Amazon's Black Friday Lightening - Starts Monday 22nd November!!

lindtee · 2011-10-28 20:07:19

Just read on HUKD that Amazon.co.uk will be having another Black Friday Lightening Sale week. I spent hours on the Computer last year and got nothing:( But will I be able to resist doing the same this year? No!! And I advise that everyone else join me so that a fun and yet bitter and twisted thread can happen right here!…

28-10-2011 09:07PM

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Just read on HUKD that Amazon.co.uk will be having another Black Friday Lightening Sale week. I spent hours on the Computer last year and got nothing:( But will I be able to resist doing the same this year? No!! And I advise that everyone else join me so that a fun and yet bitter and twisted thread can happen right here! It begins the week of the 24th as far as I can make out.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=161428031

I can't remember did it go on for a few days last year or was it just the one day. Surely I didn't spend days on the computer last year for this. Must search for the last years thread to see what happened:pac:

Black Friday Deals Week
What Is Black Friday and When Is It?
"Black Friday" is a US retail phenomenon that Amazon.co.uk launched in the UK last year.

Black Friday, which follows the US national holiday of Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday every November, sees retailers offering unprecedented discounts in time-limited deals, and is seen as a starting gun for the peak Christmas shopping period.

Black Friday Deals Week 2010 on Amazon.co.uk
In 2010, Black Friday set a new precedent in the UK retail calendar. With over 500 deals in five days, offering discounts of up to 80% on a range of bestselling products, including hit CDs from Susan Boyle and Take That for £1, and Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo Wii consoles for £50. Other highlights included huge savings on LEGO, Adobe software, Timex watches, and Sony TVs.
Why is it Called Black Friday?
There are a number of theories about where the name "Black Friday" came from. To some people, this date was the start of the period when US retailers began to make a profit--they moved into the black, after running at a loss for the prior months of the year. Others believe the name comes from a negative description by the police, as it was a black day because of the chaotic traffic jams, busy shopping streets and excitable behaviour of bargain-hunting shoppers.

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#2 28-10-2011 09:54PM

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Uh-Oh :P

That's my work productivity gone out the window...

In fairness I got a few decent things last year.

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#3 28-10-2011 09:55PM

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mik_da_man wrote: »

Uh-Oh :P

In fairness I got a few decent things last year.

Example?

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#4 28-10-2011 10:06PM

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It was awful last year but some of the comments were hilarious.

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#5 28-10-2011 10:07PM

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I got Collectors edition Goldeneye for the Wii, Panasonic DETC phones, Photoshop and 2 or 3 other things. all were very cheap

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#6 28-10-2011 10:44PM

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mik_da_man wrote: »

I got Collectors edition Goldeneye for the Wii, Panasonic DETC phones, Photoshop and 2 or 3 other things. all were very cheap

You bought photoshop?

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#7 29-10-2011 03:23AM

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http://www.webdesignshock.com/photoshop-user-with-license/

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#8 29-10-2011 07:02AM

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Does a section appear for black friday, or is there a way to easily find the deals?

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#9 29-10-2011 09:30AM

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lindtee wrote: »

including hit CDs from Susan Boyle and Take That for £1,

People paid as much as £1 for Susan Boyle - and Take That?:eek::eek:

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#10 29-10-2011 10:09AM

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I sort of remember it last year but I cant remember how it works. Is it like a first come first serve thing??

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#11 29-10-2011 10:54AM

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It was a disaster last year.
I was overcharged on the nigella books because i didnt pay within an hour, even though it was never mentioned anywhere that you only had a certain amount of time to pay.
I had forgotten about all that, thanks lindtee for reminding me.

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#12 29-10-2011 11:49AM

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Oh goodie!

I got this for £50 last year.

Great buy!

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#13 29-10-2011 12:16PM

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Can they bring the 1:1 exchange rate back too?

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#14 29-10-2011 12:28PM

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yup twas a week last year too. i wish i had been better prepared. i only got a couple things cos i didn't have the money for things so didn't bother bidding. so took the week of my life all the same :P bring it on.

anyone got a linky to last years thread, wanna re-read!

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#15 29-10-2011 12:45PM

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hdowney wrote: »

anyone got a linky to last years thread, wanna re-read!

There you go!

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#16 29-10-2011 01:31PM

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Basq wrote: »

Oh goodie!

I got this for £50 last year.

Great buy!

You always come up smiling....Pardon the pun:D

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#17 29-10-2011 03:44PM

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#18 29-10-2011 05:00PM

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lindtee wrote: »

Just read on HUKD that Amazon.co.uk will be having another Black Friday Lightening Sale week. I spent hours on the Computer last year and got nothing:( But will I be able to resist doing the same this year? No!! And I advise that everyone else join me so that a fun and yet bitter and twisted thread can happen right here! It begins the week of the 24th as far as I can make out.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=161428031

I can't remember did it go on for a few days last year or was it just the one day. Surely I didn't spend days on the computer last year for this. Must search for the last years thread to see what happened:pac:

Thanks, that's absolutely fantastic, Linda.

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#19 29-10-2011 07:10PM

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Basq wrote: »

Oh goodie!

I got this for £50 last year.

Great buy!

pfft! As if I'd have a use for that. :pac:

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#20 29-10-2011 07:11PM

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pfft! As if I'd have a use for that. :pac:

Yeah, I can smell your halitosis from here! :pac:

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#21 29-10-2011 08:28PM

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What part of Amazon do i go in to to get the bargains

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#22 29-10-2011 08:45PM

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Thanks OP, I'll definitely be keeping an eye on deals for that week

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#23 29-10-2011 10:14PM

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Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

whenisitwhenisit

per op's amazon link: Black Friday, which follows the US national holiday of Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday every November

last for a week??

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#24 29-10-2011 10:35PM

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Judging by last year's thread, they have a nice bit of stock available to sell at these Black Friday sales. So you have some sort of chance of getting something.

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#25 30-10-2011 04:07AM

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Lads do Amazon ship bikes to Ireland, I got one in these sales last year but didn't claim it in time, anyways still looking for a bike so just wondering if they ship to here?

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#26 30-10-2011 10:10AM

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^^^Just added a random adults bike to my basket and went to checkout and I could get it delivered here:)

Might be a bit early but just another heads up about Amazons Boxing Day Deals which started at 00.00 on St Stephens Day;) last year, picked up loads of gift sets last year at highly reduced prices! If you can manage to still be awake by then its defo worth a look, did far better out of that than the Black Friday deals.

Kind of glad I will be in college for most of the Black Friday deals week but can foresee that in the evenings it will get priority over essays and assignments. Hope that they have it a bit better set up than last year.

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#27 30-10-2011 11:26AM

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Hi can someone please tell me when this sale will start? Thanks

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#28 30-10-2011 11:30AM

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Soap MacTavish wrote: »

Hi can someone please tell me when this sale will start? Thanks

Read the OP.

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#29 30-10-2011 11:37AM

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MagicMarker wrote: »

Read the OP.

Ah right didnt see that thanks

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#30 30-10-2011 12:28PM

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MagicMarker wrote: »

Soap MacTavish wrote: »

Hi can someone please tell me when this sale will start? Thanks

Read the OP.

How does if work?? Is it a first come first serve thing ??

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#31 30-10-2011 02:35PM

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You keep hitting F5 around the time it starts to refresh the page and get the item before everyone else.
If you're lucky, you'll see the item for sale.
If you're very lucky it will be something that you want and actually a good price.
If you've got a PC built out of horseshoes, clothes made of rabbit feet and you've eaten lucky charms for breakfast, you'll actually get it into to cart on time and paid for (really applicable for the best deals which are gone in a few seconds).

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