Black Friday is now established in Britain as a red letter day in the shoppers’ calendar. It came from the USA, where retailers traditionally slash prices the day after Thanksgiving, which always falls on the last Thursday in November. But it turns out that some of the hype surrounding ‘unique’ Black Friday prices is just that – hype. So here’s some advice to stop you making a turkey of yourself this Friday.
- Check out your favourite retailers and find out about the deals in advance. Retailers will run campaigns on social media or on tv.
- Read reviews from trustworthy website on the products you want. Even if it’s reduced, you need to know if the product is worth any of your money. Look out for fake reviews!
- Set yourself a budget, that way you won’t impulse-buy and you won’t end up broke!
- Make a list of what you want and check out the prices and offers before the sale. Some retailers have offers even before the sales.
- Don’t rush! This is an important one: there’s still the chance of getting a good deal after Black Friday, and anyway it’s not long until the January sales. Some stores even have better prices after Black Friday, so don’t let them make you think it’s now or never.