Black Friday 2016

[Baz]

Black Friday is this Friday - 25th November - but it seems like it lasts all week for most shops.

I've booked Friday and Monday off, but I don't plan on leaving the house. Online shopping ftw. I've already bookmarked all the Christmas presents I plan on buying.

Today I discovered Camel (http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/) where you can set it to alert you when certain products go below a certain price. :thbup:


https://i.imgur.com/xT34j85.png

Any of you lot seen/heard of any good deals? Got any plans for Friday?

Share the best stuff here.

Hot UK Deals' Amazon Lightning Deals (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/amazon-uk/lightning-deals) is a bit easier to browse than
Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Friday-Deals/b/ref=nav_swm_bf_swm?ie=UTF8&node=161428031&pf_rd_p=484b15be-fd82-4db5-b7af-6bf9dc2ba9b4&pf_rd_s=nav-sitewide-msg&pf_rd_t=4201&pf_rd_i=navbar-4201&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=TSP70W8XFVGPQWXRX1MB&pf_rd_r=TSP70W8XFVGPQWXRX1MB&pf_rd_p=484b15be-fd82-4db5-b7af-6bf9dc2ba9b4), I think.

There's a good deal here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=as_li_ss_tl?node=11301833031&ref=gc_bfri&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-11&pf_rd_r=7WQJHBDBRR7WKR2EVF6R&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=86e8c0ba-d193-4b01-bcaf-3240ae89e83d&pf_rd_i=161428031&linkCode=ll2&tag=hfgt1b34z-21&linkId=d6dd9fd6ac8bc4fcdb21c77ea25fbf28) where you can buy yourself an Amazon giftcard and you get £5 free for topping up £100. I plan on buying a Kindle Oasis on Friday (deal or not) so will use it to get £5 off. I've also tracked it on Camel so will be made aware if it goes even 1p cheaper.

[7om]

I might pop down to my local Walmart and watch people shoot each other over TV sets.

[hfswjyr]

Taken time off work to do online shopping. Good lord.

[Baz]

Taken time off work to do online shopping. Good lord.I had six days to use up in six weeks. :sorry:

[Jimmy Floyd]

90 quid? The Duncan Sandys tomes must be flying off the shelves like hot cakes at that snip of a price.

[Raoul Duke]

This is a great way to spot a mug. Most of the shit that it sold is stuff they haven't been able to shift ahead of Xmas. It's great way for retailers to free up inventory space I suppose, although it being an 'event' is pretty lol

[Giggles]

This is a great way to spot a mug. Most of the shit that it sold is stuff they haven't been able to shift ahead of Xmas. It's great way for retailers to free up inventory space I suppose, although it being an 'event' is pretty lol

This. Personally I put all shopping on hold til it's over. Mainly just stuff they've bumped up a month ago so they can say it's reduced now.

Though it works in fairness.

[phonics]

Fucking hell Lewis, 90 quid? How much do you get of that?

[Lewis]

I get two per cent of the profits. Nothing, then.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You need a new agent, or to start writing nuclear policy books for Peter Ridsdale.

[Spammer]

£90 quid for a Kindle book is a bit ridiculous.

[Samadini]

Black Friday is this Friday - 25th November - but it seems like it lasts all week for most shops.

I've booked Friday and Monday off, but I don't plan on leaving the house. Online shopping ftw. I've already bookmarked all the Christmas presents I plan on buying.

Today I discovered Camel (http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/) where you can set it to alert you when certain products go below a certain price. :thbup:


https://i.imgur.com/xT34j85.png

Any of you lot seen/heard of any good deals? Got any plans for Friday?

Share the best stuff here.

Hot UK Deals' Amazon Lightning Deals (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/amazon-uk/lightning-deals) is a bit easier to browse than
Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Friday-Deals/b/ref=nav_swm_bf_swm?ie=UTF8&node=161428031&pf_rd_p=484b15be-fd82-4db5-b7af-6bf9dc2ba9b4&pf_rd_s=nav-sitewide-msg&pf_rd_t=4201&pf_rd_i=navbar-4201&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=TSP70W8XFVGPQWXRX1MB&pf_rd_r=TSP70W8XFVGPQWXRX1MB&pf_rd_p=484b15be-fd82-4db5-b7af-6bf9dc2ba9b4), I think.

There's a good deal here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=as_li_ss_tl?node=11301833031&ref=gc_bfri&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-11&pf_rd_r=7WQJHBDBRR7WKR2EVF6R&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=86e8c0ba-d193-4b01-bcaf-3240ae89e83d&pf_rd_i=161428031&linkCode=ll2&tag=hfgt1b34z-21&linkId=d6dd9fd6ac8bc4fcdb21c77ea25fbf28) where you can buy yourself an Amazon giftcard and you get £5 free for topping up £100. I plan on buying a Kindle Oasis on Friday (deal or not) so will use it to get £5 off. I've also tracked it on Camel so will be made aware if it goes even 1p cheaper.

This is good until you realise prices on Amazon change by pennies almost daily on a lot of products (though you should be alright with the Kindle), I've got fucking hundreds of emails from Camel flooding my inbox.

[Boydy]

I might buy one of Amazon's tablets if they come down a bit.

Also wouldn't mind a TV.

[Danny]

I might pop down to my local Walmart and watch people shoot each other over TV sets.

There is a mad deal on a TV at Walmart but fuck that for a laugh.

[Smiffy]

Raoul has it right. These 'sales' are for the weak amongst us and we should start purging.

[Pepe]

Lots of places are offering 20% off one item. That's a good deal. The 'special deals' are usually shit though.

[Magic]

I can get it for $49.99 on some Brazilian site.

[Magic]

Raoul has it right. These 'sales' are for the weak amongst us and we should start purging.

Well perhaps start with yourself, as you are the weakest among us, Mr Nine Lives.

[Kikó]

I bought some electrical wiring which was 65% off before.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Did you have to murder anyone to get it?

[Kikó]

I did have a chance to use my newly purchases knife set yes.

[Magic]

Another deleted post, Smith? Sort yourself out you mess.

[Smiffy]

Grow up. :thbup:

I don't want to play your pathetic little game because quite frankly I don't want to waste any more time than I already have on a deadbeat. It boggles the mind that you've reproduced, it's no wonder we're fucked.

[hfswjyr]

I can't get my head around how Amazon possibly make money. They must store loads of this crap, and there's no way they sell everything before they become obsolete.

What do they do to recover the costs of all the redundant stuff?

[Giggles]

I can't get my head around how Amazon possibly make money. They must store loads of this crap, and there's no way they sell everything before they become obsolete.

What do they do to recover the costs of all the redundant stuff?

They sell it all on black Friday.

[Smiffy]

There's hope for Lewis yet!

[Pepe]

I can't get my head around how Amazon possibly make money.

They don't.

[Spoonsky]

Black Friday is the day before my birthday. :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They don't.
This.

I think they've posted profit a couple of years but it's never been a huge amount.

[Magic]

Amazon is some dodgy shit if you look at their business model. There's probably a few cunts absolutely reaming it.

[Raoul Duke]

They reinvest all their profits back in to the business. In internet-land, scale is everything.

AWS is a gigantic business.

[Spikey M]

The mrs wants a pair of water proof ugg boots (which are worth the £150 odd the theiving fuckers want for them I'm sure) so I'll see if I can grab them somewhere for Christmas. I'll do it online though, obvs. Fuck being wrestled to the floor by some plus size bint for the last pair.

[Foe]

The mrs wants a pair of water proof ugg boots (which are worth the £150 odd the theiving fuckers want for them I'm sure) so I'll see if I can grab them somewhere for Christmas. I'll do it online though, obvs. Fuck being wrestled to the floor by some plus size bint for the last pair.

I'm struggling to keep up here, I thought magics wife was saving to leave him, rather than splurge it on shite?

[Boydy]

I see the Kindle Fire 7 tablet is going cheap now. I think 7 seems slightly too small though. I want the Fire HD8. Come down in price, dammit.

[Pepe]

Uggs. :sick:

[Panda Bear]

You'd imagine Black Friday were in February over in the States.

[Baz]

Quidco's down. :henn0rz:

[Giggles]

Of about 3 things I actually want, none of them are reduced on Amazon. Though it's never what people actually want in these things.

[phonics]

I saw a GTX 1050 for half the price of a 980. Can my nerds help me out and tell me whether it's worth just spending the saving on a 1060 instead?

[Spammer]

Gonna try and get a Bluetooth speaker for my living room.

Any recommendations?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Not really a Black Friday deal, but I bought some ex-display Harman Kardon Soundsticks III on Ebay for £80 the other day.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81qSkPYncBL._SL1500_.jpg

They sound fucking stunning.

[Spammer]

Looks like a jellyfish.

I've heard them before though, and I remember being pretty impressed.

[Giggles]

Gonna try and get a Bluetooth speaker for my living room.

Any recommendations?

I got this before and it done the job well. Nothing major but cheap and cheerful.

[Spammer]

I got this before and it done the job well. Nothing major but cheap and cheerful.

Got what? The jellyfish?

[Giggles]

Got what? The jellyfish?

Shit, forgot the link :D

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-SoundCore-Dual-Driver-Distortion-Microphone/dp/B016MO90GW

[Spammer]

Thought you might have :D

Cheers, looks decent :thbup:

[Kikó]

I'm going to head to the shops around here and see if I can get a decent deal. Even though the Euro is crap v the pound I still might get something decent in Hugo boss

[Spikey M]

The mrs wants a pair of water proof ugg boots (which are worth the £150 odd the theiving fuckers want for them I'm sure) so I'll see if I can grab them somewhere for Christmas. I'll do it online though, obvs. Fuck being wrestled to the floor by some plus size bint for the last pair.

Was still £132. 'Sake.

[Adamski]

Waiting on the Travelex deal kicking off later for my dollars for next week.

[Baz]

Still waiting on Quidco to come back up so I can get cashback. In the meantime I've been browsing Amazon and maxed out my requests on Flubit, which has never happened before.

[Magic]

I got a Chromecast for £20 delivered. Looks like a pretty life changing bit of kit!

[phonics]

Was still £132. 'Sake.

There's a horrific video going around about how UGG boots get made. Buy the boots and some other cheaper present. Make her watch that first and then have her choose between the boots or the mystery box.

[phonics]

I was so hyped for Chromecast and it turned out to be the laggiest POS I ever wasted money on.

[Magic]

I was so hyped for Chromecast and it turned out to be the laggiest POS I ever wasted money on.

Why do you love shitting on my breakfast mate?

[Kikó]

Yeah I've completely stopped using mine.

[Magic]

Oh really? Fuck you guys.

[wullie]

I got a Chromecast and it's been pretty great. Netflix on an otherwise useless telly and plus the offers they give you through it eventually gave me the amount I paid for it in Google Play credit.

[Magic]

I got a Chromecast and it's been pretty great. Netflix on an otherwise useless telly and plus the offers they give you through it eventually gave me the amount I paid for it in Google Play credit.

Well yeah that's exactly it. I have a Technika in the bedroom from about 5 years ago that's as dumb as quince. I thought it'd be cool to use for YouTube and stuff rather than plugging in my laptop all the time.

EDIT: I also have a £250 router so it won't cause any issues there

[Giggles]

I've never had a single issue with my video or audio chromecasts.

[wullie]

I used mine with whatever cheap router Sky send out and didn't have any problems with slowness or it dropping out, good as gold. This was the older Chromecast too when it was just the ugly old stick, I'd assume it's been refined since.

Amazon Fire stick though, no joy at all. Got some error I can't remember that indicated the TV was too old to display images so I got sound and a bright green screen. Got a newer TV since but as it's a smart model there's no point bothering with the Fire.

[Spikey M]

EDIT: I also have a £250 router so it won't cause any issues there

Alright, calm down Henners.

[Giggles]

I used mine with whatever cheap router Sky send out and didn't have any problems with slowness or it dropping out, good as gold. This was the older Chromecast too when it was just the ugly old stick, I'd assume it's been refined since.

There was a gen 2, which looks like the audio version and had better WiFi (you can buy an Ethernet adapter for it anyway) and the third gen one is 80 quid but it streams 4k.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I bought a Chromecast used it once then ordered a Fire TV stick.

Top purchase, Magic.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

There was a gen 2, which looks like the audio version and had better WiFi (you can buy an Ethernet adapter for it anyway) and the third gen one is 80 quid but it streams 4k.

The 3rd gen one is brilliant.

Thought you were talking about the Amazon Fire TV thing, which is what I have.

[Boydy]

I'm going to buy an Amazon Fire TV stick today. Was hoping it'd come down below the £25 its been at all week but it doesn't seem to have.

I was hoping the Amazon 8" tablet would get reduced too but it hasn't. Also looking for a half decent TV around the £200-250 mark. I was hoping there'd be older non-smart sets to be sold off but I haven't seen any.

[Baz]

Why hasn't Kindle Oasis budged in price? :yop:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Supply and demand? Which is exactly why this bullshit marketing device has been created, they are oversupplied with utter tat and need rid.

[John]

Also looking for a half decent TV around the £200-250 mark. I was hoping there'd be older non-smart sets to be sold off but I haven't seen any.

Tesco near me have been doing Blaupunkt 42" TVs at that price for about a year now. No idea if it's just that particular store is oversubscribed on them or if it's a larger offer, but probably worth looking into.

[Boydy]

Yeah, I've seen those before. There's one at £149 in Tesco at the minute but they're meant to be pretty crap.

[Magic]

There was a gen 2, which looks like the audio version and had better WiFi (you can buy an Ethernet adapter for it anyway) and the third gen one is 80 quid but it streams 4k.

Yeah I got the Gen2.

[Offshore Toon]

Hungry House put £7.50 in my account for some reason and you can also get 20% off using APPY DAY in the app. I'm going to order so much food.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BDBWE0Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just ordered the 23 inch.

It's been in my basket for a while so when I saw it had been reduced I couldn't say no.

[Magic]

I'm going to buy an Amazon Fire TV stick today. Was hoping it'd come down below the £25 its been at all week but it doesn't seem to have.

I was hoping the Amazon 8" tablet would get reduced too but it hasn't. Also looking for a half decent TV around the £200-250 mark. I was hoping there'd be older non-smart sets to be sold off but I haven't seen any.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/jvc-lt-40c860-smart-4k-ultra-hd-40-led-tv-for-269-delivered-currys-2555101

[Spammer]

I got this before and it done the job well. Nothing major but cheap and cheerful.

Bought it.

Does the battery really last around 24 hours?

[Boydy]

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/jvc-lt-40c860-smart-4k-ultra-hd-40-led-tv-for-269-delivered-currys-2555101

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/jvc-lt-40c860-smart-4k-ultra-hd-40-led-tv-for-269-delivered-currys-2555101?p=29266839

Also, 4k seems pointless when I don't have any 4k content. It'll just make normal HD look crap.

I think I'm gonna get this Samsung one from John Lewis - http://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue40k5500-led-full-hd-1080p-smart-tv-40-with-freeview-hd-and-built-in-wi-fi-dark-grey-silver/p2725913

[Magic]

It'll upscale it. Honestly I've seen 4k tellys and what they do to 1080i (what the DVRs output at except SkyQ and BT4k obvs) and it's immense.

Obviously OLED ftw but still.

EDIT: Yeah that one looks great too. Dying for a new telly. :(

[Boydy]

https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/can-4k-tvs-make-1080p-look-better/


So can good scaling make a 1080p image look good on a 4K TV? Compared to that same content badly upconverted, yes. In CNET's reviews of the better 4K TVs, we've found that 1080p Blu-ray upconverted to the 4K screens looks great, although not appreciably better than 1080p on a 1080p TV.

So at my price range, a 4K TV probably isn't going to be good enough for it to look decent.

Also, if you read that comment I posted from HUKD, that one's just the same as Bush etc. They're all made by Vestel and just have badge slapped on them. So although JVC sounds like a decent brand, it's not really all that good.

[Magic]

To be honest mate who the fuck cares for such a shitty price.

[Boydy]

I do.

[Magic]

Ok, nae bother. Let me now complain about how awful my ASDA smartprice cheesy pasta is.

[Boydy]

But I'm not buying it to complain about it. I'm saying I don't want to buy it because it'll be crap, no matter how cheap it is.

[Magic]

Fucking hell can we move this banter to the awkward interview thread?

[Boydy]

It's not banter. I'm serious, you fucking prick.

[Magic]

Cool. Let me know how your poverty spec telly looks. Faggot.

[Giggles]

Bought it.

Does the battery really last around 24 hours?

Not sure but it seemed a long time when I first tried it. I just have it constantly plugged in and switched on now with a Chromecast plugged into it.

[Adamski]

"Yes, Mrs Magic, this new & improved me is definitely not an act, pwomise."

[Magic]

Damn it. Key moment alert. I apologise Stevie.

[Boydy]

"Yes, Mrs Magic, this new & improved me is definitely not an act, pwomise."

:D

[wullie]

I went for that Kindle Fire 7 to replace my old dead e-reader mainly, although I'm reading the resolution's a bit shit so I don't know if it's all that suited to it compared to the dedicate models.

[Foe]

Bought some diesel.

Car is running much better. Great day.

[Magic]

I went to buy a few things on Mountain Warehouse as it's 20% off but decided against it as they were charging £2.99 per item for delivery...to the store for collection!

Wankers.

[Foe]

https://sssports-media-res.cloudinary.com/dpr_auto,f_auto,q_auto,w_auto/d_coming-soon.jpg/media/catalog/product/4/0/4056565646517_2.jpg

£45.

Wanted to give a pair of these a go, and they were down to £60 on a website. Then discovered I could get another 25% off. :drool:

My bench press is going to get huge.

[Shindig]

Just bought Hitman for £25.

[John]

Guaranteed you'll wear those on a night out at some point.

[Kikó]

Just bought gears of war 4 and halo limited edition for the Xbox for less than £40. Sweet

[SvN]

I couldn't live without my Chromecast now. We've got 2 of them. Chromecast + Plex is the perfect setup for me.

[Giggles]

Why does having spo shoes help with lifting weights?

[Alex]

Just bought Hitman for £25.

Good call Shinners, I'm having that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LYGUKU3/ref=pe_385721_37986871_TE_item

Don't know why.

[John]

Because you're a prat with an inheritance.

[Magic]

Guaranteed you'll wear those on a night out at some point.

Lol.

[Magic]

Because you're a prat with an inheritance.

And lol.

[igor_balis]

guitar hero is fucking nads

[Lewis]

Isn't it basically PaRappa the Rapper for people who think they're fun?

[Lewis]

Come to think of it, PaRappa the Rapper was probably the worst game ever.

[Raoul Duke]

The follow-up, PaRappa the Raper, was worse

[Lewis]

It's basically that I associate Guitar Hero with Fry, and you can just imagine him thinking he's amazing really going for it 'as a joke', but still doing it for the full level even after Boydy and Pavel (and maybe even Noogle) stopped laughing after six seconds.

[Danny]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3hpxbx/what_is_cool_to_be_good_at_yet_uncool_to_be/cu9lwxy/

Fry all over. Beware Reddit link

[CJay]

I like Foe's Assassins.

[Baz]

Crucial MX300 SSD 525GB from Spanish amazon works out at £87.19

https://www.amazon.es/dp/B01IAGSD68/ref=pe_386191_41384461_TE_item

[Boydy]

Bought this tv (http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/samsung-ue40k5600-smart-40-led-tv-10145698-pdt.html) in the end.

It was on this list (http://www.techradar.com/news/television/best-tv-2013-what-tv-should-you-buy-this-year-709255).

I picked it up this morning. It seems pretty good so far.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Crucial MX300 SSD 525GB from Spanish amazon works out at £87.19

https://www.amazon.es/dp/B01IAGSD68/ref=pe_386191_41384461_TE_item

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01IAGSD68/?tag=ho01f-21

£80.49 on the UK one now.

[Baz]

Yeah I know fuck off. :moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:D

Just imagine that £6.70 lost every single time you boot up your PC.

[Baz]

:panda:

I've been onto Live Chat asking for it to be refunded. "A member of Amazon.es will contact you," says Vijay from .co.uk

I could refuse delivery and order another but for the cost of Vijay's hourly wage, I'm alright.

[John]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3hpxbx/what_is_cool_to_be_good_at_yet_uncool_to_be/cu9lwxy/

Fry all over. Beware Reddit link

Alright, Lewis. (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3hpxbx/what_is_cool_to_be_good_at_yet_uncool_to_be/cu9jsc8/)