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It's Black Friday! Will you be snapping up a bargain?
Ross_Scope
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The most notable shopping period of the year is upon us. It's not long now until Christmas and soon after will come the new year celebrations, but before it all, following Thanks Giving, we have Black Friday weekend.
Gone are the days where Black Friday was just a one day event, nowadays it often spans days or even weeks, with many retailers starting their Black Friday promotions a month in advance.
Deal hunting has become a skill in itself in recent times, there are so many different ways to shop and so many retailers to choose from, both online and on the high street, that it can be hard to tell the difference between a bargain and a rip off.
I would advise giving this Black Friday shopping tips guide from Which a read, because it is full of useful hints for getting the best out of the sales, but I would also love to hear what tips you could offer to help everyone find the best deals this Black Friday weekend.
A few of mine would be:
Gone are the days where Black Friday was just a one day event, nowadays it often spans days or even weeks, with many retailers starting their Black Friday promotions a month in advance.
What tips do you have for finding the best deals?
Of course this year Black Friday will be experienced completely differently to how it is normally given that many shops are closed over this weekend still, and because of this the focus very much turns to online shopping, and with Cyber Monday to come next week you can very much expect websites to be crashing due to demand (although I hope not).Deal hunting has become a skill in itself in recent times, there are so many different ways to shop and so many retailers to choose from, both online and on the high street, that it can be hard to tell the difference between a bargain and a rip off.
I would advise giving this Black Friday shopping tips guide from Which a read, because it is full of useful hints for getting the best out of the sales, but I would also love to hear what tips you could offer to help everyone find the best deals this Black Friday weekend.
A few of mine would be:
- ensure you know what you want to buy. Do your prior research on the products you are after so that you can make an informed purchase.
- use the app "hotukdeals" app on your Android phone, iPhone or through your web browser. I would call this a must have for anybody based in the UK, the app lets you track pretty much any product category, specific item or retailer and it will send you notifications when trending new deals appear. It's also relatively accessible, and you can set up custom alerts so that you can be notified when new deals match a specific keyword or phrase you set.
- compare the prices of products between retailers. Just because you see something you want on offer at a certain shop, that doesn't mean it's the cheapest price out there, it's always worth looking around and seeing if there is better value in shopping elsewhere, whether that be a lower price altogether, or cheaper shipping costs when online shopping.
Will you be snapping up a bargain?
I'd be interested to know if you have any big plans for this Black Friday weekend:- are there any items you're hoping to grab on sale?
- will you be getting some Christmas shopping done this weekend?
- what amazing bargains have you managed to snap up in the past?
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I always love a sale, when I know it's definitely good value, so I can't really complain
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So I need something lighter to manoeuvre, ideally tall enough not to bend and 'effortless' to push around. Older relatives have the GTech Airram which is fine for floors, but can't do crevices or car seats. So I was thinking about a cordless vac, which separates down into smaller pieces for stairs or the car and has crevice attachments. I am sceptical about the power and the battery life of a cordless one though...I wonder if I can find the same thing in a mains version? Will definitely have to do some more research before making a decision!
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Didn't buy a new vac in the end, will continue to research those! But I did buy some half price gloss enhancer and hydrophobic window cleaner from Auto Finesse (that's one phobic that I don't have haha!). And also a couple of items from the Helping Hand company that a relative had asked for with 15% off, plus another 10% for being a new customer.
I've done some Christmas shopping this weekend, primarily through Amazon, Not On the High Street and Menkind
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Bought the er, thingy, for Mum and Dad.
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