stux,
@stux@mstdn.social avatar

Is Black Friday still a thing? :bloblaugh:

You do know that the prices are raised the days before or even has the same price!

It's a day when people buy loads and loads of stuff they don't need and throw it away again

Don't be fooled❤️ We don't have to participate in every commercial holiday :cat_hug_triangle:

chemoelectric,
@chemoelectric@masto.ai avatar

@stux Meh. I saw the more expensive jigsaw today for the same price as the less expensive one I bought a week or two ago. Not a fake sale.

I’m still okay, simply because the more expensive one is heavy and the less expensive one is light, so I want the less expensive one.

(The main advantage of the more expensive one is its motor is brushless so it uses less battery power and so runs longer. But I do very, very little sawing. VERY, VERY, VERY LITTLE.)

chemoelectric,
@chemoelectric@masto.ai avatar

@stux OTOH both of these items are regularly priced at a fake reduced price. :)

chemoelectric,
@chemoelectric@masto.ai avatar

@stux Here’s a trick with certain items. It may depend on where you are. In the U.S., for instance, the price of a new Japanese fountain pen can be quite high. It will come with all sorts of accessories and warrantees and the choice of model may be limited. You can often pay MUCH less by ordering it from a reputable ‘gift shop’ type of vendor in Japan, though you will likely get just the pen wrapped in cellophane, or in a plain gift box.

(There will also be disreputable vendors. Be careful.)

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