If Americans are complaining about the discounts on black Friday, what shall we (Europeans) say about it? Our discounts are at best lukewarm.
Y’all are also smart enough to know and prohibit retailers from boosting prices just before discounting them to trick consumers into thinking they’re getting a huge deal when they’re actually paying average, or above average cost for the product.
Does Europe have any laws about branding cheaper or items with less features, identically to existing more expensive products and selling them for less?
If not, they should, but then Temu would get fucked I assume.
In my place, discounts are 90% off but they increase MSRP before the discount.
So end result… same price before discount.
What discounts? There are a ton of items I’ve been watching that are “on sale” but more than they were a month ago.
Sure, but is it the cheapest time to shop that you can plan for? Waiting for a good sale will always be the best plan, but you can always bet on black Friday having relatively good deals
Plus it’s a convenient time of year when you’re buying Christmas gifts
There was an article a couple years back saying that manufacturers will use cheaper components for the same products, making it LOOK like the same TV but it’s actually built cheaper. The really bad ones will keep the same product number/SKU but others will usually append a letter or two.
So the over all cost might be less but you’re actually getting a poor quality version.
I feel like most retailers also mark up the prices a few months before than just bring it down to retail price
Just don’t buy stuff you don’t need. 100% savings every time.
I agree with you, but the word “need” means different things to different people…
I need a m1 flamerthrower, a davey crocket, and a one way ticket to saudi Arabia. Doesnt mean ill get any of them.
Best part of the Davy Crockett is that the accurate range is less than the minimum safe distance of the warhead.
Id be the first person in Valhalla who nuked themselves.
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A gaming laptop that I purchased on sale in February this year on Amazon is listed as a Black Friday deal at the same price point: $599
I’ve never been one to shop for deals.
I’ve always thought you get 100% off the things you don’t buy.
I save quite a bit of money only buying things I really need, or are truly important to me.
The logic is that you buy what you need during this time, but it became a scam a few years back.
A friend of mine once had this big ass box in his living room. I asked what the deal with that is. He said he bought a tv because it was “too cheap to not buy” the tv was worse than the one he had, so he moved that tv like twice and after 3 or so years he gave it away because he moved in with his girlfriend who also already had a tv. He still somehow thinks that was a good investment because how cheap it was.
Same, although if there is something I want/need and there isn’t a rush it is nice to hold out for a sale so I spend even less.
Companies make product lines specifically for Black Friday so they can save on the sales.
I’m sure you know, but I want to add to this in case others do not.
These product lines are usually really poor quality. They might look like the original and have a similar model number, but a TV, for example, will have less ports, lower resolution screen, or a lower quality screen.
So, if it is an electronic, look up the model number and if you can’t see a lot of reviews for it, then this is why.
no shit Sherlock.
I mean, there’s still a ton of deals at a time when you’re shopping for gifts. The article is saying that of the black friday deals, these aren’t the lowest prices of the entire year for most items, but they’re still lower than normal.
As a vinyl collector, I see labels and stores offering flat 20% off deals off everything which you don’t see that often. Also seeing other types of deals on other direct to consumer brands.
If you know what you’re looking for, and not looking at black friday deals to look for what to look for, I think it’s a pretty good time to do shopping.
Slickdeals is my go to. It is a deal forum, that, as far as I know, hasn’t been compromised by fake reviews.
The whole article referring to Which? with their question mark wassss a pain
agree that the name is silly, it apparently also broke the tl;dr bot below
We’ve known this for a decade.
Most items, especially large ticket items, have an annual schedule where new models are releasee and previous models are discounted to clear the way for the new ones. Just google the type of product you want to buy to see when they are discounted most.
Camel Camel Camel is pretty good price tracker too.
Black Friday is also not the most violent shopping day in the US. I wrote a blog post about it and a truly awesome movie idea, about seven years ago.
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Wait, this doesn’t even have any data to show if black Friday is or isn’t the most violent shopping day. You just say it isn’t without giving anything to actually back it up. Or did I miss something?
Which day is?? Or is it not one specific day of the year?
Black Friday is the day after US Thanksgiving, which is the fourth Thursday of November.
I wasn’t asking what black Friday is, I was asking which day is the most violent.
I was looking at a robo sweeper on Amazon and noticed it was suddenly a Black Friday special - same price.
Damn, not even kidding you, I think I just fell for that last night. It arrives tonight.
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Does that work for you? Everything I try it in like the last year or so it says no history.
I’m pretty sure Amazon neutered the camels during the pandemic.
Yeah I’ve seen some items that have no Amazon seller history, but have third party history… Despite Amazon themselves selling it.
I think sometimes they make a new listing to hide from the price history checking
Keepa browser extension has saved me thousands over the years
Home Depot has been having daily deals that change every day. They had some workbenches on sale. Next day, they’re still on “sale”
And maybe sneakily lower specs. They absolutely do that with televisions.
I found this out like 20 some odd years ago when I had my first job.
Black Friday is when most name brands sell their shittier models, often with less features.
I used to work at Microcenter for awhile. The best time to buy was always back to school. Holiday deals start at the beginning of November and are the exact same as Black Friday minus a few small door buster deals and maybe a special on a few models of pc. During back to school, pretty much everything is heavily discounted.
Would make sense because laptop companies always push out new products for back to school, and usually cpu releases happen months before back to school to allow production to ramp up to account for the sales.
Honestly the biggest reason was that college kids are more likely to buy the accidental damage warranty or have parents that will.
