Saturday, November 26, 2016

Black Friday and Cyber Monday: 5 tips for finding a bargain in the shops and online – BBC World news

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Image caption The pattern of sales of Black Friday in the US has begun to extend to other countries of Latin America and Europe.

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When it comes November, and the shops offer an incredible variety of discounts, many consumers rush to be the first to win the wonderful deals.

The scenes of crowds waiting to open the stores are well-known in the united States or the United Kingdom thanks to the tradition of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

And some countries of Latin America are already starting to have their own weekend of madness in the purchases.

But how can you detect a real bargain?

1. Compare and compare

Before you buy, it is always necessary to have a checklist to know if the same product is cheaper in another place, according to the experts.

Some specialized sites can tell you if the product has been put on a bigger discount before.

For example, Camelcamelcamel.com shows the price history of products from Amazon, which allows buyers to know whether they were cheaper in the past months.

When the group of consumers Which? to investigate the offerings of the retailers last year found that only 90 of 178 promotions were cheaper on Black Friday.

The retail sometimes increase the price of an item before asell more to make the discount appear larger.

Image caption Camelcamelcamel.com shows prices that has taken the e-reader Kindle Fire in the Uk. The page works also in English and with prices in the U.S.

2. Seek to match the price

With the fierce competition, retailers are beginning to match offers that your competitors do.

Amazon is among those that have done so in the past, ” said Gary Caffell, editor at MoneySavingExpert.

“When people get price matching, look for other factors such as warranty, and shipping charges,” he said.

this Is where some shops get better warranties, mainly in electrical appliances, in comparison with the standard one year.

it May be that you have 5-year warranties on televisions, 3 years in many electrical appliances of own brand and 2 years in other electrical items.

“don’t be swayed by advertising and buy something that you don’t need or can’t pay”, said Caffell.

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Image caption Only purchase what you really need and what you can afford, it is council that match the experts.

3. Discount “the whole store”

traders often make deals with “up to” so much percent off, but only a few units will be under that offering.

“The offers that are more strong are those which are available throughout the store,” said Caffell.

For example, the clothing store Gap has arrived to offer you a 40% discount on all their items, or the Disney Store has posted the offer on 20%.

A thing of which to be alert is that deep discounts of Black Friday in certain articles may be related with goods are not desired or of bad quality, said Munday.

Also worth looking at the discount codes extra on the pages of Facebook of the enterprise, which can save the shipping charges, for example.

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Image caption Many of the signs of discounts come with a footnote that specifies what are the items that apply, and under what conditions.

4. Know your rights

experts also warned that some of the deals Black Friday might be non-refundable.

“On the internet you have the right to change your mind and’t take it back, but that is not necessarily the case in the store,” said Caffell.

“it Is important to do research to know your rights of purchase before you pay, in case you change your mind,” said Alex Neill, legal director in you Wich?, a company that reviews products and services.

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Image caption Although a lot of people rush to the stores to find deals, on the internet you can get best discounts and benefits in return.

5. The failures in internet

once you’ve found a bargain online, you don’t want to lose it because of an error in the page or application.

it Is common for sites to suffer from blockages to the high traffic on their platforms.

In some cases, the web sites collapse, but they are still available on mobile or tablet, suggested Caffell.

When you have a page open via multiple devices, you are better protected from falls.

it Also allows you to have a extra room when you do row in line, which can sometimes be very slow.

“The time more active for the people that log is going to be around midnight, and then 08:00 or 09:00 in the morning,” explained Caffell.

Well, to buy but well-informed.

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