6 Things Not to Buy Before Black Friday

Stella Reynell
TechNews Blog
Published in
3 min readNov 9, 2015

As we all know Black Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day and it’s on the 27th of November this year, but retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy have already started offering sales weeks before the traditional start to the shopping holiday.

The retailers are offering hundreds of deals for Black Friday. Most of the deals looks impressive as businesses compete for shoppers’ attention and dollars. Many customers are beginning to shop well in advance of the traditional holiday season. Not every deal turns out to be great. There are some things you should not wait till Black Friday to buy. But in some cases, it’s worth waiting until Black Friday. Some of them are:

Electronics

Waiting till Black Friday to buy electronics products is indeed worthwhile because you can find bigger electronics single-item discounts on products Thanksgiving Day and after. According to Adobe, the Monday before Thanksgiving is generally the cheapest day for buying electronics, with an average discount of 18% across 17% of items.

Toys

According to Adobe, the hottest toys this year are going to be: the remote control BB-8 droid from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Barbie, American Girl dolls, Lego, Hot Wheels, the remote controlled R2-D2 toy, Razor scooters, and toys based on Disney’s “Frozen.” If your child has their heart set on any of these, buying toys before Thanksgiving would be an unwise idea.

Jewelry

Black Friday is the best time to find better deals of jewelry. You should see discounts up to 25% across 20% of available items on the day.

Apparel

Black Friday will have the best savings for clothing and other apparel items with discounts of up to 27%.

Mobile Gadgets

At least 51 percent of Thanksgiving weekend shopping will be done on mobile gadgets, which is the first time mobile shopping has crossed the 50 percent mark. Waiting to buy a mobile on Black Friday seems to be a good idea.

TV

This year, the price on TVs is falling through the floor during Black Friday sales. However, there are some TVs that can be produced at a lower price. Which often means downgrades like less plug-in ports, lower picture quality and fewer smart features. To make your deal great one purchase with caution.

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