hippo Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Personally I find stories of people fighting over so called bargains very depressing. Is this what we have been reduced too ? Like dogs fighting over a bone - hard pressed consumers fighting each other to save a few quid....the very worst of the 21st century...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) I never go into shops, do it all online. Sound Of Vinyl have some great bargains, albums for under a tenner and in some cases under £7 Edited November 23, 2018 by rjw63 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 This thread was started, and is populated, by dirty communist VT types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 23, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 23, 2018 Is it like a blues / soul / jazz / reggae promotion? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 I think some of Black Friday's early work was great. But it's quite commercial now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 24, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2018 Black Friday is great if you genuinely have your eye on something and it happens to get a discount on Black Friday. But it’s become 90% fake sales. And people still fall for it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I don't think I've ever bought anything on Black Friday. Last year I was in Florida for the week around Thanksgiving and it was crazy how much of the TV news was devoted to it and where the best bargains were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 9 hours ago, hippo said: Personally I find stories of people fighting over so called bargains very depressing. Is this what we have been reduced too ? Like dogs fighting over a bone - hard pressed consumers fighting each other to save a few quid....the very worst of the 21st century...... I think some may be hard pressed. Some just want to make a fast buck and flog it on ebay. I'd rather may more and not have to endure the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I work for a company that manages the maintenance at a number of retail clients, and yesterday even the staff were telling me that black friday is nonsense. In the days leading up to yesterday certain items have increased in price by £300, and yesterday they "reduced" by £200, so still £100 more expensive. I guess there are genuine savings to be had but there are also many sale prices that have been completely fabricated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 35 minutes ago, av1 said: I work for a company that manages the maintenance at a number of retail clients, and yesterday even the staff were telling me that black friday is nonsense. In the days leading up to yesterday certain items have increased in price by £300, and yesterday they "reduced" by £200, so still £100 more expensive. I guess there are genuine savings to be had but there are also many sale prices that have been completely fabricated. This is exactly it. Some people are absolute fools and still fall for this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 53 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: This is exactly it. Some people are absolute fools and still fall for this crap. Absolutely. The store in question told me that black Friday is the best sales day of the year so many do fall for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) I'm working today and I've just pulled up at a site and there are people queuing outside. It's like the retail industry have taken a leaf out of the Sports Direct sales handbook. This pair of Lonsdale pants was £56,464.72. But today you can have 3 pairs for £2.99. Edited November 24, 2018 by av1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted November 24, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2018 29 minutes ago, av1 said: I'm working today and I've just pulled up at a site and there are people queuing outside. It's like the retail industry have taken a leaf out of the Sports Direct sales handbook. This pair of Lonsdale pants was £56,464.72. But today you can have 3 pairs for £2.99. Yeah but they were £3.29 for a week in September, so who's the fool now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Ita annual buy a good reduced suit day for me I look on hotukdeals etc and its a lot stuff i just dont need, if you were shopping for ganes for your kids at xmas it would be worth the wait there are some great deals out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 24, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Never got the hype, and not into all that shite anyway. It’s not often I want anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 24, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 24, 2018 If retailers come up with an idea to get lots of people into shops on a particular day, don't be surprised that I don't spend a single penny or indeed set foot inside a single shop Shopping is not a pastime for me (caveat: music), it's an activity untaken when necessary. When something is likely to make that necessity more difficult, I will delay undertaking it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Don't normally bother with Black Friday but I did buy an Echo Dot (3rd generation) online yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Bought some chips yesterday and they were the same price as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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