Poll: Do you ever buy any goods related to work on Black Friday?
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Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise
Belgique
Local time: 01:47
Membre (2020)
français vers néerlandais
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No Dec 4, 2024

I never buy anything on Black Friday or in other special periods. Most discounts are either low or simply false. It is my experience that only buying something when you absolutely need it is the best overall discount you can get, regardless of when exactly you buy it.

I once bought an espresso machine for a little over 300 euros, which was supposed to be a discount coming from over 500 euros. I bought the machine (still have and use it after 5 years, it's an excellent one), only to
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I never buy anything on Black Friday or in other special periods. Most discounts are either low or simply false. It is my experience that only buying something when you absolutely need it is the best overall discount you can get, regardless of when exactly you buy it.

I once bought an espresso machine for a little over 300 euros, which was supposed to be a discount coming from over 500 euros. I bought the machine (still have and use it after 5 years, it's an excellent one), only to discover after my purchase that this machine could be bought basically everywhere for a little under 300 euros.

Hard lesson learnt.

[Bijgewerkt op 2024-12-04 09:23 GMT]
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Philippe Etienne
Rui Domingues
Sebastian Witte
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Lingua 5B
Philip Lees
 
Philippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne  Identity Verified
Espagne
Local time: 01:47
Membre
anglais vers français
Coincidence Dec 4, 2024

When it's Black Friday or any other periodic consuming commandment, I don't really think about what I could buy not to miss opportunities of a lifetime.
But this year, I needed additional UPSs, and I bought them online from my domestic IT reseller last week.
Compared to prices currenly displayed on their website, I saved about 20% (because yes, RRSPs stated seem to be there only to be discounted and don't occur in real life).
Those 20% saved will remain as income and not busin
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When it's Black Friday or any other periodic consuming commandment, I don't really think about what I could buy not to miss opportunities of a lifetime.
But this year, I needed additional UPSs, and I bought them online from my domestic IT reseller last week.
Compared to prices currenly displayed on their website, I saved about 20% (because yes, RRSPs stated seem to be there only to be discounted and don't occur in real life).
Those 20% saved will remain as income and not business expenses, and I will pay income tax (~15-20% of gross in my situation) on those savings. At the end of the day, buying on Black Friday made me save about 16,5%.

Sadly, in absolute value, the money saved can't even pay me a meal in a regular restaurant to celebrate this achievement.

Philippe
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
Local time: 00:47
Membre (2007)
anglais vers portugais
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A big NO Dec 4, 2024

I never buy anything on Black Friday. Go figure why storeowners considered it one of their most profitable days of the year…

Philip Lees
 
Liena Vijupe
Liena Vijupe  Identity Verified
Lettonie
Local time: 02:47
Membre (2014)
français vers letton/lette
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Other Dec 4, 2024

I am not prone to spontaneous shopping and plan most of my purchases in advance. If it isn't urgent, I am happy to wait and I save a lot of money that way. There are things I never buy at full price because I stock up on them when there is a sale, but to answer the question: I am not sure I've ever bought anything related to work on Black Friday, but, if I needed something, I would.

Philip Lees
 
Edith van der Have
Edith van der Have
Pays-Bas
Local time: 01:47
Membre (2016)
anglais vers néerlandais
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Sometimes Dec 4, 2024

I sometimes buy professional software, webinars, etc. at a discount, and it has happened that this was on Black Friday. Not an annual thing, however.

Philip Lees
 
WolfgangS
WolfgangS
France
Local time: 01:47
Membre (2007)
anglais vers allemand
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Yes Dec 6, 2024

I bought a mouse and a Wacom pen tablet.

 


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