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Black Friday is BS.

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Yeah it's funny stores keep doing this knowing how stupid people are, and the damage and harm they cause. I guess at the end of they day they still profit more and that's all that matters.
 
Because Wally's was open 24x7 (around me) so how do you skirt regular shoppers from pathetic idiots (like me) from the 6PM Early BF?
 
Cappuccino said:
I don't get it? All the deals are all shitty stuff like socks, shitty TV's, shitty gadgets that know one buys even if it's 99% off and unknown stuff that we have never even heard of.
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Yup I know....... ITS ALL GARBAGE!!!!!

I dont ever go out that day!!
 
I picked up two BF items this year, one on Turkey Day at Walmart late in the PM and the other online the day before. Both were good deals, but they are getting harder and harder to find.

Anyone who remembers BFs from 10+ years ago will spit on today's BF sales.
 
This is the season where I remember all the stuff I want to buy but can't until January & February when its actually on sale.

They start raising prices before BF so it can be 30% off for 10% more than it was in August.
 
AdamK47 said:
I wonder how many items in B&M stores did the same thing that happened on Steam.

https://twitter.com/Steam_Spy/status/669933849338585089

Raise the price just before discounting the item just to make it appear that the sale is more significant. Another one of the mind games retailers like to use on the pliable brains of the unwashed masses.
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This has been going on for years. When I worked at Game Stop this was very normal. We'd get a batch of yellow price stickers for our "sale", one or two were a good price but most were either the same price or MORE than they were the day before.

It's a mind game. They know what buttons to press to get you to open your wallet on command. It's a bit harder to pull off online with sites like camelcamelcamel, but I'd bet 1 of 10 shoppers actually do the legwork to check a price.
 
SketchMaster said:
This has been going on for years. When I worked at Game Stop this was very normal. We'd get a batch of yellow price stickers for our "sale", one or two were a good price but most were either the same price or MORE than they were the day before.

It's a mind game. They know what buttons to press to get you to open your wallet on command. It's a bit harder to pull off online with sites like camelcamelcamel, but I'd bet 1 of 10 shoppers actually do the legwork to check a price.
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Many places do that. I know Walmart inches up prices on grocery items a few cents at a time, then they drop them by 20, 30, 40 cents and put a price "Rollback" tag on the shelf. They leave it there for a couple of weeks, then begin inching the price back up again.

Department and clothing stores used to have "sales" on many item for weeks and months at a time. I remember back in the 80s that Colorado actually passed legislation to combat the deceptive practice. I don't remember the specifics, but the law required that the "regular" price must be in effect for something like a minimum of 50% or 75% or some percentage of the days in a given time period.
 
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I made out well this year. I got three Droid Turbo 2's for $124 ($500 off) from Verizon, while trading in 5 year-old smart phones. I got a Bob jogging stroller new, for less than a used one I was about to buy ($140 off), and I got a new shop-vac from Lowe's (it was $60 off, but it was $30 less than one I would've bought if not for the sell). I also always buy a handful of movies from BB every year and some flash memory (usually a bit cheaper at BB on BF then online).

First year in a while I've gotten anything but movies. I still can't believe the phone deals.
 
I got a 43" TV from Target B&M a few days before BF, for $169.99 + tax. Haven't hooked it up yet. I should have hooked it up right away, so I could exchange it if it's bad.
 
Cappuccino said:
I don't get it? All the deals are all shitty stuff like socks, shitty TV's, shitty gadgets that know one buys even if it's 99% off and unknown stuff that we have never even heard of. What's all the fuss?
I never been shopping when Black Friday starts. Waste of time imo.

All I want for Christmas is a decent coffee machine...can I even find one tomorrow? :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

This is UK btw, not sure if it's the same in the US or whatever.

Also is there a official website where I can see all the discounted items? Or do I have to find them myself? Just wondering.

My rant for today.
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Also UK and kinda agree... I want an SSD that is 1TB but its always this one thats on sale:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/san...lid-state-drive-155-47-delivered-scan-2337253

I dunno, its TLC nand and I keep my stuff for a longass time so im holding out for a drive with MLC but it looks less and less likely. First amazon had that sandisk, then ebuyer, now its scan.... ffs pick a different drive guys!
 
No no, BF is really good for vendors to drive you crazy with emails about all the shit they have that's XX% off with free shipping; of course, anything you'd actually buy is excluded and that which isn't only qualifies if you speed $100 or more. What a joke. I put everyone of these asswipes in my blacklist.
 
AdamK47 said:
I wonder how many items in B&M stores did the same thing that happened on Steam.

https://twitter.com/Steam_Spy/status/669933849338585089

Raise the price just before discounting the item just to make it appear that the sale is more significant. Another one of the mind games retailers like to use on the pliable brains of the unwashed masses.
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You new to this planet? That's been happening since cavemen traded their clubs for beaver meat.
 
No! You are incorrect! I Googled it and the Internet confirms this. The first known instance of this happening is from the link I posted. Ever in the history of the world.
 
Actual deals are not that common but do happen. I've waited a while for a keyboard that started to retail for $150 in 2012 to drop below $100, missed the first sale window, it went back up and stubbornly stayed at $100+ for a while and on BF it temporarily dropped to it's lowest price @ $64.99.
 
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