Black Friday
Ask a Question
Is anyone getting fed up of black friday ?
I am , its becoming part of everyday life now, which means being inundated with e mails, text messages and tv adverts nearly every few weeks
And most of the deals are either normal prices or overpriced as they post a price the item has been inflated for a week then post it cheaper, which is what it is normally, so it can be a con
I‘m definitely sick and tired. The discounts just aren’t worth it. Most of them you already see all year round.
Definitely, I had 347 emails yesterday Black Friday this, Black Friday that, only slightly better today and no doubt tomorrow they'll start with Cyber Monday.
TerenceMealing I think it's a lovely idea and I'm sure you'd get an 'honour' for suggesting or implementing it. 
Yes! I'm sick of the emails, I've been inundated with them this year, and none of them are offering anything that interests me. I've never really understood the appeal of Black Friday anyway, I never purchase anything.
Yes, I received so many emails and most of them I've just ignored and deleted, got fed up of looking
Black Friday is overrated and an American concept. Buy something when you want to, not when others are doing so. There are plenty of deals all year round.
It amuses me - some of the comments on the deals made by members on here . Amazon having a BF sale , Argos having a BF sale , Currys having a BF sale - And members swooning at the "great prices " NOT !
I've had a look through and there has been one great deal (almost unnoticed by LD members )
Not my deal , but a brand new bike for £100 (Not top of the range obviously ,but a perfectly serviceable bike ) . Members must learn to spot a deal when they see one and not fawn over the mass of non deals posted daily on here !
Know the value of what you want to buy ,check prices , then decide at what price you would consider it a deal . One day I'll teach LD members what constitutes a deal ?
Maybe then we will see members cease posting non deals on a daily basis !
I am, the deals are a gimmick! Running up to BF, I was receiving twice the number of emails
Yes, it’s annoying. I’ve only had a look in a few places, but there’s a lot of hype over nothing. You can get good deals all year round
Saw this subject and thought I'd reignite it rather than start a new thread.
It's not so much being sick of Black Friday, but since when was it decided that it would start weeks before the date!
Went out this morning, returned 3 hours later to 190 emails, 95% of which had some variant of "Black Friday" in the subject line.
Every site I've purchased from, entered a competition with, or otherwise browsed seem to think I now want to hear about their "not to be missed" black Friday deals.
That said, If anyone finds any deals on Twinkly Smart Christmas Tree Lights let me know 
The emails have really escalated this past week. TBH they are out of control.
Some companies send one saying 'we got something coming' others send the same thing several times a day and as BL says above the title 'black friday' makes you delete them without even looking.
It is like a lot of things in this country, Christmas starts in September, Easter starts in January etc.. It wouldn't be so bad if was only for a couple of days.
I have thought about this a great deal and think that perhaps the reality is that companies are really struggling and would rather drop the prices significantly rather than not sell anything at all. We are in a sad world, it is difficult all round. 
tumblespots It always winds me up when you go into the supermarkets in early January and the Easter Eggs are on the shelves.
I must admit I thought yesterday was Black Friday by mistake as I had one email stating 'Black Friday week' but it was the lead up to next Friday which is Black Friday and perhaps other shops will start their Black Friday week on the actual day.
As ever you have to look at the final price as there are so many fake deals. Perhaps 80-90% of deals out there you could have found the same or cheaper price before Black Friday. Also sometimes there is very limited stock sold at a low price so its effectively a lottery whether you will get anything.
This is definitely a good time to get Christmas presents as December I find generally is a month of higher prices ready for the overstock to be sold more cheaply after Christmas in the January sales.
BonzoBanana I had a couple of discussions/arguments yesterday with people insisting it was Black Friday, so it seems to be confusing a lot of people.
BonzoBanana yes I kept thinking if Black Friday has arrived or not or do some places start theirs early lol.. the emails are flooding in and I have benefited with 20% off the bird food I get from a small business and my contact lenses are 8% off.
I was never ever remotely interested in Black Friday anyway or Blue Mondays,Red Wednesdays or Turquoise Tuesdays either.Just finished reading about Freud's nephew Edward Louis Bernay who seized the ideas of his uncle for promotion and propaganda means.Tap into the felt psychological 'needs' of people and use them for unethical marketing..naught changes lol. 
MelissaLee1 We should celebrate those who refuse to be manipulated like sheep, those that choose their own clothes, lifestyle and interests rather than follow trends. These trends are often extremely damaging to our economy as more goods are imported that people don't need and are replacing perfectly good existing products.
However all that said and done there are some bargains on Black Friday amongst all the fake deals.
I'm generally fine with black Friday but what I'm less fine with is black Friday is not black Friday. I swear a lot of black Friday deals have been advertised as such for a month and not a particular day. I think it's lost all meaning of it (not that there was one for us).
Yup I'm over it. Never really bother looking. I only go for Deals if its good for me and I'm buying it anyway.
Despite me reigniting this thread I admit to being a huge hypocrite, as I treated myself to a cheap Echo Show on Friday 
I saw a black Friday sale advertised in a charity shop window from Monday 20th November when we walked by the charity shop
Jackscot Wow, 20% off an old handbag with a worn strap or 30% off some old trousers where the groin area material is very thin.
I thought it daft in the first place. It’s an American thing. I just shop for what I need whenever I need it.
I get totally sick to death of hearing the words black Friday. It seems to go on for weeks.
The amount of emails about it is ridiculous, even though I unsubscribed from most stores, then there is " we caught you looking email nonsense"
Don't know about Black Friday, this years it's been Black November, since the start of the month this year that's all I've seen in Black Friday Deals. Fed up with seeing so called black Friday deals
Join for free to get genuine deals, money saving advice and help from our friendly community
Chief Bargain Hunter
