Black Friday Madness in the UK

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  1. David Harrison

    David Harrison MAPper without portfolio

    Ah, Musician's Friend has some good offers on Arturia controllers, but I didn't see any Akai ones :(

    I guess GAK and Thomann work on volume over margins, so they probably can't afford to sell things cheaper.
     
    David Harrison, Nov 28, 2014
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  2. aaradia

    aaradia Choy Li Fut and Yang Tai Chi Chuan Student Moderator Supporter

    I thought Black Friday was a US thing. An after Thanksgiving thing...........

    Sorry to hear this atrocity is not limited to us.

    I make a point to do NO shopping this day- not even food shopping. It isn't worth the discount to deal with the crowds.

    And now that people are getting trampled to death and fighting, it is bad positioning from a self defense view.
     
    aaradia, Nov 28, 2014
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  3. Smitfire

    Smitfire Cactus Schlong

    You know what...before this year it pretty much was.
    This is the first time I've really been that aware of it to this degree and the first time I've seen it this bad.
     
    Smitfire, Nov 28, 2014
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  4. bassai

    bassai onwards and upwards ! Moderator Supporter

    I remember some stupidity last year , police being called out to a couple of stores , but , this year seems to be much worse.
     
    bassai, Nov 28, 2014
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  5. Bruised Lee

    Bruised Lee Valued Member

    Numpties
     
    Bruised Lee, Nov 28, 2014
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  6. Latikos

    Latikos Valued Member

    Gee, seeing some of the footage I'm rather glad, that we don't have Black Fridays here :eek:
    I thought last year was already kinda creepy, but I think it actually got worse.
     
    Latikos, Nov 28, 2014
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  7. Bozza Bostik

    Bozza Bostik Antichrist on Button Moon

    Cheers for looking though!

    I don't know Musician's Friend, I pretty much use Thomann all the time and local shops for strings and bits 'n' bobs.

    I was looking at the Arturia too, but the Akai had slightly better reviews. It's all new to me...

    Thanks again.
     
    Bozza Bostik, Nov 28, 2014
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  8. Johnno

    Johnno Valued Member

    It's the first time that I've been aware of it existing over here, so I suspect it's a recent thing. Sounds like some shops are just copying it from the USA to get shoppers in the doors, because the date itself has no significance for us. And our Christmas shopping season starts in September when the kids go back to school! :rolleyes:
     
    Johnno, Nov 29, 2014
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  9. Bozza Bostik

    Bozza Bostik Antichrist on Button Moon

    They have started doing it here. They use the English term too and don't call it Musta Perjantai (Black Friday). I don't recall anything last year, but this year there's been sales in both brick and mortar and online shops.

    It's quite odd really as they have their own special sales days outside of the usual post-Christmas etc times.

    Again, I can't complain about it or I'd be a hypocrite. :)
     
    Bozza Bostik, Nov 29, 2014
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  10. matveimediaarts

    matveimediaarts Underappreciated genius

    I was just about to start a thread on this very topic! I'll drop it off here. (pics and vids and so forth at the link) At last, a great American consumerist holiday is exported! And to the UK of all places! :D ;)

    http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-...y-shudders-america-exports-black-friday-world

    “An Unstoppable Zombie Holiday” – Humanity Shudders As America Exports Black Friday To the World

     
    matveimediaarts, Nov 29, 2014
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  11. Bozza Bostik

    Bozza Bostik Antichrist on Button Moon

    Why "of all places!"? We/They pretty much copy everything the US does, good or bad.

    Just scanning thourgh IG and saw a few posts for...."Small Business Saturday".
     
    Bozza Bostik, Nov 29, 2014
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  12. matveimediaarts

    matveimediaarts Underappreciated genius

    I'll be daggumed! (as my grandpapa would probably say) I don't follow UK culture except when it's mentioned in papers/sites I regularly read. (usually the Guardian or the Daily Mail) I'm more a Russophile and follow Russian media instead. Thanks for enlightening me. :)
     
    matveimediaarts, Nov 29, 2014
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  13. Unreal Combat

    Unreal Combat Valued Member

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    Unreal Combat, Nov 29, 2014
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  14. Bozza Bostik

    Bozza Bostik Antichrist on Button Moon

    The Daily Mail and Russian Propag...I mean media???? You know the Mail's nicknames don't you?

    You'll enjoy this.

    http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/toys/dailymail/
     
    Bozza Bostik, Nov 29, 2014
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  15. bassai

    bassai onwards and upwards ! Moderator Supporter

    There's a pretty funny , but nsfw , spoof Tesco statement going round facebook saying pretty much the same thing.
     
    bassai, Nov 29, 2014
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  16. Unreal Combat

    Unreal Combat Valued Member

    I've read it. :D
     
    Unreal Combat, Nov 29, 2014
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  17. Mushroom

    Mushroom De-powered to come back better than before.

    That's exactly what I said when I saw that video too. Like, you realise that telly is crap to begin with.
    I admit tho, got me a new console with the sale :)

    The ASDA Wembley is just round the corner from me, I suspected what the increased blue lights were. Thankfully I went to Sainsburys, walked past 2 old ladies debating what preserves to buy.

    It was manic. :D
     
    Mushroom, Nov 29, 2014
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  18. bassai

    bassai onwards and upwards ! Moderator Supporter

    Seems locally to me it was a little better set up , everyone I've spoken to that ventured to Asda/tescos on Friday reported there being separate , heavily manned , ques for Black Friday stuff so that normal shoppers could go about their business unhindered.
     
    bassai, Nov 30, 2014
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