We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
MSE Forum Poll: When do you usually shop for sales?
MSE_Daniel
Posts: 121 Community Admin
Sales season is here! From Black Friday deals to January clearances, everyone has a preference of the best time to grab a bargain. We’d love to know—when do you usually shop the sales?
MSE Forum Poll: When do you usually shop for sales? 20 votes
Black Friday sales
20%
4 votes
Pre-Christmas sales
5%
1 vote
Post-Christmas sales
10%
2 votes
January sales
10%
2 votes
None of the above
45%
9 votes
Other (Let us know in the comments)
10%
2 votes
0
Comments
-
It depends what I'm buying. I will often buy out of season clothes in the January sales, either online or in the shops. Black Friday deals can be good in November but they've often been sold at inflated prices in the 3 months prior, so I always use camelcamelcamel to check the prices, or I have a plugin that does it in when using the desktop site1
-
Only buy when I need to buy. Sale or not.Life in the slow lane2
-
I identify what I want and keep an eye open for any discounts.
For instance there is some furniture I fancy and there is occasionally a discount.
Gone are the days of waiting for the sales.I can rise and shine - just not at the same time!
viral kindness .....kindness is contageous pass it on
The only normal people you know are the ones you don’t know very well
1 -
Me too, although it's very MSE and a bonus if essential items which I like to buy in bulk, have a nice discount applied along with cashbackborn_again said:Only buy when I need to buy. Sale or not.
~ NSD 2025 - NSD December 7/20 (11 x💯)# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - On Rest - 2 x £25 Vouchers Redeemed, 29 FREE Books of RM Stamps & 2 x Presentation Pack.~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:# No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £1756.28 / £2025 (4) 💯💯💯# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 £730/ £730 💯# No.27 Save 1p A Day 2025 £667.95 / £667.95 💯# No.19 52 Week Env Challenge £1378 / £1378 💯# No.34 Save £12k in 2025 £22,375.08 / £12,000 💯 (12) - Completed0 -
I buy for Christmas presents, just got my son a games console for almost £200 off0
-
I shop when necessary. Purchasing might gravitate to what discount is in place.1
-
I don’t really bother shopping when sales are on, I am one of those people, do I want it maybe, do it need it No.
A thankyou is payment enough .1 -
Definitely the best way to shop!twopenny said:I identify what I want and keep an eye open for any discounts.
For instance there is some furniture I fancy and there is occasionally a discount.
Gone are the days of waiting for the sales."Beer. Now there's a temporary solution." Homer (Simpson)1
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.7K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.8K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.6K Spending & Discounts
- 245.8K Work, Benefits & Business
- 601.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.7K Life & Family
- 259.7K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards