Black Friday, highly anticipated by consumers and merchants, is a unique opportunity to advance Christmas shopping in order to save money. And this year's event is very close. In fact, many stores have already begun to launch their offers and discounts.
First of all, let's do a little history. Black Friday (Black Friday) has its origin in 1961, in the American city of Philadelphia. Traffic police officers used this expression to define the situation on the Friday after Thanksgiving, when thousands of Americans went out to shop. Since then, this event has taken place on the fourth Friday of November. During the 24 hours that it lasts, it is possible to find real deals on appliances, clothing, travel, technology items and, in general, any product you can imagine.
In any case, finding the best deals on Black Friday is not an easy task. With the help of Chollometro we offer you the main tips to get these offers.
1.- BE FORESIGHT
Most stores and online businesses usually launch promotions the days before Black Friday. Some of them do it even weeks in advance. Therefore, if you have a product in mind that you would like to buy and you fear that it may run out, go to the store or reserve it online, before they run out of stock.2.- BETTER IN THE MORNING
The key time to shop on weekdays is in the morning. Most of the people are usually working and therefore the shops and malls are less crowded. For online shopping, early morning is a good time to find new offers since online stores launch most of their offers at that time, but during the day you can also find a lot of attractive offers that will be launched at all times. .3.- PLAN YOUR PURCHASES
The sheer amount of deals you can find on Black Friday can sometimes make us go crazy and want to buy things we don't need. For this reason, it is advisable to focus, for example, on those purchases that you were going to leave for later, such as Christmas gifts, since Black Friday can be the perfect occasion to anticipate and take them home at the best price.
4.- COMPARE AND WIN
Each store has its own discounts, and even if a deal seems unbeatable to you, it doesn't mean that another store doesn't offer a better one. Pay close attention and analyze all the options available to you and buy accordingly.
5.- REVIEW THE RETURN POLICY
Many retailers vary their return policy to compensate for the offers made. Therefore, it is advisable to always read the fine print before buying. 6.- DO NOT FORGET THE SHIPPING COSTS
Sometimes when we buy a product we are so aware of its price that we completely forget about shipping costs. On dates like Black Friday, it will be useless to buy a discounted product if the shipping costs are going to be higher than the price of said product.
Independently of all this, we also remind you of some recommendations from the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) for Black Friday.
As we have told you recently, the entity advises to be wary of advertisements with striking discounts and remember that in any promotion the original price must be indicated together with the discounted price, the discount percentage or both.
The law does not allow defective products to be sold at a discount, it must be indicated that they are balances or that they have a defect. In any case, if they were purchased online, there is a period of 14 days to repent and return the product without giving explanations. And the warranty is always two years.
Likewise, the OCU recalls that in reality the discounts "are not the majority and that even some stores increase their prices: in 2020, and despite the advertising campaigns announcing large sales, during Black Week they only dropped in price on the 19th % of the products, compared to the 28% that went up, went up". Thus, during Black Friday prices increased by 2.6% on average.
