Black Friday, Cyber Monday
Who managed to grab a bargain?
I didnāt buy anything on Friday, because I didnāt see anything on sale that I wanted to buy. So I saved quite a bit of money by not purchasing stuff I didnāt want, just because it was cheap.
If I change my mind, Iāll buy something in the January sale. 
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Got xbox one s for kids Xmas Ā£250 down to Ā£170 could have got k e for Ā£129 but would have had to pay an extra Ā£60 for the game they actually wanted
A Samsung tablet for a Christmas pressie that Ive been watching the price for weeks
And an amazon dot that Iāve been thinking about for ages. Handy
The best deal what you can get is when you donāt spend money:)
But seriously, what I can see most of the times
that there is not a ābigā bargain anywhere. Itās not what I wanted, noname brand or I didnāt even think about it on my previous weeks.
So what I do is: I budget a minimum amount every month from my income for general categories like clothes, bike maintenance, fly tickets or whatever it is. When I see something accidentally cheaper than usual then I pay from my pot. Because of this, I bought some stuff cheaper because I didnāt have money for them for a while and when I almost saved enough, I found a quick big discount deal.
That feeling is great:)
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I waited to see what my next dashcam might get reduced to - and it was dearer than the previous week. Iāll wait until the New Year. R-
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I just did all my Xmas shopping.
Used topcashback too so got about Ā£25 heading back my way.
Sky Mobile deal was the best I got
3GB data + unlimited calls + texts
Ā£6 month (12m) with Ā£45 cashback.
So a whole years phone usage for Ā£27 
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I bought a shark vacuum, so by this time next week my home will be free of sharksā¦ 
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Is it a full sized one or a baby shark?
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Baby shark? do doo do doo doo doo
*twitches*
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I got a shark about 18 months ago, best vacuum I have ever had
I was very restrained this year, and only purchased things I was going to buy anyhow, just a few clothing items.
I picked up a new Sonos on the sale - about 25% off - which was mostly it.
Considering getting a 2nd to go with itā¦ But thatās even less of a need than the 1stā¦
Thatās the way to do it.
So for me, it was a new phone contract (last contract was also purchased as a Black Friday deal, I think - bonus rate was expiring soon at any rate, so needed to get ahead of that); another yearās subscription to Letterboxd; and a decent bluetooth speaker to replace a crappy non-bluetooth speaker (went for a Yoyo S from Cambridge audio).
Things I didnāt buy: a TV (LG had a good deal but ulimately I knew Iād regret buying it); a washing machine (we need one, but none of the ones weāve been looking at had any reductions); tons of Blu-Rays (was sensible for once, BR deals are always rolling around anyway).
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I was supporting Buy Nowt Friday .
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None.
I got a tastecard for Ā£29.99 (bought one as a Christmas present, then realised I should get one for me and my partner as itāll save money 
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Then some protein from My Protein with 45% off as I wanted some anyway.
Iām not a big Black Friday fan, as others have said - I donāt buy things just because theyāre cheap.
However I do enjoy finding things I actually want/need on sale and this year that happened! I got my mum an Amazon Kindle Fire 7 for Christmas. Ā£29.99, usually Ā£49.99.
I also got a some shoes (vegan Gola Coasters) with Ā£10 off. Theyāll be replacing my worn out everyday Vans (bought in 2017) when the weather gets warmer and Iād had my eye on this specific style for a while. Not a huge discount but Ā£10 is Ā£10, so thought if Iāll be getting them anyway I may as well get them now. 
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Ties in well with what @lpoolrob was saying, āIf you donāt have the money, donāt buy itā isnāt a million miles from āBuy things you were going to buy anyhow.ā
(Iām surprised Black Friday is even a thing now, TBH. Ever since Amazon first introduced it to the UK, it always struck me as insane - from a retailer perspective - that thereās all this focus on cutting prices before Christmas. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.)
Research recently came to a conclusion that only 1 in 20 black Friday offers were genuine deals where the price was actually lower than previously. Most are artificially increased to double before the discount which makes it appear like a bargain and the retailer makes a bit of extra profit.
A think a few billion will be spent too its all good from the retailers pov.
I recommend anyone try Camel Camel Camel to get an idea of what it should normally cost.
Oh and fakespot to see if itās actually any good in the first place.
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