Black Friday/Cyber Monday

[john jako]

Is it all a scam? Do things actually drop that much in price during this?

Im looking at getting a new TV but someone in work said he read somewhere that it’s cheaper if I wait a few weeks.

Anyone seen any bargains?

 

[Toast]

Is it all a scam? Do things actually drop that much in price during this?

Im looking at getting a new TV but someone in work said he read somewhere that it’s cheaper if I wait a few weeks.

Anyone seen any bargains?

Same tv's will be the same price on Boxing Day.

 

[john jako]

Same tv's will be the same price on Boxing Day.

Yeh that’s what I’ve heard. Bit miffed with this.

 

[Huyton Layne]

It's the main sales for the States and equivalent to the boxing day sales. Was absolutely ridiculous to import it to the UK. Worse idea than changing the name of the Marathon bar.

 

[Ring master]

Are the Americans killing each other in the stores trying for TVS or whatever like you usually see every year,

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Is it all a scam? Do things actually drop that much in price during this?

Im looking at getting a new TV but someone in work said he read somewhere that it’s cheaper if I wait a few weeks.

Anyone seen any bargains?

I could have dreamt this like, but I'm sure I watched something on the telly where they were talking about the sales, and they said something along the lines of, a shop will have been selling a TV for £500, then around 10 days or so before their sale they will put a price tag of £600 for the same TV, then drop it back down to £500 in their 'sale' so you think you're getting a £100 off when in all reality you're not.

 

[Ring master]

I could have dreamt this like, but I'm sure I watched something on the telly where they were talking about the sales, and they said something along the lines of, a shop will have been selling a TV for £500, then around 10 days or so before their sale they will put a price tag of £600 for the same TV, then drop it back down to £500 in their 'sale' so you think you're getting a £100 off when in all reality you're not.

Thats how i always thought but remember seeing something were there is some type of rule or Law were they cant pretend to drop the price to make it seem like you saved money

 

[Paris]

Are the Americans killing each other in the stores trying for TVS or whatever like you usually see every year,

 

[Toast]

It's the main sales for the States and equivalent to the boxing day sales. Was absolutely ridiculous to import it to the UK. Worse idea than changing the name of the Marathon bar.

Christmas eve boxes are the weirdest recent import.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Thats how i always thought but remember seeing something were there is some type of rule or Law were they cant pretend to drop the price to make it seem like you saved money

I'm just glad I never dreamt it mate!

 

[john jako]

I could have dreamt this like, but I'm sure I watched something on the telly where they were talking about the sales, and they said something along the lines of, a shop will have been selling a TV for £500, then around 10 days or so before their sale they will put a price tag of £600 for the same TV, then drop it back down to £500 in their 'sale' so you think you're getting a £100 off when in all reality you're not.

That wouldn’t surprise me one bit.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Christmas eve boxes are the weirdest recent import.

My first time hearing of this and I couldn't hate it more

 

[Catfish Blues]

I could have dreamt this like, but I'm sure I watched something on the telly where they were talking about the sales, and they said something along the lines of, a shop will have been selling a TV for £500, then around 10 days or so before their sale they will put a price tag of £600 for the same TV, then drop it back down to £500 in their 'sale' so you think you're getting a £100 off when in all reality you're not.

Thats how i always thought but remember seeing something were there is some type of rule or Law were they cant pretend to drop the price to make it seem like you saved money

There is a law to kind of cover that , but you still need to read between the lines.
Previously you could put something on sale for a short time at a higher price and then claim it was reduced, but that's been tightened up.

It's kind of common sense, and too late now, but if you're thinking about buying something on Black Friday you'd ideally know what price it's been on sale at over the last few months. There'll be bargains around, but most of what appear to be bargains probably aren't.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Is it all a scam? Do things actually drop that much in price during this?

Im looking at getting a new TV but someone in work said he read somewhere that it’s cheaper if I wait a few weeks.

Anyone seen any bargains?

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[john jako]

Hotukdeals is the best place to hang out you danger

Will check it out B