Black Friday is the perfect excuse to start Christmas shopping.
We have just started November, but with Christmas just around the corner and the Christmas plans ever closer, we cannot blame those who want the penultimate month of the year to come to an end as soon as possible. And more, when what awaits on the horizon is called black friday 2019 (and Cyber Monday).
The perfect opportunity to finish off the Christmas gifts with a stroke of the pen and dedicate the festive period solely to enjoying yourself, but also, why not, to fine-tune our traveling accessories. Sneakers, technological gadgets and even discount flights we can find within the great amalgam of discounts baptized as black friday and turned into one more pre-Christmas tradition.
HOW BLACK FRIDAY WAS BORN
Although the story of black friday , as a term applied to the sales is not clear, the most widespread points to the description used in the 60s by the police of the city of Philadelphia to describe the situation in which the city was, crowded with cars and pedestrians who went to the shops to start their purchases of Christmas.
Some crowds that were slightly dissipated with the arrival of technology and the online version of the black friday , named as Cyber Monday . An action that currently, with the extension of Black Friday offers to online shopping, has only made the discounts.
WHEN IS BLACK FRIDAY 2019
This year the black friday It arrives a little later than usual, because so does the date that determines Black Friday every year. The fourth Thursday of November is celebrated Thanksgiving , the starting gun at the beginning of the Christmas season thanks to the festive Friday that billions of American families take advantage of to buy.
This year they will November 29th , more concretely. Several days late, compared to Black Friday 2018 and previous editions, which make it the perfect opportunity, not only to 'advance' the christmas shopping , but also to do it at a discount. Meanwhile he Cyber Monday It will take place on December 2.
In Spain, where the vast majority of stores have been religiously joining the black friday , everything indicates that the discounts could be brought forward a little more than expected. Companies like amazon , one of the great forerunners of black friday in our country, they have already announced special actions, such as the opening of a pop-up in Madrid November 28 to December 1 (from 10.00 to 21.00) .
Online purchases multiply.
Installed in Callao City Lights (in Madrid's Plaza de Callao) under the name #amazonencaja , the pop-up store of the American giant will offer the opportunity to test products and new releases in different categories. All of them will be available for purchase through the amazon apps , using Smile Codes or the mobile scan function, and they will be delivered to the place they want.
In addition to offers and product testing, #amazonencaja will also host exclusive concerts and performances by Amazon Music , will offer news of Prime Video and will organize workshops for the whole family.
TRICKS AND TIPS FOR BUYING ON BLACK FRIDAY
However, for the rest of Spaniards, the activity will focus on the multi-brand store website, where amazon has prepared Black Friday Week, which begins on Friday, November 22 and will last until the last minutes of Friday, November 29 ( black friday official) .
But, although traditionally the best offers are reserved for Friday, it is not advisable to miss out on the opportunities that arise both the days before and after. Specially in amazon , where both in prime-day As in their weeks of specific discounts, they are betting more and more on the aggressive discount version that only lasts 24 hours.
This year Black Friday is delayed.
In that case, the key is to do your homework on time and that means starting by drawing up a differentiated list of needs and whims , and keep checking the current price, so that when the time comes, you'll have an idea if it's worth the savings.
But when to buy? The answer is as soon as possible. Waiting until the last hours of the day could mean finding yourself with the label of 'sold out'. A trick, to optimize savings, is to check the different colors of those objects that have that option, because in amazon , the price and the discount change (and a lot) depending on the color.
As for what, it will depend a little on the needs of each one. But the truth is that, in addition to getting hold of the Christmas presents at a better price (retailers usually extend the period of changes and discounts until the beginning of 2020), it is also a good time to bet on seasonal objects.
We are referring to that paddle surf board that will cost you half the price if you buy it in the summer or the shoes or boots you need to renew . And, above all, to invest in technology, the category that historically has the best discounts: camera or a mobile phone (to return from your next trip with the best memories), a kindle or electronic book to make journeys more enjoyable and, why not, hair dryers and other personal care equipment.
Finally, and if you are not a member Prime , you can always use black friday Y Cyber Monday to get the most out of your 30-day trial period (you can subscribe here ).
THE TRAVELING BLACK FRIDAY
Every day, from last Friday, November 22 to November 29, Amazon makes new discounts available to its users. Some will be extended in time and others will only last 24 hours. Here are some of them.
Cameras are one of the products in which it is worth (and a lot) to invest in times of black friday We've rounded up the best photography discounts here.
In addition, the big airlines and transport companies have joined Black Friday by presenting their best deals on flights and bus and train routes. Do you want to go on a trip? It is the perfect time to get your ticket.