Black Friday Deals

[Sir Tigger KC]

Post up the Black Friday deals you spot! 

Here's one from Selco,  Bosch 18v combi drill £50 + VAT. 

https://www.selcobw.com/bosch-18v-combi-drill-gsb-18v-21

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Most of the Black Friday 'bargains' are about as genuine as 70% off a DFS sofa.

[ronnyd]

"Which" reckon that 87% of Black Friday "bargains" can be had cheaper during the year.

[Rods2]

Somebody I knew who worked as a buyer for Debenhams and of part of his job was buying in sale stock at advantages prices, so they could make sizable reductions and still make a profit. Overstocks, end of line where a new model is due etc.,etc. are always around for use as sale items. Caveat Emptor applies as always.

[TheBoy]

Most retailers now order in especially for Black Friday, which for many is bigger than xmas.  Nobody in (non food) retail does genuine sales, or have for 20yrs or more.

[aaronjb]

Basically.. if it's something you want/need at a price you can justify to yourself, buy it.
If it isn't or you can't, don't.

It's your money

(He says, eyeing up two new monitors for the home office..)

[Mister Rog]

I'm getting pretty p'd off at all the BFCM (Black Friday Cyber Monday) crap. It's become totally meaningless, just a commercial excercise.

Just once I got a bargain a couple of years ago, from a small independent shop, an electric guitar a genuine "less than half price". Even now in retrospect, I am very happy with it and the price I paid.

One of these http://glguitars.com/product/asat-classic-tribute-series/

Otherwise . . .'dangle berries'

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yes it's another meaningless American tradition that's been hoisted on us by the big corporates!    How many Brits actually understand the reason for Black Friday? 

I did think that the Bosch drill was a pretty good deal though. 

You miserable old buggers obviously didn't! 

[STEMO]

I love Matt's cartoon today in the Telegraph. A desperate punter sat at a screen showing 'Black Friday deals' and saying 'A bad deal is better than no deal'.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I'm getting pretty p'd off at all the BFCM (Black Friday Cyber Monday) crap. It's become totally meaningless, just a commercial excercise.

Just once I got a bargain a couple of years ago, from a small independent shop, an electric guitar a genuine "less than half price". Even now in retrospect, I am very happy with it and the price I paid.

One of these http://glguitars.com/product/asat-classic-tribute-series/

Otherwise . . .'dangle berries'

I bought Mrs Mig something that looks very similar to that (but a Fender squire) a couple of Christmases ago and it plays beautifully.
For some reason it has a lot less string tension than my much more expensive guitars, which suits my old weak fingers.
I keep getting told off for picking it up instead of my own guitars, on the rare occasion I feel the need to play one.
You don't always get more by paying more. 

[aaronjb]

I love Matt's cartoon today in the Telegraph. A desperate punter sat at a screen showing 'Black Friday deals' and saying 'A bad deal is better than no deal'.

In other words, it's about BREXIT, rather than Black Friday..

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yes it's another meaningless American tradition that's been hoisted on us by the big corporates!    How many Brits actually understand the reason for Black Friday? 

I did think that the Bosch drill was a pretty good deal though. 

You miserable old buggers obviously didn't! 

I fully understand it, he was there as a company for Robinson Crusoe

[Diamond Black Geezer]

I got my B4s at a good deal, and never seen them cheaper since, but aside from them, I'm still looking for anything that's a 'bargain' over what you'd normally see ...

[Doctor Gollum]

Yes it's another meaningless American tradition that's been hoisted on us by the big corporates!    How many Brits actually understand the reason for Black Friday? 

I did think that the Bosch drill was a pretty good deal though. 

You miserable old buggers obviously didn't! 

Stock clearance ready for the new year merchandise. Conveniently also gets people in to the shops to extend the Christmas sales figures...

There's now a Green Monday, second Monday in December...

Remember kids, if you need to put it on plastic, then you don't need it... 

[STEMO]

I'm gonna start my "Spend nowt today" campaign, should go down a bundle in Yorkshire. I haven't picked a date yet.