NZ Black Friday sales

Forums › Off topic › NZ Black Friday sales

semigeek

1606 posts

Uber Geek

#93620 25-Nov-2011 08:10

Apart from PBTech, which is having a Black Friday sale from 6pm until 10pm tonight, who else is doing BF sales?

1 | 2

1332 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user

#549745 25-Nov-2011 08:20

As it is a US tradition I hope no one else.

keewee01

1737 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#549747 25-Nov-2011 08:23

What is this Black Friday anyway!???????????? It is a Friday, but it isn't the 13th of the month - and THAT is a Black Friday to us.

gehenna

8504 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#549751 25-Nov-2011 08:38

store.apple.com/nz

CYaBro

4585 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

#549752 25-Nov-2011 08:38

Playtech are doing a sale today.

Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer.

semigeek

1606 posts

Uber Geek

#549765 25-Nov-2011 09:06

keewee01: What is this Black Friday anyway!???????????? It is a Friday, but it isn't the 13th of the month - and THAT is a Black Friday to us.

Black Friday in US terms is the day after Thanksgiving and typically the first day of the Christmas Shopping Season.

old3eyes

9120 posts

Uber Geek

Subscriber

#549769 25-Nov-2011 09:10

semigeek:
keewee01: What is this Black Friday anyway!???????????? It is a Friday, but it isn't the 13th of the month - and THAT is a Black Friday to us.

Black Friday in US terms is the day after Thanksgiving and typically the first day of the Christmas Shopping Season.?

It's also the day traditionally that the companies books go from red ink to black ink hence "black" Friday..

Regards,

Old3eyes

keewee01

1737 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#549807 25-Nov-2011 09:53

old3eyes:
semigeek:
keewee01: What is this Black Friday anyway!???????????? It is a Friday, but it isn't the 13th of the month - and THAT is a Black Friday to us.

Black Friday in US terms is the day after Thanksgiving and typically the first day of the Christmas Shopping Season.?

It's also the day traditionally that the companies books go from red ink to black ink hence "black" Friday..

Thanks for the explanations guys. :)

GoodSync

GoodSync. Easily back up and sync your files with GoodSync. Simple and secure file backup and synchronisation software will ensure that your files are never lost (affiliate link).

rphenix

985 posts

Ultimate Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#550208 26-Nov-2011 10:13

I dislike all these black friday sales and 99 min sales seems once one company starts they all jump on bandwagon.

old3eyes

9120 posts

Uber Geek

Subscriber

#550255 26-Nov-2011 11:25

rphenix: I dislike all these black friday sales and 99 min sales seems once one company starts they all jump on bandwagon.

You mean you like to pay full price for everything??

Regards,

Old3eyes

gehenna

8504 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#550266 26-Nov-2011 11:42

rphenix: I dislike all these black friday sales and 99 min sales seems once one company starts they all jump on bandwagon.

How can paying less be a bad thing?

P1n3apqlExpr3ss

853 posts

Ultimate Geek

#550278 26-Nov-2011 12:34

Since when are sales a bad thing? Unless its Rebel Sport or Briscoes...

Picked up a 23" LG monitor for under $200 and 2 16GB flash drives (pretty sure I got the last ones) for $20ea from pbtech last night, I aint complaining

NZRobin

161 posts

Master Geek

#550318 26-Nov-2011 16:03

I also don't mind the sales it's just the American jargon when it has no relevance here.

Technofreak

6530 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#550694 27-Nov-2011 21:55

NZRobin: I also don't mind the sales it's just the American jargon when it has no relevance here.

Ditto

So far as being a consumer goes the sales are great, so far as being a retailer (which I ain't) it seems that some are in a race to cut their own throats and those of their competitors.

Sony Xperia XA2 running Sailfish OS. https://sailfishos.org The true independent open source mobile OS
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Dell Inspiron 14z i5

mattwnz

20157 posts

Uber Geek

#550704 27-Nov-2011 22:23

P1n3apqlExpr3ss: Since when are sales a bad thing? Unless its Rebel Sport or Briscoes...

Add a multitude of other NZ stores now pricing that way too. They aren't really sales, just bringing down the price to what it is elsewhere.

itxtme

2102 posts

Uber Geek

#550705 27-Nov-2011 22:26

Technofreak:
NZRobin: I also don't mind the sales it's just the American jargon when it has no relevance here.

Ditto

So far as being a consumer goes the sales are great, so far as being a retailer (which I ain't) it seems that some are in a race to cut their own throats and those of their competitors.

Its simple, cannibalize your sales or someone else will, they do it in an attempt to promote brand loyality, while improving or holding market share

1 | 2