• Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      10 months ago

      Some of the crap being pushed out cheap is made just for Black Friday. Weird TVs with one HDMI port, or the guts of it are leftovers from three years ago, stuff like that.

      I mean sure, buy a PS5 or whatever because there’s no cheapo version of that with a PS4 Pro in it, but for things like TVs, tablets, or things with a million different model numbers? Buyer beware.

    • Kevin@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Yeah, title should just be:

      Don’t waste your money on an awful Android tablet on Black Friday

      • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Whenever there’s a real sale on them and not just marking them up to MSRP then back down again. Aka any time before November or after December.

        Use websites like camel camel camel to track prices on something you want and see if it’s actually a good deal.

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        10 months ago

        I’m not sure if there is a “good time” to buy - not as a blanket timeframe for all things. If you want to save money, use camel camel camel and patience.

        However - it all depends on how much you’re talking about trying to save, how substantial that amount is to you, and how much your time is worth - because if you make $20/hour and you spend 16 hours in order to save $5, that’s not a great investment.

        Black Friday is almost always a scam. Maybe once upon a time it wasn’t, but, capitalists gotta capitalize.