Is It Really A Deal ?

[Bazile]

Do you get taken in by these Black Friday 'deals '
I certainly don't .

If i want a product and it is advertised at a price which i think is a good price , then that's what will persuade me to buy , not necessarily because it has a sticker saying for eg 'Black Friday deals - save 50 %' - or similar .

//Shoppers should be wary of Black Friday deals which are often not as good as they seem, says consumer group Which?
More than half of last year's Black Friday deals were cheaper or the same price at other times of year, according to the consumer group.//


//"It's easy to get swept along by the hype and excitement on the day, so we recommend doing some preparation and research to help make sure you really are getting a good deal," said Alex Neill, the group's managing director of home products and services.//

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42050642.

It reminds me of the tactics that retailers use normally in sales .

They have a product on sale at a out of town , bit remote location for say £100 for the required legal period of time - then reduce it to £ 50 throughout their other stores , under the guise of a 'sale '

[Bazile]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42050642

[Mamyalynne]

No, I don't get taken is but research prices whatever the time of year.

Of course there may be bargains out there, but unless I need - I don't buy.

[ToraToraTora]

nope, it's always been an uncle ron.

[mikey4444]

Mamy has it right at 14:48, although that won't stop most of my nieces and sister-in-laws from being taken in, by this American con.

[sp1814]

If you have your eye on a product and it’s on sale for £230 in August, and comes down to £170 during Black Friday, then go for it.

What you shouldn’t do, is shop ‘the other way around’. That’s where you wait until you see the Black Friday deals and decide what you want from them. This is ‘bad shopping’, because psychologically, you’re looking for a good deal, rather than a good product.

[zebo]

There are sometimes some good 'flash deals' on which are much better than this Black Friday nonsense which seems to run for weeks before the day after Thanksgiving.

[dannyk13]

The Mail gives quite a few exampled where Black Friday 'bargains' have previously been on sale at a lower price. Main culprit being Curry's,

[emmie]

not taken in, besides i can't be spending any more money than i did recently.

[hc4361]

I use camelcamelcamel to track prices on Amazon and it is so easy to research prices before clicking the 'buy' button.

If I'm tempted to buy something in a shop I always check the prices online before I buy whether there is a sale on or not

[jno]

sp1814's hit the nail on the head. Having said that, I did miss out on a good deal last year (free postage offer) by ordering the week before, for which I kicked myself a little. But you can't put all your spending on hold till Black Friday.

[gingejbee]

I bought a new electric razor last week from Amazon...and now it's BF Deal price is a whole 1.3% lower.
In other words....no big deal!
So, I'll continue to do what I've always done....buy what I want/need when I want/need it.

[dave50]

You only save money in sales if it is something you need. So many people buy something in a sale because they think it's a bargain when in reality it is something they don't really need.

[maggiebee]

Was in NY a few years ago on BF. Folk were practically killing each other to get into Macy's. What a farce.

[Bazile]

Remember, a bargain is only a bargain , if you think it's a bargain