Ice Maker Black Friday Deals 2026: Early Sale Prices From GE, Gevi and Ecozy, and When to Buy

Quick Answer: Ice maker Black Friday 2026 is November 27, with Cyber Monday on November 30, and the early sales are already live. On November 5, GE Appliances’ own store had the prior-generation GE Profile Opal 1.0 with side tank at $249 (was $519), while the current Opal 2.0 was still at its regular $549. The deepest tracked discounts last year were also on the Opal line: $367 (from $599) for Black Friday 2025 and $399 (from $649) for the Opal 2.0 XL on Cyber Monday. Treat crossed-out “compare at” prices with suspicion: Gevi’s V2.0 showed the same $323.99 “35% off” price on October 28 and November 5, so that’s its everyday price.

Ice makers don’t have a single once-a-year rock-bottom date the way some appliances do — pricing swings hardest around two calendar windows, and the size of the discount depends heavily on which brand and tier you’re shopping. Here’s what actually moves the needle on price, and what to check before a “deal” turns out to be a downgrade.

Last updated: November 5, 2026. Added Black Friday 2026 dates and early sale prices read from GE Appliances, Gevi and Ecozy’s own stores and Whirlpool’s sale terms on November 5. Black Friday 2025 and Prime Day 2026 figures are kept as the most recent completed sale events.

When ice maker prices actually drop

Both Black Friday deals above were the same machine — the GE Profile Opal nugget ice maker — sold at two different discount depths depending on the retailer and exact model (2.0 vs. 2.0 XL) tracked. That’s the pattern worth knowing: the GE Opal line is the ice maker most consistently and most deeply discounted every November, more than any other brand in this category, per multiple independent deal-tracking outlets (Masters Wholesale, Bob Vila, Popular Science, and AOL all covered GE Opal Black Friday/Cyber Monday pricing in 2025).

Early Black Friday 2026 prices, checked November 5

These are the prices on each brand’s own store on November 5, 2026. They’re research figures, not live prices, and Black Friday markdowns can still change them before November 27.

Two brand-wide sales were also running on November 5. GE Appliances labeled its sale page “Early Black Friday” and advertised up to 49% off major appliances. Whirlpool advertised up to 33% off major appliances on whirlpool.com, with ice makers named in the eligible categories, through November 18, 2026. Neither percentage is a promise for any one ice maker, so check the model you want against the table above.

The pattern worth knowing: the GE Opal markdowns land first on the outgoing generation. The Opal 1.0’s $270 cut on GE’s own store is bigger than either tracked 2025 Black Friday discount, but it’s an older machine, so compare it with our GE Opal 2.0 review before you treat it as the same deal.

What a “deal” price actually buys

• Same model, different tier: The Opal 2.0 (standard) and Opal 2.0 XL (larger side tank) get discounted separately — check which exact model number a listed price applies to before assuming it’s the one you want. GE also added a third tier in July 2026, the Opal Mini, which starts at $299 ($279 for the charcoal-grey colorway exclusive to GE and Walmart) — a genuinely lower everyday price point, not a discount, so don’t mistake it for a Black Friday-level deal on the standard Opal.
• Prime Day skews budget: The steepest Prime Day percentage cuts (Iceman by Chefman, Kismile, EUHOMY) tend to land on sub-$200 nugget makers rather than the GE Opal line — good for light use, not a substitute for our best nugget ice maker picks if you want the quietest, most reliable machine. Note that “Iceman by Chefman” itself spans six different machines from $79.99 to $349.99 — see our Chefman ice maker review to confirm which one a deal price applies to.
• Compare against the brand’s own price history: A machine that “was $599” only means something if $599 was the real recent price — some listings inflate the “was” price right before a sale. Our GE Opal 2.0 review has the model’s typical non-sale pricing for comparison.
• Check who’s actually selling it: A markdown price means less if it comes with a shorter return window. Our Walmart ice maker guide breaks down which listings ship directly from Walmart.com (90-day returns) versus third-party Marketplace sellers (30 days). At Costco, the wrinkle is different — our Costco ice maker guide covers the 5% non-member surcharge that applies to every online order regardless of the sale price. Shopping a sale at Wayfair instead? Confirm the delivery method listed on the product page — countertop units keep Wayfair’s standard 30-day free-return window, but a freight-shipped under-counter model can fall under its major-appliance return fee. One retailer breaks this pattern entirely: Aldi’s single ice maker, the $69.99 Ambiano, isn’t discounted on a calendar cycle at all — it sells as a rotating “Aldi Find” that simply isn’t available once a run sells out, so the usual wait-for-Black-Friday strategy doesn’t apply there.
• Check what’s excluded: Filters, side tanks, and descaling kits are frequently sold separately even on a discounted machine — see our best ice maker water filters and best ice maker cleaner guides for what to add to the cart.

How to shop an ice maker deal without getting a downgrade

If your purchase is flexible, Black Friday/Cyber Monday produced the deepest tracked discounts of 2025 — $232 and $250 off the Opal line — and GE’s early 2026 sale already includes a $270 markdown on the prior-generation Opal 1.0, making late November the single best window to wait for. If you need ice now regardless of the calendar, our best nugget ice maker and best countertop ice maker guides cover the top pick in every price tier at whatever price it’s listed today.

The bottom line

The deepest real ice maker discounts cluster around two windows: Black Friday/Cyber Monday in late November, where the GE Profile Opal line saw $232-$250 markdowns in 2025 and GE’s own store already cut the Opal 1.0 with side tank by $270 in early November 2026, and Prime Day in late June, which tends to discount budget-tier nugget makers more steeply in percentage terms. Outside those windows, treat small markdowns as normal pricing rather than a genuine deal, and always confirm the exact model number before buying. Need a machine now regardless of the calendar? Our full nugget ice maker guide and GE Opal 2.0 review cover the top picks at today’s price.