Black friday ... my ass

pinkpanda3310 · 2019-11-29T23:36:00.000Z

BaronVonEissler:

Since when does Europe or any other country besides the USA celebrate Black Friday? It is always the Day after Thanksgiving which is an American Holiday.

Maybe I am missing something? Then again I never cared or participated in Black Friday.

EDIT: I should have googled first!

How many countries have Black Friday?
Nearly 20 different countries have now implemented a Black Friday sale of their own: Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Russia, India and Pakistan all celebrate Black Friday on their own soil. Actually each year it seems like a few more countries jump on the sale wagon.

I guess the rest of the world likes to be like Americans!!!

It just proves that big business runs the world. You can’t get rapid agreements and results from governments but if there’s money to be made business will swoop in.

Sari33 · 2019-11-29T23:47:43.000Z

It’s a consumerist day increase only pollution and stress

Cereal_killer · 2019-11-30T00:08:55.000Z

id30209:

Am i the only one not giving flying duck about this Friday?

Please tell me i’m not the only one….

Zero ducks given here either. I spent the day in the woods, literally. From well before first light till well after last light. Nothing could of made me more happy.

Muto · 2019-11-30T00:12:52.000Z

Good article and even better comments;
https://news.yahoo.com/black-friday-becoming-shadow-former-self-us-165854513.html

Couple of my favorite comments so far;

Why save 25% when you can save 100% by not shopping

People are in debt up to their eyeballs. they’re still paying off credit cards from 1 to 3 Christmas seasons ago.

I would like more news on the busted doors and shopper beatings. This is the most interesting aspect of the day,

Capitalism= a bunch of stupid people buying things they don’t need based on a bunch of stupid ads paid for by big corporations. Great system. How about making people’s lives better with better education and healthcare?

That’s all for now.

Happy weekend everyone!

Lightbringer · 2019-11-30T00:29:20.000Z

aginthelaw:

A) i love that movie

I could practically quote it verbatim. :laughing:

aginthelaw:

B) mindless lemmings are fun to watch

…especially going over a cliff.

aginthelaw:

C) i love Black Friday. I also love getting beaten across the shins with a 2x4. I was supposed to go to the hospital today because some bonehead made an illegal u-turn and crashed into me. Do you know why I didn’t make it? Because my wife took the rental to go shopping with her cousin while I sit home nursing a dislocated rib. She then called me a small furry feline that begins with a “p”

There ain’t a jury that’d convict…

Lightbringer · 2019-11-30T00:44:29.000Z

Johm:

…

That’s funny…

Really gotta pause on each scene, though, to read all the ads, signs, billboards, etc.

Barkuti · 2019-11-30T00:45:32.000Z

sp5it:

I was going through my recent orders from Aliexpress checking prices. From more than 20 orders I couldn’t find anything cheaper or equal to the price I paid 2-3 months ago. …

I have to agree, happens with many stuff. However, in my experience some sellers actually set their stuff on offer, small discounts here & there but worthwhile. I have excellent memory and keep track of lots of stuff in my wishlist, a few examples:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32614219909.html EBD-M05 battery tester, up to 5A discharge. With PC software, renders discharge graphs.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32956525309.html Classic Lii-100 charger plus properly spot welded rewrapped BAK 18650-34T cell in fallacious disguise. Bought one months ago, even reviewed it but my leading value feedback entry already got removed by the AliExpress shitstem.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32960738521.html This one also dropped a little bit, just look at the price for 5 pieces right now (€8.59/$9.32!!!). Cells totally look to (also) be BAK 18650-34T, with a more appropriate wrapping.

RapidLux · 2019-11-30T01:42:03.000Z

Can also happen that products get cheaper after the sale period! 10 days before, many sellers set up the prices, and then with discounts, the coupons become invalid. Usually you get only $1-2 Usd better prices. Though you can find some good deals if you know where and what to look for.

Muto · 2019-11-30T01:44:26.000Z

iamnuts:

Yep Great film “They Live”

Though I felt the fight went on a bit long

Certain people do not want this movie to ever be uploaded to youtube or to be seen free.
Notice how even on Amazon, there are no used copies of the newer released versions………Hmmmm…….

peabody · 2019-11-30T02:17:36.000Z

toddcshoe:

I do need some toilet paper and trash bags so I guess I have to go somewhere today. I’d order it online if it wasn’t kind of a must have right now kind of item.

Dollar General in Foley open till 10pm.

Mr.Scott · 2019-11-30T02:33:01.000Z

I love Black Friday!

I go to work but 90% of my co-workers don’t. It is so quiet. No phones ringing. No one stopping by my desk with a problem.

One of the most productive days of the year.

Lightbringer · 2019-11-30T02:33:34.000Z

Muto:

Certain people do not want this movie to ever be uploaded to youtube or to be seen free.

They don’t know where to look.

BlueSwordM · 2019-11-30T02:46:27.000Z

Guys and gals, this Black Friday was absolutely amazing for PC parts.

If you were building a PC in Canada, then prices were absolute bonkers low.

TexasToasted · 2019-11-30T04:16:05.000Z

xevious · 2019-11-30T04:21:21.000Z

Sounds familiar. Much of the time, prices rise before the holiday massive shopping spree, then “massive discounts” bring them down to prices that are not much different than sales at other times of the year. There are exceptions… and for a reason. People who get lucky to stumble upon them raise hopes for other people that more will be found… and much time is wasted looking. I’ve fallen into that trap TWICE so far. Not any more.

CRX · 2019-11-30T05:15:43.000Z

Chronovore · 2019-11-30T05:25:53.000Z

I squirreled away a little something to do my Christmas shopping this Black Friday. It might just be bad luck across my particular band of interests but I’ve been utterly underwhelmed.

When I’m interested in a piece of gear, I’ll look it up at all the usual retailers and compare prices, shipping, deals, etc. Nobody seemed to have a stellar deal on anything I wanted today. The sales I did see typically didn’t break the preexisting best deal. For instance, the Bestech Texel is normally $52. It got down around $45 at Blade HQ but without free shipping, that’s more like $48. White Mountain Knives always has free shipping and has a bunch of active 10% off codes; so the same item was already a better deal over there.

Lightbringer · 2019-11-30T05:32:32.000Z

xevious:

Sounds familiar. Much of the time, prices rise before the holiday massive shopping spree, then “massive discounts” bring them down to prices that are not much different than sales at other times of the year. There are exceptions… and for a reason. People who get lucky to stumble upon them raise hopes for other people that more will be found… and much time is wasted looking. I’ve fallen into that trap TWICE so far. Not any more.

It’s like Lenin said, you look for the person who benefits, and, uh, uh, you know.

1stein · 2019-11-30T05:42:33.000Z

You do can benefit from such general discount days if you are familiar with prices. Things like Convoy S8 for $7,99 or UF HS-802 for $12,39 (took these on 11.11) are worth their prices IMHO. So things you buy often are safer since you won’t get fooled that easy…

raccoon · 2019-11-30T07:20:35.000Z

For shopping online, Cyber Monday is generally much better than Black Friday.

I didn't find any bargains today, but maybe I'll be luckier in a few days.