Have you bagged a Black Friday bargain already?

Bargains maybe ? But just a way of retailers disposing of things that most people will not want to buy or things that they might have had for a long time Another excuse to get people to visit their store to look at a bargain then they can persuade them to buy things that did not need or want Haggle if you want to get things for less than the price they ask when you need to buy

Interesting to see from the (small, so far) poll that a substantial majority presumably think they are getting a real bargain. Such things rarely exist but perhaps it is the illusion that matters?

I wonder when we” see “Happy Black Friday” greetings cards. This seems a terribly wasteful industry on resources and our money (although it keeps the Royal Mail going). Our very small local town – one not very long high street – has two shops dedicated to selling cards, with 7 other shops offering them, plus the inevitable charity shops.

If the retailer can offer a super bargain for the goods now, it’s either overpriced in the first place, or just old stock they need to get rid of.
My advice buyer beware.

If I’m planning to make a major purchase I tend to keep an eye on prices, so have an idea of whether a price is a genuine bargain. Two years ago I made a significant saving on something I bought on behalf of a charity.

Major price reductions are used to sell off discontinued products. One of the benefits of discontinued products is that there may be useful reviews that might warn of poor design or unreliability, whereas the latest version is more of an unknown quantity.

I will have a look to see what is available, but money is not burning a hole in my pocket.

I had a glance at Amazon last night and they always seem to be the same products.

Also, if you really wanted Jabra headsets, you would probably go for a better model than the Black Friday deal and I think that goes for much of the stuff on offer.

I thought it was Black Friday today, Playstation VR £80 off, plus a free SKYRIM game, I couldnt NOT buy one. Also got an etop up £20 discount. total £230 collecting from Argos tonight.

Nest thermostat for £155! That was a bargain for me