Black Friday
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I'll be honest.... I cannot stand it. Sorry to say.
For me, Black Friday means the last working Friday before Christmas, where staff parties are held, people go out on the town and party all night. All the services, big offices and so forth - have their annual Christmas bash.
This new trend of shopping and deals etc is not (IMHO) what Black Friday is about.
In addition to this, I see it as a serious way of exploiting our awful way of being a consumer society and consumerism en-masse.
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Black Friday/ Cyber monday....both right up there on my 'i hate....' list. I got fed up of hearing about it last week. It doesnt even last for just one day. Its 'Black Friday 19th till 28th November' at some places.
I'll be honest.... I cannot stand it. Sorry to say.
For me, Black Friday means the last working Friday before Christmas, where staff parties are held, people go out on the town and party all night. All the services, big offices and so forth - have their annual Christmas bash.
This new trend of shopping and deals etc is not (IMHO) what Black Friday is about.
In addition to this, I see it as a serious way of exploiting our awful way of being a consumer society and consumerism en-masse.
I couldn't agree with you more there everything is so commercialised now with buy this now thing, and people fighting over reductions is ludicrous
Vxxx
Yeah gets a bit much.
Some of it admittedly is handy for me, especially working in I.T but it does get major monotonous at times. x
Yeah since when did we become so damned greedy on shit we don't really need?
What we need is to talk more to and with each other. Mingle with the people around us, take in the views and surroundings we see... Not spend £350 for a 72" flat screen shitty branded TV which no one has heard of, with a built in Blue-Ray player which again no one has heard of, just because it's on sale!
It's madness. xx
Yeah gets a bit much.
Some of it admittedly is handy for me, especially working in I.T but it does get major monotonous at times. x
Yeah since when did we become so damned greedy on shit we don't really need?
What we need is to talk more to and with each other. Mingle with the people around us, take in the views and surroundings we see... Not spend £350 for a 72" flat screen shitty branded TV which no one has heard of, with a built in Blue-Ray player which again no one has heard of, just because it's on sale!
It's madness. xx
Exactly you have nailed that in a nut shell
Vxxx
Depends on
a) whether there’s a deal on something I wanted to buy anyway. I don’t go looking for specific bargains, but if I want to buy something specific and it’s this time of year, I’ll keep an eye out for that item (or those items) and if they’re on special offer, I’ll pick it/them up.
b) who it is that’s doing the special offer-ing; I’ve been with O2, say, since the days of cellnet. (Yes, I know other people have had their issues with O2, but I’ve never found them anything other than excellent as my phone/tablet supplier.) If O2 do a special offer around this time, I’ll definitely pay attention, because… previous offers have always been good.
But again, I don’t go looking especially for bargains; I just keep an eye out for suppliers I trust, and items I want. If they’re going to offer them cheaper this week than usual, then hell yes I’ll take them up on it.
a) whether there’s a deal on something I wanted to buy anyway. I don’t go looking for specific bargains, but if I want to buy something specific and it’s this time of year, I’ll keep an eye out for that item (or those items) and if they’re on special offer, I’ll pick it/them up.
b) who it is that’s doing the special offer-ing; I’ve been with O2, say, since the days of cellnet. (Yes, I know other people have had their issues with O2, but I’ve never found them anything other than excellent as my phone/tablet supplier.) If O2 do a special offer around this time, I’ll definitely pay attention, because… previous offers have always been good.
But again, I don’t go looking especially for bargains; I just keep an eye out for suppliers I trust, and items I want. If they’re going to offer them cheaper this week than usual, then hell yes I’ll take them up on it.
Good thread both I'd rather shop on line shopping okayish for some things but to me its another way of making us think we are getting top notch purchases at a bargain and simply your not simple
MOTM
Is it just another “Americanism” ?
Not sure how long it’s been going now but when it first occurred a lot of websites crashed due to the traffic .... ? I may have imagined that .... so as with all things it gets stretched out to maximise profits....
I usually buy stuff when I want it not wait for the sales which generally follow the sales after the sales that were before the sales ....
there seem to be never ending sales in this country .... and it’s not always the bargain you think it is .... so maybe best wait for the next sales ...
Not sure how long it’s been going now but when it first occurred a lot of websites crashed due to the traffic .... ? I may have imagined that .... so as with all things it gets stretched out to maximise profits....
I usually buy stuff when I want it not wait for the sales which generally follow the sales after the sales that were before the sales ....
there seem to be never ending sales in this country .... and it’s not always the bargain you think it is .... so maybe best wait for the next sales ...
Good thread both I'd rather shop on line shopping okayish for some things but to me its another way of making us think we are getting top notch purchases at a bargain and simply your not simple
Agree there hun too online sales can be dodgy these days at the best of times
Vxxx
Is it just another “Americanism” ?
Not sure how long it’s been going now but when it first occurred a lot of websites crashed due to the traffic .... ? I may have imagined that .... so as with all things it gets stretched out to maximise profits....
I usually buy stuff when I want it not wait for the sales which generally follow the sales after the sales that were before the sales ....
there seem to be never ending sales in this country .... and it’s not always the bargain you think it is .... so maybe best wait for the next sales ...
Oh dear
I think our first black Friday did crash online, and it is something that has come from America maybe our American friends can clarify this. Vxxx
It is.. 100%Oh dear
Vxxx
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Yes, it is American! Black Friday is meant to be the first Friday after thanksgiving which, you guest it! is American!Oh dear
Vxxx
Tiger xx
Yes, it is American! Black Friday is meant to be the first Friday after thanksgiving which, you guest it! is American!
Tiger xx
Thank you lovely for the clarification
Vxxx
MOTM
Ahh but do they start 28 days before and finish just before the January sales..... like here ... or just a one day dealYes, it is American! Black Friday is meant to be the first Friday after thanksgiving which, you guest it! is American!
Tiger xx
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There is an exclusive one off Black Friday deal on Tiger!Now if they were selling a Tom Hardy I'd be there like a shot
Tom hardy sold separately
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Is there couldn't afford eitherThere is an exclusive one off Black Friday deal on Tiger!
Tom hardy sold separately
Tiger xx
I dont do black friday but i love black eye friday the last working day for most people ,well the day after when they ask you if they behaved the night before
It absolutely did. Between this and ‘Cyber Monday’ the rant thread was bornDon't get me started on this....I think my views on this and shopping in general are well documented....in fact I do believe the rant thread started because of this...
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