What have you actually bought on Black Friday?

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I've found the barrage of emails and ads quite overwhelming so haven't looked for anything until today.... when I bought:

Sunday Riley moisturiser (20% off at Liberty - used my beauty drop money)
An Aura digital photo frame for my parents for Christmas (£30 off)
An Emma Bridgwater calendar for 2024 (10% off)

All things I was going to buy at some point anyway. I don't think I'll look again now as it's too easy to spend money!

What have you bought this year, if anything?

Ridge wallet for DP's birthday in a couple of weeks.
Electric toothbrush for DS2, but only because his finally gave up the ghost on Thu.

Might’ve just bought myself some new Crocs for work 🤭 they were £60 and I couldn’t justify paying that so close to Christmas but just checked and they were £40 soooo Merry Crocmas to me 😁

Nothing this year. Christmas presents bought earlier this year on offers and I don’t anything.

I brought an air fryer.

I also put a dress, some earring and some boots in my basket from boohoo.com that totalled £43 before discount, the day before Black Friday, woke up and checked the offers on Black Friday and my basket had shot up to £67 before discount, all items still in the sale. I was fuming so refused to buy. I knew some places like to inflate prices but that was ridiculous 😭😭

A few presents for dc

Some haircare brand set thing from a brand I'd never heard of for my niece.

Booked a city break next year with £300 credit from a cancelled 2023 holiday and got another £100 off which really means we got a room upgrade and breakfast for free.

White fox hoodie
Le Mieux clothes
Gym shark clothes all for DD 12 Xmas
Lego for DD 9 Xmas
Handbag and purse for myself because it's been a shitty week & DH told me to treat myself

Walking trousers for me from Craghopoers. Had extra discount of sale price.

Some bits and pieces from company called Inner Wolf. Also had extra discount off.

Sports stuff from M and m direct

Philips lumea - got a better model for my budget
2 laptops for DCs who both need them for school - one is a refurbished bargain, first laptop for youngest DC whos class will start using them after Christmas, other is a new model for older DC who is exam age, and needs a replacement of his old refurb.
A pair of sensible black winter boots - 50% off
A pair of less sensible yellow boots, also 50% off which was very much an unneccessary treat

Apart from the yellow boots all things that were planned purchases and in budget
off to look at a sports shop sale today to see if I can get any winter running gear cheaper

A coat. Was £160 and I paid £49.

Yes, a hot wheels thing and a dressing up set for DS2s Christmas presents.

Two pints of milk, a loaf of bread, and a Yorkie bar.

Max make up on asos which was 30% off, I needed it so may as well buy when it’s cheaper. Shark hair styler.

Lot of stuff, but nothing I wouldn’t have bought anyway for Christmas. I don’t see why I’d wait a couple of weeks to have to buy at a higher price. I try to buy from Irish retailers when I can.

Some Schleich figures from Smyth's (3 for 2) for the DC for Christmas.

And cat food.

I accidentally used black friday offer because I needed this stuff anyway. Bought day and night eye cream, spf and got free make up remover.

Nothing. I'm doing a low spend 6 months. I don't need anything.

Ordered a bike for ds1's birthday in a couple of weeks. £150 instead of £200, hope it's a reasonable one.

Pillows
Shower gel
Make up

All gifts

I will also be buying more gifts from JL website

DH did go to the actual shops yesterday and bought one thing from fat face, again a gift

Love a good coat, and that’s a good price. What did you buy?

It was a parka from Blacks

It was this - https://www.blacks.co.uk/16003696/peter-storm-womens-paloma-parka-16003696

Natural linen duvet set and bottom sheet
Ninja dual max
Was wanting the bed linen after returning from Oz where everywhere I stayed had it
The Ninja I've been wanting for a long time as my mini oven is very old and unreliable now

Thanks to the poster who alerted be to the 25% Boots Quidco I bought some aftershave and other toiletries that I needed
also ordered some stuff that I was going to buy anyway at 20% off.

I've nought a 12 days of perfume thing off space nk.

A christmassy/ fancy jumper and a dress both half price from monsoon

A few beauty products 25 % off at cult beauty.

Dunno if it's just me but I can't remember retailers discounting quite so much before.... 50% off clothing never used to happen in November.

Is it a sign retailers are finding it v tough and an impending recession? Ah well every cloud, may as well get some bargains

Some dishwasher tablets!