Black Friday - 26th November

66Mustang

I thought I would start a thread about Black Friday. 

How do you feel about Black Friday? Are you excited or not bothered?

Do you usually pick up any bargains?

Do you think it is worth looking forward to? Or, is it just an event that retailers use to shift tat that they can’t sell normally?

For me: I have all my Christmas shopping done but I have a few personal purchases I intend to make. I have a policy of not buying anything that’s not on offer (unless it’s bread or milk etc.) and check these products regularly to see if they on offer; so I will check to see if they are on offer on the 26th. I won’t be buying anything I wasn’t previously intending to buy, though.

rubin16

I hate shopping normally, but I hate shopping even more around christmas and blackfriday. Shops are a sensory overload for me, with music playing, the crowds, the brass bands playing and everyone seems so stressed and not themselves.

However I do like blackfriday online shopping and will try get a few things I need around then, as I always have some money saved up for it. I think its good and bad, like for instance theres is alot of old rubbish shops and amazon are trying to get rid off, but amonst them is a few gems.

Ross_Alumni

I enjoy Black Friday but not as much as a few years ago, I miss it being just a one day or weekend event rather than the month-long event it has become. 

These days I don't notice much difference between Black Friday and other sales, unless I go to smaller retailers or independent shops. The big websites seem to just put things on sale that I'd never want, or don't have deals I consider to be worth it.

OverlyAnxious

Don't need anything in particular this year but I'll keep an eye out online just in case. 

Black 'Friday' seems to last for weeks now as mentioned above.  There are regular sales throughout the year so I also rarely buy anything at full price.

66Mustang

I tend to agree with everyone.

I think Black Friday, like cashback sites, is a useful tool if you want/need something anyway, but I wouldn’t buy something I didn’t already want just because it’s on offer.

66Mustang

@woodbine sharing any decent deals is a good shout

66Mustang

To those who don’t like sales, what is it you don’t like? I’m with you on not liking products you don’t want being pushed, and I would never buy something just because it’s on sale, but if it’s something you do need/want anyway then surely money saved is a good thing?

Quite recently I’d been after a pair of jeans of a certain brand for several months so I checked each week or so and eventually got them for £50 rather than £80.

I accept I lost out on several months’ ownership of the jeans for the sake of £30.

Am I doing it wrong - should I have just bought them at £80 and enjoyed them for longer?

Maybe I’m just a miser  

TheAlien

Like most people I like a good bargain, but I tend to replace things when needed (broken) so I don't buy just for the sake of it and rarely wait for the sales. 

The only exception I make to this are large furniture items such as beds, sofa etc as these can usually last a while when coming to the end of their natural life before being replaced.

66Mustang

Fair enough Mike. 

Thinking back, some of my wisest (or luckiest) large purchases were full price, and have gone up in price since I bought them and I could realise a profit if I wanted to!

I am with you on camping outside or queuing to get into a shop.

Grinchy

I look for offers on bluray etc and star wars goodies, already got most of the presents needed for this year, i like the black friday deals

Sandy_123

If I needed something then I would buy it. I don't go out my way on black Friday unless I'm pricing something up i want. I'm all for the lowest price or sale when I buy.i prefer  not to pay full price and will do comparisons.