Who going early shopping for black friday deals

Hi Donna.

Yep, it used to be that good deals were offered on Friday only but now its for a week or even more. I do all my shopping online now. Why fight the germ infested rude crowds?

Hope your recovery is going well. You're probably wishing for lots of pretty girly gifts.

Donna,

Your poll has no option for me.  While I shop both online and in person, I do not go out shopping on Black Friday.  As much as I enjoy shopping, I do not like doing so with insane and disrepectful people.

MacKenzie Alexandra

HI Mckenzie added a extra response believe its the one looking for.

Hugs
Donna

You right Know been advertising weeks before offical day.  My self use to do it for deals long time ago then use to get up just to see animals fight over 10 items giggles Was like entertainment. Been doing most of shopping online lately

Thank you doing little better on some days then little sore others.

Hugs
Donna

Black Friday....pants, and I don't mean bargains!!

Great when it started, but now a rip off that lasts up to two weeks!!!...the company Which? have just released results from a survey that proves lots of the "bargains" were actually sold cheaper weeks before it starts, please check before you spend!!!!

Not interested...

Grace xx

Donna,

It seems there are fewer and fewer ‘deals’ each year, but I still seem to find one or two items cheap enough to be worthy of getting out there to buy them before they’re gone, but unfortunately they all seem to be practical items and nothing ‘fun.’  This year it will be a 4’ step ladder for $25 and several boxes of AA batteries ($10 for aa 36 pack) at Lowes…..how boring is that LOL!

Also, it’s not a big deal to get up early this year because it’s 0320 right now as I type this and I’ve been up already for over half an hour - a consequence of gorging myself yesterday (TMI!  Ickkkkk) 🤢

I can also say that for the places I go to, for the past several years there hasn’t been anything close to what I’d call a crowd (even adjusting for COVID impacts), and most of the people have been very pleasant.  The one exception I’ve witnessed was for the gaming systems - yikes!!!

Marcellette

There’s a school of opinion which believes these Black Friday deals aren’t  as great as they’re made out to be.
It’s been claimed they inflate the prices before bringing them down again. Haven’t proved or disproved it, just expressing a view some people hold.

Liz

Sorry Donna,

You missed 'non of the above". I'm with Grace. Something that has been slashed from 500 to 50 pound, and you want it - that's a bargain. Something that has been reduced from 500 to 450 that you could do without - that's just businesses clearing old stock off the shelves.

Marti xxx

I've already hit a few 'pre-black Friday' sales.  Now I will wait for the furor to calm down a notch or two before I go in person to find a few things.

Plus, with shipping delays like they are expecting, I believe in person would be the way to go this year.  I usually buy 1 gift and 1 gift card for each person on my list.  Gift cards are always the correct size and color, and no one stands in line to return/exchange them. 😎

PaulaF

Here in the U.K it has faded now. It started a few years back as a nod to the U.S custom. What we saw were the morons fighting over a T.V. in a store. A nice spectator sport but the stores started to reign back and it isn't really a thing anymore. 

Stores seem to have bargains and sale rails throughout the year so you may happen on a bargain.

For you  Donna retail therapy is an integral part of your recovery and no more 'Black Fridays' or any day for you now as they are all full of light....

I'm too lazy to get dressed to head out to the malls so I just order online.

I've already picked up a few items, just waiting for their arrival.

You so right Grace many times can find better pricing on things before the big deal days they say. lol  Remember long time ago use to be worth it not anymore.

Donna

You so right there skimming sale ads and see nothing worth it. Always way head of the game as order things all through the year when Christmas comes Done. way ahead of crowds.  Did use to go then go just for the fun of it to watch crowds fight over say a Playstation 5 or such.

Donna

Noticed that too looking noticing one on sale may be missing one or 2 items from something else.

Donna