# Thoughts on black Friday! **URL:** \ **Category:** Reasonably serious discussion\ **Created:** [26 November 2015 11:06 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176 "2015-11-26T11:06:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sfcsim](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/sfcsim/32/88192_2.png) [@Sfcsim](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Sfcsim)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 11:06 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/1 "2015-11-26T11:06:00Z")
Now this of course is very American, I think it does not have any place in the UK high streets and online! I will not be taking part in such offers on my business website, or using such marketing exploitation. I have heard an advert, that sums it all up for me this morning on the radio. ‘Black Friday weekend, offers end on Wednesday 2nd December’. There are a couple of things wrong with that statement!!! ## FFS!!! ---
**Author:** ![lifeintheslowlane](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/lifeintheslowlane/32/690_2.png) [@lifeintheslowlane](https://www.sotonians.com/u/lifeintheslowlane)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 11:11 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/2 "2015-11-26T11:11:22Z")
I like it…but then I was always a Steely Dan fan :lou_wink_2: [![](https://discourse-sotonians-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/9/99c02fb5d20dfc411cf888b665fd71456656c213.jpeg "YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1q4HdynXF4) ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 11:16 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/3 "2015-11-26T11:16:59Z")
It’s the one day of the year when shoppers look like looters. [![](https://discourse-sotonians-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/d/1d2de3e66fb550d6f233a2732e05b9f98354755c.jpeg "Black Friday - humans turn into monster!!!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW2kBmkAk9I) ---
**Author:** ![KRG](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/krg/32/1061_2.png) [@KRG](https://www.sotonians.com/u/KRG)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 11:18 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/4 "2015-11-26T11:18:35Z")
Last year, I went and purchased myself a PS4 (at what is still a pretty good price) without informing the gf. Set it up between the tv box and x360 (both black) and it took her a few weeks to notice. This year I’m on the watch list. She’ll probably be tracking all my online accounts and bank balance :lou_sad: ---
**Author:** ![PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/philippinesaint/32/3978_2.png) [@PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/PhilippineSaint)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 11:32 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/5 "2015-11-26T11:32:55Z")
Its racist why not white or yellow friday bloody minoritys get everything. ---
**Author:** ![KRG](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/krg/32/1061_2.png) [@KRG](https://www.sotonians.com/u/KRG)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 11:34 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/6 "2015-11-26T11:34:29Z")
Because the sales bring you ‘back into the black’, as in not in the red anymore. Nice try at faux outrage though. I’m sure Barry will be along to berate you for this shortly. ---
**Author:** ![CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cb-saint/32/95251_2.png) [@CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/CB-Saint)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 11:36 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/7 "2015-11-26T11:36:19Z")
well I have been receiving daily Black Friday offers for a week now The UK recruiters have taken a US institution and turned it into a two week mid season sale - much like every other month of the year. Personally the thought of getting into a scrum to buy something fills me with horror. I cannot think of anything that I would want so badly to put myself through it. Plus the same item will be on sale at the same price in the mid Jan clearance sale. ---
**Author:** ![Bearsy](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/bearsy/32/6_2.png) [@Bearsy](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Bearsy)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 15:37 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/8 "2015-11-26T15:37:04Z")
> Originally posted by @KRG > > Because the sales bring you ‘back into the black’, as in not in the red anymore. I Did Not Know That ---
**Author:** ![Goatboy](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/goatboy/32/167_2.png) [@Goatboy](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Goatboy)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 15:39 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/9 "2015-11-26T15:39:09Z")
You’ll get an hour window when she’s getting ready for bed :lou_wink_2: ---
**Author:** ![KRG](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/krg/32/1061_2.png) [@KRG](https://www.sotonians.com/u/KRG)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 15:50 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/10 "2015-11-26T15:50:23Z")
I want a new tele. I might just get one and see if she notices. ---
**Author:** ![Bucks](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/bucks/32/87_2.png) [@Bucks](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Bucks)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 15:54 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/11 "2015-11-26T15:54:56Z")
If there is some slightly end of line / old model product that you dont mind risking broken bones to get, good luck. But half the retailers from last year are either not participating at all, or only in a limited way online, because many geared up their staffing and online infrastructure last year and found it simply did not pay. Most customers postponed spending leading up to it, or brought forward Christmas spending, and overall revenues were no better for retailers, but costs rose and margins fell. ---
**Author:** ![TheCholulaKid](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/thecholulakid/32/17_2.png) [@TheCholulaKid](https://www.sotonians.com/u/TheCholulaKid)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 15:57 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/12 "2015-11-26T15:57:00Z")
> Originally posted by @Sfcsim > > I think it does not have any place in the UK high streets and online! Why not? ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 16:01 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/13 "2015-11-26T16:01:06Z")
Look, if I really can’t get what I want reasonably, I go the unreasonable route. I not only approve your plan, but also with to offer some quick smart responses if she acts up. a) “What telly?” Just pretend it isn’t there and that your girlfriend is going insane. b) “Fuck off. I never get nuffink!” Cumulative lack of materialism guilt trip. c) “I bought it to match the new girlfriend I’m getting next week” Nuclear option. Death may ensue. ---
**Author:** ![Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fatso/32/18_2.png) [@Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fatso)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 16:04 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/14 "2015-11-26T16:04:37Z")
I’m on the lookout for a cheap soda stream machine. It’s the missing piece of my lifes jigsaw. ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 16:08 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/15 "2015-11-26T16:08:37Z")
Looking for a memento of apartheid? ---
**Author:** ![Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fatso/32/18_2.png) [@Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fatso)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 18:49 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/16 "2015-11-26T18:49:44Z")
is there a link between soda stream and apartheid that I’m unaware of? Anyway, no, I don’t need a memento of apartheid as I still own a black bit who does chores for me. ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 19:07 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/17 "2015-11-26T19:07:11Z")
Until late 2014, Soda Stream were operating a factory in the Palestinian occupied territories. They closed it down after a lot of bad publicity. ---
**Author:** ![Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fatso/32/18_2.png) [@Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fatso)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 21:14 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/18 "2015-11-26T21:14:11Z")
So, I’m ok to get a soda stream then? ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 21:30 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/19 "2015-11-26T21:30:23Z")
I still personally wouldn’t, but my objections pre-date any boycott considerations. [![](https://discourse-sotonians-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/b/fb5f9ebbddea98f7f0cc1b0874e91a54f200ed7b.jpeg "Jack Dee on Soda Stream") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzlzKfVvj8M) ---
**Author:** ![BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/btripz/32/75839_2.png) [@BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/u/BTripz)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2015 22:05 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176/20 "2015-11-26T22:05:33Z")
48 seconds! I tried that once, same result… [Next page](https://www.sotonians.com/t/thoughts-on-black-friday/3176.md?page=2)