Black Friday ? Yer right...........

[Jaws]

Looks like the retailers have managed to score a massive own goal with this one now.
Because it is no longer black Friday but black couple of weeks at least, shoppers no longer felt the urge to buy 'on the day'.. Locally the footfall in the big shops was actually LESS than was expected on a normal Friday !

 

[Stevebrooke]

Also it's transferred to the internet, and maybe a lot of people are realising it's not quite the discounting they'd have you believe it is.

 

[andyBeaker]

For Black Friday read' a chance to entice people to buy all the crap we can't get rid of by having three big TVs at silly discounted price'.

You can fool most of the people most of the time.

 

[Codbasher]

We were dreading it, as we deliver near trafford centre, roads were dead, never seen it so quiet on a Friday, lot of people took the day off to go online.
Even today the roads are dead

 

[Quiney]

There have also been many people in the media claiming that prices had been marked-up to enable the 'fantastic' mark-down. g0551p

 

[andyBeaker]

There have also been many people in the media claiming that prices had been marked-up to enable the 'fantastic' mark-down. g0551p

Sadly that is endemic - take a look at the 'small print' on tv ads for electronics - -almost always something like 'previous price between 1st and 28th October - which surprise surprise is how they meet the criteria for 'sale prices'. No mention of what the price was before 1st October.......

To be fair there are some really good deals but more often than not APpliances Online or Richer Sounds are as competitive as the 'sale prices' advertised.

Oh, by the way - be quick, Oak Furnitureland sale ends soon..........8rfl@

 

[Jaws]

Must admit I did get a worthwhile saving on Womans Christmas pressy
Got her an Amazon Echo ( you know.. the Alexa thing )
From Amazon reduced to ?119 delivered ( and apparently it will be delivered today .. Sunday )

 

[Quiney]

Must admit I did get a worthwhile saving on Womans Christmas pressy
Got her an Amazon Echo ( you know.. the Alexa thing )
From Amazon reduced to ?119 delivered ( and apparently it will be delivered today .. Sunday )

Did you read the reviews? Apparently the one that's shipped to the UK has not got many of the features that they have in the USA. Lots of folks not happy!

 

[Jaws]

Did you read the reviews? Apparently the one that's shipped to the UK has not got many of the features that they have in the USA. Lots of folks not happy!

Yes mate.. The only thing I would want that it does not do is read books.. But

1) Woman is a technophobe and it is going to be used, at best, in a fairly basic way
2) I needed something original as a Christmas present, and as the new version is not due until next July at the earliest that is a tad late
3) While a lot of the people doing the reviews are quite correct, they have not actually done any checking..
Amazon are ( at the moment ) promising a free firmware upgrade when the new units are available in the UK

 

[Quiney]

Thanks
Sandra said she was quite happy with the pen and paper for the shopping list!

 

[Rheumatoid]

Must admit I did get a worthwhile saving on Womans Christmas pressy
Got her an Amazon Echo ( you know.. the Alexa thing )
From Amazon reduced to ?119 delivered ( and apparently it will be delivered today .. Sunday )

?99 on release to prime customers

 

[Pugwash]

2) I needed something original as a Christmas present, and as the new version is not due until next July at the earliest that is a tad late

Buy her the new Metallica album. I bet she would never expect this?

 

[Jaws]

?99 on release to prime customers

Given I have virtually no use for Prime that is a somewhat moot point :dunno:

 

[Rheumatoid]

Given I have virtually no use for Prime that is a somewhat moot point :dunno:

Just highlighting the con that is black friday again. Loads of people have prime. Its a bargain if you can get a student account as well :-0)

 

[Jaws]

Just highlighting the con that is black friday again. Loads of people have prime. Its a bargain if you can get a student account as well :-0)

I am sure if you buy lots of stuff from Amazon it is excellent.. ll I usually get from them is my Kindle books..This Echo buy is the first purchase I have made from the site in over a year.

 

[andyBeaker]

I am sure if you buy lots of stuff from Amazon it is excellent.. ll I usually get from them is my Kindle books..This Echo buy is the first purchase I have made from the site in over a year.

I just bought a very nice champagne bucket from Amazon, delivered within 12 hours of ordering on a Sunday for no charge@tu*

 

[Quiney]

I just bought a very nice champagne bucket from Amazon, delivered within 12 hours of ordering on a Sunday for no charge@tu*

Ah, so must have cost more than ?20 :dunno:

 

[derek kelly]

I just bought a very nice champagne bucket from Amazon, delivered within 12 hours of ordering on a Sunday for no charge@tu*

B&Q sell buckets for a quid & they'll hold three or four bottles of Champers.

 

[Rheumatoid]

Ah, so must have cost more than ?20 :dunno:

No, thats one of the other advantages of prime. You don't pay P&P even if less than ?20. It was probably some ?5 tat.

 

[sr71caspar]

You can't expect Andy to use a normal bucket to catch the leaks from his plastic plumbing.
Shows his class using a champagne bucket for it.