What was your best/wildest Black Friday story? WAS BLACK 2024 THE WORST ONE YET? IS THIS CORPORATE GREED? How much off is a "GOOD DEAL?" 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 1:27 a.m. and I'm on 34% 😭 and I'm TIRRRREEEDDDD!
I was only impressed by one Black Friday sale, and it was from a jewelry store I've been looking at. Two bracelets are about $60. With the sale, and shipping the same two bracelets were under $25. lol I can' say no to a sale like that.
I remember getting up at 6 am to bus over to the mall before school to get the spend $25, get $25 mall gift card promo. I would carry all my purchases to school! lol 😂
I was literally JUST on Amazon right before I clicked this video and I noticed some of the prices for cyber Monday were actually increased in price or the same prices as before just made to look like a sale 😭
I think if grocery stores did Black Friday they'd legit attract waaay more lines compared to outlet stores. Who wouldn't stockpile on food? Fill up those fridges and pantries
Yeah, people would fist fight over $10 DVD players back in the day. Now it’s $10 off a $300 television. They think that’s worth even getting out of bed for? 😂 I remember a lady trying to snatch a $5 coffee pot right out of my hands in Target on Black Friday in 2002 because it was the last one and I got there first. I gave her a look that told her I ain’t playing and she let go real quick. 😂
I remember when Black Friday was freaking 80-90% off. People were fighting each other over that crap! And that item at full price in the early 2000s is still cheaper than the sale price at target today!!!
Lol. This is the truth and the opposite for Błack haircare products sold at Target. Go to the whìtest Target stores you can find. There you will find your choice of Błack haircare products marked down to 75% off. You have to understand the areas. Agree
I live in a black area and the target that I went to had a bunch of the Taylor Swift concert tour Books and the vinyl records missing. Not all of them were gone, but a significant number.
I had a outfit in my amazon cart that was like 24$. Black Friday came and they changed the original price to like 60 something dollars and the 'sale' price was the price it was weeks ago. That PMO
That’s something they do when “liquidation” is happening. Sweaters that came in marked at $29.99 were marked up to “original” price of $60. Then marked them 10% off. They weren’t worth $10.
That use to be extremely commonplace sales techniques used in the UK.... that got so bad and prevalent legislation was brought in to stop it. Of course that just meant stores just had to charge astronomically inflated prices for 30 days before reducing it to a higher 'sale' price than i would have been originally. And supermarkets found their own price gouging way-as it only had to be the price in 25% of their stores.... meaning only 25% of their customers got regularly stiffed. (It's changed again since then-by them all just buying out convenience stores across the country and charging a fortune for everything in them-meaning they can do 'special offers in the main store that are actally higher than they were originally-but list the convenience store prce as the original one.... pretty effing shady-but legal!!!) But all amazon EU sites are currently being investigated over this deceptive pricing tactic too-as it is equally illegal there. Sadly for Amazon-they can't just raise the price astronomically-as people will quite simply move their purchase to retailers that charge a legitimate price.... kinda like how their massive jump in free shipping price didn't lead to massive sign ups to Prime-just folk moving to other etailers that offered free or reasonable shipping costs for the items the actually wanted.
Right there with you, never participated in that foolishness. Who gets out of their bed in the wee hours, to fight over a damn tv?! I stayed in my pajamas, watched movies, and ate leftovers. This year was exactly the same.
@@SocialSymone You know half these children know the lyrics to a rap song but don't know how to read or write. They need the whole Webster collection. People have their priorities wrong
I’ve worked Black Friday in retail for 13 years. This was my first year not working retail so I went out with my friends just to see what it’s like now. It was dead. No hype at all, people were super chill, and everyone was being very polite to employees. I was so pleasantly surprised. Also, I diligently track prices of things I purchase online. My Amazon cart went up over $50 this weekend, with products I’ve had sitting in there for over two weeks.
@MiamiPush2theLimit Yah cos she personally threatened a whole country with tarrifs right, give your head a wobble.I guess your government represents you exactly as you'd like them to?
It's funny for me to see people fondly reminiscing about having to go to a store in the wee hour of the morning or fight to get outdated products on clearance. Black Friday was never a good time, it was always a dehumanizing mess.
Especially when you were away from your family on a holiday were you are supposed to be celebrating thanks because deals. I was one of those people during those days.
I did Boxing Day once in 2009 with my boyfriend at the time, there was a touch of thrill and I got some cheap things, but they never compared to the insanity of American Black Fridays. When Canada started doing Black Friday the insanity still wasn’t comparable and it disappointed so many Canadians lol.
We would go just for the heck of it. My cousins and I would just go laugh at the prices and frolic around down the isles. This was many moons ago and I see the price tricks have not changed.
It was good about 20 years ago, most stores gave gift cards away to the first 100 people and it could be used for ANYTHING, not you have to "spend a certain amount".
I started going to bin stores like "hot bins" this fall. Essentially the stores buy palates of Amazon returns and sell it. So you're searching through the bins because it's literally random stuff and you don't know what you're going to find. Could be an $90 smart watch, could be bookmarks. I had to stop going though because you start to get addicted to the thrill of a good deal and then you end up buying a ton of random stuff that you don't need because it's a "good deal"
Wow, that is a good point. I can understand how that could end up feeling addicting!!! I'm glad that you understood that this was probably not best for you and I am happy for you! I love hearing your perspective on this because I think many people would feel very similarly and keep going back for this exact reason! ❤️❤️❤️
This kind of store is useless when you actually need something. I don't know the technical terms but the effect they have on our brain is like gambling
Don't waster your time going there bcuz where I live all spanish employees who actually go through the boxes before hand to know what it is and sit the boxes aside right under where they r working at. The one and only time I went I bought a mini pink refrigerator, got it home it DIDN'T work and my debit card was used bcuz the credit union notified me of fraud. The use an iPad with a card scanner on the side to ran up stuff. I had to cancel my debit card, I hvnt been bk since!! Tampa, FL
Amazon throws away hundreds of thousands if products in their warehouses away every month to make room for new stuff. Brand new TVs, computers, phones... in the landfill. I'm glad somethings are being resold instead of trashed. Though, I figure eventually it will come back to haunt them as ppl just wait to get the items this way instead of on the site.
A tip I always follow for electronics is to buy them during the back to school sales rather than Black Friday. Some things like laptops or tvs (in the past at least) have been stripped of features during Black Fridays, but back to school things are full feature
I work for a pawnshop and we decided to run a 50% off solid gold and diamond jewelry we opened at 10am by 2pm we had sold 23,000$ 😂 and the rest of the day went smooooth af because people appreciate actual deals
That’s awesome! I’ve always been a big fan of pawn shops. I think they have fantastic deals and you can get gorgeous, vintage quality jewelry at a fraction of the price of what you’d pay at a jewelry store. Plus youre not supporting the blood diamond industry which is trash.
Imagine going and sitting out front of a store starting at midnight on Thanksgiving and then later realizing the the "great deals" were just marked up tags that faked a sale and you bought everything full price.
Not only laughing... POINTING & laughing Have you ever noticed how much she points at her audience? That's why they're out at dark thirty to get that crap.
honestly she does not have what to do with her money anymore that she is a millionaire and i think she is so disrespectful thought her fans selling merchandise that costs a lot and launching one hundred versions of different products just to be a cash grab
@@marcd6897 they are not better human beings, they are also awful. however, speaking about "better human being" i was a swfitie and went to the eras tour at my country (brazil, rio) and a fan died literally at the concert because of the infrastructure and taylor did not do a thing to formally respect her. i used to love her but after that everything changed for me, if the girl was from USA she would do so much more (search for ana benevides the eras tour rio).
Amazon prime days are just as bad. It's to get rid of high priced items, that I still can't afford or don't need to begin with while the things I need I can aren't even on the deals.
Target worker here. we had easily 100 people waiting outside in 15 degree weather at 4AM for the Taylor Swift shit. We also had many angry Swifties cussing and yelling at people because we sold out so quickly. it’s absolutely ridiculous. and it wasn’t even on sale??? 😂😂
I’m a Taylor swift fan, but I don’t get the utter obsession with her. Maybe bc I’m in my 30’s, but these girls are acting like a cult and it’s a little scary. 😅
@@brie2964Young girls and social contagion is a well documented phenomenon. Not unusual to see groups of young girls and they are all wearing the exact same trendy thing, with slight variations.
@@brie2964 Sad cus they dont get these celebs dont give a rats ass about their fans. And she treats them like shit. You'll find out about her being in occult herself. LOL
I got a $5 panini maker when I went black Friday at target with friends but that was 2009. 😂 That was my dose of a mad grab. The employee came down the aisle with a small dolly of panini makers and it was like a switch went off.😂
Apparently Shoppers spent nearly $11 billion on Black Friday. GO figure! STOP SPENDING PEEPS. Especially with these 10% off deals and fake sale prices. We should be fighting for 50% off on our groceries. That's where they have gotten most of use over the past 4 years with the bs. Bring back normal grocery store prices!
well if they spent that much, they were either rich folks, or people using credit cards they can’t afford to be using. Because no one I know has a lot of money to just waste, people I know are struggling a lot with grocery prices and rent and insurance going up. And even the people who have more money are not trying to waste it, they are saving in case things go bad.
This is exactly what is happening at my Macys. They will mark up the sales price and put the last act sticker on knowing it’s more expensive than the original price. I work at the register and on the floor and I put customers on game about this. Personally, I don’t care if the store is losing money. I’m not going to scam innocent people out of their money over clothes. All of us are struggling financially. Tip: Make sure you guys are checking the original price. If it’s cheaper than the sales prices, fight tooth and nail at the register for the original price.
I saw a sign like 21 years ago saying something like,"Regular T-shirt price. $12. Sale price. $18." I HAD to post about this online and people had a good laugh about it! 🤣🤭
Find out what the government is doing w the taxes, then you know who else has been trying to screw you. Especially those who want to raise our gas and other tax..and then ask yourselves where did our taxes go? mostly blue states. This is why they want you to hate and use race. Cus they dont want you to see what theyre doing themselves.
The lady at 4:24 who said “everyone has been really nice” is how I know Black Friday is dead. There was no “being nice” during Black Friday back in the day and that was because 50%-75% off was nothing to take lightly 😂
When I look back and reflect on how hooked I was on consumer culture, spending money... here a little and there a little ... on things I did not need, I BEG YOU, hold on to your money. Do NOT get suckered into this self-destructive mindset pushed on us. It is a waste of money - which, in the end, is a waste of time spent to get the money to spend, and is, ultimately, a waste of HUGE chunks of your life for so little in return. There are so many more fulfilling things to do with your life rather than endless and empty consumer spending. Please let this go as quickly as possible.
That’s great for you. It will pay off for you, for sure. If I think about it, this is one of my biggest regrets, that I didn’t see through this for the fraud that it is. I sought satisfaction from buying things and from what money could get me. But this is considered “normal” behavior in our culture. It’s what we do. We buy whatever we see that we want. It doesn’t have to be excessive or a spending. “addictìon” but we so easily get hooked into that mindless mentality. But I’d tell anybody. Don’t let this be one of your regrets, too. See through it because it never EVER ends. Take it from me. We don’t need this stuff.
romiparis - Yes.... and THAT’s the thing. All this spending is even MORE unnecessary when you factor in the busted quality of what is intentionally put out here. It would be halfway understandable to buy stuff if you knew you were spending your hard-earned money on high-quality goods, built to last, worth your dollars but this stuff out here isn’t built to last 5 minutes. It is, in fact, built to break down, falll apart, be obsolete and/or useless so it can be replaced by the latest, newest shiniest, next thing out here also designed to take your money again in 6 minutes. Spend. Spend. Spend. All by design. The neverending game doesn’t end. It’s not satisfying so let’s stop chasing...agree
Yes the day after christmas is the best day to shop. Everything is on winter clearance. Even stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls does a mass clearance sale the day after christmas
💯 That's exactly why I'm waiting, and at the end of January-March, companies are getting rid of last years inventory to make room for new inventory. Plus, some of the better deals are throughout the year. Black Friday is just another day, nothing special anymore. 😒
@@Coconutca The Kate Spade leather handbag I got for 50% off disagrees with you. Have you even ever been into a Marshalls before? I’ve gotten quality shoes, PJs, underwear, office supplies, candles, plants, beauty accessories, home decor, and more for great prices. Not sure what you’re talking about.
@@mariakristinahawl1640 You gotta be a troll right? Is it just cool now to be a contrarian on the most obvious shit that you could look up just to see if someone calls you out lmfaooo.
@@mariakristinahawl1640 sure, it's an extra tax on imports, but the companies get to decide whether they eat the loss or shift the cost to the buyer. What's funny is how conservatives are so against increasing min wage because "they'll just raise prices more", but somehow that's not expected to apply to higher fees on imports? Various large companies have already admitted that they plan on increasing prices to protect their profits.
I don’t understand why people go so crazy over Taylor? Especially since it seems like her stuff she drops is a cash grab. I love me some T-Swizzle but not that much. It seems like her fan base is the most extreme and that’s coming from knowing some Barbz and Beyhive in my life lol
Corporations are getting extremely greedy … …if they actually started caring again they’d bring back 50% 60% off even 6 or 7 years ago it wasn’t this bad … I worked at my locals sears before they closed down … and people would still swarm … to these store because they’d have 40% 50% off or buy one get one free … Take heed Greedy corporations if you wanna see unity again bring back the big percentage discounts
I always wondered why people get obsessed with people like Swift .Getting her merch or whatever is not going to change thier lives .The only person who really wins is Swift because now shes got thier $$$ that maybe they couldn't afford to spend anyway .
We used to complain about Black Friday distracting from the holiday or bleeding into Thanksgiving. Now it’s a problem the deals on Black Friday aren’t good enough. 😂 I hate it here
Buy gifts after the holidays it will be about 50%-75% off over time. In the 1990s it was the bomb. Shout out to sitting outside at Best buy with tents..those were the days. Remember you had to tag team with other families lol
Clothing companies i follow kept giving out the same 20% 30% sales but labled them as "black friday exclusive sale" when its really their regular yearly sales😑i been calling them out & they keep deleting my comments 😂🤣
I believe you. Posters said they had direct lines to controversial Celebrities and write stuff like," So, have you given back the $5,000 you stole from the Charity Drive for Hungry Children?" And getting their comments "Mysteriously deleted." 🤣🤭
The news stations think they're slick. "No! Black Friday is still a thing! People still love it! The deals are still there! If we tell you its still a thing will you go out and buy things??" The retailers are their advertisers, they are equally incentivized to try to get people out there shopping even though the deals arent there
Actually, it was like this last year as well…. People were watching certain items before Black Friday anticipating a sale… But on the day of Black Friday, the prices didn’t change… The tag said Black Friday, but if you looked at the tag behind that one, the price was still the same…
But but but.... We can't afford eggs! We can't afford to live! Enter people buying stuff they can't afford then blaming politicians for their personal spending failures
I found three items I've been stalking for three years at a high-end cooking specialty store. They finally went on sale, and I had birthday coupons to redeem, which lowered the price even more.
@@SocialSymoneA lot of big thrift stores will use a coloured tag system, and progressively discount based on the colour through the week to cycle out old merchandise. But that's not holiday specific. I think what the commenter was saying is that a lot of people donate and pawn decorations and unwanted gifts after the holidays- also thrift stores and pawn shops will have contracts to get overhead from retailers around them.
Swiftie here! The book was on sale online on Saturday, that’s when I got mine. The Vinyl was sold out but I wasn’t about to drop $80 on it anyway… they always go on sale later, at target, for the ones who can be patient 😂
Hot Bins is called Black Friday here in Houston TX. On Sundays everything is $5 and you can find all sorts of stuff. I've found great deals and that keeps me going back.
Ah! Good to know! I live here in Houston and one of my coworkers was telling me about this place called Black Friday, so is basically the same thing. I haven’t visited the store because I know myself😅🙈
There's a Black Friday store here in Charlotte. Every time I go.... attention all customers do not open boxes on your own if you want to know what's inside we will open it for you anyone caught opening boxes will be asked to leave the store l😄l
The original Black Friday deals were legit. My mom bought my gameboy back in the day on a Black Friday sale. However we started to get products made specifically for Black Friday in the mid to early 2000’s. Now it’s all about extending the shopping season from late November through December to Late October to December. (The longer they can get the shopping season to be the more money they make)
I recongized this when Express had pants for 98 bucks. On black friday they marked it up to 128 and on sale it was 98 ....i was shocked! This was 7 years ago and now all retailers are doing this.
Was checking gaming consoles a few weeks ago. As soon as Black Friday the price went up additional $80. They upped the price for Black Friday. Crazy work
I did not go shopping. No money for extra's, so no buying. I console myself with shopping video's on here and tell myself maybe next year, or four. Being able to keep the lights on is a blessing so I am really happy. Anyone who says the economy has improved is living somewhere great.
I've been going to bin stores like Hot Bins for a few years, they all have different names, and I think the proper term for them is liquidation stores. Our local chain started selling early bird passes to get in like 15 minutes early because those high end items and electronic things get picked over REAL fast. That said, I've found some really good stuff on deep discount, but since it's all returns, discontinued items and overstocks from places like Amazon or Target the stock is 100% random. I suggest using the Amazon app's barcode scanner to check if it's actually a deal, and how much you save. One time the bins had loads of jumbo packs of dog diapers, for example. Also you have to dig though a lot of cheap Temu-grade crap to get the good or useful stuff. HOWEVER, I have started going less often because I don't want my house to fill up with bin store stuff as I prioritize wants vs. impulse buys vs. needs. 😅
I live in Mexico and we have something here called "Buen Fin". It's a weekend of sales. It happens mid-November. We felt like the sales sucked here also.
I wanted to shop this year, I usually do. I'm super disappointed at this years deals. You all are so on point. Thank you for all the videos. Amazon has been the worst about deal for awhile. They used to drop the price of everything in your cart if you left it more than 2 days. Now, after 1 day they start raising the price about 20% it's BS! Pay attention, everyone. All these businesses do not deserve your hard earned money this black friday/ cyber Monday.
Never been in the mayhem of Black Friday and Im 43! Ive shopped online in previous years, but I've noticed I still have clothing, shoes, electronics, and just "things" I haven't even touched and with the tags on them. This year, it was a NO for me. This year, im choosing to save. With the price of gas, food etc, nah.. Im good! Thank you for sharing.
Same!!! I love shopping and will shop every week with no problem 😂 this year I said no to Black Friday shopping I have an abundance of everything! I still have stuff I bought a few weeks ago that I haven’t used yet
@@uniquelyyou5990 Yep! we don't realize we as a culture, over consume, or over spend all in the name of a "sale" when we didn't really need it in the first place. It's definitely hard. I'll admit, I love to spend, but at this point, Im over consuming.
I dont think people spent that money. I think the news inflated the spending or included purchases normally not included. Or, people spent money to that capacity because they know tariffs are around the corner. Because I bet literally in the next few days we will hear how corporations didnt meet their target this year and shopping was at an all-time low. Honestly, nothing was on sale and the 20 and 30% off wasn't worth it.
My children are 22 & 36, I remember Black Friday was huge. A 169.00 Barbie dream house for 89.00, $50 video games for 30.00, no rebate sales, you saved your money at the register at point of sale. Rebates depend on customers not following thru and sometimes you never get the rebate. If I hear so cute, demure and diabolical one more freaking time, I’m going scream my eyeballs thru
13:10 Amen!! I don't understand why some people are so obsessed with her, she is just a normal human! Do something good for people who need help, don't throw your money on someone who is already crazy rich!
I knew Taylor Swift was going to be a HUGE Celebrity when she came in the scene around 2007 as a 17 year old girl, but I had no idea just HOW huge she would become. She's a world renowned mega Star and a Billionaire, the richest Female Singer in the world. 😲
I enjoyed this video! I remember back in the day when folks mammas, aunties and grannies were outside fist fighting and knocking each other down for Tickle Me Elmo dolls 😂. Once Apple came along they were fighting over new phones, Ipads and headphones. Don't forget about getting a new big screen TV every year. Imagine getting literally trampled at the local Walmart and Mall after camping outside for hours. The levels of violence were unreal back in the day. Sidenote, so if you camp outside a store do you leave your stuff outside while you are shopping? 🤨🤷🏽♀️😂
I did not participate in Black Friday. I bought shoes for my kids on black friday week, but my kids needed shoes and they were on sales. I saw my wishlists on amazon and etc., online and items that were more costly did not go on any sale. They just put some items on sale that are bellow 30 dollar on sale. As for anything local, yes there were offers like 3 clothes piaces for 50 dollars but I just looked around, thought that I would probably not wear any if this or just let it be in my closet. I put money into saving accounts and paid my bills, debt. You can get deals all around the year, not only on Black Fridays.
Sorry , habitual commenter , I look it it like I’m helping the algorithm lmao. There is not one single person I would stand in line all night to get their book or CD. Nope.
Thrift stores and bin sale places like that HotBox are honestly the only places worth it. My local thrift had all merch 50% off. I swear it's the only places that bring any kind of discounts worth anything
Literally!!! I only go to like ross and dds stuff like that. My local thirst stores always have different colored tag sales. They even have a day where you can fill up a bag with clothes for like 5 bucks. Not goodwill though its always the religious ones. But with resellers theres nothing good anymore 😔😔😔
This was a fun video! I can't believe how fast you got this posted. I am a very atypical Black Friday, cyber Monday shopper. I am in the paper planner community. You know like Happy Planner? This time of year is what I save up for to get my planners for next year and sticker deals. Small shops do some nice discounts. Just have to be patient as they are very small businesses and it takes time to get your order. Except Happy Planner. They get your order out quick but they were bought out a few years ago by a company with more resources.
❤ Thank you so much. I'm glad that you enjoyed it and I'll be working overtime editing and getting these videos out a lot of the time. I didn't go to sleep until three this morning and I'm back up lol. And that is really cool that you are in the paper planner community. I hope you were able to get some good discounts this year! Is that similar to couponing? I have seen some people with couponing get loads of washing detergent and things of that sort for an amazing price. I am always so impressed with how well planned out and affordable their shopping is!
I worked at Walmart in like 2017. I had to be there on Thanksgiving for black Friday and the store was NUTS. Never seen so many people in my life and they were being herded like cattle into the store! Glad it's not like that anymore tbh.
I did oldschool Black Friday once, maybe 13 years ago. I waited in line for hours, and the person ahead of me got the LAST cheap laptop. I was so mad, and swore I'd never do that again. And my laptop had just died, I actually needed a new one! They had like 22 discount laptops for hundreds of people, and you all know they could sell more if they wanted. Other people told me they went to big box stores on Black Friday and the deep discount stuff was already sold by the employees to each other. Maybe other peoples' experience was different, but I suspect some people have rose colored glasses on when it comes to how "fun" that was.
"some people have rose colored glasses on when it comes to how "fun" that was." Totally agree! I've seen and heard the Black Friday horror stories and I'm GLAD that such stuff is dying out.
Yeah, I can understand lamenting when the deals were actual deals- hence the chaos and mobs you see in old footage- but pretending like that ish was a *good time*? It's like people missing Blockbuster, to me. Do you know how many great independent movie rental places there used to be, everywhere, but all anyone talks about was the store that sold candy and old popcorn at 40% markup, where no kid working there actually knew a damn thing about movies, and they could damn near mortgage your house through late fees.
@@0HellcatMary0 Agreed about Blockbuster! Back in the late 90s, a video rental place tried to threaten us with retail theft charges over a movie that was maybe a week overdue tops, that wasn't even a new release, it had been out for like 15 years. And the tape itself had terrible audio! I'll take streaming any day over that predatory BS.
I've been seeing a lot of these videos about Black Friday, and my question is, why is it a bad thing that people aren't trampling each other to DEATH for a deal on a TV anymore? I have never gone Black Friday shopping in my life, I avoided it. And I'm 29. I have worked in retail, however... so I find it refreshing that Black Friday is dying. Retail workers should be able to stay home with family after Thanksgiving ❤️ Love your videos! 🥰
I've never participated in black Friday, but this year I had something I wanted and I thought it might be a good day to shop. I went to Walmart around lunchtime and there was something I wanted that cost 129$ and the clerk said it was usually around 200$ so I bought it and then it went back up to 215$ the next day. I saved 86$ on a little 14" laptop by HP. So I feel like Walmart had some great sales. People were lined up in the electronics department!! I should have tried to buy a new phone too! The good Walmart sale was 6 am to 11 pm Black Friday 1 day only so it's over now.
They sent me a 25% off for Black Friday. I didn’t buy anything but food and pay my bills. 40 % is not a deal. F these corporations they could give deals.
I have never done Black Friday shopping. I am 56 yrs old and I have never done that. When I was younger my aunt took me to a mall a few days before Christmas and it was so crowded and gross I decided to ALWAYS do my shopping early. Now we have the internet and I don't shop in stores ever AND I spend less money
I went out on a black Friday once in the early 2000s out of morbid curiosity... was definitely not for me. It's easier (for me) to pick up a gift here and there throughout the year. Sales happen year round and if i see something perfect for someone I'd rather get it when I see it. Hannukah and Christmas gift giving becomes so much more relaxed and easy without the last minute rush of searching and spending.
This is how I shop as well. Year round and always looking for special little somethings, sales, and budgeting throughout the year. I wrap it all by the end of the first week in December then I can sit back and relax a little. So much better to have less stress!
I shop for perfume on Amazon all the time. I noticed the prices went up drastically about a month ago... then put them back on sale for BF, but still higher than before.
Ppl are shopping for the wrong stuff. This Black Friday was 🙌 if you were shopping for turkeys, t-giving type food sales, shampoo, toilet paper and napkins.
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What was your best/wildest Black Friday story? WAS BLACK 2024 THE WORST ONE YET? IS THIS CORPORATE GREED? How much off is a "GOOD DEAL?" 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 1:27 a.m. and I'm on 34%
😭 and I'm TIRRRREEEDDDD!
I was only impressed by one Black Friday sale, and it was from a jewelry store I've been looking at. Two bracelets are about $60. With the sale, and shipping the same two bracelets were under $25. lol I can' say no to a sale like that.
I remember getting up at 6 am to bus over to the mall before school to get the spend $25, get $25 mall gift card promo. I would carry all my purchases to school! lol 😂
I was literally JUST on Amazon right before I clicked this video and I noticed some of the prices for cyber Monday were actually increased in price or the same prices as before just made to look like a sale 😭
@nimoprosper Say it ain't so!! 😲 They ain't right!!!
i never lined up, but im not even going to bother looking for deals. not participating this year.
Need a discount on rent, utility bills and health insurance
Yes times a million!
That would be awesome!
Food, Gas ect.
I think if grocery stores did Black Friday they'd legit attract waaay more lines compared to outlet stores. Who wouldn't stockpile on food? Fill up those fridges and pantries
I am running a playthrough where my character doesn't have health insurance. So if something bad happens, I will be financially ruined for years.
I’m sick of these companies playing in our face with 10% off. Don’t piss me off!
😂😂😂
I can imagine you rising from your seat as you blast out the second sentence! 😂
I will push stuff over honeyyy 10% get out my face immediately
Yeah, people would fist fight over $10 DVD players back in the day. Now it’s $10 off a $300 television. They think that’s worth even getting out of bed for? 😂 I remember a lady trying to snatch a $5 coffee pot right out of my hands in Target on Black Friday in 2002 because it was the last one and I got there first. I gave her a look that told her I ain’t playing and she let go real quick. 😂
10% is nothing but a slap in the face. 🤦
I remember when Black Friday was freaking 80-90% off. People were fighting each other over that crap! And that item at full price in the early 2000s is still cheaper than the sale price at target today!!!
YES IYKYK
When was Black Friday 80% and 90% off and on what items and which stores?
@jesswalsh And even the companies are feeling the recession LOL
People have even died on Black Friday fighting over items.. ie Tickle Me Elmo
Thats why I'm glad it sucks now tbh. People don't need to die or be hurt over shopping...
All Swifties need to do is go to a Target in a BLK neighborhood 😅 there were plenty albums when I want to target at 2 pm. Lol
Lmao
Lol. This is the truth and the opposite for Błack haircare products sold at Target. Go to the whìtest Target stores you can find. There you will find your choice of Błack haircare products marked down to 75% off.
You have to understand the areas. Agree
FACTS 😂😂😂😂
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I live in a black area and the target that I went to had a bunch of the Taylor Swift concert tour Books and the vinyl records missing. Not all of them were gone, but a significant number.
I had a outfit in my amazon cart that was like 24$. Black Friday came and they changed the original price to like 60 something dollars and the 'sale' price was the price it was weeks ago. That PMO
That’s something they do when “liquidation” is happening. Sweaters that came in marked at $29.99 were marked up to “original” price of $60. Then marked them 10% off. They weren’t worth $10.
This. Had a pair of boots in my bag. $180... They were $240 on black friday.
Was the item an Amazon item or a third party item?
That use to be extremely commonplace sales techniques used in the UK.... that got so bad and prevalent legislation was brought in to stop it. Of course that just meant stores just had to charge astronomically inflated prices for 30 days before reducing it to a higher 'sale' price than i would have been originally.
And supermarkets found their own price gouging way-as it only had to be the price in 25% of their stores.... meaning only 25% of their customers got regularly stiffed. (It's changed again since then-by them all just buying out convenience stores across the country and charging a fortune for everything in them-meaning they can do 'special offers in the main store that are actally higher than they were originally-but list the convenience store prce as the original one.... pretty effing shady-but legal!!!)
But all amazon EU sites are currently being investigated over this deceptive pricing tactic too-as it is equally illegal there. Sadly for Amazon-they can't just raise the price astronomically-as people will quite simply move their purchase to retailers that charge a legitimate price.... kinda like how their massive jump in free shipping price didn't lead to massive sign ups to Prime-just folk moving to other etailers that offered free or reasonable shipping costs for the items the actually wanted.
@@msarchieve1749 If you're asking me, the boots were on Amazon. It was very disappointing.
Can you believe I NEVER participated in Black Friday?! I discovered very young that the best deals were ones you get after the holidays.
Right??! I know my family and other families would often promise delivery of a bigger ticket gift sometime in January.
I learned this at 15 in 2001
Right there with you, never participated in that foolishness. Who gets out of their bed in the wee hours, to fight over a damn tv?! I stayed in my pajamas, watched movies, and ate leftovers. This year was exactly the same.
I believe you, neither have I!
Then your STILL lining THIER pockets. WTF do you need ANY of thier shit for????????
Give that girl who says cute 20 times a thesaurus for Christmas 😂
NOT A THESAURUS 😂😂😂 BLESS HER HEART!
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My nephew doesn’t do that but I might just get him one anyway. I liked one when I was 11
@@SocialSymone
You know half these children know the lyrics to a rap song but don't know how to read or write. They need the whole Webster collection. People have their priorities wrong
I’ve worked Black Friday in retail for 13 years. This was my first year not working retail so I went out with my friends just to see what it’s like now. It was dead. No hype at all, people were super chill, and everyone was being very polite to employees. I was so pleasantly surprised.
Also, I diligently track prices of things I purchase online. My Amazon cart went up over $50 this weekend, with products I’ve had sitting in there for over two weeks.
That’s what happens when you threaten other countries with tariffs.
@@MiamiPush2theLimitthat's definitely part of it, but they also do this every year regardless of who's about to be in charge
@MiamiPush2theLimit Yah cos she personally threatened a whole country with tarrifs right, give your head a wobble.I guess your government represents you exactly as you'd like them to?
@MiamiPush2theLimit nah. BF hasn't been good for years. Plus with stores stretching out the sales over 3-4 days.
You probably never experienced BF in its heyday
It's funny for me to see people fondly reminiscing about having to go to a store in the wee hour of the morning or fight to get outdated products on clearance. Black Friday was never a good time, it was always a dehumanizing mess.
Especially when you were away from your family on a holiday were you are supposed to be celebrating thanks because deals. I was one of those people during those days.
Say it again for the people in the back!
I did Boxing Day once in 2009 with my boyfriend at the time, there was a touch of thrill and I got some cheap things, but they never compared to the insanity of American Black Fridays. When Canada started doing Black Friday the insanity still wasn’t comparable and it disappointed so many Canadians lol.
We would go just for the heck of it. My cousins and I would just go laugh at the prices and frolic around down the isles. This was many moons ago and I see the price tricks have not changed.
It was good about 20 years ago, most stores gave gift cards away to the first 100 people and it could be used for ANYTHING, not you have to "spend a certain amount".
I started going to bin stores like "hot bins" this fall. Essentially the stores buy palates of Amazon returns and sell it. So you're searching through the bins because it's literally random stuff and you don't know what you're going to find. Could be an $90 smart watch, could be bookmarks. I had to stop going though because you start to get addicted to the thrill of a good deal and then you end up buying a ton of random stuff that you don't need because it's a "good deal"
Wow, that is a good point. I can understand how that could end up feeling addicting!!! I'm glad that you understood that this was probably not best for you and I am happy for you! I love hearing your perspective on this because I think many people would feel very similarly and keep going back for this exact reason! ❤️❤️❤️
This kind of store is useless when you actually need something. I don't know the technical terms but the effect they have on our brain is like gambling
@@radhiadeedou8286 yes agreed
Don't waster your time going there bcuz where I live all spanish employees who actually go through the boxes before hand to know what it is and sit the boxes aside right under where they r working at. The one and only time I went I bought a mini pink refrigerator, got it home it DIDN'T work and my debit card was used bcuz the credit union notified me of fraud. The use an iPad with a card scanner on the side to ran up stuff. I had to cancel my debit card, I hvnt been bk since!! Tampa, FL
Amazon throws away hundreds of thousands if products in their warehouses away every month to make room for new stuff. Brand new TVs, computers, phones... in the landfill. I'm glad somethings are being resold instead of trashed. Though, I figure eventually it will come back to haunt them as ppl just wait to get the items this way instead of on the site.
A tip I always follow for electronics is to buy them during the back to school sales rather than Black Friday. Some things like laptops or tvs (in the past at least) have been stripped of features during Black Fridays, but back to school things are full feature
I work for a pawnshop and we decided to run a 50% off solid gold and diamond jewelry we opened at 10am by 2pm we had sold 23,000$ 😂 and the rest of the day went smooooth af because people appreciate actual deals
That’s awesome! I’ve always been a big fan of pawn shops. I think they have fantastic deals and you can get gorgeous, vintage quality jewelry at a fraction of the price of what you’d pay at a jewelry store. Plus youre not supporting the blood diamond industry which is trash.
Amazing!! Great job!
Imagine going and sitting out front of a store starting at midnight on Thanksgiving and then later realizing the the "great deals" were just marked up tags that faked a sale and you bought everything full price.
That's good for them 😂😂😂
Really? Which item was fake priced?
TSwift is laughing all the way to the bank…
Not only laughing...
POINTING & laughing
Have you ever noticed how much she points at her audience? That's why they're out at dark thirty to get that crap.
honestly she does not have what to do with her money anymore that she is a millionaire and i think she is so disrespectful thought her fans selling merchandise that costs a lot and launching one hundred versions of different products just to be a cash grab
@@CarolinaS.Mendoncashe’s actually a billionaire not a millionaire, which makes it much worse
jealous? Yeah, Jeff or Elon are such better human beings…. 😂
@@marcd6897 they are not better human beings, they are also awful. however, speaking about "better human being" i was a swfitie and went to the eras tour at my country (brazil, rio) and a fan died literally at the concert because of the infrastructure and taylor did not do a thing to formally respect her. i used to love her but after that everything changed for me, if the girl was from USA she would do so much more (search for ana benevides the eras tour rio).
“It’s not enough people in here to play a game of monopoly” I had to pause the video 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Amazon prime days are just as bad. It's to get rid of high priced items, that I still can't afford or don't need to begin with while the things I need I can aren't even on the deals.
Target worker here. we had easily 100 people waiting outside in 15 degree weather at 4AM for the Taylor Swift shit. We also had many angry Swifties cussing and yelling at people because we sold out so quickly. it’s absolutely ridiculous. and it wasn’t even on sale??? 😂😂
Well, technically, it was on sale. There was no discount/markdown. Lol. Glad no one got hurt.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift was warm and comfy at home 😂.
I’m a Taylor swift fan, but I don’t get the utter obsession with her. Maybe bc I’m in my 30’s, but these girls are acting like a cult and it’s a little scary. 😅
@@brie2964Young girls and social contagion is a well documented phenomenon. Not unusual to see groups of young girls and they are all wearing the exact same trendy thing, with slight variations.
@@brie2964 Sad cus they dont get these celebs dont give a rats ass about their fans. And she treats them like shit. You'll find out about her being in occult herself. LOL
Me looking at the $90 I got today as a monthly interest into my savings account: "aww, that's so cute.."
I know that's right! I can relate.
Nice
So about 38k 40k in reserves....nice 🙂, not everyone has that ❤
There haven't been any actual black Friday deals since the late 90's. They keep selling the same TV's and Ipads for $7 off 🙄
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
SEVEN DOLLAS??
I got a $5 panini maker when I went black Friday at target with friends but that was 2009. 😂 That was my dose of a mad grab. The employee came down the aisle with a small dolly of panini makers and it was like a switch went off.😂
I saw so many roku tvs on sale in target
People know roku sucks . why would they buy it 🤣🤣🤣
Apparently Shoppers spent nearly $11 billion on Black Friday. GO figure! STOP SPENDING PEEPS. Especially with these 10% off deals and fake sale prices. We should be fighting for 50% off on our groceries. That's where they have gotten most of use over the past 4 years with the bs. Bring back normal grocery store prices!
well if they spent that much, they were either rich folks, or people using credit cards they can’t afford to be using. Because no one I know has a lot of money to just waste, people I know are struggling a lot with grocery prices and rent and insurance going up. And even the people who have more money are not trying to waste it, they are saving in case things go bad.
do the math, 11B sounds like a lot, but divide by say half the American people (160M), it’s not even $100 per person.
My question is who is doing the spending?!?!? Cuz all im seeing is people mad at these "deals"
There are over 300 million people in the U.S. so that isn't a lot. Probably rich people spending $20k to $100k in one trip to Hermes.
This is exactly what is happening at my Macys. They will mark up the sales price and put the last act sticker on knowing it’s more expensive than the original price. I work at the register and on the floor and I put customers on game about this. Personally, I don’t care if the store is losing money. I’m not going to scam innocent people out of their money over clothes. All of us are struggling financially.
Tip: Make sure you guys are checking the original price. If it’s cheaper than the sales prices, fight tooth and nail at the register for the original price.
I saw a sign like 21 years ago saying something like,"Regular T-shirt price. $12. Sale price. $18." I HAD to post about this online and people had a good laugh about it! 🤣🤭
I noticed walmart doing similar things this summer with clearance things. I thought I must be wrong, but I guess that is how it is! WOW
Find out what the government is doing w the taxes, then you know who else has been trying to screw you. Especially those who want to raise our gas and other tax..and then ask yourselves where did our taxes go? mostly blue states. This is why they want you to hate and use race. Cus they dont want you to see what theyre doing themselves.
My 18 yr old asked what was the big deal about black Friday....he didn't know 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The lady at 4:24 who said “everyone has been really nice” is how I know Black Friday is dead. There was no “being nice” during Black Friday back in the day and that was because 50%-75% off was nothing to take lightly 😂
My big grown ass love squish mellows, but 5 below is too cheap to be there in the cold for blk Friday 🤣🤣🤣
I love Squishmallows too.
I don’t understand the appeal at all, but I did see squishmallows pet beds and they were adorable
I'll tell you what... "cute" has gotten me 4 stray cats and 3 ex girlfriends. Cute is dangerous!
🤭. That was funny
Cats are a good choice
When I look back and reflect on how hooked I was on consumer culture, spending money... here a little and there a little ... on things I did not need, I BEG YOU, hold on to your money. Do NOT get suckered into this self-destructive mindset pushed on us. It is a waste of money - which, in the end, is a waste of time spent to get the money to spend, and is, ultimately, a waste of HUGE chunks of your life for so little in return.
There are so many more fulfilling things to do with your life rather than endless and empty consumer spending. Please let this go as quickly as possible.
Yes I realized a few stop this years ago.
That’s great for you. It will pay off for you, for sure. If I think about it, this is one of my biggest regrets, that I didn’t see through this for the fraud that it is. I sought satisfaction from buying things and from what money could get me. But this is considered “normal” behavior in our culture. It’s what we do. We buy whatever we see that we want. It doesn’t have to be excessive or a spending. “addictìon” but we so easily get hooked into that mindless mentality. But I’d tell anybody. Don’t let this be one of your regrets, too. See through it because it never EVER ends. Take it from me. We don’t need this stuff.
Yessssssss!!!
EXACTLY! None of this bs matters, just unnecessary spending
romiparis - Yes.... and THAT’s the thing. All this spending is even MORE unnecessary when you factor in the busted quality of what is intentionally put out here. It would be halfway understandable to buy stuff if you knew you were spending your hard-earned money on high-quality goods, built to last, worth your dollars but this stuff out here isn’t built to last 5 minutes. It is, in fact, built to break down, falll apart, be obsolete and/or useless so it can be replaced by the latest, newest shiniest, next thing out here also designed to take your money again in 6 minutes. Spend. Spend. Spend. All by design. The neverending game doesn’t end. It’s not satisfying so let’s stop chasing...agree
Yes the day after christmas is the best day to shop. Everything is on winter clearance. Even stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls does a mass clearance sale the day after christmas
There’s nothing in TJ Max, Marshalls or home goods. Just junk you didn’t need. These stores are not your friends.
I think people would have better luck after Christmas or even next year lol
💯 That's exactly why I'm waiting, and at the end of January-March, companies are getting rid of last years inventory to make room for new inventory. Plus, some of the better deals are throughout the year. Black Friday is just another day, nothing special anymore. 😒
@@CoconutcaNot really. I saw a box of chocolate that is usually about $17 at say Walgreens at TJ Maxx for only like $5. 💡😀
@@Coconutca The Kate Spade leather handbag I got for 50% off disagrees with you. Have you even ever been into a Marshalls before? I’ve gotten quality shoes, PJs, underwear, office supplies, candles, plants, beauty accessories, home decor, and more for great prices. Not sure what you’re talking about.
My son gave me his list this morning….have picked those items up when I heard him mention them months ago. Bought my gift wrap last year for 75% off.
We already have what we need. The m glad that folks are waking up. Thoughts and Tariffs! ✌🏻
Tariffs will NOT affect you. Get educated on what they are.
@@mariakristinahawl1640 Yes, they will. You get educated.
@@mariakristinahawl1640 You gotta be a troll right? Is it just cool now to be a contrarian on the most obvious shit that you could look up just to see if someone calls you out lmfaooo.
@@mariakristinahawl1640 sure, it's an extra tax on imports, but the companies get to decide whether they eat the loss or shift the cost to the buyer. What's funny is how conservatives are so against increasing min wage because "they'll just raise prices more", but somehow that's not expected to apply to higher fees on imports? Various large companies have already admitted that they plan on increasing prices to protect their profits.
I’m 50, I remember when Black Friday was riot worthy. But……retailers wanted to make it safer and then it when downhill from there.
😂😂😂
Agreed 👍🏼
😳😬 s#¡+ take re: safety, but okay ...
I remember too. I'm 55.
@@tinytt854 Me too and Im also 55 LOL. .
I don’t understand why people go so crazy over Taylor? Especially since it seems like her stuff she drops is a cash grab. I love me some T-Swizzle but not that much. It seems like her fan base is the most extreme and that’s coming from knowing some Barbz and Beyhive in my life lol
Corporations are getting extremely greedy … …if they actually started caring again they’d bring back 50% 60% off even 6 or 7 years ago it wasn’t this bad … I worked at my locals sears before they closed down … and people would still swarm … to these store because they’d have 40% 50% off or buy one get one free … Take heed Greedy corporations if you wanna see unity again bring back the big percentage discounts
I always wondered why people get obsessed with people like Swift .Getting her merch or whatever is not going to change thier lives .The only person who really wins is Swift because now shes got thier $$$ that maybe they couldn't afford to spend anyway .
Black Friday drinking game: Take a shot every time that one girl says "cute"
😂😂😂
The TV i am watching this on was a walmart black Friday deal at least 5+ years ago, and it's still going strong, lol.
Same with me!!! Bought a 50" Emerson TV for $200 and it is still working perfectly!!!! And that was 5-6 years ago at Walmart
I’m truly curious as to how many of us watch shows on a Black Friday TV.
We used to complain about Black Friday distracting from the holiday or bleeding into Thanksgiving. Now it’s a problem the deals on Black Friday aren’t good enough. 😂 I hate it here
It's just not even a sale. I am just glad I don't work retail on black Friday anymore lol
Me,too @@hals999
@@hals999yeah but in contrast to previous years, it’s now like every other day
Buy gifts after the holidays it will be about 50%-75% off over time.
In the 1990s it was the bomb. Shout out to sitting outside at Best buy with tents..those were the days. Remember you had to tag team with other families lol
people was out there in the freezing cold too 😂😂😂 and the lines I was seeing this year had nothing on the lines of the 90s!
Clothing companies i follow kept giving out the same 20% 30% sales but labled them as "black friday exclusive sale" when its really their regular yearly sales😑i been calling them out & they keep deleting my comments 😂🤣
I believe you. Posters said they had direct lines to controversial Celebrities and write stuff like," So, have you given back the $5,000 you stole from the Charity Drive for Hungry Children?" And getting their comments "Mysteriously deleted." 🤣🤭
The news stations think they're slick. "No! Black Friday is still a thing! People still love it! The deals are still there! If we tell you its still a thing will you go out and buy things??" The retailers are their advertisers, they are equally incentivized to try to get people out there shopping even though the deals arent there
Exactly. They have a financial incentive to lie to us.
Advertizing presented as news.
They keep giving us TV's 😂 we have one in every room already 😂
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Here's another one for you 📺
Actually, it was like this last year as well…. People were watching certain items before Black Friday anticipating a sale… But on the day of Black Friday, the prices didn’t change… The tag said Black Friday, but if you looked at the tag behind that one, the price was still the same…
But but but.... We can't afford eggs! We can't afford to live! Enter people buying stuff they can't afford then blaming politicians for their personal spending failures
What people can "afford" or not is completely subjective, but inflation is undeniable and that doesn't depend on personal spending
Thank you.
@@radhiadeedou8286it’s not inflation. It’s price gouging. But now both inflation and price gouging are going to explode thanks to tariffs.
Corporate greed is why we have inflation now. But but you haven’t seen nothing yet. Wait till 2025.
@@MiamiPush2theLimit only fresh produce will be affected. All the over processed crap made here will increase just because they can.
I found three items I've been stalking for three years at a high-end cooking specialty store. They finally went on sale, and I had birthday coupons to redeem, which lowered the price even more.
Girl you’re almost at 100k congrats you earn every bit of this 🎉
Thank you so much! I appreciate you for your love and support!!! 💓
You know what's crazy too??? Amazon's black friday deals are really only available to Prime members. So we're not saving on there anyway 🙃
Thrift stores and pawn shops after Xmas is where the best shopping is
Do thrift stores discount around Christmas? Might not be a bad idea!!!
@@SocialSymoneA lot of big thrift stores will use a coloured tag system, and progressively discount based on the colour through the week to cycle out old merchandise. But that's not holiday specific. I think what the commenter was saying is that a lot of people donate and pawn decorations and unwanted gifts after the holidays- also thrift stores and pawn shops will have contracts to get overhead from retailers around them.
Swiftie here! The book was on sale online on Saturday, that’s when I got mine. The Vinyl was sold out but I wasn’t about to drop $80 on it anyway… they always go on sale later, at target, for the ones who can be patient 😂
That's why I didn't buy the original. I knew she'd release the whole album eventually.
Hot Bins is called Black Friday here in Houston TX. On Sundays everything is $5 and you can find all sorts of stuff. I've found great deals and that keeps me going back.
Exactly
Ah! Good to know! I live here in Houston and one of my coworkers was telling me about this place called Black Friday, so is basically the same thing. I haven’t visited the store because I know myself😅🙈
There's a Black Friday store here in Charlotte. Every time I go.... attention all customers do not open boxes on your own if you want to know what's inside we will open it for you anyone caught opening boxes will be asked to leave the store l😄l
The next corporate play is to blame the consumer instead of their falsely inflated prices
oh come on
The original Black Friday deals were legit. My mom bought my gameboy back in the day on a Black Friday sale.
However we started to get products made specifically for Black Friday in the mid to early 2000’s.
Now it’s all about extending the shopping season from late November through December to Late October to December. (The longer they can get the shopping season to be the more money they make)
Im just glad i found your channel a while ago.
Now im paying off debt and start frugal life.
It feels good to have money sit in my account
This is why I didn’t bother. So not worth the hype.
A couple years ago my family went early on friday for the first time. There was nothing good. Im thinking thats about when black friday started dying.
Taylor swift got ppl outside like she the new Jordan’s 😂😂
I recongized this when Express had pants for 98 bucks. On black friday they marked it up to 128 and on sale it was 98 ....i was shocked! This was 7 years ago and now all retailers are doing this.
Was checking gaming consoles a few weeks ago. As soon as Black Friday the price went up additional $80. They upped the price for Black Friday. Crazy work
I did not go shopping. No money for extra's, so no buying. I console myself with shopping video's on here and tell myself maybe next year, or four. Being able to keep the lights on is a blessing so I am really happy. Anyone who says the economy has improved is living somewhere great.
I've been going to bin stores like Hot Bins for a few years, they all have different names, and I think the proper term for them is liquidation stores. Our local chain started selling early bird passes to get in like 15 minutes early because those high end items and electronic things get picked over REAL fast. That said, I've found some really good stuff on deep discount, but since it's all returns, discontinued items and overstocks from places like Amazon or Target the stock is 100% random. I suggest using the Amazon app's barcode scanner to check if it's actually a deal, and how much you save. One time the bins had loads of jumbo packs of dog diapers, for example. Also you have to dig though a lot of cheap Temu-grade crap to get the good or useful stuff. HOWEVER, I have started going less often because I don't want my house to fill up with bin store stuff as I prioritize wants vs. impulse buys vs. needs. 😅
I'm not buying NOTHING! Black Friday👎
Cyber Monday👎
Christmas👎
New Years 👎
These people wishing for Black Friday to fight over products reminds me of The Purge.
I live in Mexico and we have something here called "Buen Fin". It's a weekend of sales. It happens mid-November. We felt like the sales sucked here also.
I'm glad more people have caught onto this, but yeah, Black Friday hasn't been substantial since like 2012.
I wanted to shop this year, I usually do. I'm super disappointed at this years deals. You all are so on point. Thank you for all the videos. Amazon has been the worst about deal for awhile. They used to drop the price of everything in your cart if you left it more than 2 days. Now, after 1 day they start raising the price about 20% it's BS! Pay attention, everyone. All these businesses do not deserve your hard earned money this black friday/ cyber Monday.
Unchecked consumerism can lead to financial difficulties and reduce one's quality of life.
Sounds like some people just need a fight club
I’m so pissed, the way these email and texts come through like: FINAL WARNING ‼️ 10% off
Gtfo 😤
Black Friday is crap, brings out the worst in people.
Never been in the mayhem of Black Friday and Im 43! Ive shopped online in previous years, but I've noticed I still have clothing, shoes, electronics, and just "things" I haven't even touched and with the tags on them. This year, it was a NO for me. This year, im choosing to save. With the price of gas, food etc, nah.. Im good! Thank you for sharing.
Same!!! I love shopping and will shop every week with no problem 😂 this year I said no to Black Friday shopping I have an abundance of everything! I still have stuff I bought a few weeks ago that I haven’t used yet
@@uniquelyyou5990 Yep! we don't realize we as a culture, over consume, or over spend all in the name of a "sale" when we didn't really need it in the first place. It's definitely hard. I'll admit, I love to spend, but at this point, Im over consuming.
Yeah most of the Black Friday sales weren’t that good, but it didn’t stop people from spending a record $10.8 billion on stuff they didn’t need.
I dont think people spent that money. I think the news inflated the spending or included purchases normally not included. Or, people spent money to that capacity because they know tariffs are around the corner. Because I bet literally in the next few days we will hear how corporations didnt meet their target this year and shopping was at an all-time low. Honestly, nothing was on sale and the 20 and 30% off wasn't worth it.
I am loving this BlackFriday series you have going on. As a retail worker this week has been hell on wheels!
My children are 22 & 36, I remember Black Friday was huge. A 169.00 Barbie dream house for 89.00, $50 video games for 30.00, no rebate sales, you saved your money at the register at point of sale. Rebates depend on customers not following thru and sometimes you never get the rebate.
If I hear so cute, demure and diabolical one more freaking time, I’m going scream my eyeballs thru
13:10 Amen!! I don't understand why some people are so obsessed with her, she is just a normal human! Do something good for people who need help, don't throw your money on someone who is already crazy rich!
I knew Taylor Swift was going to be a HUGE Celebrity when she came in the scene around 2007 as a 17 year old girl, but I had no idea just HOW huge she would become. She's a world renowned mega Star and a Billionaire, the richest Female Singer in the world. 😲
@karicewillis I'm glad for her, really. But that obsession with her is crazy 😵💫
@@katarina2008 I think the Taylor Swift obsession comes from her being nice to everybody. 🤔
@@karicewillis And She actually donates to several charities 😊
Because these people have esteem problem. 😬
Companies are getting greedy
Can confirm, left with nothing.
Insanely stupid pricing.
Yes! Trash is the correct summary I thought it was just me so I didn't even want to leave the house after I looked at all the prices/options.
I enjoyed this video! I remember back in the day when folks mammas, aunties and grannies were outside fist fighting and knocking each other down for Tickle Me Elmo dolls 😂. Once Apple came along they were fighting over new phones, Ipads and headphones. Don't forget about getting a new big screen TV every year. Imagine getting literally trampled at the local Walmart and Mall after camping outside for hours. The levels of violence were unreal back in the day. Sidenote, so if you camp outside a store do you leave your stuff outside while you are shopping? 🤨🤷🏽♀️😂
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I did not participate in Black Friday. I bought shoes for my kids on black friday week, but my kids needed shoes and they were on sales.
I saw my wishlists on amazon and etc., online and items that were more costly did not go on any sale. They just put some items on sale that are bellow 30 dollar on sale.
As for anything local, yes there were offers like 3 clothes piaces for 50 dollars but I just looked around, thought that I would probably not wear any if this or just let it be in my closet.
I put money into saving accounts and paid my bills, debt.
You can get deals all around the year, not only on Black Fridays.
Sorry , habitual commenter , I look it it like I’m helping the algorithm lmao. There is not one single person I would stand in line all night to get their book or CD. Nope.
Literally,she’s already a billionaire 😂
The True Black Friday is extinct
Symone on the front lines doing the real reporting ⭐️
Thrift stores and bin sale places like that HotBox are honestly the only places worth it. My local thrift had all merch 50% off. I swear it's the only places that bring any kind of discounts worth anything
Literally!!! I only go to like ross and dds stuff like that. My local thirst stores always have different colored tag sales. They even have a day where you can fill up a bag with clothes for like 5 bucks. Not goodwill though its always the religious ones. But with resellers theres nothing good anymore 😔😔😔
What is the dang obsession with Taylor Swift! It's very annoying! LOL
I caught my real sales over a month ago. I see sales prices now higher than the regular price. Happy holidays people,
This was a fun video! I can't believe how fast you got this posted. I am a very atypical Black Friday, cyber Monday shopper. I am in the paper planner community. You know like Happy Planner? This time of year is what I save up for to get my planners for next year and sticker deals. Small shops do some nice discounts. Just have to be patient as they are very small businesses and it takes time to get your order. Except Happy Planner. They get your order out quick but they were bought out a few years ago by a company with more resources.
❤ Thank you so much. I'm glad that you enjoyed it and I'll be working overtime editing and getting these videos out a lot of the time. I didn't go to sleep until three this morning and I'm back up lol. And that is really cool that you are in the paper planner community. I hope you were able to get some good discounts this year! Is that similar to couponing? I have seen some people with couponing get loads of washing detergent and things of that sort for an amazing price. I am always so impressed with how well planned out and affordable their shopping is!
I worked at Walmart in like 2017. I had to be there on Thanksgiving for black Friday and the store was NUTS. Never seen so many people in my life and they were being herded like cattle into the store! Glad it's not like that anymore tbh.
Yall mad at TV discounts but also can’t afford milk, bread, eggs, bills…. Literally society has poor priorities.
I did oldschool Black Friday once, maybe 13 years ago. I waited in line for hours, and the person ahead of me got the LAST cheap laptop. I was so mad, and swore I'd never do that again. And my laptop had just died, I actually needed a new one! They had like 22 discount laptops for hundreds of people, and you all know they could sell more if they wanted. Other people told me they went to big box stores on Black Friday and the deep discount stuff was already sold by the employees to each other. Maybe other peoples' experience was different, but I suspect some people have rose colored glasses on when it comes to how "fun" that was.
"some people have rose colored glasses on when it comes to how "fun" that was."
Totally agree! I've seen and heard the Black Friday horror stories and I'm GLAD that such stuff is dying out.
Yeah, I can understand lamenting when the deals were actual deals- hence the chaos and mobs you see in old footage- but pretending like that ish was a *good time*?
It's like people missing Blockbuster, to me. Do you know how many great independent movie rental places there used to be, everywhere, but all anyone talks about was the store that sold candy and old popcorn at 40% markup, where no kid working there actually knew a damn thing about movies, and they could damn near mortgage your house through late fees.
@@0HellcatMary0 Agreed about Blockbuster! Back in the late 90s, a video rental place tried to threaten us with retail theft charges over a movie that was maybe a week overdue tops, that wasn't even a new release, it had been out for like 15 years. And the tape itself had terrible audio! I'll take streaming any day over that predatory BS.
I've been seeing a lot of these videos about Black Friday, and my question is, why is it a bad thing that people aren't trampling each other to DEATH for a deal on a TV anymore? I have never gone Black Friday shopping in my life, I avoided it. And I'm 29. I have worked in retail, however... so I find it refreshing that Black Friday is dying. Retail workers should be able to stay home with family after Thanksgiving ❤️ Love your videos! 🥰
I’ve been enjoying your videos and commentary. I’m sure others will agree over time. Good luck.
❤ your content and it’s so authentic! And your jokes be having me dying but I’m still here 😂
Thank you so much 💓
@ Love to collab as well, no pressure tho currently serving almost at 10yrs and YT is Beast University 🐲
I've never participated in black Friday, but this year I had something I wanted and I thought it might be a good day to shop. I went to Walmart around lunchtime and there was something I wanted that cost 129$ and the clerk said it was usually around 200$ so I bought it and then it went back up to 215$ the next day. I saved 86$ on a little 14" laptop by HP. So I feel like Walmart had some great sales. People were lined up in the electronics department!! I should have tried to buy a new phone too! The good Walmart sale was 6 am to 11 pm Black Friday 1 day only so it's over now.
WOW! THEY AIN'T RIGHT FOR THAT!
They sent me a 25% off for Black Friday. I didn’t buy anything but food and pay my bills. 40 % is not a deal. F these corporations they could give deals.
All the deals were online this week.
Bought three pairs of shoes that go for over $80 a pair, and got em for 40- 50% off
I need you to understand that there was a time where those shoes would’ve been a $20 door buster. Maybe even less.
I have never done Black Friday shopping. I am 56 yrs old and I have never done that. When I was younger my aunt took me to a mall a few days before Christmas and it was so crowded and gross I decided to ALWAYS do my shopping early. Now we have the internet and I don't shop in stores ever AND I spend less money
I went out on a black Friday once in the early 2000s out of morbid curiosity... was definitely not for me. It's easier (for me) to pick up a gift here and there throughout the year. Sales happen year round and if i see something perfect for someone I'd rather get it when I see it. Hannukah and Christmas gift giving becomes so much more relaxed and easy without the last minute rush of searching and spending.
This is how I shop as well. Year round and always looking for special little somethings, sales, and budgeting throughout the year. I wrap it all by the end of the first week in December then I can sit back and relax a little. So much better to have less stress!
I shop for perfume on Amazon all the time. I noticed the prices went up drastically about a month ago... then put them back on sale for BF, but still higher than before.
I remember when Walmart did 5 Shirts and 5 pants for $40
Tell me why I went to Walmart on black Friday and ONE pair of pants was $33 🤦🏾🤦🏾
Nope, I'm broke
Everyone's getting hopes and prayers.
Ppl are shopping for the wrong stuff. This Black Friday was 🙌 if you were shopping for turkeys, t-giving type food sales, shampoo, toilet paper and napkins.
I spent $0 on Black Friday for the first time ever. Cyber Monday even less. -$1 and it just started.