Black Friday

[-james-]

Alright, obviously it's scandalous and a travesty that this is now being forced upon us, and apparently it's on all week now, but please do post any #decent deals in here.

I'm looking at buying a DSLR, any reason I shouldn't go for this (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerm/4397829.htm?cmpid=COJUN&catalogId=10001&cjsurferid=878703046763010700)?

[Toby]

That's going to pretty hard to beat for an entry level DSLR. Looks like a very good deal.

[Giggles]

Been looking one for a pressie myself. €329 here, not bad at all.

[niko_cee]

It is odd to think that but a few years ago nobody had the first idea what Black Friday was. Now you have plebs beating each other to death in ASDA with heavily discounted LCD TVs.

I guess Amazon is to blame really.

[Davgooner]

ASDA have said they're not partaking this year, so you'll have to find a ruck elsewhere. Terrible, really, all these hooligans ruining it very everyone else.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't understand how having a fire sale just as we go into the biggest retail month of the year makes any sense. Surely they should be ramping the prices up if anything.

[phonics]

It's an Americanism, they have Thanksgiving as a huge shopping weekend too so you shift a load of old stock so you can move the new stuff out of your distribution centers.

[Toby]

I don't understand how having a fire sale just as we go into the biggest retail month of the year makes any sense. Surely they should be ramping the prices up if anything.

It's led by massive retailers who have tat nobody wants at full prices though. Look at that camera James has posted - at full price of £280 it's barely cheaper than the next model up at £350-ish. Knock £100 off the price and it's a good deal that'll clear in no time. They'll still be making some profit but they're just using the run up to Christmas as a way to shove slow stock out the way.

Small retailers joining in are a bit daft though.

[wullie]

Next had women beating the shit out of each other at 5am years before Black Friday found its way here.

[DC]

Primark had deaths before Black Friday moved here.

[Boydy]

My mum asked me what it was the other day and I tried to convince her it was a day where black people get discount. I was hoping for a funny reaction but she didn't believe me. :(

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's an Americanism, they have Thanksgiving as a huge shopping weekend too so you shift a load of old stock so you can move the new stuff out of your distribution centers.
I might make it my life's work to point out that Thanksgiving IS NOT a thing outside North America.

[Toby]

Is that something people need to reminded about?

[Lewis]

My mum asked me what it was the other day and I tried to convince her it was a day where black people get discount. I was hoping for a funny reaction but she didn't believe me. :(

She probably figures they would just shoplift. Have a word.

[Giggles]

I've took holidays for thanksgiving.

[Jimmy Floyd]

To watch gridiron on the telly? Pretty American.

[Byron]

To be fair, we celebrate Thanksgiving simply because the US offices are shut. We're going out for a afternoon piss up Thursday while they gorge on shit American turkey.

[Giggles]

To watch gridiron on the telly? Pretty American.

No, to go to a wedding.

[-james-]

I don't understand how having a fire sale just as we go into the biggest retail month of the year makes any sense. Surely they should be ramping the prices up if anything.

I thought this too, but then I've gone out today and spent a not insignificant sum of money on a camera that I didn't realise I needed until yesterday.

[Shindig]

It makes sense in the US because its Thanksgiving weekend. This stupid country.

[Weaver]

I doubt anyone wants it, but Hotpoint have an up to 30% off sale on this week, and using the code THANKS12, there's a further 12% off.

Just in case someone was eyeing up a washer or something.

[SvN]

We're so old, aren't we?

[wullie]

I'll need to buy a washing machine in March or so, I can't bring myself to look into it before I have to though.

[SvN]

I felt old buying a sofa from DFS about 6 years ago. When I have to get someone out to fix my boiler, I'll well and truly be middle aged.

[Giggles]

I had to buy a Christmas tree last weekend. Well and truly fucked :moop:

[wullie]

So far I've only gone as far as buying a 3ft one that I just dangle lights over, I'm being told we're getting a real one next year though. I'm having no part in it.

[Magic]

I'll need to buy a washing machine in March or so, I can't bring myself to look into it before I have to though.

I don't even need a washing machine but I'm desperate for a timer feature so I might keep my eyes peeled with my £100 worth of clubcard vouchers and black friday I might get something decent.

Pathetic as fuck. I'm also tempted to buy a 50" telly for no reason. Fucking hell.

[phonics]

Why do you need a timer feature on your washing machine? Does it not have settings? Is it from 1945?

[Magic]

Why do you need a timer feature on your washing machine? Does it not have settings? Is it from 1945?

So I can program it to come on at like 5 in the morning, and hang it all up before I leave, or program it to come on at 3 so it's ready for when I get in.

It's a very basic Indesit we bought second hand for £90 when we moved in to our first flat together in 2009.

[phonics]

Oh that's the sort of stuff for mentalists (as in my Mother has one)

[phonics]

I told my Mum I think that she's suffering an onset of OCD. She told me that I was talking nonsense and then 30 seconds later proceeded to straighten my knife and fork at the restaurant we were eating in. Although my Dad has now gotten so bad about 'Have I locked the door' that he's started texting me to take a half hour bus ride to check that, yes, he did lock the door. It's mental.

[Magic]

It's called being an adult. Also I want a 8 or 9kg rather than a 6kg.

[phonics]

It's called being an adult. Also I want a 8 or 9kg rather than a 6kg.
Just because the kids put some weight on, there's no need to put her in the washing machine.

edit: Enough pisstaking, wouldn't you be better off just buying a tumble drier?

[Magic]

Jesus. Let's hope they cut your internet off sooner rather than later.

[phonics]

Jesus. Let's hope they cut your internet off sooner rather than later.

They gave me a week bruh, bruh.

[Baz]

Mines only 5kg. #thirdworldprobs

It has a timer though so hark at your Scottish electronics!

[wullie]

When you said you needed a timer I had an image of you stood next to it staring at your watch ready to stop it. I had no idea washing machines could have an automatic schedules, I'm also amazed at those fridges where you can get ice from the door itself.

[phonics]

Technology is great

http://i.imgur.com/rWy9J.jpg

[Magic]

Hacking someone's fridge and turning the temp down to max so their milk freezes. :drool:

[Lewis]

If you under-load more powerful washing machines they can smash themselves to bits when your shitty ball of t-shirts turns it into a centrifuge.

[Weaver]

Amazon have a 'Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Multisport Watch w/Heart Rate Monitor' in a lightning deal in 34 minutes time. Still £174.17 though - not sure how expensive running watches are usually?

[Toby]

Can any of those fitness trackers function on their own or do they all need to be connected to a smartphone to get anything useful out of them? My mum's taken up running but refuses to get a mobile phone.

[Andy]

Forgot to get my missus a birthday present online so now need to brave town today and also miss out on work.

[Andy]

AD

If it's your first running watch I'd recommend a Garmin forerunner ten. They're really easy to use, the more expensive ones have a few too many features.

[Magic]

http://www.tesco.com/direct/digihome-49-inch-full-hd-1080p-led-tv-with-freeview/611-3764.prd?sc_cmp=tp4_aff_1018132

Will be available for £199 tomorrow.

[Toby]

Online or in store only?

[Magic]

Both I think.

[Toby]

Anybody know what sort of quality Digihome are? I mean I'm not expecting much for a 49" TV at that price, but the fact it's 1080p is a good start. A few on the HotUKDeals site complaining that the built-in freeview tuner isn't HD but I'm assuming it'd be fine with Sky HD?

[Magic]

Yeah it's got HDMI inputs.

[Toby]

It also has a notably lower refresh rate (50Hz) than pretty much any TV that size (others on Amazon are 200-800) but a lot of places seem to say that's just a number they chuck around that doesn't actually matter...

[Magic]

It's £199 you mook.

[Boydy]

It's probably shit.

[Toby]

It's £199 you mook.

Like I said, I'm not expecting the world, but if it's completely shit I won't bother. If I bought it it would be a present for the old man so I just want to be sure it's better than what they have now, which is an ageing 720p from a better manufacturer (Samsung iirc).

[Magic]

It'll easily do, my dad bought one of those Blaukpunts last year for my little brother, it's almost the exact same spec and to be honest it easily serves it's purpose. If you aren't that bothered about masturbating over how smooth a picture looks then who gives a toss?

Personally I am one of those wankers so I always have a decent one in my livingroom but I've got a shitty Technika for the spare and it's fine.

[SincereTheRebel]

For the alcoholics around here

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Johnnie-Walker-Blended-Scotch-Whisky/dp/B009RUKXT2

[Toby]

It'll easily do, my dad bought one of those Blaukpunts last year for my little brother, it's almost the exact same spec and to be honest it easily serves it's purpose. If you aren't that bothered about masturbating over how smooth a picture looks then who gives a toss?

As long as it's not noticeably shit (like shuddering frame rate / motion blur) it'll be fine. I just don't really know what to look out for with the specs so was just making sure it isn't completely worthless. As long as it'll do a half decent job for football it'll cover all it's needed for.

[Magic]

There's probably so many other better whiskies you could buy for that price.

[Magic]

Holister have a 25% sale off everything (including sale items) with this code: 35503

Just bought mesen a nice jacket, £69 down to £38 down to £29 with free delivery. :drool:

[Pepe]

Holister? Are you fifteen?

[Magic]

:sick:

[Pepe]

Exactly.

[Baz]

Just bought some shoes I don't particularly need, just because Black Friday. :nono:

[Toby]

No use for me as it's in store only but this TV from Sainsburys looks a little better than the Tesco one for the same price: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/50inch-celcus-full-hd-smart-led-tv-hd-freeview-200-sainsburys-black-friday-stores-2330490

[Pen]

For the alcoholics around here

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Johnnie-Walker-Blended-Scotch-Whisky/dp/B009RUKXT2

I know it's hardly the same, but I bought their red label to bolster the selection I have for 9€ when I was in Estonia last week. I agree with the notion that £90 gets you much better value if you go with something else.

[Davgooner]

Just bought some shoes I don't particularly need, just because Black Friday. :nono:

It's Thursday mate.

[Baz]

It's Thursday mate.Good one.

I don't understand Black Friday on Amazon.

I just spent about 20 minutes looking at potential Christmas presents for people. I'll be ordering them tomorrow regardless, because it's payday, but in order to get good deals would I need to check every 30 minutes to see if they've been added as a lightning deal? Or will some stuff just be cheaper anyway?

I have 7 items "saved for later." (https://i.imgur.com/Ord9qXx.png) Is it likely they'll be any cheaper tomorrow? Or must I keep going on to check? (Before inevitably ordering them all at 10pm for the prices listed there now, after a whole day of disappointment.)

[[Don't worry Mike, none are for you.]] :moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=br_imp?_encoding=UTF8&node=161428031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-0&pf_rd_r=1RH8WXRBE9SZA18E7B08&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=765797567&pf_rd_i=desktop&gb_hero_f_101=p:59,c:all,s:upcoming&gb_hero_f_100=p:1,c:all,s:available

You can look through all upcoming deals.

[Baz]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=br_imp?_encoding=UTF8&node=161428031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-0&pf_rd_r=1RH8WXRBE9SZA18E7B08&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=765797567&pf_rd_i=desktop&gb_hero_f_101=p:59,c:all,s:upcoming&gb_hero_f_100=p:1,c:all,s:available

You can look through all upcoming deals.Yeah cheers. I found that before, which was why I bought some shoes.

Would be nice if there was a 'this will be on a lightning deal at 14:30' type message on items. Or maybe there is and everything I've saved for later is just not gonna be on sale. :stamford:

I wish you could search the upcoming deals section

[Magic]

Google Play are doing 50% of all albums they've got, so I've bought the Maccabees for £3.99 so I can listen before the gig. Reason: couldn't find a torrent LOL.

[SincereTheRebel]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/BLU-Win-4-5-Inch-Dual-Smartphone/dp/B00XVYD4DW?tag=hotukdealsev-21

No idea if its even decent.

[Magic]

Fuck there really isn't a lot of good deals, is there?

[Jeet]

The GAP has 40% off and 50% instore

[Magic]

GAP? What are you, 15? :harold:

[Boydy]

GAP? What are you, 15? :harold:
No, that was you with your Hollister purchases.

Nothing wrong with Gap.

[Magic]

Having a mare today, lads.

[Boydy]

Strong possibility that Diljeet dresses better than you, Magic.

[wullie]

Jeet's mum probably has some great taste.

[Magic]

I think most on here do. I have absolutely no taste, creativity or swag.

[Giggles]

Google Play are doing 50% of all albums they've got, so I've bought the Maccabees for £3.99 so I can listen before the gig. Reason: couldn't find a torrent LOL.

Why would you buy albums from Google Play when it's a tenner a month for them all?

[Magic]

Why would you buy albums from Google Play when it's a tenner a month for them all?

Because I don't want to pay £120 a year for a service I won't use.

[Boydy]

You could've paid £10 for the month, listened to that album you wanted to hear before the gig and listened to anything else you might want to, and then cancelled it before the next month was due.

[Magic]

But the album cost me £3.99. I don't want to listen to anything else.

[wullie]

I claimed that half price album thing, I'm going to wait until they've finished this run of putting three a day at 99p before I use it though.

[Magic]

Why didn't you just pay a tenner and subscribe you fucking mong?""?£??"?!?1

[Giggles]

But the album cost me £3.99. I don't want to listen to anything else.

You only want to listen to one album?

[Magic]

You only want to listen to one album?

No, I bought Clementine's album too. I listen to the radio.

[Magic]

If anyone wants a decent SatNav I've got this: http://www.tesco.com/direct/tomtom-go-50-5inch-sat-nav-with-lifetime-western-europe-maps-lifetime-traffic-updates/319-4440.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=319-4440

Paid twice as much as that (work did) and it's fucking brilliant. Lifetime maps too.

[Boydy]

Do people need satnavs if they have a decent smartphone? Serious question, can they do anything a good phone can't do?

[Giggles]

If anyone wants a decent SatNav I've got this: http://www.tesco.com/direct/tomtom-go-50-5inch-sat-nav-with-lifetime-western-europe-maps-lifetime-traffic-updates/319-4440.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=319-4440

Paid twice as much as that (work did) and it's fucking brilliant. Lifetime maps too.

Google Maps + windscreen holder :nodd:

[Magic]

Do people need satnavs if they have a decent smartphone? Serious question, can they do anything a good phone can't do?

Absolute lol, have you ever used your phone as a sat nav? It get's so hot it annihilates the battery and loses charge even when charging.

[Giggles]

Absolute lol, have you ever used your phone as a sat nav? It get's so hot it annihilates the battery and loses charge even when charging.

No it doesn't. I use mine as a set nav every day for a lot of the day and I never even have to plug it in until I'm going to bed.

[Pepe]

What sort of poverty car doesn't have an inbuilt GPS nowadays?

[Magic]

No it doesn't. I use mine as a set nav every day for a lot of the day and I never even have to plug it in until I'm going to bed.

You can black it out until it has the next instruction. Try doing that in a big city, fine if you're arseholing about on the same road.

[Giggles]

You can black it out until it has the next instruction. Try doing that in a big city, fine if you're arseholing about on the same road.

I don't even bother doing that. I be sailing down the motorway with the screen lit up navigating and pocketcasts bluetooth streaming in the background.

[Boydy]

You should be more careful about throwing around those 'absolute lols', Magic.

[Giggles]

What sort of poverty car doesn't have an inbuilt GPS nowadays?

Now they're shit navigation units. The brand new Mercedes ones don't even have any roads built in to theirs bar the main trunk roads and motorways.

[Magic]

Unless they've completely revamped it of course, I last used it about 9 months ago? It obliterated my S4 mini and it doesn't even have a big screen. Daren't even try it on the S5. I navigated for lunch about 5 minutes and I could feel the screen getting hooooooottttttt.

[Baz]

The sat nav in my car only lets me put postcodes in, which makes it mostly useless if it's dark.

[Giggles]

Unless they've completely revamped it of course, I last used it about 9 months ago? It obliterated my S4 mini and it doesn't even have a big screen. Daren't even try it on the S5. I navigated for lunch about 5 minutes and I could feel the screen getting hooooooottttttt.

I've never had a problem on the G4, and I don't even consider that a great battery. I need to use it all the time and things are so strict here that I have my playlist loaded and my destination punched in before I set off so I don't have to raise a finger to the screen. Never run out of battery.

The Z3 beasts it of course, I'm actually going to permanently mount that in the car at some stage just for navigation when I can make a nice enclosure.

[Magic]

I really find that hard to believe mate, sorry. That has a huge screen too. Always on + 4G + High Accuracy location = less than an hour.

[Lewis]

Petrol was 99.7p a litre today at Asda. :cool:

[Pepe]

Under $2 a gallon over here mate. When you finally decide to join Spoons and I you'll be able to don it around in your massive pick up truck without a worry in the world.

[Giggles]

Petrol was 99.7p a litre today at Asda. :cool:

84p here :cool:

:(

[-james-]

https://twitter.com/Jason/status/670267756982353920

Freedom. :drool:

[Magic]

Obviously edited conveniently to take out the black kid stealing it first.

[Boydy]

What even is that they're fighting over?

[Danny]

Slow cooker/crock pot by the looks of it.

[Foe]

https://twitter.com/Jason/status/670267756982353920

Freedom. :drool:

The ones on the floor clearly aren't devious enough.
It's not a bargain unless you deprived a small child of the experience.

[Benny]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAwW6BcMd6Q

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Had some stuff I wanted to buy, put it in my basket on Thursday but thought I'd wait until Friday to see what deal they'd give.

They jacked everything up to full price and gave a 20% discount voucher, this worked out more expensive than buying it on Thursday would have been.

I just went back now that Friday is over, the prices had been put back down to Thursday's prices and I found a 25% discount voucher.

What utter cuntery that is.

[Boydy]

Where was that?

[SvN]

Went to Bicester today after work. It was nowhere as busy as I expected, but that might be down to the horrible weather.

I bought a blazer from Jack Wills. It was meant to be £129, but at the till the guy said "Oh, I thought this was £79." and marked it down manually. There was also an extra 25% off because I spent over £100 (I also bought a lovely jumper), so it ended up being super cheap. I also bought a shirt from Ralph Lauren that is laughably big, so that's going back. But got some nice trainers for £25, so was worth the visit.

[niko_cee]

Bicester Village?

Yikes.

I was looking at TVs but most of Amazon's deals were rubbish. Their warehouse deals are probably better than any of the Black Friday stuff.

[Boydy]

https://twitter.com/LOL_Express/status/670327577635069952

David Atenborough narration on Black Friday footage. Pretty good.

[SincereTheRebel]

Puffy juice. One hour remaining at a price of £20
http://www.amazon.co.uk/C%C3%8EROC-Red-Berry-Vodka-70/dp/B00FG8GKNW

[Kikó]

Up to 40% off sale on Ralf Lauren is brilliant. New suit looks likely.

[Davgooner]

Might have already been posted:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P738MUU

:drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

My mob are retailing 500 gig ones for slightly more than that, and spend their lives seething at Samsung's 'price aggression'. My advice is be less shit.

[Davgooner]

Those 850 EVOs are just about the best going as well.

[Toby]

My mob are retailing 500 gig ones for slightly more than that, and spend their lives seething at Samsung's 'price aggression'. My advice is be less shit.

Surely in that case they're priced out the market by many more than just Samsung?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm not 100% on the players in the SSD market but as it's a massive growth market at the moment, Samsung are trying to kill everyone at birth. They can afford to just take people out of the market as they're so massive. It's anti-competitve but then everything in the consumer electronics industry is either bent or dependent on Chinese slave factories.

[Baz]

I assume davgooners link had more off before? 4% saving (£263.98) hardly worthy of a drool. Unless he didn't mean the 1TB one?

[SvN]

It was £185