

Here are some of the gift cards listed on Apple’s website as part of the promotion…

iPhone – gift card up to £60

• iPhone 16
• iPhone 16e

iPad – gift card up to £80

• iPad Air
• iPad (A16)
• iPad Mini

Mac – gift card up to £200

• MacBook Pro (M4 Pro)
• MacBook Pro (M4 Max)
• MacBook Air
• iMac
• Mac Mini

Apple Watch – gift card up to £40

• Apple Watch Series 11
• Apple Watch SE 3

Apple has launched its holiday season shopping event on its official websiteCredit: Apple AirPods – gift card up to £60

• AirPods Max
• AirPods Pro 3
• AirPods 4

TV & Home – gift card up to £40

• HomePod
• Apple TV 4K

Beats – gift card up to £40

• Beats Studio Pro
• Powerbeats Pro 2
• Beats Solo 4
• Beats Studio Buds+
• Beats Pill

Accessories – gift card up to £20

• Magic Keyboard for iPad Air
• Magic Keyboard Folio for iPad (A16)
• Apple Pencil Pro

You’ll be able to get gift cards if you buy the iPhone 16 from 2024Credit: Apple But the free gift cards aren’t the only part of the shopping event.

APPLE SHOPPING SEASON Apple is flagging its Trade In Program as a way to slash the prices of gadgets.

The value that you get from your old device will vary significantly depending on the model.

But according to Apple, handing in an iPhone can get you as much as £650 off a new iPhone 17.

You can also add emoji or messages to gadgets for free as part of Apple’s free online engraving service.

On top of that, there are a few freebies that you can claim if you do end up buying a new gadget.

For a start, you’ll get six months of free Apple Music with a HomePod, a pair of AirPods, or Beats gadget.

Normally Apple Music costs £10.99 a month, so this is a pretty respectable saving of £65.94.

You can claim free Apple Music if you’ve bought an eligible gadgetCredit: Apple Similarly, you get three months of Apple TV (Apple’s Netflix rival) or Apple Arcade (exclusive, payment-free video games) with new Apple gadgets too (like the new iPhone 17 Pro).

Apple TV normally costs £9.99 a month, so you’re saving £29.97.

And Apple Arcade costs £6.99 a month, so this freebie is worth £20.97.

On top of all this, Apple says that it is now offering an extended free returns period.

Apple TV is Apple’s streaming service that’s packed with top movies and showsCredit: Apple And that applies to eligible products that are received between now and January 8, 2026.

All prices in this article were correct at the time of writing, but may have since changed.

Always do your own research before making any purchase.