How are you finding BF deals ?
What did you grab for a bargain
Is it a scam ?
Would be interested on the before and after and whether the retailers have jacked up the price and then list it as a BF discount
Black Friday Deals
Joe on 24/11/2023 - 14:22
Last edited 24/11/2023 - 18:55
Last edited 24/11/2023 - 18:55
This is part of Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals.
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My general consensus is most deals aren't actually that much of a bargain. Haven't seen any good deals on cheapies for a long time for that matter..
For the most part yes.
It seems to be retailers are only getting special deals on limited skus rather than broad categories.
This seems to be the case in the US too (i just came back from there)
I did buy a few things I was already looking at before black friday. They weren't much cheaper though. I'm not sure if I'm just spending less, but all the deals are pretty average. Nothing that different to all the other sales that run through the year. 5-10% off isn't black friday worthy IMO.
Retailers must be feeling the pinch since all the offerings are pretty low discounts.
I haven't bought much this black Friday, as I don't really see a lot of actual deals.
But I noticed this one:
https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/zuru-bunch-o-balloons-tropi…I was at the warehouse last Sunday and wanted to buy this one, and it was $12 per pack.
Now its for $15 with buy one get one half price.so if buying 2 pack last sunday it was $24
Now its $22.5, not good
its actually $18 for 2 packs now because they still havent fix the stacking discount flaw hehehe
Reminds me when i bought 10 or so 3packs a couple of years ago from warehouse, and the packer thought the order was 10 × 3 3packs, i still have some left!
I had 1x simcard in an order many years ago, but received a box of ten lol. Hey I think we have the same packer.
Have a look at magnetic water balloons/bombs instead of these disposable single use ones.
Half price fishing sinkers at the warehouse. Can never have too many.
Grabbed a few flasher rigs and sabikis as well.
Would be interested on the before and after prices and whether the retailers have jacked up the price and then list it as a BF discount
Got a Fitbit Charge 6 at $20 reduction, for the Mrs for Xmas at JB HIFI. It came with a free Fitbit Aria Air Scales as BF special. Not a bad 'free extra' . The scales are normally $109.
How do we find? We wait for Wakrak to post 😂
YES!
Smiggle - My Son a new bag, lunchbox, drink bottle and wallet and my daughter a Bag for her clothes, nappies etc. (50% off)
Puma - My partner clothes and shoes, Son shoes and daughter shoes for college (50% off)
Adidas - Partner Shoes (50% off)
Emere Designs - Hooded Towels (buy 1 get 1 half price) & Jacket (30% off)
The Mum Collections - Baby Wrap and Pillows (60% off)
Pat Menzies - Crocs 30% off
Gear Shop - Crocs 30% off
Quite a bit this time around
Not planned but ended up getting S23 Ultra for $1049 with a trade-in and stacked with the AMEX deal at the EPP store.
How does the trade in work when done online?
You provide the IMEI and answer a few questions then it gives you how much it would be worth. Then you go through with the purchase and they will provide the prepaid return label for the phone. You have 7 days to send it once you get your new phone.
So condition of the handset is irrelevant?
@L3tstaxth1s: It is, I believe a broken screen would give you less trade-in value as per the other comments above.
These are worth picking up if you're already in Bunnings https://www.bunnings.co.nz/grunt-25mm-x-3m-black-ratchet-tie… $12 for 4 tie downs is pretty good, especially when everyone who borrows your trailer always seems to forgot to bring back the tie downs 🤣
It's been a pathetic Black Friday really. Just compared a few TCL TV's between JB Hifi in AU and NZ and it's literally double the price in NZ.
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/tcl-75-c845-4k-uhd-mini-l…
https://www.jbhifi.co.nz/products/tcl-75-c845-4k-uhd-mini-le…
Interesting even with a GST and FX differential it's way off.
Mum needs a TV but none of the TV has a Freeview coax input. Any ideas? are HDMI converters cheap?
They don't? News to me, have not TV shopped for 6 years. Some refer to it as "RF in" etc. You could always get a freeview receiver/recorder box and then go HDMI out of that to the TV/Monitor but it would require the TV being put on HDMI source most of the time and potentially switching between remotes to access the TV's built in smart features(depending on brand and remote compatibility).
Post the model numbers you are looking at. It sucks TV shopping these days because many manufacturers don't post photos of the rear ports on the TV
2 x sewing machines (bogof) $650 + $200 redemption.
1 x dunlop SUV tyre (70% off) $110 + fitting
1 x pikachu velvet plush $9 (norm $30+)
1 x samsung a9+ tablet $400 (lowest price ever) + free samsung case $99 rrp.
Kogan large plan 50% off.Not many price alerts = average black friday.
well done
Tyres- where from ?Hyperdrive
Where is the Samsung tablet from?
Jbhifi, no longer offering free case as that promo has expired. The market with promo code maybe next best now
Samsung epp has A9+ 64gb @$349
Consumer did an article: https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/consumer-nz-study-finds…
"Farmers offered the worst Black Friday deals. The retailer had no Black Friday specials that were cheaper than pricing on offer at some point in the previous nine weeks."
Savage.
Farmers are more Briscoes than Briscoes, I find it interesting how they manage to avoid the criticism. They don't even know how to price things for clearance.
I’ve ordered some “black friday” deal at Torpedo7 online last week.
No updates on the orders for over 10 days and got an email yesterday saying orders are all cancelled because they were incorrect price from system error.
No remediation offered.
Quite disappointed with Torpedo7 service.Pretty good prices for helmets
e.g $300-400 rrp to $80-$90Passed a good deal on ixs trigger ff helmet due to order from T7. Ended up with nothing lol
Challenge it with management.
T7 has been a nightmare for the past 2 months for online orders that ive done
Incorrect prices happen quite often at Torpedo7. Silly system.
I was in store about a month ago and they said their whole stock system had been changed a month or two before then and was causing issues. Being part of TWG I suspect they're all being standardised with whatever system TWG runs. It sounded like the new one was far more locked down so local stores had far less options and override capabilities.
Yup. They are increasingly moving to inhouse stuff.
Still using as400 in some stores though
Just realised the ixs trigger ff is still selling for $169. It's just that there's only xs left, though.
I ordered something to click and collect from them. They sent me a 'order ready to collect', so I went out there to collect it only for them to dick around for 20 minutes before telling me it was a pricing mistake and that they're not going to honour it.
Wasted an hour of my time + petrol. Bunch of (profanity).
Holy crap. That is so bad. Did you get any voucher or something for their mistake?
Nope, nothing. I got offered the choice of a refund (lol?!) or I could purchase the item at a different price - this was a couple of hours later mind, when someone else from the store gave me a call. The guy I spoke to in store didn't even offer me anything other than 'yeah sorry'.
Quite poor this year, I haven't actually bought anything. I was hoping Yeti bottles would go on sale, but all I've found is 10% off which will just get cancelled out by the shipping charge.
Hydroflask has a sale but I don't like their handle design.
Lego set good price - https://www.farmers.co.nz/toys/lego-construction/lego-classi…
Clothes from farmers, rod & gun, Barker's
Jamie Kay kids clothes
Unraid licence
Thinking of buying a Samsung a9+ 5g version
S22 ultra from pbtech and a case from UAG online store
Mostly it's over hyped and it still is. But there were some bargains if you needed them
Things bought
Samsung soundbar q800c
Ozito 4ahx2 batteries
Beelink eq12 N10 mini pc
Unraid licence
Eufy stuff from aliexpress not exactly black Friday special - homebase3, Dual cam doorbell e340, solocam s340The Ali 11.11 sale had better discounts.
I was surprised that the Aussie Amazon didn't have anything decent, as that's where I usually buy the most items from on Black Friday
Yup. Bought eufy during 11.11 only
Still possible to get Samsung soundbar q800c at that price ? How please
The 800c is $799 at a bunch of retailers. I'm not sure if it's been cheaper anywhere else, but according to Pricespy that's the lowest it's been anyway.
Samsung EPP had it for $577, out of stock now. With 10% welcome coupon came down to $519
Wellington fire and bbq had $15 swifties ribs, missed out in those :( They also had 50% off sauces and rubs which i replenished my stock.
~$200 off whole house water filter
20% off at animates for cat food.
15% off at repco for some brake pads.
What worked out to be 25% off at nespresso.What water filter did you get? I've been looking at the puretec wh2-60 recently.
Thats what i got, $908 at turfreys, cheapest I could find it
@Wakrak: Dang, $22 cheaper.
I can only think that it wasn't that price when I brought. I'll keep telling myself that lol
It's weird that Turfreys charge 908 on their website but charge $807 on trademe. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/building-renovation/…
Wonder if I could call them up and ask to get it for like $730 since they're probably being charged 9.9+% in fees by Trademe anyway.
Something to note, replacement filters are going to cost about $300
https://turfrey.co.nz/products/px05mp2-puretec-polyspun-sedi…
https://turfrey.co.nz/products/cb10mp2-puretec-carbon-block-…Suggested for once a year. Wonder if there is some off brand ones
Perhaps https://bigwatertanks.co.nz/products/jumbo-filter-cartridge?…
Got the Amazon Fire TV Stick (2023) 4K Max
For $29.I had to combine it with another deal for new Afterpay Customers but well with it.
Still available? link?
I used Afterpay with the code here: https://www.cheapies.nz/node/43698 at JB HiFi.
I got it for $29 excluding shipping.
Finally upgrading the PC after 6 years of use; did a mixture of purchasing the bulk of it in Aus for pick up (yay TRS Refund scheme) as I'm heading there this week for a couple days, a couple off Amazon with free prime shipping and the case and case fans locally at PBTech.
Build with mixed parts from Aus: $3789.9 NZD (assuming the TRS refund goes smoothly)
PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/H7hjN6CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($589.00 @ Scorptec)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool LS720 WH 85.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($145.00)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($359.00 @ Scorptec)
Memory: ADATA XPG LANCER RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($199.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: SK Hynix Platinum P41 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($209.99 @ Amazon Australia)
Video Card: PNY XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X RGB OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($1899.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: MagniumGear NEO QUBE 2 Infinity Mirror ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.00)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 Snow 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.00 @ Centre Com)
Case Fan: Deepcool FC120 WHITE-3 IN 1 61.91 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($49.00 @ MSY Technology)
Case Fan: Deepcool FC120 WHITE-3 IN 1 61.91 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($49.00 @ MSY Technology)
Total: $3657.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-27 04:35 AEDT+1100Build if purchased locally in NZ: $4628.80 NZD
Part list:
PCPartPicker Part List: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/qpCwkJCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($739.00 @ PB Technologies)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool LS720 WH 85.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($262.11 @ Aquila Technology)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($439.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($328.55 @ Newegg New Zealand)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($267.95 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Video Card: Inno3D X3 OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($2099.00 @ Computer Lounge)
Case: MagniumGear NEO QUBE 2 Infinity Mirror ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.00)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x SHIFT 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular Side Interface ATX Power Supply ($212.75 @ ExtremePC)
Case Fan: Deepcool FC120 WHITE-3 IN 1 61.91 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($55.72 @ PB Technologies)
Case Fan: Deepcool FC120 WHITE-3 IN 1 61.91 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($55.72 @ PB Technologies)
Total: $4628.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-27 05:54 NZDT+1300are you not supposed to pay gst on trs refund products in NZ.
yeah technically OP will be importing goods worth over $1k and should pay customs fees / GST on it. Bro's over here committing tax evasion and thinking he's getting a bargain lol.
yeah i would avoid buying a case and just put the parts in suitcases.
Eh nothings stopping me from tearing open the boxes and saying they're used personal belongings. The goods don't need to be in new condition when you claim the TRS refund anyway as long as they were purchased in the last 60 days. The intent is to stop peeps from reselling it as new locally.
ok.. got it so as long as I open the box and make sure they are not new any more then I can get it here. that sounds good. I need to buy camera gears.
What's the best place locally to buy an AMD cpu/motherboard/ram combo, doesn't really seem like any great deals around our NZ computer stores?
Cheers
I actually spent a lot more this Black Friday than I usually would. The biggest spends/savers for me are:
- Mitre10, Wattyl deck stain 5l, 50% off and I needed 3x tins so paid around $150 instead of $300.
- Onceit, Limited Edition Blunt metro umbrellas, 40% off, I got 3x as xmas presents so $270 instead of $450.
- Kogan mobile, 365 Medium plan, 50% off, so $150 instead of $300.
- Kiwiplates, custom carplate, 15% off $850 instead of $1000. (I'm not 100% sure it's actually a Black Friday sale tho)Also picked up various small items of Aliexpress and Shein that I was planning to buy anyway, however there's always some sort of sale happening on those sites anyway so who knows how much those really save compared to normal.
Quite a few upvotes overall
https://www.cheapies.nz/pages/black-friday
Bought two Hot Wheels cars from The Warehouse, a B.Box training cup for my lil fella and a few craft beers from NW. That's my Black Friday done.