Stores started pushing Black Friday weeks early again. Curious whether anyone is seeing real discounts yet, or if it is mostly the usual price-bump-then-sale pattern. Any categories where waiting until the actual weekend still pays off?
Mostly the usual price-bump-then-sale pattern from what I've seen so far. A couple of things on my list actually look a bit cheaper than last year, but a lot of the “deals” are just the normal price with a big red tag on it. I'm holding off on the bigger stuff until the actual weekend and checking prices against a few other stores first.
Good tip on comparing stores. A price tracker or a store's price history (camelcamelcamel for Amazon, for example) shows quickly whether a "deal" is real. TVs, small kitchen appliances and headphones tend to hit their real lows on the actual weekend, while toys and clothes often go even cheaper in December.
Un consejo para Black Friday: muchas ofertas 'nuevas' ya tuvieron el mismo precio en octubre. Antes de comprar conviene mirar el historial de precios con un rastreador y comparar con la tienda de la competencia. Lo que suele bajar de verdad son televisores, auriculares y pequeños electrodomésticos