I love a sale, but it turns out you can’t believe
everything you see. Or everything that the like of Amazon tells you.
Black Friday has always been an American thing,
but it’s become more international recently.
Personally, I’ve always been a bit skeptical.
The TVs you see don’t look like they are very
good at all - always cheap brands you’ve never even heard of before. They look
like they’ll break after five minutes.
Now the truth is out - Black Friday is a scam:
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Only 1% of sneakers are cheaper on
Black Friday than any other day.
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On 292 out of 365 days (80% of the
year), shoes are cheaper than they are on Black Friday.
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Prices gradually rise by 17% in
the 10 weeks leading up to Black Friday.
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You can expect to pay $29.72 more
per pair of sneakers on Black Friday than the cheapest price available
throughout the year.
The study
might be for trainers, but it just shows that the deals aren’t exactly there to
be had like you might think they would be.
In fact, it seems the retailers are taking
advantage of our assumptions prices will be cheap and are putting the prices up
instead.
It really leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
So, be careful this Black Friday. Don’t let them
catch you out. Make sure if you’re buying something that you are actually
getting a deal rather than paying over the odds.
Good luck and happy holidays to all who are
celebrating.
This post is written by M.Danny
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