Steve D wrote:

So far, I’ve saved £15 off of a Fire Stick, £30 off of a Kindle and £60 off of a DKNY handbag the wife wanted. I found out it was a con for some things last year - like any 'sale' you’ve got to ignore the advertised 'savings' and do your homework beforehand!

More deals. Just got home from Westfield Stratford. Got a pair of pyjamas from White Company. £60 instead of £75. Genuine bargain as I’d earmarked them earlier in the month. I got 3 pairs of knickers in Victoria’s Secret for £35 instead of £47.50 (Tip of the day - if you’re going there, check the back as well as the front - some of the knickers in there had nothing to cover the bumhole 😳) Also, I got a pair of Emerald earrings in Fraser Hart. Again, I nearly bought those earlier this month for £599 - I asked for a 10% discount at the time but they wouldn’t budge - said nothing jewellery wise gets discounted on the run up to Christmas so I passed on them. I got them today for £479. Call me Mr 20%

That’s it, I’m done with Christmas shopping! Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Got a “Black Friday� flyer through the door yesterday from Land Rover, so decided to buy my oil filter from the local dealer this morning rather than from Eurocarparts and see what was on offer. I got the filter, but as ever, none of the sales staff so much as glanced in my direction for the fifteen minutes I spent looking at all the models in the showroom or the ten minutes looking round the used stock outside. The manager did say “excuse me� as he negotiated past me through a narrow gap, but no “Are you being attended to?�

I was the only customer in their large new showroom, so it’s not as if they were too busy to say hello. I spent my time in the D5 to FFRR row, not the DS to Evoque row. I was dressed in a way that might make me look a likely target (moleskin trousers, checked shirt, polished shoes), so I don’t think I looked too impoverished to bother with. I must confess that in the past I have actually put my Harris tweed jacket on before going in and it still makes no difference!

I clearly don’t make the grade...and I am actually quite intrigued. What is it that they look for in a potential buyer? 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

Checked shirt, mole skins . . . take care the fashion police don’t arrest you

My Mrs only buys knickers from C&A so she knows what way round they fit.

It is often a bit of a con - I find there are some good deals but often on the very expensive stuff.

The "Which?" consumer organisation tracked a selection of goods for 6 months before and 6 months after Black Friday and ...

"We found that 87% of the Black Friday deal items we investigated were available for the same price or cheaper at other times of the year.

Read more: https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/black-frid...al-is-real - Which?" Jules

Worms wrote:

I clearly don’t make the grade...and I am actually quite intrigued. What is it that they look for in a potential buyer?

Digressing somewhat, but, the other day I was in no particular hurry when passing a new-ish JLR dealership I thought "I wonder if they've got the part I need to order?" So I parked in the spacious customer parking area, walked through the two sets of big automatic glass doors, into a large almost empty, shiny space with a few JLR vehicles dotted about and up to the reception desk where the young lady in full makeup and smart suit smiled. I requested the location of the Parts Dept, she offered to take me there (it was about 20m away in the same shiny room) and on the way offered me a cup of coffee and a comfy chair in the waiting area as she would have to ring for the Parts & Service Supervisor to come as they were not at their desk. I waited and soon a gentleman in a suit with a clipboard came over and asked what I needed. He wrote down the part number that I gave him and turned to go to his computer desk. "It fits a Range Rover" I said. He nodded. As he rounded his desk I said "It also fits my Series 3 Landrover". He sighed and said "sorry, we dont stock that sort of thing but I may be able to order it for you". "Never mind, Im not entirely surprised, I can get it from Ebay for 99p delivered anyway. Thanks for the coffee by the way"

What did surprise me was that nobody even asked if I (dressed smart casual) was interested in their cars or might consider buying one. Strange times. Jules

jules wrote:

It is often a bit of a con - I find there are some good deals but often on the very expensive stuff.

The "Which?" consumer organisation tracked a selection of goods for 6 months before and 6 months after Black Friday and ...

"We found that 87% of the Black Friday deal items we investigated were available for the same price or cheaper at other times of the year.

Read more: https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/black-frid...al-is-real - Which?"

I bought a watch for my wife two weeks ago in Ernest Jones. If I’d held out and waited until today I’d be £200 worse off! Glad I bought it when I did.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

jules wrote:

Digressing somewhat, but, the other day I was in no particular hurry when passing a new-ish JLR dealership I thought "I wonder if they've got the part I need to order?" So I parked in the spacious customer parking area, walked through the two sets of big automatic glass doors, into a large almost empty, shiny space with a few JLR vehicles dotted about and up to the reception desk where the young lady in full makeup and smart suit smiled. I requested the location of the Parts Dept, she offered to take me there (it was about 20m away in the same shiny room) and on the way offered me a cup of coffee and a comfy chair in the waiting area as she would have to ring for the Parts & Service Supervisor to come as they were not at their desk. I waited and soon a gentleman in a suit with a clipboard came over and asked what I needed. He wrote down the part number that I gave him and turned to go to his computer desk. "It fits a Range Rover" I said. He nodded. As he rounded his desk I said "It also fits my Series 3 Landrover". He sighed and said "sorry, we dont stock that sort of thing but I may be able to order it for you". "Never mind, Im not entirely surprised, I can get it from Ebay for 99p delivered anyway. Thanks for the coffee by the way"

What did surprise me was that nobody even asked if I (dressed smart casual) was interested in their cars or might consider buying one. Strange times.