Have you got any tips for *genuinely* good Black Friday offers?

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Disastrous-State3753@reddit

You want the Bl͏ack Fri͏day a͏pp. It crowdsources all the be͏st deals into one place. I think I saw it on the Gadget Show. UK only.

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abhisiiingh@reddit

You want the Bl͏ack Fri͏day a͏pp. It crowdsources all the be͏st deals into one place. I think I saw it on the Gadget Show. UK only.

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My go-to strategy now is to watch prices a couple of weeks before Black Friday and let Karma do the heavy lifting. It alerts you when something genuinely drops and applies working coupons at checkout, so you don’t get fooled by inflated “discounts.” Makes finding real deals way less of a headache.

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Routine-Read5445@reddit

For real savings, I usually check prices a few weeks before Black Friday and watch for genuine drops. Karma helps a ton with this since it alerts you when items go down and automatically applies any working coupon codes. It’s kind of a lifesaver for avoiding those fake “discounts” that pop up everywhere.

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Difficult_Egg_4350@reddit

Lady from Which? (I think) on the radio last week said 100% of the offers they tracked last year had been the same price or cheaper at another point in that year. So, only buy things you would buy anyway, with a price you are happy at.

I will also say though that smaller and independent retailers who need to shift stock that hasn't sold or make space for Xmas stock do seem more likely to have genuine sales, but that is purely based on experience rather than data.

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platdujour@reddit

Repeated here today

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/25/black-friday-discounts-fail-to-offer-cheapest-prices-which-research-finds

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Petrichor_ness@reddit

I work in marketing and you're right about the smaller retailers needing to move stock.

Often it can be shifting the seasonal stock but for some I've worked with, they've had products costing more to store than they're worth to sell so the sooner they can offload them (at any price), the better.

I've also found that the smaller independent retailers are less likely to participate in the whole 'black Friday/November' craze on principle though.

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DifficultCucumbers@reddit

Late to the party, but spoke london menswear do a good black friday event every year. Usually 20% off (don't hold me to this).

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Anxious_wank@reddit

Buy the first week of October.

I like to save money, so I'll wait a very long time for discounts, most items I've kept my eye on throughout the year, all drop in price the first week of October. Black Friday prices come close to the price, but they don't equal it.

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Petrichor_ness@reddit

Retailers I've worked with would have that the other way around. They'll inflate the price Sep - Oct so come black Friday, they can say 'save X% compared to Oct'. The larger the company, the more on the ball their legal team will be but they need that inflated price for the mark down comparison

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Anxious_wank@reddit

That's what I always thought to be fair but the past two years I've found stuff was the cheapest in that first week, before obviously going up for Black Friday inflation.

Last year it was a fancy monitor, it had been selling at 300ish, it dropped to 220, and then come black Friday it was being sold at 250.

Admittedly didn't get anything this year but I've not really been looking, I know mirror less cameras were dropping discounts in early October but I was trying hard not to pay attention.

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InfectedReddit@reddit

Thankyou for the advice "anxious wank"

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BasketStandard264@reddit

I’d recommend giving UPDF a try. It’s super easy for marking up school PDFs, you can write on diagrams, highlight, add shapes, and the AI tools are actually useful for quick summaries. They usually run Black Friday discounts too. Way smoother than messing around with Word or Google Docs.

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Asleep_Employ9729@reddit

Exactly 😅 top tip - use CamelCamelCamel. It's a price history website for Amazon. I always check it before I buy a "deal" often it would have increased in price 30 days ago (must be a legal thing maybe) and then it's back down to the price it always used to be, maybe an extra couple of quid cheaper.

Amazon app now has Rufus check the price history, but it is often only able to give you 30 days...

I bought some lights for the garden a few years back for £30, on Black Friday they were £29.99. big red letters with 55% off and "LOWEST PRICE EVER" written all over it. The 55% off was against the "RRP", at which the product had never been advertised for sale.

I think the law needs to change. Deals should take the average price, not the highest, and then base the % discount off of that.

That's my two cents anyways.

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Ok_Aioli3897@reddit

Yes only go for the things you need at a price you are willing to pay

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Mr_Bumcrest@reddit

Just like everything, really

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Ok_Aioli3897@reddit

Yes but people go crazy for black Friday because they think that they are getting a discount when they are just paying the usual price

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DifficultCucumbers@reddit

I think that's whole the point of the post.

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Asleep_Employ9729@reddit

Exactly 😅 top tip - use CamelCamelCamel. It's a price history website for Amazon. I always check it before I buy a "deal" often it would have increased in price 30 days ago (must be a legal thing maybe) and then it's back down to the price it always used to be, maybe an extra couple of quid cheaper.

Amazon app now has Rufus check the price history, but it is often only able to give you 30 days...

I bought some lights for the garden a few years back for £30, on Black Friday they were £29.99. big red letters with 55% off and "LOWEST PRICE EVER" written all over it. The 55% off was against the "RRP", at which the product had never been advertised for sale.

I think the law needs to change. Deals should take the average price, not the highest, and then base the % discount off of that.

That's my two cents anyways.

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Alone-Fee-7498@reddit

for blackfriday u really need to track the price at least 3 month before start. because they change the prices. and the other thing is think if u really need wherever u gonna buy. because ur like crazy buying things that u don't need lol

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Embolisms@reddit

Holland and Barrett actually had an amazing BOGO sale with loads of products not usually on BOGO, got stuff for like 1/3 the price at Amazon. Gone now though!

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Mehdji@reddit

As read above, Use camel camel for amazon or the equivalent for "Le bon coin" which is called "Item Price History - LeBonCoin", price tracking add-on.

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Whobbeful88@reddit

If you want genuinely decent Black Friday deals in the UK, a few places still play fair:

Keepa or CamelCamelCamel for Amazon price history

Half the “deals” on Amazon have been yo-yoing for weeks. A quick price-history check shows you if it is actually discounted or just dressed up for the season.

John Lewis, Curry’s, Richer Sounds and AO tend to run real reductions

They usually avoid the fake RRP trickery and you get better guarantees. Richer Sounds in particular are brilliant for TVs and audio.

Big brands who price protect all year

Apple, Nintendo, LEGO and Dyson rarely budge much, so any Black Friday drop from an authorised seller is usually genuine.

Clothes and trainers

Adidas, Nike, North Face and Levi’s typically run proper clearance on end-of-line stock. Not everything is a win, but the markdowns are real.

Tech with yearly refresh cycles

If something has just had a newer model released, the Black Friday discount is usually legit to clear stock. Routers, laptops, monitors, vacuums and smart home kit fall into this.

Avoid anything where the RRP looks suspiciously high

If a £120 air fryer is suddenly £39, the true value was £39 all along. The only thing that got cooked was the marketing.

Pay in instalments only if there are zero fees

Clearpay, PayPal Pay in 3 and similar can help spred the cost for ya :)

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xonicholas@reddit

The independent make a point to say whether a deal is actually worth it - I usually check their live blog and top deals to see if there's any products on there I actually like

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LemmysCodPiece@reddit

Black Friday is a complete scam. I have been in the market for a mini PC, to replace my aging Home Server, I have been watching prices steadily climb for a while and my bet is they will suddenly drop back to the price they were a couple of months back.

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adsm_inamorta@reddit

This may likely be due to the sudden spike in RAM prices inflating the price of full build PCs.

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TheBayHarbour@reddit

100%. Black Friday is the worst time in the year to buy and every year it gets worse. Now is the worst time in human history to buy technology and Black Friday now is just a way of corporations offloading all the shit they don't need at a lower price. Never buy any electronics on Black Friday, the price will be manipulated to scam you.

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davehemm@reddit

Don't bank on it, there are shenanigans with memory at the moment - suppliers have allegedly been making less than they can to help boost prices and paired with AI bubble companies snapping up vast quantities. RAM and nand chips prices have been rapidly increasing - if you need a pc soon, probably don't delay or you could regret it in a couple of months. Gamers nexus YouTube channel has done several pieces on this recently.

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LemmysCodPiece@reddit

If I can't buy new I would just go used/refurbished. The PC I am after is going to be so "low rent" a Raspberry Pi could do it. I am only running a few Docker containers on Ubuntu Server.

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scothehe62@reddit

I like brands that do things a bit differently, Lily Arkwright for example are donating to charity instead. Would love to see more of this type of thing!

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Due_Lingonberry9699@reddit

Then you discover the charity is a laundry machine for money...

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Due_Lingonberry9699@reddit

Yes, don't buy. Considering that all companies keep paying people less and less without giving anything back I'd say don't give them your money unless you're really really in need of something you can't thrift or buy used.

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mdzmdz@reddit

Deals on "virtual" things - such as yearly subscriptions to online services are often actual reductions.

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giants_lens@reddit

Amazon has a price tracking tool and you can also use camelcamelcamel to give you a good idea of if something /really/ is good value.

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webgility_hq@reddit

The best Black Friday deal is on something you already want or need. Make a list of what you actually need and ignore the rest. Use CamelCamelCamel or Keepa to track current prices on Amazon and set a target budget. If it hits your number, grab it. If not, let it go!

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Low_Assistance7926@reddit

The boy said he wants the lego concord set for Christmas. Argos black friday deal had 25% off - result.

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Budget-Tap-4326@reddit

Got some adblue for the car £7.99 for a 10l tub from Euro car parts. That’s about it lol

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bworkz@reddit

If you are shopping at Amazon, use a browser extension like Keepa to see the historical price graph of that product. So you can see whether it has been discounted even more or not.

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merp1991@reddit

Camel camel camel is also a good one too, I've had it for years but I don't shop on Amazon much any more so haven't used it for a bit

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merp1991@reddit

Camel camel camel is also a good one too, I've had it for years but I don't shop on Amazon much any more so haven't used it for a bit

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merp1991@reddit

Camel camel camel is also a good one too, I've had it for years but I don't shop on Amazon much any more so haven't used it for a bit

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NotAnotherAllNighter@reddit

Does it work for safari?

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bworkz@reddit

I saw it on the Appstore, I think it works.

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GeneralNecessary1420@reddit

You can see it in the app now. Click on " price history"

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kimba-the-tabby-lion@reddit

You can get some bargains at Argos. 2 years ago I wanted an air fryer. I knew which model I wanted, and argos had it for £40. But when I went online to buy it, it was back to £70, and its big brother was only £75, which was a superbargain. I am pretty sure it's never been that cheap again.

Which is why I have an air fryer 2x the size I needed taking up all the bench in my tiny kitchen, because I can't resist a bargain.

Only buy something you were planning to buy anyway. If you don't know whether it is cheap or not, then don't buy it.

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Fickle_Hope2574@reddit

Don't buy it, easier tip to follow.

They are almost always cheaper another time of the year, black Friday is just a marketing ploy and clearly it works perfectly.

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StreyyK@reddit

I have a number of 'Subscribe & Save' items I get from Amazon and I have to pause them all at this time of year as prices increase dramatically. They'll all fall back down to normal prices once 'black friday deals' start on the 20th. It's such a scam.

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MahatmaAndhi@reddit

I'm getting my broadband renewed with Connexin. 2.5Gbps for £40 per month.

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No-Taro-6953@reddit

There aren't any genuinely good black Friday offers.

It's a marketing gimmick

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BLightyear67@reddit

The best saving you can make is to keep your money.

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Rootvegforrootbeer@reddit

I only buy Black Friday deals if I was already going to buy it and it was cheaper than it was in June. Chances are it’ll go down again in January and june so might as well. But broadband deals seem pretty good this year if you wanted a new provider anyway

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civil_blinger@reddit

We're getting 'early' Black Friday' now as well! After advice from our dentist we nabbed a two set of electric toothbrushes at less than half price.

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Educational-Angle717@reddit

I always thought it was companies just getting rid of crap they don’t want. Like all those Blaupunkt TVs one year.

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Flavourifshrrp@reddit

Get one of the many free apps that tells you what the price of something was in the past 6 to 12 months so you know it’s a good deal

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SamVimesBootTheory@reddit

I think one of the best tips I know is 'Is it's not a deal unless it's something you already want/need'

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Pargula_@reddit

-It's not a good deal if you don't need it, no matter how big the discount -If there is something you are looking to buy already make note of the price or so a month or so before Black Friday, in case they put up their prices right before the discount.

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