when moneysaving becomes dangerous!!

mezza101

"Hundreds of people queued outside the shop from 05:00 GMT for the promotion. However, when it got under way three hours later, there was what one woman described as a "stampede" with people wrestling over the goods" :eek:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25150109

northernireland10

would you queue from 5am to get a TV which was down to £99?!

SailorSam

I think the only thing that i've ever queued up for for hours have been tickets for the match. And that was years ago, i wouldn't do it now.

guiriman

So much marketing email about Black Friday this year versus previous years. I've given up on sales, the comparison "normal" prices are so ludicrous that I can't be bothered trying to work out if it's a good deal or not.

warmhands.coldheart

And half the stuff is probably on Gumtree within 5 mins for just under normal price !!

A.L.D.A

A bargain is only a bargain if your need it. Often the best option is to simply resist temptation. Do you need most consumer goods? If not don't be bounced.

guiriman

Too true. I have a friend with a Christmas job in a store this year, he is intercepting certain products, purchasing them (with staff discount) and then ebaying them for approximately double the RRP and making a tidy sum. Not that I'm judging, I'd do the same given half a chance.

motorguy

northernireland10 wrote: »

would you queue from 5am to get a TV which was down to £99?!

No

I wouldnt.

mezza101

northernireland10 wrote: »

would you queue from 5am to get a TV which was down to £99?!

i know its mad and that explains why they were fighting over goods, mad people but as yet not as mad as some americans, people been shot dead in usa in their black friday sales

GlynD

I knew nothing about this advance. I'm shocked at the behaviour of people but I suppose I'm long enough in the tooth to understand greed.

Personally I wouldn't ever get involved in something so undignified. If I want something and I don't have the money to pay the right price I wait until I do or can get a bargain without scrambling over the top of other people to purchase it - or vice versa.

Witless

We don't do 'city or shopping centre' shopping - last time OH was in Belfast the 'Balls on the Falls' wasn't there which gives an idea of how frequently we visit.

Didn't realize it was Black Friday: today was our family expedition to the bright lights.

Arrived 08:55, Jury's for breakfast. (£10 all inclusive multi course buffet, hot & cold drinks. Managed 2 courses, 3 fruit juice, 2 x coffees, rolls etc. Heartily recommended and, if you break down into unit costs definitely moneysaving.)

Breakfast lasted until 10:15 then onward to Castle Court - managed about 45 mins, bought 4 x books & pr ladies trousers: neither of us can 'do' with crowds TBH.

A gentle wander & browse through the side streets, longest individual stop was Easons - 15 - 20 mins, no purchases.

M&S clothing & foodhall - about 30 mins, bought 2 items,iced Christmas cake & a pure wool top for MiL: strange atmosphere (more like you'd expect in a bargain shop, things being sntched, discarded & litterally trampled on, not quite mass hysteria but almost.

Back at the station for coffee at 13:00, transport at 13:30.

Home with 3 carrier bags and proceeded to spend more in our local (family owned) pet shop than we had in the city.

TBH, think we'll give it a miss next year. And the year after.

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