Black Friday

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Quick question (and this is the best place to ask it as I'm currently not in Ireland) - bit I'm told Black Friday is catching on in Ireland - is it?

Seems bit hypocritical to denounce Americans as ignorant, hyper-capitalists and then to camp outside an electrical store for a cheap TV in Blacnh or Liffe Valley!

All I can hope is that guns are still banned back there...

Agricola

Yeah its spread across the water. The UK retail sites are all over it, the high streets here are doing Black Friday deals, it was even on the Six One.
Not sure if we'll see brawls and shootings though. We can only hope.

newmug

I dunno. I don't think the 8th of December is a Friday this year.

AlanS181824

Very common in England alright, I was in Berlin a few days ago aswell but no mention of it there!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Agricola wrote: »

Yeah its spread across the water. The UK retail sites are all over it, the high streets here are doing Black Friday deals, it was even on the Six One.
Not sure if we'll see brawls and shootings though. We can only hope.

Yeah, that's what I'd heard. Bloody sheep.

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Very common in England alright, I was in Berlin a few days ago aswell but no mention of it there!

Berlin's probably the last place you'd expect it to catch on, to be fair. It's not really gone in for consumerism.

Summer wind

I'm sure they will all just be loooving it!

Oops69

Get rid of all thes pre christhmas sales , just one Xmas sale on the 27th December with 30to 50 percent off , you knew that was a genuine deal/ bargain , it's about 10 yrs since things were like that , theres no transparency about prices now, it's abit like those ads for sofas and mattresses with 50% off every 2nd week ,when in fact they never ever sold one at normal price, also the stores need to get rid of the "up to 50 %" off catch lines , when you arrive it's 40 % of the good stiff and 10 % off the ****e or 'this stock not in sale/ new season" , it's all the stock or nothing! you listening brown thomas and arnotts !
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shruikan2553

It exists but as I said in another thread, it is crap.

In the US there are some actual deals to be had. Here it is stuff that they would have been lowering the price off in a few weeks anyway. Want a laptop or TV? We got a great offer on the last 3 we have in stock from 3 years ago.

If you are lucky they will bring prices down to how much they cost from the likes of amazon.

The other fella

Agricola wrote: »

Yeah its spread across the water. The UK retail sites are all over it, the high streets here are doing Black Friday deals, it was even on the Six One.
Not sure if we'll see brawls and shootings though. We can only hope.

:D:D:D:D:D

DEFTLEFTHAND

Imagine gunning down a man in broad daylight and spending the rest of your life in prison for a television. It would be some way to end up eh?

0byme75341jo28

Is Martin Luther King Day coming up soon?

Hachiko

*queues up with a sleeping bag outside a major retailer for a 59" 4k tv for £40

Tail Docker

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Imagine gunning down a man in broad daylight and spending the rest of your life in prison for a television. It would be some way to end up eh?

How big's the telly. We talkin 50" + ? Weights up the value v lockdown ratio..

NegativeCreep

Got jack and jones chinks for 6 quid today thanks to black Friday so I can't complain. I could get used to this sale.

Cookie_Monster

tbh if I don't see south park type storming of malls in the news tomorrow I'll be disappointed

brummytom

I absolutely hate stupid bits of American culture creeping into Britain. I've seen a few statuses on facebook in the past few hours about van-loads of police having to control crowds at shops. For fcuk sake.

the_syco

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Seems bit hypocritical to denounce Americans as ignorant, hyper-capitalists and then to camp outside an electrical store for a cheap TV in Blacnh or Liffe Valley!

You talking about the enti-english people who spend hundreds on english football clubs every year? That sort of people?

grenache

Black Friday encapsulates everything that is bad about America.

The Backwards Man

I'm in Vegas for black Friday. Some of the shops here opened an hour ago, 6PM, to go through all night. I had planned to to my shopping now but I got pissed so I'll get up at 3am like I always used to and do it

Arbiter of Good Taste

I don't understand the obsession with parroting the U.S. fine, kick off the Xmas shopping period, but why does it have to be called Black Friday? Can we not have our own identity?

Considering the fights last week over Frozen dolls, I won't be surprised if we see a stabbing or two in the coming years.

cloud493

Its a load of ****e here, just riding on the idea that its great when actually all the good deals go in seconds and the rest is ****.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

the_syco wrote: »

You talking about the enti-english people who spend hundreds on english football clubs every year? That sort of people?

Haven't heard about sales outside football grounds, but as far as I know that isn't even common in the US, is it?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

So, police called to stores in various parts fo the UK, it looks like we're on our way. Oh, joy. At least no-one's been killed, but I wonder for how long we'll be able to say that?

BoJack Horseman

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

but I wonder for how long we'll be able to say that?

Minutes no doubt.

Ban discounts I say.

grenache

grenache wrote: »

Black Friday encapsulates everything that is bad about America.

Well maybe not everything.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Minutes no doubt.

Ban discounts I say.

Hold stores responsible I say. Aren't you at least partially repsosible for the safety of people in your store? Would love to see what effect it would have on their public liability insurance.

Grayson

I assume most ppl don't need to be told to avoid the daily mail. they have a headline saying "You must buy a bargain this weekend"

razorblunt

In America though most folk take today off so it's like a Bank Holiday Sale, the concept doesn't work here as everyone is sat at work and unable to get to the stores.
Most of it is junk anyway, Asda selling a Polaroid tv for £129... Polaroid FFS would you be well.

smurgen

Can't stand Americanized culture but it actually works out pretty well for us.have Xmas parties and what not coming up so gotta pick up some new clothes and there seems to be some good offers around the place.handy if you ask me .

SEPT 23 1989

this crap can stay over there

Frank O. Pinion

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Got jack and jones chinks for 6 quid today

I don't care what you named them, that's racist.

Duckworth_Luas

smurgen wrote: »

Can't stand Americanized culture

:pac:

anncoates

smurgen wrote: »

Can't stand Americanized culture

Hmmm.

wonderboy76

smurgen wrote: »

Can't stand Americanized culture .

I see what you did there.

fryup

Agricola wrote: »

Yeah its spread across the water. The UK retail sites are all over it, the high streets here are doing Black Friday deals, it was even on the Six One.
Not sure if we'll see brawls and shootings though. We can only hope.

maybe we will

http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/1122/661695-doll/

Kevhog1988

Lads in work were in the tesco in Salford last night. All builders who would be able to look after themselves and they said they were almost scared at the viciousness of people. The lady working for tesco was trampled by the crowds.

lazybones32

I find the name offensive...it's just another negative connotation by whitey, to associate unruly behaviour with black people.

whisky_galore

I'll wait for January, thank you very much. Stuff this Yankee crap.

BoJack Horseman

whisky_galore wrote: »

I'll wait for January, thank you very much. Stuff this Yankee crap.

So, you will only consider the purchase of a bargain based on an odd xenophobic hostility?

What if I told you that January sales were also an american creation?

whisky_galore

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

So, you will only consider the purchase of a bargain based on an odd xenophobic hostility?

What if I told you that January sales were also an american creation?

It's not 'xenophobic', just why do the uk and Irl have to copy everything they do?

NotCominBack

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Imagine gunning down a man in broad daylight and spending the rest of your life in prison for a television. It would be some way to end up eh?

Watching Cops...... Bad boys, bad boys, watchya gonna do, watchya gonna do when they come for you....

BoJack Horseman

whisky_galore wrote: »

It's not 'xenophobic', just why do the uk and Irl have to copy everything they do?

Because of free will.
If people want to spend, let them on.

Not sure why it requires hostility to a nation.

As I said, seasonal discounts at any time of year is an imported concept.
I assume your hostile toward all their originating countries?

deadybai

Hachiko wrote: »

*queues up with a sleeping bag outside a major retailer for a 59" 4k tv for £40

WHERE???

Oasis1974

Its to get good deals on stuff before Christmas i think its great. Its more a novelty here but still good to get the odd bargain. People who say its Americanized Culture then turn off your TV stop listening to music etc. Those Yanks also kicked off the internet your using now? Takes me back to my primary school days the teacher would hand us empty jacks rolls and some cotton wool for a beard and hey presto off home with a ****ty Santa(pun not intended) to show the parents for the Christmas hols. Its 2014 now:rolleyes:

whisky_galore

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Because of free will.
If people want to spend, let them on.

Not sure why it requires hostility to a nation.

As I said, seasonal discounts at any time of year is an imported concept.
I assume your hostile toward all their originating countries?

:rolleyes:

BoJack Horseman

whisky_galore wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Succinct.

whisky_galore

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Succinct.

Just because I won't buy into an American concept it follows in your tiny brain I hate all Americans. Would ya fcuk off.

NotCominBack

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Its to get good deals on stuff before Christmas i think its great. Its more a novelty here but still good to get the odd bargain. People who say its Americanized Culture then turn off your TV stop listening to music etc. Those Yanks also kicked off the internet your using now? Takes me back to my primary school days the teacher would hand us empty jacks rolls and some cotton wool for a beard and hey presto off home with a ****ty Santa(pun not intended) to show the parents for the Christmas hols. Its 2014 now:rolleyes:

Tom Berners Lee will be turning in his grave

Pinch Flat

As if Christmas wasn't chaotic enough we bring in more consumerist crap

http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/chaotic-scenes-in-irish-supermarket-as-black-friday-bargainhunters-battle-it-out-30781757.html

Some classy scenes in the videos on the indo this morning. No thank you.

Oasis1974

NotCominBack wrote: »

Tom Berners Lee will be turning in his grave

Ok just embarrass me why don't you bastard

Oasis1974

He just did URL thingies and such not the internet per-say. I'll investigate be a few mind.