What was your best/wildest Black Friday story? Have you been able to find any good deals this year?Do you think Black Friday sales are worth it? Do you think Black Friday is a scam? Have you ever been tricked by a Black Friday 'deal'? Did this video change your mind about Black Friday? Also, what percent is your phone 🔋ON? It's 9:43 a.m. and I'm on 81% 😁
I worked retail on Black Friday for 12 years. It's always a scam. Stores scam you 24/7, like for real for real. Associates are instructed to upsell, and can get into trouble for not upselling enough. I would apply this ethically by pushing people towards things they would have wanted anyway, if someone wasn't interested I wouldn't push.
The last time I participated in Black Friday was in 2009. I was a senior in high school and saved up my allowances and baby sitting money to buy my mother a toaster oven for Christmas. At Walmart, an old lady walloped me with a cane because I apparently took the last toaster oven. Learned my lesson lol
Honestly, Black Friday is a full on scam. There are no good deals now because they've learned that if they just change the number and put a fancy red sticker next to it, they get the same money for nothing. Agreed on the price tracker. But GOSH Amazon is already in a lawsuit. This is just one more in a LONG list of why I don't buy things from Amazon unless it's my last resort.
I needed a small fridge and coffee table, and have been shopping around / watching prices for months while saving up to eventually buy them one day. I just bought both this week because I scored some truly fantastic prices - got 50% off. I'm particularly thrilled about the fridge because the one I got was a lot bigger than what I was planning to buy, and the discount made it cheaper than the ones I'd been looking at. And the coffee table is a set of nesting tables. I'm a happy lady. 😊 12% 🔋 at 20:14 pm
12:06 The companies are struggling??? After years of record profits since Covid? After underpaying workers? Maybe their CEOs should take a pay cut. They can cry me a river.
I wish I would get on my bed to go shop for a bunch of people at 5 o’clock in the morning and pay the same prices I could’ve stayed in the bed for when it’s 12 o’clock it’s a waste of time. I wish people stop hyping the shit up. I don’t wanna talk about no fucking black Friday.
Don't get people riled up with lies. If you can view the price history and see that it was raised and THEN put on a sale at the old price, it is not illegal. Even if you can't view the old price, businesses are allowed to make their prices whatever they want and put it on sale for 99% of the original price. Nobody can sue.
lol exactly like this is common practice. I’ve worked retail as a teen and even then could pick up on the trends then when Ulta did all of us employees dirty during the pandemy I swore off retail jobs completely. Now I work in hotel industry along w/ bartending on a boat since 2016 and unfortunately it’s just as ghett0 ! 😩😩😢
Congratulations! 🎉 Yupp and don’t use those pay in 4 payment plans, I knew those were a scam when they first were being pushed. At first said wouldn’t affect ur credit score now they are lol and they’re using celebs that would never use those services to push it to the middle/lower class. Smh
In Poland we have a law that requires sellers to disclose the price from 30 days ago. This way we know whether the price has not been inflated before Black Friday 🙃
I remember there was a time that Black Friday was so dangerous, one year some stores decided not to participate because people were getting hurt. I was looking at something on Amazon that was $22 for almost a month. "Black Friday" came and Amazon was like "Black Friday Deal: $22". I'm like bro, THAT'S literally the same price. 😂😂😂
Don’t worry, people aren’t eating this shit and Amazon is suffering the consequences. I work at an Amazon warehouse and they hired a bunch of seasonal employees for the “peak season”, only to pay them to stand around and do nothing. This is the most pathetic and chill peak season I experienced in all my years being exploited by them.
I actually went into the stores to shop this year. I did find a few good sales but I ultimately just brought what I needed. We are NOT having a big Christmas this year and I already told the kids. We will take a trip or something instead. I do really miss the original black Friday's. What a rush. I worked at a Starbucks on Black Friday one year. I have never made so many drinks in one day, ever.
damn , that says something . my bf worked for amazon last year and he was delivering items during this season like crazyyy . he couldn’t even walk in his truck because they overstuffed it with packages 😭 !! i wonder if this year would have been easier for him as a delivery driver 🫤 .
@@Lady.B0420I told my family the same thing, this Christmas will be light, but we’ll go and enjoy a trip somewhere new next year around Spring time, we are all excited about that.
Been eyeballing a heated jacket, and it was $89 the week of Black Friday it magically changed to 149 with a 30 off coupon. Then after that it lowered to 119 with a 30 off coupon making it the same as the original 89. Today I checked its 94 with a $6off coupon making it a whopping 88 bucks 😂😂😂😂 they got me twisted like a pretzel
I feel it's all these "we're taking loses of..." when there are no loses. It's just their projected sales doesn't meet the actual sales... so "they are losing money"... money they never even had in their possession.
Right, these companies are not struggling. There is no incentive to give black Friday prices anymore. But of course they still want customers to shop like it's black Friday of old
@ferchio4801 Lol, it's like listening to the owner of your company talk about the yearly profits at the Christmas party, and then when it comes time for reviews and raises, they tell you that the company is struggling 😂
@@Harp_7No CEOs are under legal obligations to do what's in the best intrest for the shareholders. During covid there was a genuine scarcity issue as well as raw materials increasing in price as a result prices had to increased which leads to record profits. The downside is after covid they cannot drop prices because it's not in the best intrest of the shareholder, you could actually go to prison so they kept the prices the way they were then minimum hiked up and prices increased again then where I live we put on a carbon tax so again things increased.
I worked at Walmart one year during Black Friday. I had to come to work at 4 AM in the morning to sit by a bundle of $10 DVD players, that were normally like close to $30 before the sale. When I tell you that I had to call my mom to come and save me, they were tearing me apart behind those stinking DVD players. I literally got picked up by some guy and placed in another aisle so that I wouldn't get beat up behind those DVD players and all of this happened before 6 AM. EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!!!!
After working at a grocery store, I now calculate price per oz even for sale items. Sometimes the “sale” was actually tricking you into buying two tiny bags when you could have gotten the bigger bag AND saved money.
I ordered some clothes off KillCrew for my boyfriend. They have free shipping over $70 and a Black Friday coupon but if you apply the coupon the free shipping no longer applies. Crazy work 💀
Trust me, this has been a problem before and I think someone did try to do something about it but I think there are certain protections or loopholes. Grocery stores have deep pockets and can probably drag out a court case longer than most can handle also
I got one better. Earlier this year like in April my friend bought the Bose quiet comfort ultra for $229. I still had the receipt because he left the box in my car. I just checked the price and they’re on sale for….. $229 😂
I do this for different products even months ahead and as soon as November 1st hit I got a bunch of cart alerts for price increases, some were huge increases. It’s weird how Amazon is transparent about it but still does it?
Target and Walmart got busted a few years ago when people walked up to the sales poster, sliding it up to reveal the price poster that is normally there, and it was the same price
I have an item that's been sitting in my "save for later", it was $89. So I checked to see if it was on sale and it's saying it's $89 on sale and the original price was $119. Like they don't realize people are watching these prices.
Because ppl haven't been paying attention for yrs. Wayfair's entire biz model is like that too. They show a hyper-inflated "original price" so the sale price looks good when it's really the same as you could get anywhere else, sometimes more. No one has noticed that either.
@@Justanothercog24that's why when I look to buy something I look at the same style product on like 10 different websites or stores and I do it for a couple weeks before buying, apart from Black Friday.
I agree. If you want a good deal shop AFTER Christmas. Companies actually put stuff on sale to get rid of products that didn't sale for Christmas and need to make space for the next season and holiday. That's the only time when you get real deals.
No, that’s Boxing Day, and the USA didn’t use to have it as a sales day. They started having it around the time Black Friday became a physical fight in stores. And Anyway, you are Canadian or British etc and commonwealth countries started having Black Friday sales around the same time. But in each place it’s not as good a sale
@@vickieclark5931that’s so true. I actually remember buying 2 bundle packs of the Pokémon card Halloween theme in November got them both for 25-26$. And normallly one was for $25-$26 before Halloween.
I work at Macys and I’m actually on my lunch break as I’m writing this. Just a heads up they do mark up the prices and put the last act stickers to make it seem like it’s a deal. If you’re ever going to Macys make sure you ask the cashier to scan the original barcode to see if it’s cheaper than the “sale price”.
that's what black Friday already is, they only put sales on merchandise that didn't sell to get rid of it before the fiscal year. And they couldn't sell this stuff because it's CRAP!
black friday stuff is designed cheap and it breaks or doesn’t work, we had these issues years ago and every year since I see them trying to resell and resell with no success
Walmart got me last year - made me think I was getting a $120 winter coat for $60. Nah, that's a $60 coat. And yes, it is illegal, but when no one in government holds these corporations accountable, they do what they want.
Exactly! Until the government does something about this bitch we know they won’t these companies do not care. So many people are not online and don’t know any better.
Illegal? Charging someone $1 for a lemonade and then charging someone else $1.50 is not illegal unless the price advertised is not honored. And raising and lowering prices is just like used car sales. If I need to sell it, you might get a better price. Stop consuming!
Another thing I noticed was that brick and mortar stores were manufacturing cheap junk just for black Friday. I would pre-shop and get an idea of what I wanted to buy. Then on Black Friday most of the deals were bins of items that were made just for black Friday. Like blankets or socks that were lower quality. For Amazon I would go through my wish list and see most/or all of it wasn't even on sale. Like not even a fake sale! And back when I waited until black Friday to shop- things would sell out. Shipping would get delayed or the wrong thing was sent which would be more trouble than the few dollars I saved. Started realizing it's not worth it! I miss the stores that had free coffee and donuts. I miss the nostalgia of it. I stay home now and shop early.
So, I'm on Amazon on Black Friday - today - They show a product I purchased earlier this year for $7.99. The Black Friday deal price is $9.10 - 36% off the "List Price of $14.16. This product was NEVER $14.10. EVER! The lies!
This isn’t false advertising, this is manipulative and tactical advertising. Most companies project to make the most money in the last quarter of the year. For some time now there has been a large gap or margin in projected vs actual earnings. This tactic to open the Black Friday window and manipulate the performance margin is a last ditch effort to increase numbers considering the state of the economy. When January rolls around you will hear financial analysts reporting these major companies didn’t come close to the projected earnings.
Amazon raised their average prices for black Friday. An item I had been watching that had been $5.99 jumped to $6.99 to buy normally or $5.59 black friday sale with prime. $1.00 more across the board vs potential $0.41 discount = average price actually ROSE. Garbage manipulation
Black Friday used to be fun. Went out and would save 60-75% on PlayStation games, CDs, even books. There aren’t any real sales anymore…haven’t been out for Black Friday in years smh
not even steam have been having any good sales either.i didn't buy any games this summer sale and I didn't see anything I wanted this black friday,maybe cyber Monday.
Most people really don't go where the real sales are. People are used to shopping at these bargain bin places where prices are already marked down. The real sales were at places like Best Buy and Kohl's, or direct from the manufacturer. Reason being regardless of blk Friday. They can only mark a product down so low. So if say Walmart have Rachel Ray pot set for $50. I bet bet the company is selling the same pot set for the same price.
This is nothing new. I think people are just noticing now because they can compare online. At my old age of 40 and working retail, I can tell you this is an old normal marketing practice lol.
@@elvenafae i bought some heated motorcycle gloves i had to return because they were too small. They gloves went on "sale" a week later and they werent even cheaper
Back in 2012, my husband and I waited in line for 2 hours to run to the counter first to get my engagement ring. It was on sale for $900. We got it for $640 after additional coupons. That same ring was $3999 the remaining of the year!
That’s a great deal, however, it tells you how inflated the diamond prices really are. Diamonds aren’t really that valuable-the diamond industry decided they would be and inflated the prices on mined diamonds. They’re not actually rare stones. They can be easily grown in a lab for much cheaper and ethically but the families who own the mines don’t want people knowing that (it’s common knowledge at this point obviously but years ago it wasn’t). I was looking at Macy’s jewelry sales this Black Friday and they were actually quite decent as well. I was shocked by how good they were and how much they were able to mark down the gold prices. It made me think about how much they inflate the price of jewelry. I’m not trying to poop on your engagement ring story btw-I LOVE jewelry and regularly buy nice pieces that are lab created (only because I don’t make enough to buy super fancy stuff). I’m just frustrated by how much things are marked up.
@@jennifergracehNot just any diamond would look nice in a setting. To maximize refraction, the proper angles must be cut on the top and bottom of the stone. That level of precision on the hardest rock there is is no easy task. The scanners, cut planning programs, laser cutters, and knowledgeable skilled artisans to carry out the task at scale is a feat. Having a monopoly, sure the prices are inflated, but not as much as you might think. The perception of requiring a diamond for marriage is what allows this. Ad campaigns promoted this idea, and ads work. So, why do we allow random ads all around us all the time? That's the biggest monopoly is ads living rent free
I stopped falling for it and just started saving up or using my extra change to just buy whatever it is I needed. Not waiting all year for a $12 discount
I've never gone shopping on Black Friday. But years ago I needed a new TV. I went shopping for a new TV around Halloween. The retailer had a few on sale and I asked if I should wait until Black Friday? The retailer told me the prices I saw were the Black Friday sales. I decided to buy that day and watched the prices on Black Friday. He was right - the same price the month before.
Black Friday has always been a scam, this is nothing new. I remember talking to a co-worker years ago. I told her I suspected that a lot of the stores are just raising the prices and then lowering them for Black friday. She confirmed it for me that exactly what happens. She worked retail and knew that first hand. After that conversation, I was done shopping black friday. Never looked back 😂
@RAR3ST0N3 my momma worked in both the toy store and the factory. She told me this as a kid. They always did this. She nor my immediate family ever did black Friday. This was my 1st time. And it just because I so happened to need something yesterday 😆. So basically it was a normal day for me.
As someone who has worked in grocery, they do the same thing. Bring prices up and then they have sales for the products that were the same price 2 weeks earlier. People think they are getting a deal when they aren't.
I used to work in a jewellery shop… about a month before a sale we’d re ticket all the prices about 15-20% up from original ticket. Then the night before the sale started we’d cross out the “original” ticket price and slap a sticker with the “sale” price next to it. The “sale” price was the actual original price before we re ticketed. It’s all a scam… I’d tell customers and sell them the item for 20% off the original price, so they’d actually get a sale 😂 In Australia everything is exxie enough, I was basically giving them my staff discount
A sales assistant told me that the brands hike up the prices during sales so they can give discounts. The best time to get good deals is when the sales are down on regular days
I had a Keurig in my Amazon cart TWO days ago for $77. I decided to go look at my cart again today to see if it maybe went down a little bit more due to the sales… it increased to $177! Like… criminal. My mother loves the one I have, so I was hoping to get it for her this Christmas. I’m just too mad to buy it now, lol.
Hey Symone, I really appreciate that you don’t discourage shopping as a whole and push for budgeting and being SMART with your money instead. I love to buy things and after watching your videos, I don’t impulse buy and really think about if I NEED a product. Thank you so much, keep doing what you’re doing! ❤️
Might be hot take, I personally do not trust places that offer massive deals. If they can afford to take 80 percent off, how overpriced was this crap to begin with??? Also, as an Eastern European, the whole concept of Black Friday is kinda funny, because it's just so new for us. I remember ten years ago maybe two malls did it, and now it's everywhere, stores are trying so hard to push it and older generations (aka everyone who does not live online) do not even know what Black Friday is.
They can give that discount and call is a loss leader. They know they will lose money on that item but bank on the fact that they will make it up on the rest of your purchases. The 80% off is just to get you in the door. Stores do this year round
Exactly. Why would stores be so happy to give discount in these challenging times, while it is also already a highly competitive free market these days. The stores I see scream the most about black friday, just want more sales. There is no discount. They just want to think there is one. They shamelessly increase the prices, like Douglas. Perfume went up from 150 to 180 so they could give a 20% "discount". Bringing it back to € 150. Like bro, that is illegal, I can report that.
i’m 36 and black friday deals were more popular when i was in middle school up through my early 20s in the mid 2010s. You could find a 60 in flat screen for $200 and 75% off regular priced things. Different times now for sure
As someone who works retail (and is about to enter the trenches 😭)… it’s “Black Friday” as in “in the black”, the whole point is to make as many sales as you can to get as far “in the black” as you can so that you go from operating at a loss to at a profit for the year… so it’s a LOT of corporate greed, to be honest. Companies all started doing this for a variety of reasons but for a struggling one it keeps them afloat and for one’s doing great it boosts them even further. That’s what’s going on.
Small Business Saturday is where it's at. Support your local businesses because that money stays in your community and the gifts are 10x unique. Doing most of my Christmas shopping local this year and I didn't spend a dime this Black Friday.
I have a friend who told me last night that she was going to get up at 5am to go to Wally World for a TV. I'm like girl that TV is going to be the same price all weekend long. LOL.
My spouse and I have been watching you for a few months now and you inspired us to organize our Christmas shopping! We planned each gift, budgeted for it all, and got everything done before November even hit, and it’s our first year not putting gifts on credit. So thanks!
This is so accurate. Track things you might buy if they go on sale starting in August. Take notes. You'll watch them jack up prices and sometimes charge MORE on black friday than they do the rest of the year. Shop small. Shop local. Shop holiday/craft markets. Shop antiques and second hand. The only language they understand is your dollars. Do what you can to remove yours from their networks
I turned 40 this year and have worked a lot of retail jobs, and all i can say is black friday deals and sales in general are never actually on sale (Im in Canada) . The price is always raised in the ad or store just to mark down and look like a sale. This is not a new thing. Its been a marketing tactic forever. I guess the only difference is there are really good deals perhaps on things they cant sell. Regular sale items. Maybe people are only noticing now because they can compare online.
I had to work Thanksgiving, so we celebrated it the day after. I needed a few things to get the turkey ready, so we went to Walmart when they opened and realized it was Black Friday. I only bought the stuffing and cranberries, and things i needed, because all their "deals" were so expensive! Two bags of groceries for the meal was over $100. Prices are through the roof and constantly rising, but wages haven't changed at all.
It’s not just Black Friday. Lenox Halloween sales are now showing the item original price is $160 and $80 on sale but back in October the ORIGINAL price was $80. They really think people are stupid
I live in Asia, and we got our own online versions over here. Whenever they have sales or discounts like the 11/11, 12/12 and so on, their items are usually damaged, returned or missing parts. It’s hardly a brand new, no scratches item. I don’t know whether to accept “you get what you pay for” however, their pictures are definitely deceiving so I only buy the necessary like stationeries during this time.
It's SO TRUE. Headphones on Amazon Canada that were $32 BEFORE black Friday.....they are "on sale" for $32 and are NOW marked as the original price was $46. NO THE H E double hockey stick IT WASN'T lol
I had a phone case in my cart that I hadn’t gotten around to purchasing yet. The price went up from $18.95 to $24.95 the week of thanksgiving but they marked it as 50% off a 49.95 MSRP. So deceitful
Amazon raised their average prices for black Friday. An item I had been watching that had been $5.99 jumped to $6.99 to buy normally or $5.59 black friday sale with prime. $1.00 more across the board vs potential $0.41 discount = average price actually ROSE. Greedy manipulation, Amazon is garbage
30% off is a coupon code not a deal lol. They really think we are stupid. I've noticed pricing hikes then calling them sales as well. Rather save my coins then throw them away.
Omg this is so crazy!! I never expected to see my lil Tiktok in a UA-cam thumbnail, thanks so much for including my video!! Loved your analysis and thoughts!
Exactly. I hate my family because they abuse me. They only invite me to thanksgiving because they know I do not participate in the consumer part of christmas and would leave me with their children after the meal to get the cheap crap which they do not need on the "early black friday" sales on thanksgiving. I have not been to a family thanksgiving in about 10 years.
The corporations are also realized that consumers are getting smarter because during covid they have realized that there is so much that they can do without!
4:19 i got hit in the head with a box of legos one time. They didn't mean to hit me but they also had no social awareness of where they were moving their body
2:09 We actually have laws against it in Poland, where the seller must show you the lowest price from in the last month (we also have it on price tags in shops), exactly because of price spikes
I never cared for Black Friday... And they have been jacking up prices for years... I remember when I was like 13 my mom told me black Friday is a scam and that was 20 years ago.. One year, around 2010ish I worked security for a Walmart on Black Friday...I ended up walking out after an hour smh chaotic wasn't the word!
I waa in Ulta two days ago and asked what the black Friday sales would be. The lady looked at me crazy and was like "This is the sale". Allllllrighty then
Eff ulta ! 😩 lol I worked there 2019 and then the shut down happened early 2020, they closed the store & we collected unemployment. when the extra $600 ended w/ unemployment they had us workers on a conference call to tell us the stores gonna close officially & they “would try” to find another location to place us in and to wait to hear back. Two months later another call “we can’t find anywhere to place you” like no duh! The employees at other locations hours got cut so how could u place us anywhere. Anywho that was so shady like they knew the numbers and that the store was closing end of 2020 regardless so instead of giving us the illusion of returning to work, we could’ve been looking for work elsewhere! lol haven’t shopped there or worked for retail since lmao 😂😅
15:52 MAKE A SCREENSHOT! Do not expect the page itself to be correct weeks later even if you never closed it. They're definitely going to change these carts into live updates or something that forces something else so you cannot track it. Forced emptying of the cart after x days is also becoming common. So make screenshots instead. Just a pro tip.
I have a folder of SS for items and their prices, what store and when. I've done this with note pads in the 90's and a digital camera when those came out. I ran across an old file of early century prices and boy, the memories of living off of server's wages are strong.
You're right. Something told me to take a screenshot before the 'BLACK Friday Sales' Prices were higher the next day but because the letters were in RED, it's perceived as lower.
I usually do my Christmas shopping during black friday, but the lack of deals is such a turn off. I feel like another thing they do is pull out items that are popular (edit: or the more luxury items) and bring them back after the sales because I've had my eye on them and don't see them listed anymore.
shout out for mentioning the extension Keepa, that thing is awesome now i can check to see when to buy on amazon, wonder how many more extensions like that there are
I remember stories of people being trampled EVERY YEARS and the news being all “Be safe when you are Shopping on Black Friday guys!!” Now no one lines up for the sales anymore than when Stanley drops a new cup.
Amazon has been doing this for years. I have noticed everything goes up like double a 3-4 weeks before black Friday. Then they act like it's on sale. I have been telling people this for years and nobody else seems to notice! I'm so glad we're finally talking about this
The companies aren’t struggling, “record sales” this and “best year” that, when we the workers don’t see any of it inside working or even shopping 🙄 can’t even give us one day a year to literally get an actual good deal.
@@yolanda6392 do they not realize, yes they pay us, but we also are the ones who keep them in business because we have money to spend?? 😂 so if we have more to blow we’ll buy your BS products you try so hard to shove down our throats 🙄
The items these companies buy are 3x as much since the pandemic. You really thought greedy corporations were gonna lose money just to make the consumers feel happy? Lol.
I’m so upset about Black Friday. I got SHMONEYYYYY to spend and one spoiled child! But they deals aren’t dealing and so I’m not buying NOTHIN! now that I’m an adult with a career.. I’m PISSED
Yup. I remember huge Black Friday deals when I was a kid, heard stories about people lining up early the night before to get in stores early and even getting in fights over products. Now that I'm an adult with some cash to spend, the "deals" are either pathetic to nonexistent.
I try to do a Black Friday reservation to stay at a hotel in St. Louis with IHg hotel, what a big scam. They said 25% off in the next 25 hours vowels when we went to go book the room price. It was the same price. No discount, no black cyber Friday sale.
I could’ve sworn this is illegal. Yep. I checked. Deceptive pricing is illegal in many countries and “sales” must reflect an actual reduction in the original price.
tbh a lot of stores have been doing this for years. i worked at a puma outlet store in 2012 and we always had a 50% sale going on, huge banner in the window advertising it. on black friday, people swarmed the place and cleaned it out for the exact same 50% off deal we always had going. just buy what you need to buy, dont buy things because theyre on sale, track prices of things you want.
I used to work in the mall at Sprint back in the day. I’ll never forget my 1st Black Friday shift. When the doors were opened it sounded like a stampede! Back then you could get a $300 dollar tv for 175$ and a tablet for 50$. The clearance isle at the grocery store and Walmart doing the same thing!
I've never participated in Black Friday. I've always imagined Big Business laughing their @sses off at addicted consumers fighting and tripping over each other to grab crappy products they don't need. Don't give them the satisfaction, save your money.
Guys.... I really hate to break this to you, but black friday has ALWAYS been a scam. Companies would stock up on cheap product right before black friday and mark it with sale prices. Or they marked up prices to them mark them down to regular price as a sale. I worked management in retail for a long time. It's just worse now.
I think most reasonable people have always known this. I remember the TVs or electronics that were on sale were never brand names I recognized. However, if you were eyeing something and planning to buy it, it just made sense to wait for a sale. I know the game. I won't pay full price because I know it's marked up to begin with. It's a tiring and annoying game. With no real prizes. Lol.
I plan to keep my money this year and skip Black Friday. My funds are staying in my account for " Bill Paying Monday ". Put the groceries 50 to 60 percent off and watch how people flock to the grocery stores.
People never believed me there no such thing as Black Friday deals anymore. Bought a battery charger months ago and saw it was on a “Black Friday sale” then checked my order receipt and it was the same price lol. Companies started having early Black Friday sales many many years ago and then every other company started competing so “Black Friday sales” started to become year round.
Yup Walmart did the same thing. Had a battery jumper/air compressor for $50 then they just took them all out of the glass case and made a tall display with you guessed it $50 Black Friday sale lol.
That’s EXACTLY how I feel, I remember when it used to be 70-90% everything depending on where you go…it goes the same when it comes to parties that my mom ( RIP ) used to tell me that would still be here NOTHING GOOD IS BEING REPEATED 3:28
Which is why I just out the items in my cart before the sale starts a couple weeks in advance and monitor the actual discounts before making the purchases.
90% of my items on my Amazon wishlist are regular price, and the few things that are on Black Friday sale are like 10-18 percent off. 18 percent?! That's insulting.
My family and I noticed some years ago that post Christmas deals were better than Black Friday deals. We’ve marked our calendars for big sales at various companies throughout the year and save for whatever else we want. It’s helped with the fomo because we aren’t even missing out on
I agree. All the “deals” I’ve seen are either barely a sale or a lie. I usually check on the usual things I order on Amazon and the “sale” isn’t less than what I usually pay.
Next year I'm doing Christmas shopping in October as the prices are clearly better. Unfortunately, this "scam" is not very new. We've just become aware of it more with access to extensions that track prices. I feel like the "sale" prices are the exact same as on Prime Day, which we've had two so far this year, just to encourage people to spend money because SALE. So disappointed as none of this stuff is really on sale.
Yes I buy my stuff in October when all this stuff is cheaper and I plan months in advance. I start Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping in July and it's way cheaper. For those of us who coupon and bargain shop you always shop off season and after season for the next year. Keep your coupons. Luckily people are waking up but to late 🤷🏾♀️
Nope not at all. My main goal/focus is putting as much as I can into emergency fund ! It's about to get real serious in America 2025 and black Friday deals are not going to save you, but having EMERGENCY FUND WILL !!!
@kaleprincess8268 stock up on food that has a long shelf life is all I gotta say. Food is a NEED. We're already in a recession. But the liar billionaires and millionaires in the Govt think they're keeping it a 'Secret'🙄🙄🙄 Plus they're inflating things on purpose to crash the economy because that's they're goal for a one world currency to take effect after
The only real deals are the things you buy in the off season such as winter clothes in the spring/summer, holiday decorations right after the end of it, etc.
H&M had 30% off on Friday, by Saturday it was 50% off in store. Today (Monday) they’re offering 60% off sitewide because nobody wants to buy their trash.
What was your best/wildest Black Friday story? Have you been able to find any good deals this year?Do you think Black Friday sales are worth it? Do you think Black Friday is a scam? Have you ever been tricked by a Black Friday 'deal'? Did this video change your mind about Black Friday? Also, what percent is your phone 🔋ON? It's 9:43 a.m. and I'm on 81% 😁
I worked retail on Black Friday for 12 years. It's always a scam. Stores scam you 24/7, like for real for real. Associates are instructed to upsell, and can get into trouble for not upselling enough. I would apply this ethically by pushing people towards things they would have wanted anyway, if someone wasn't interested I wouldn't push.
The last time I participated in Black Friday was in 2009. I was a senior in high school and saved up my allowances and baby sitting money to buy my mother a toaster oven for Christmas. At Walmart, an old lady walloped me with a cane because I apparently took the last toaster oven. Learned my lesson lol
Honestly, Black Friday is a full on scam. There are no good deals now because they've learned that if they just change the number and put a fancy red sticker next to it, they get the same money for nothing.
Agreed on the price tracker.
But GOSH Amazon is already in a lawsuit. This is just one more in a LONG list of why I don't buy things from Amazon unless it's my last resort.
Girl you are GLOWING can we have your skin care routine?! Pleaaaaase?! I'm pasty as hell I know it won't look at nice but I need your routine!
I needed a small fridge and coffee table, and have been shopping around / watching prices for months while saving up to eventually buy them one day. I just bought both this week because I scored some truly fantastic prices - got 50% off. I'm particularly thrilled about the fridge because the one I got was a lot bigger than what I was planning to buy, and the discount made it cheaper than the ones I'd been looking at. And the coffee table is a set of nesting tables. I'm a happy lady. 😊
12% 🔋 at 20:14 pm
I wish bills and groceries had a Black Friday special
😂😂 reallll
We got black Friday from KFC instead😂😂
😂 ikr
@@TheBlackScatPack this!!!
That would actually significantly help me lol, I've been wishing this as well 😂
12:06 The companies are struggling??? After years of record profits since Covid? After underpaying workers? Maybe their CEOs should take a pay cut. They can cry me a river.
I know that's right!!!!
I have seen some LOCAL business struggling this year, but International compaanies? No way
Its def the CEOs that need a cut
Always gaslighting the consumer 😂
@@gatoaleman7794 small businesses may be struggling but corporations are not
“These deals ain’t black enough” 😂
Frfr
I wish I would get on my bed to go shop for a bunch of people at 5 o’clock in the morning and pay the same prices I could’ve stayed in the bed for when it’s 12 o’clock it’s a waste of time. I wish people stop hyping the shit up. I don’t wanna talk about no fucking black Friday.
Lmfaoooo 😂😂😂😂
Ok Fr Fr Lol 🤣 😂
L💸L, L💸L😊
1:42 legal is the key word. People who have proof of these fake sales can actually sue. It is illegal.
Sorry it not hugo the lawyer explains why you cant
Pretty sure it's not against the law to price something high legitimately and then put it on sale. This has been done forever and isn't new.
Don't get people riled up with lies. If you can view the price history and see that it was raised and THEN put on a sale at the old price, it is not illegal. Even if you can't view the old price, businesses are allowed to make their prices whatever they want and put it on sale for 99% of the original price. Nobody can sue.
It's crazy that everyone has just noticed. This has been going on for years. These companies are also selling poor quality with inflated price.
Right~ black friday/christmas/valentines all these periods, companies are doing it. Bump it up then drop it down.
lol exactly like this is common practice. I’ve worked retail as a teen and even then could pick up on the trends then when Ulta did all of us employees dirty during the pandemy I swore off retail jobs completely. Now I work in hotel industry along w/ bartending on a boat since 2016 and unfortunately it’s just as ghett0 ! 😩😩😢
yeah its only bc people are really struggling this year. more people are noticing = more ppl are poor
This is mentioned every year for the past decade. I wrote a paper on this in 2017 lol
Tik Tok = less censorship so people have just been able to speak out and still get monitized/rewarded for their honesty.
🎉I just finished paying off my last credit card and am now debt free!! 🎆 I'm not buying jack!!! 😂😂
Congratulations!!
Congratulations! 🎉 Yupp and don’t use those pay in 4 payment plans, I knew those were a scam when they first were being pushed. At first said wouldn’t affect ur credit score now they are lol and they’re using celebs that would never use those services to push it to the middle/lower class. Smh
Congrats!!!
Good for you.
Congrats !!!! My student loan is going to expire soon ! I'll be debt free then
In Poland we have a law that requires sellers to disclose the price from 30 days ago. This way we know whether the price has not been inflated before Black Friday 🙃
Dont they just inflate 31 days ahead?
Poland has been on the right track for long. 🙌
poland W
Same in UK 😅
But people in Poland just jack up the prices before the 30 days, same shit people can go around.
I remember there was a time that Black Friday was so dangerous, one year some stores decided not to participate because people were getting hurt.
I was looking at something on Amazon that was $22 for almost a month. "Black Friday" came and Amazon was like "Black Friday Deal: $22". I'm like bro, THAT'S literally the same price. 😂😂😂
Everyone is doing it too😂😑
I had some stuff in my Amazon cart and on Black Friday I went to check how much it went down and the price increased by $5
Don’t worry, people aren’t eating this shit and Amazon is suffering the consequences. I work at an Amazon warehouse and they hired a bunch of seasonal employees for the “peak season”, only to pay them to stand around and do nothing. This is the most pathetic and chill peak season I experienced in all my years being exploited by them.
Bezos said Amazon isn’t sustainable. So we’re seeing the ending stages of it.
The same day delivery being gone pretty much made amazon obsolete for me. I can run to the store faster
I actually went into the stores to shop this year. I did find a few good sales but I ultimately just brought what I needed. We are NOT having a big Christmas this year and I already told the kids. We will take a trip or something instead. I do really miss the original black Friday's. What a rush. I worked at a Starbucks on Black Friday one year. I have never made so many drinks in one day, ever.
damn , that says something . my bf worked for amazon last year and he was delivering items during this season like crazyyy . he couldn’t even walk in his truck because they overstuffed it with packages 😭 !! i wonder if this year would have been easier for him as a delivery driver 🫤 .
@@Lady.B0420I told my family the same thing, this Christmas will be light, but we’ll go and enjoy a trip somewhere new next year around Spring time, we are all excited about that.
Been eyeballing a heated jacket, and it was $89 the week of Black Friday it magically changed to 149 with a 30 off coupon. Then after that it lowered to 119 with a 30 off coupon making it the same as the original 89. Today I checked its 94 with a $6off coupon making it a whopping 88 bucks 😂😂😂😂 they got me twisted like a pretzel
WOW!
Damn shady af smfh
Jeepers
😂😂😂
😂😂😂good deal
I once saw something "on sale" at Family Dollar for the "low price" of $3.99. Prior to the sale it was $4.00. A whole freaking penny! What a steal! 😂
Lol
😂😂😂 A penny saved is a penny earned...
They'll raise the price back up to $4.05 in October so your black Friday "sale" makes sense
If you bought 300 of them you would have saved yourself a whole $3.00!
Family Dollar is one of the worst stores.
I went to the mall for Black Friday and I was shocked that more ppl were leaving without bags. Went into a few stores and understood why.
I've never participated in "black friday" because it's always black Friday when you look for deals online.
I shop clearance and sometimes you can get excellent things for like 90% off that way.
Yup in my 31 years of life, I've never participated in Black Friday. Just all a marketing scheme and I hate the frenzy.
That part 😂😂 it’s the silent Spring Cleaning sales where the real deals are 🤭
@@vvitch-mist20Thankyou, also poshmark has good deals.
@@rayofsunshanyes! The Spring sales are typically the best mark downs 😂
There’s NO WAY companies are struggling when they have been making all time profits these last few years. They can afford to give real sales
It's those damn ceo fullening all the money to themselves and keeping it there.
I feel it's all these "we're taking loses of..." when there are no loses. It's just their projected sales doesn't meet the actual sales... so "they are losing money"... money they never even had in their possession.
Right, these companies are not struggling. There is no incentive to give black Friday prices anymore. But of course they still want customers to shop like it's black Friday of old
@ferchio4801 Lol, it's like listening to the owner of your company talk about the yearly profits at the Christmas party, and then when it comes time for reviews and raises, they tell you that the company is struggling 😂
@@Harp_7No CEOs are under legal obligations to do what's in the best intrest for the shareholders. During covid there was a genuine scarcity issue as well as raw materials increasing in price as a result prices had to increased which leads to record profits. The downside is after covid they cannot drop prices because it's not in the best intrest of the shareholder, you could actually go to prison so they kept the prices the way they were then minimum hiked up and prices increased again then where I live we put on a carbon tax so again things increased.
I worked at Walmart one year during Black Friday. I had to come to work at 4 AM in the morning to sit by a bundle of $10 DVD players, that were normally like close to $30 before the sale. When I tell you that I had to call my mom to come and save me, they were tearing me apart behind those stinking DVD players. I literally got picked up by some guy and placed in another aisle so that I wouldn't get beat up behind those DVD players and all of this happened before 6 AM. EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!!!!
Bless that random dude. Uggg hate when managers put their employees in danger like that and that's too damn early for that mess.
This is awful 😫💜
Wouldn't have happened if you were a 7 foot tall black guy who who benches 500 pounds.
People are animals
@@thenonexistingheroyou’re obsessed
Working in grocery stores a decade ago, stores would do this with food products as well. Chips would be 2 for $7 when the regular price was $3.50.
After working at a grocery store, I now calculate price per oz even for sale items. Sometimes the “sale” was actually tricking you into buying two tiny bags when you could have gotten the bigger bag AND saved money.
Still a thing
Oh yeah, theyve always done that for a long long time.
Only places I’ve seen with 50-75% deals are online small businesses that sell through vendors like Etsy. Not a SINGLE corporation. RIDICULOUS.
I did on a laptop at BestBuy
Michael's the only one I saw with real sales
I ordered some clothes off KillCrew for my boyfriend. They have free shipping over $70 and a Black Friday coupon but if you apply the coupon the free shipping no longer applies. Crazy work 💀
Those ones want to sell their products off before it expires
I’ve seen it?
In Australia the main grocery stores have been taken to court for fake pricing everyone should be taken to court for fake sale prices.
We definitely need to do the same. They have been doing far too much, for far too long.(2020).
you can...called false advertising
Trust me, this has been a problem before and I think someone did try to do something about it but I think there are certain protections or loopholes. Grocery stores have deep pockets and can probably drag out a court case longer than most can handle also
This is why impulse buying is bad. You should plan your purchases ahead of time by at least 2 weeks. Then you'll know when they're bullshitting you.
Or 2 months, 2 years even for luxury items- -any want that isn’t a need. I use BF for such things
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I got one better. Earlier this year like in April my friend bought the Bose quiet comfort ultra for $229. I still had the receipt because he left the box in my car. I just checked the price and they’re on sale for….. $229 😂
@@jvinclarence3977sir that is wild 😂😂
I do this for different products even months ahead and as soon as November 1st hit I got a bunch of cart alerts for price increases, some were huge increases. It’s weird how Amazon is transparent about it but still does it?
😂 FOOLISH of us to actually think we were going to get some "money saving" breaks. It's just not happening anymore!😂
Target and Walmart got busted a few years ago when people walked up to the sales poster, sliding it up to reveal the price poster that is normally there, and it was the same price
Oh they made sure not to have anything under this year, I saw all the stickers moved over 😂 ppl were definitely checking
No, they weren't.
I have an item that's been sitting in my "save for later", it was $89. So I checked to see if it was on sale and it's saying it's $89 on sale and the original price was $119. Like they don't realize people are watching these prices.
Yup.
Because ppl haven't been paying attention for yrs. Wayfair's entire biz model is like that too. They show a hyper-inflated "original price" so the sale price looks good when it's really the same as you could get anywhere else, sometimes more. No one has noticed that either.
@@Justanothercog24that's why when I look to buy something I look at the same style product on like 10 different websites or stores and I do it for a couple weeks before buying, apart from Black Friday.
I think they know they just don’t care.
Saaaame my whole list the prices never changed and several had that “Black Friday special” in red 😂
Black Friday is December 26th, and the cheapest days to buy candy is November 1st or February 15th.
I agree. If you want a good deal shop AFTER Christmas. Companies actually put stuff on sale to get rid of products that didn't sale for Christmas and need to make space for the next season and holiday. That's the only time when you get real deals.
No, that’s Boxing Day, and the USA didn’t use to have it as a sales day. They started having it around the time Black Friday became a physical fight in stores. And Anyway, you are Canadian or British etc and commonwealth countries started having Black Friday sales around the same time. But in each place it’s not as good a sale
@@vickieclark5931that’s so true.
I actually remember buying 2 bundle packs of the Pokémon card Halloween theme in November got them both for 25-26$. And normallly one was for $25-$26 before Halloween.
Canadian here, if the company’s American they will 💩 on your Boxing Day. New years got it beat. I know cause I got mad at my store for this.
The true sales start after Christmas 💯
Sis, I just came to tell you that your skin and hair???? Girl, the glow is unreal!
I work at Macys and I’m actually on my lunch break as I’m writing this. Just a heads up they do mark up the prices and put the last act stickers to make it seem like it’s a deal. If you’re ever going to Macys make sure you ask the cashier to scan the original barcode to see if it’s cheaper than the “sale price”.
Thanks for the great tip!!!
You're a legend! Thank you!
Them clearance prices be a joke
They never used to. I worked at Macy's in 05'. First time I ever saw a fist fight for a Black Friday deal. It was nuts
Thanks
The real Black Friday is in Frebruary when they’re trying to get rid of old Inventory.
that's what black Friday already is, they only put sales on merchandise that didn't sell to get rid of it before the fiscal year. And they couldn't sell this stuff because it's CRAP!
😂 Good luck with the 🤑 and greedy businesses
How poetic 😂
black friday stuff is designed cheap and it breaks or doesn’t work, we had these issues years ago and every year since I see them trying to resell and resell with no success
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Walmart got me last year - made me think I was getting a $120 winter coat for $60. Nah, that's a $60 coat. And yes, it is illegal, but when no one in government holds these corporations accountable, they do what they want.
Exactly! Until the government does something about this bitch we know they won’t these companies do not care. So many people are not online and don’t know any better.
Government is corporation
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Exactly
Illegal? Charging someone $1 for a lemonade and then charging someone else $1.50 is not illegal unless the price advertised is not honored. And raising and lowering prices is just like used car sales. If I need to sell it, you might get a better price. Stop consuming!
Another thing I noticed was that brick and mortar stores were manufacturing cheap junk just for black Friday. I would pre-shop and get an idea of what I wanted to buy. Then on Black Friday most of the deals were bins of items that were made just for black Friday. Like blankets or socks that were lower quality. For Amazon I would go through my wish list and see most/or all of it wasn't even on sale. Like not even a fake sale! And back when I waited until black Friday to shop- things would sell out. Shipping would get delayed or the wrong thing was sent which would be more trouble than the few dollars I saved. Started realizing it's not worth it! I miss the stores that had free coffee and donuts. I miss the nostalgia of it. I stay home now and shop early.
So, I'm on Amazon on Black Friday - today - They show a product I purchased earlier this year for $7.99. The Black Friday deal price is $9.10 - 36% off the "List Price of $14.16. This product was NEVER $14.10. EVER! The lies!
it's always about the money
This isn’t false advertising, this is manipulative and tactical advertising. Most companies project to make the most money in the last quarter of the year. For some time now there has been a large gap or margin in projected vs actual earnings. This tactic to open the Black Friday window and manipulate the performance margin is a last ditch effort to increase numbers considering the state of the economy. When January rolls around you will hear financial analysts reporting these major companies didn’t come close to the projected earnings.
Prices on Amazon are always fluctuating.
Amazon raised their average prices for black Friday. An item I had been watching that had been $5.99 jumped to $6.99 to buy normally or $5.59 black friday sale with prime. $1.00 more across the board vs potential $0.41 discount = average price actually ROSE. Garbage manipulation
Black Friday used to be fun. Went out and would save 60-75% on PlayStation games, CDs, even books. There aren’t any real sales anymore…haven’t been out for Black Friday in years smh
TRUTH!
I bought over $1,000 on black Friday last year at Walmart. I went back a few days Later and everything I bought was the same exact price- never again
You spent your money on a bunch of crap. Now you want more crap. Just shop Temu. 😂😂😂😂
It was fun but dangerous which is why the sales are now spread out
not even steam have been having any good sales either.i didn't buy any games this summer sale and I didn't see anything I wanted this black friday,maybe cyber Monday.
I noticed the same. Nothing went on sale. They just marked prices up. And sold items at the regular price.
Most people really don't go where the real sales are. People are used to shopping at these bargain bin places where prices are already marked down. The real sales were at places like Best Buy and Kohl's, or direct from the manufacturer. Reason being regardless of blk Friday. They can only mark a product down so low. So if say Walmart have Rachel Ray pot set for $50. I bet bet the company is selling the same pot set for the same price.
This is nothing new. I think people are just noticing now because they can compare online. At my old age of 40 and working retail, I can tell you this is an old normal marketing practice lol.
@@Goldrefinedthrufire Remember seeing a news report about false mark downs in MIDDLE SCHOOL lol (2005)
That's why I don't buy anything during Black Friday and Cyber Monday
TEMU increased their prices. 😂😂😂
Those days are long gone. 😏 I remember back in the late 90’s & 2000’s you would get real discounts. I appreciate the commentary.
EXACTLYBlack Friday was closer to authentic back then..
Yeah I remember hearing about it when I was a kid. Now that I have adult money, we’re screwed over. No deals just scams.
@@elvenafae Nothing but scams
@@elvenafae i bought some heated motorcycle gloves i had to return because they were too small. They gloves went on "sale" a week later and they werent even cheaper
That was when there weren't month long sales and the black Friday sale was two days only and in store, no online shopping.
Back in 2012, my husband and I waited in line for 2 hours to run to the counter first to get my engagement ring. It was on sale for $900. We got it for $640 after additional coupons. That same ring was $3999 the remaining of the year!
Excellent deal!
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Now that’s a true Black Friday deal. 😊
That’s a great deal, however, it tells you how inflated the diamond prices really are. Diamonds aren’t really that valuable-the diamond industry decided they would be and inflated the prices on mined diamonds. They’re not actually rare stones. They can be easily grown in a lab for much cheaper and ethically but the families who own the mines don’t want people knowing that (it’s common knowledge at this point obviously but years ago it wasn’t). I was looking at Macy’s jewelry sales this Black Friday and they were actually quite decent as well. I was shocked by how good they were and how much they were able to mark down the gold prices. It made me think about how much they inflate the price of jewelry. I’m not trying to poop on your engagement ring story btw-I LOVE jewelry and regularly buy nice pieces that are lab created (only because I don’t make enough to buy super fancy stuff). I’m just frustrated by how much things are marked up.
@@jennifergracehNot just any diamond would look nice in a setting. To maximize refraction, the proper angles must be cut on the top and bottom of the stone. That level of precision on the hardest rock there is is no easy task. The scanners, cut planning programs, laser cutters, and knowledgeable skilled artisans to carry out the task at scale is a feat. Having a monopoly, sure the prices are inflated, but not as much as you might think. The perception of requiring a diamond for marriage is what allows this. Ad campaigns promoted this idea, and ads work. So, why do we allow random ads all around us all the time? That's the biggest monopoly is ads living rent free
I stopped falling for it and just started saving up or using my extra change to just buy whatever it is I needed. Not waiting all year for a $12 discount
It really ain't a Black Friday deal unless you are getting 70% OFF or more. That way you won't get scammed by fake sales.
Saving money = Bad economy
Wasting money = Good Economy
Keynesian business model/cycle. Also, Orwellian in vernacular.
Exactly
Bingo we have someone that gets it!
Planned obsolescence.
Also applies to humans. Being healthy= bad for the economy. Wasting health through hedonism = good economy.
Yes, because we live in a consumer based economy. Unfortunately the rich have found plenty of ways to funnel all the money to themselves.
I've never gone shopping on Black Friday. But years ago I needed a new TV. I went shopping for a new TV around Halloween. The retailer had a few on sale and I asked if I should wait until Black Friday? The retailer told me the prices I saw were the Black Friday sales. I decided to buy that day and watched the prices on Black Friday. He was right - the same price the month before.
My aunts made it a day, my sisters went and said they dipped cause they got scared lol 😅they were fighting and pushing
I’ve only ever went once and it was for a tv too😂
Black Friday has always been a scam, this is nothing new. I remember talking to a co-worker years ago. I told her I suspected that a lot of the stores are just raising the prices and then lowering them for Black friday. She confirmed it for me that exactly what happens. She worked retail and knew that first hand. After that conversation, I was done shopping black friday. Never looked back 😂
As someone who also worked retail for over 12 years, she's telling the truth.
Yes, I worked retail too! Its a big scam!
@RAR3ST0N3 my momma worked in both the toy store and the factory. She told me this as a kid. They always did this. She nor my immediate family ever did black Friday. This was my 1st time. And it just because I so happened to need something yesterday 😆. So basically it was a normal day for me.
As someone who has worked in grocery, they do the same thing. Bring prices up and then they have sales for the products that were the same price 2 weeks earlier. People think they are getting a deal when they aren't.
I used to work in a jewellery shop… about a month before a sale we’d re ticket all the prices about 15-20% up from original ticket. Then the night before the sale started we’d cross out the “original” ticket price and slap a sticker with the “sale” price next to it. The “sale” price was the actual original price before we re ticketed. It’s all a scam… I’d tell customers and sell them the item for 20% off the original price, so they’d actually get a sale 😂 In Australia everything is exxie enough, I was basically giving them my staff discount
A sales assistant told me that the brands hike up the prices during sales so they can give discounts. The best time to get good deals is when the sales are down on regular days
I had a Keurig in my Amazon cart TWO days ago for $77. I decided to go look at my cart again today to see if it maybe went down a little bit more due to the sales… it increased to $177! Like… criminal. My mother loves the one I have, so I was hoping to get it for her this Christmas. I’m just too mad to buy it now, lol.
That’s genuinely insane, I’m getting mad too lol
It was on sale for $29
@ I just meant the specific colour/model that I was after that’s all, I’m in Canada also I should mention.
Gotta wait until after Black Friday and cyber Monday for it to go back down 😂
@@rachaelthorpe4491 Apparently 🙄 lol
R.I.P Black Friday, you’ll be dearly missed. 💔
It’s always been this way. Pretty much all stores do it.
I heard Black Friday use to be buy one slave get one half off. So I really don’t care
Don't worry Trump will make black Friday's black again 🤦♂️
@@ChildOfGod028I knew something was behind the name
Companies don't think we are dumb. They know it
It starts with what they feed us ;)
Exactly.
It’s marketing psychology. People see “sale” and bite
@lyriclanguages3780 "A person is smart. People are dumb!"
- Agent K, Men in Black
Hey Symone, I really appreciate that you don’t discourage shopping as a whole and push for budgeting and being SMART with your money instead. I love to buy things and after watching your videos, I don’t impulse buy and really think about if I NEED a product. Thank you so much, keep doing what you’re doing! ❤️
Might be hot take, I personally do not trust places that offer massive deals. If they can afford to take 80 percent off, how overpriced was this crap to begin with??? Also, as an Eastern European, the whole concept of Black Friday is kinda funny, because it's just so new for us. I remember ten years ago maybe two malls did it, and now it's everywhere, stores are trying so hard to push it and older generations (aka everyone who does not live online) do not even know what Black Friday is.
They can give that discount and call is a loss leader. They know they will lose money on that item but bank on the fact that they will make it up on the rest of your purchases. The 80% off is just to get you in the door. Stores do this year round
Exactly. Why would stores be so happy to give discount in these challenging times, while it is also already a highly competitive free market these days. The stores I see scream the most about black friday, just want more sales. There is no discount. They just want to think there is one. They shamelessly increase the prices, like Douglas. Perfume went up from 150 to 180 so they could give a 20% "discount". Bringing it back to € 150. Like bro, that is illegal, I can report that.
Black Friday is a relatively new thing where I live as well, traditionally the major sales at retailers happened at Christmas.
i’m 36 and black friday deals were more popular when i was in middle school up through my early 20s in the mid 2010s. You could find a 60 in flat screen for $200 and 75% off regular priced things. Different times now for sure
@@user-kpkxgtjit's for Christmas lol. That's why it's before
As someone who works retail (and is about to enter the trenches 😭)… it’s “Black Friday” as in “in the black”, the whole point is to make as many sales as you can to get as far “in the black” as you can so that you go from operating at a loss to at a profit for the year… so it’s a LOT of corporate greed, to be honest. Companies all started doing this for a variety of reasons but for a struggling one it keeps them afloat and for one’s doing great it boosts them even further.
That’s what’s going on.
Took me so many years to figure that out
Being in the black isn’t greed you need that to stay in business even mom and pop shops. But the way they are doing it is shit
@ that’s kinda what I’m trying to say and also I don’t see a lot of mom and pops trying to pull a Walmart or something
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"corporate greed" is giving you a pay check. I betcha do appreciate those.
Small Business Saturday is where it's at.
Support your local businesses because that money stays in your community and the gifts are 10x unique. Doing most of my Christmas shopping local this year and I didn't spend a dime this Black Friday.
When is this?
@@tsunamiparadeegg….Saturday after Black Friday
As a small business we thank you!🙏
Commenting to find out when this is as well
@@introvertednigeriangirl4865 the Saturday after Black Friday
Wow because I thought I was trippin honestly…I told my fiancé babe it seems like the price went up on my cart on Black Friday…..I was highly upset!
I have a friend who told me last night that she was going to get up at 5am to go to Wally World for a TV. I'm like girl that TV is going to be the same price all weekend long. LOL.
I never understood getting up early to go shopping for black friday. For what? I had the day off from work so i rolled over and slept. Lol.
Walmart started opening 6am this year so she will be outside
@@trendydiy2931 she said she was getting up at 5:00. She's slow moving.
The cheap tvs on black friday are trash anyway. They are usually junk to give you the illusion of a good deal
It's the same price for 3 weeks...lol
My spouse and I have been watching you for a few months now and you inspired us to organize our Christmas shopping! We planned each gift, budgeted for it all, and got everything done before November even hit, and it’s our first year not putting gifts on credit. So thanks!
This is so accurate. Track things you might buy if they go on sale starting in August. Take notes. You'll watch them jack up prices and sometimes charge MORE on black friday than they do the rest of the year.
Shop small. Shop local. Shop holiday/craft markets. Shop antiques and second hand.
The only language they understand is your dollars. Do what you can to remove yours from their networks
I turned 40 this year and have worked a lot of retail jobs, and all i can say is black friday deals and sales in general are never actually on sale (Im in Canada) . The price is always raised in the ad or store just to mark down and look like a sale. This is not a new thing. Its been a marketing tactic forever. I guess the only difference is there are really good deals perhaps on things they cant sell. Regular sale items. Maybe people are only noticing now because they can compare online.
Nothing blew me away in price yesterday, so i bought nothing. Glad you made this video cause i was wondering the same thing.
Damn yall surprised about things that were already exposed damn near 20 yrs ago?
I had to work Thanksgiving, so we celebrated it the day after. I needed a few things to get the turkey ready, so we went to Walmart when they opened and realized it was Black Friday. I only bought the stuffing and cranberries, and things i needed, because all their "deals" were so expensive! Two bags of groceries for the meal was over $100. Prices are through the roof and constantly rising, but wages haven't changed at all.
It’s not just Black Friday. Lenox Halloween sales are now showing the item original price is $160 and $80 on sale but back in October the ORIGINAL price was $80. They really think people are stupid
I live in Asia, and we got our own online versions over here.
Whenever they have sales or discounts like the 11/11, 12/12 and so on, their items are usually damaged, returned or missing parts.
It’s hardly a brand new, no scratches item.
I don’t know whether to accept “you get what you pay for” however, their pictures are definitely deceiving so I only buy the necessary like stationeries during this time.
It's SO TRUE. Headphones on Amazon Canada that were $32 BEFORE black Friday.....they are "on sale" for $32 and are NOW marked as the original price was $46. NO THE H E double hockey stick IT WASN'T lol
I had a phone case in my cart that I hadn’t gotten around to purchasing yet. The price went up from $18.95 to $24.95 the week of thanksgiving but they marked it as 50% off a 49.95 MSRP. So deceitful
Amazon raised their average prices for black Friday. An item I had been watching that had been $5.99 jumped to $6.99 to buy normally or $5.59 black friday sale with prime. $1.00 more across the board vs potential $0.41 discount = average price actually ROSE. Greedy manipulation, Amazon is garbage
30% off is a coupon code not a deal lol. They really think we are stupid. I've noticed pricing hikes then calling them sales as well. Rather save my coins then throw them away.
I’ve not shopped because nobody is giving good enough discounts to justify me spending money. It’s already tight enough out here
Omg this is so crazy!! I never expected to see my lil Tiktok in a UA-cam thumbnail, thanks so much for including my video!! Loved your analysis and thoughts!
Symone gurl! Your hair is gorgeous! I just stare at it when I’m watching your videos! 😅
I still feel icky shopping for shit the day after I celebrate being grateful for what I have.
I feel this, but usually I’m shopping for Xmas gifts for others AND get myself a lil treat 😊
100%
I’ve never thought about it this way.
That just hit alil different. Thanks
Exactly. I hate my family because they abuse me. They only invite me to thanksgiving because they know I do not participate in the consumer part of christmas and would leave me with their children after the meal to get the cheap crap which they do not need on the "early black friday" sales on thanksgiving. I have not been to a family thanksgiving in about 10 years.
The corporations are also realized that consumers are getting smarter because during covid they have realized that there is so much that they can do without!
theres price tracking sites too
Its always been a scam. I worked retail and before every sale the base price on items would go up.
4:19 i got hit in the head with a box of legos one time. They didn't mean to hit me but they also had no social awareness of where they were moving their body
That’s spacial awareness
2:09 We actually have laws against it in Poland, where the seller must show you the lowest price from in the last month (we also have it on price tags in shops), exactly because of price spikes
This is AMERICA the land of milk and money where corporations run the government! USA! USA!USA !
Amazon does this for Prime Day too!! Don’t be fooled yall 😩
I never cared for Black Friday... And they have been jacking up prices for years... I remember when I was like 13 my mom told me black Friday is a scam and that was 20 years ago.. One year, around 2010ish I worked security for a Walmart on Black Friday...I ended up walking out after an hour smh chaotic wasn't the word!
I waa in Ulta two days ago and asked what the black Friday sales would be. The lady looked at me crazy and was like "This is the sale". Allllllrighty then
😂😂😂
Eff ulta ! 😩 lol I worked there 2019 and then the shut down happened early 2020, they closed the store & we collected unemployment. when the extra $600 ended w/ unemployment they had us workers on a conference call to tell us the stores gonna close officially & they “would try” to find another location to place us in and to wait to hear back. Two months later another call “we can’t find anywhere to place you” like no duh! The employees at other locations hours got cut so how could u place us anywhere. Anywho that was so shady like they knew the numbers and that the store was closing end of 2020 regardless so instead of giving us the illusion of returning to work, we could’ve been looking for work elsewhere! lol haven’t shopped there or worked for retail since lmao 😂😅
15:52 MAKE A SCREENSHOT! Do not expect the page itself to be correct weeks later even if you never closed it. They're definitely going to change these carts into live updates or something that forces something else so you cannot track it. Forced emptying of the cart after x days is also becoming common. So make screenshots instead. Just a pro tip.
I have a folder of SS for items and their prices, what store and when. I've done this with note pads in the 90's and a digital camera when those came out. I ran across an old file of early century prices and boy, the memories of living off of server's wages are strong.
Thank you Captain Pessimistic -_-. I think you're honestly right.
You're right.
Something told me to take a screenshot before the 'BLACK Friday Sales'
Prices were higher the next day but because the letters were in RED, it's perceived as lower.
YES!!!
I usually do my Christmas shopping during black friday, but the lack of deals is such a turn off. I feel like another thing they do is pull out items that are popular (edit: or the more luxury items) and bring them back after the sales because I've had my eye on them and don't see them listed anymore.
Yeah… always “sold out” but the day after cyber Monday they have a surplus.
shout out for mentioning the extension Keepa, that thing is awesome now i can check to see when to buy on amazon, wonder how many more extensions like that there are
I remember stories of people being trampled EVERY YEARS and the news being all “Be safe when you are Shopping on Black Friday guys!!” Now no one lines up for the sales anymore than when Stanley drops a new cup.
This ain’t nothing new companies have been doing this for years.
Amazon has been doing this for years. I have noticed everything goes up like double a 3-4 weeks before black Friday. Then they act like it's on sale. I have been telling people this for years and nobody else seems to notice! I'm so glad we're finally talking about this
I had fun at Black Friday. Home Depot had some good sales and put out a really nice cookie & snack tray with decorations
That’s how they get you huh😂
The companies aren’t struggling, “record sales” this and “best year” that, when we the workers don’t see any of it inside working or even shopping 🙄 can’t even give us one day a year to literally get an actual good deal.
It’s mostly online shopping now
Yup and they’re doing all this so they can replace the in shop workers once and for all
@@yolanda6392 do they not realize, yes they pay us, but we also are the ones who keep them in business because we have money to spend?? 😂 so if we have more to blow we’ll buy your BS products you try so hard to shove down our throats 🙄
Because of a credit bubble: this is the final grab before the central banks pop it.
The items these companies buy are 3x as much since the pandemic. You really thought greedy corporations were gonna lose money just to make the consumers feel happy? Lol.
I’m so upset about Black Friday. I got SHMONEYYYYY to spend and one spoiled child! But they deals aren’t dealing and so I’m not buying NOTHIN! now that I’m an adult with a career.. I’m PISSED
Yup. I remember huge Black Friday deals when I was a kid, heard stories about people lining up early the night before to get in stores early and even getting in fights over products. Now that I'm an adult with some cash to spend, the "deals" are either pathetic to nonexistent.
Maybe don't spoil the child? Then the expectations for something expensive does not exist.
@@Jane-ow7sr she’s only 4 and is obsessed with Barbie’s 😅 I just wanted some good Barbie deals. But I agree
@RustyTeethx ahh okay. Y'know that's understandable
I'm 48 and definitely remember the fights. I did it only once and never again 😂
You participated in the fights once or participated in black friday shopping once 🤣
@rg8733 my bad.. the shopping 😄😄
Fighting like a hooligan in a big Black Friday brawl is peak human experience 😂
I try to do a Black Friday reservation to stay at a hotel in St. Louis with IHg hotel, what a big scam. They said 25% off in the next 25 hours vowels when we went to go book the room price. It was the same price. No discount, no black cyber Friday sale.
I could’ve sworn this is illegal. Yep. I checked. Deceptive pricing is illegal in many countries and “sales” must reflect an actual reduction in the original price.
tbh a lot of stores have been doing this for years. i worked at a puma outlet store in 2012 and we always had a 50% sale going on, huge banner in the window advertising it. on black friday, people swarmed the place and cleaned it out for the exact same 50% off deal we always had going. just buy what you need to buy, dont buy things because theyre on sale, track prices of things you want.
I used to work in the mall at Sprint back in the day. I’ll never forget my 1st Black Friday shift. When the doors were opened it sounded like a stampede! Back then you could get a $300 dollar tv for 175$ and a tablet for 50$. The clearance isle at the grocery store and Walmart doing the same thing!
I've never participated in Black Friday. I've always imagined Big Business laughing their @sses off at addicted consumers fighting and tripping over each other to grab crappy products they don't need. Don't give them the satisfaction, save your money.
Guys.... I really hate to break this to you, but black friday has ALWAYS been a scam. Companies would stock up on cheap product right before black friday and mark it with sale prices. Or they marked up prices to them mark them down to regular price as a sale. I worked management in retail for a long time. It's just worse now.
I think most reasonable people have always known this. I remember the TVs or electronics that were on sale were never brand names I recognized. However, if you were eyeing something and planning to buy it, it just made sense to wait for a sale. I know the game. I won't pay full price because I know it's marked up to begin with. It's a tiring and annoying game. With no real prizes. Lol.
I just wanted one thing, the Ninja Creami. It was on sale for $150 pretty much all year. NAW IMMA WAIT FOR BLACK FRIDAY!!
It was still $150.
I plan to keep my money this year and skip Black Friday. My funds are staying in my account for " Bill Paying Monday ". Put the groceries 50 to 60 percent off and watch how people flock to the grocery stores.
Not bill paying Monday!😂
People never believed me there no such thing as Black Friday deals anymore. Bought a battery charger months ago and saw it was on a “Black Friday sale” then checked my order receipt and it was the same price lol. Companies started having early Black Friday sales many many years ago and then every other company started competing so “Black Friday sales” started to become year round.
Yup Walmart did the same thing. Had a battery jumper/air compressor for $50 then they just took them all out of the glass case and made a tall display with you guessed it $50 Black Friday sale lol.
That’s EXACTLY how I feel, I remember when it used to be 70-90% everything depending on where you go…it goes the same when it comes to parties that my mom ( RIP ) used to tell me that would still be here NOTHING GOOD IS BEING REPEATED 3:28
The most crazy Black Friday I remember was the year Tickle Me Elmo was super popular.
That was like 1999?
Omg. I worked at Toys R Us during that period. Omg that was WILD
@@carochan86It was a few years before that.. I think it was '96 or so.
Which is why I just out the items in my cart before the sale starts a couple weeks in advance and monitor the actual discounts before making the purchases.
I got a Black Friday ad while watching this 😂
90% of my items on my Amazon wishlist are regular price, and the few things that are on Black Friday sale are like 10-18 percent off. 18 percent?! That's insulting.
My family and I noticed some years ago that post Christmas deals were better than Black Friday deals.
We’ve marked our calendars for big sales at various companies throughout the year and save for whatever else we want.
It’s helped with the fomo because we aren’t even missing out on
I agree. All the “deals” I’ve seen are either barely a sale or a lie. I usually check on the usual things I order on Amazon and the “sale” isn’t less than what I usually pay.
Next year I'm doing Christmas shopping in October as the prices are clearly better. Unfortunately, this "scam" is not very new. We've just become aware of it more with access to extensions that track prices. I feel like the "sale" prices are the exact same as on Prime Day, which we've had two so far this year, just to encourage people to spend money because SALE. So disappointed as none of this stuff is really on sale.
Yes I buy my stuff in October when all this stuff is cheaper and I plan months in advance. I start Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping in July and it's way cheaper. For those of us who coupon and bargain shop you always shop off season and after season for the next year. Keep your coupons. Luckily people are waking up but to late 🤷🏾♀️
Nope not at all. My main goal/focus is putting as much as I can into emergency fund ! It's about to get real serious in America 2025 and black Friday deals are not going to save you, but having EMERGENCY FUND WILL !!!
Reeeaaalll serious...my goal is to keep my head down and save as much as I can
Ugh what do you mean - WW3? I can’t even get gifts for Christmas cuz I’m so tapped out :(
@@kaleprincess8268 double digit inflation is expected from the terrifs.
Real talk!
@kaleprincess8268 stock up on food that has a long shelf life is all I gotta say. Food is a NEED. We're already in a recession. But the liar billionaires and millionaires in the Govt think they're keeping it a 'Secret'🙄🙄🙄 Plus they're inflating things on purpose to crash the economy because that's they're goal for a one world currency to take effect after
The only real deals are the things you buy in the off season such as winter clothes in the spring/summer, holiday decorations right after the end of it, etc.
H&M had 30% off on Friday, by Saturday it was 50% off in store. Today (Monday) they’re offering 60% off sitewide because nobody wants to buy their trash.