Black Friday, Nov 26, 2021

[tp4tissue]

What's on ur list..

[suicidal_orange]

A bow and some arrows?

Still hoping my computer makes it to the next Ryzen APU so wont be looking at that stuff.

[Findecanor]

I'm not looking to buy anything this year, but I can give some advice for preparation:
- Shops tend to inflate the prices in the month(s) before so that they could have a larger price drop on Black Friday. Do use price-comparison web sites to spot this, and check what a "normal" price would be for the item you're interested in.
- If a web shop lists having a huge stock of an item compared to others of similar type before the day, chances are that that one will go on the sale.

[MIGHTY CHICKEN]

Headphones maybe? Need some new wireless cans


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[chyros]

Maybe some Steam games if some are on sale? Otherwise nothing.

[tp4tissue]

Tp4 would really like to finally get the 7" miter saw.   Record price is $45 , missed it 2 years in a row.

Probably lowest now is going to be $70.

[Shapey Fiend]

Wouldn't imagine there's going to be much this year supplies of all kinds of things are constrained.

[tp4tissue]

Wouldn't imagine there's going to be much this year supplies of all kinds of things are constrained.

Wonder if wallywurl gonna have their $200 door buster tvs. 

_Not_ that Tp4 recommends anyone buy one without a colorimeter.

[noisyturtle]

Black Friday means less and less each year. Between supply chain issues and the creep of convenience, why does Black Friday even exist anymore?

[MIGHTY CHICKEN]

****ty conservative traditions

It doesn't mean much now, we have prime day, deals every day, and now I buy a lot of stuff used.

[treeleaf64]

Black Friday means less and less each year. Between supply chain issues and the creep of convenience, why does Black Friday even exist anymore?

Agree. I am sort of a minimalist when it comes to buying things. Unless it matters significantly, I tend to buy the cheapest thing that won't fall apart.

Not the most expensive thing, not the cheapest thing... somewhere in the middle

I just bought blon bl03 IEMs and a G203 without thinking about black friday, haha

[phinix]

Black Friday means less and less each year. Between supply chain issues and the creep of convenience, why does Black Friday even exist anymore?

Agree. I am sort of a minimalist when it comes to buying things. Unless it matters significantly, I tend to buy the cheapest thing that won't fall apart.

Not the most expensive thing, not the cheapest thing... somewhere in the middle

I just bought blon bl03 IEMs and a G203 without thinking about black friday, haha

Are those IEMs better than regular earplugs? For like phone music listening?

[treeleaf64]

Are those IEMs better than regular earplugs? For like phone music listening?

I will have them in a couple days. Will update. Expect to have it by Sunday because it takes a day or two for dorm mailroom to process!

[Sintpinty]

What's on ur list..

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Some graphic shirts and a new artisan mousepad whats yours

[tp4tissue]

What's on ur list..

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Some graphic shirts and a new artisan mousepad whats yours

Other than the 7" miter saw,  maybe a digital piano, but not seeing any deals.

[treeleaf64]

After couple days of listening -Blon BL03-They are better than earbuds to me.
I'm not audiophile I don't know what the graphs mean..

[fohat.digs]

Other than the 7" miter saw, 

It may be a lot more than you want or need, but at Home Depot today they had an awesome dual-bevel 12" saw for $279 ....

[tp4tissue]

Other than the 7" miter saw, 

It may be a lot more than you want or need, but at Home Depot today they had an awesome dual-bevel 12" saw for $279 ....

Tp4 already owns the  dewalt 12" dual bev slide, several bfridays back came with free bench stand

[tp4tissue]

Laptop prices this year..  INSANITY

[tp4tissue]

Almost bough'nother TV today,

Talked Tp4 out of it... Pheww....

[treeleaf64]

Almost bough'nother TV today,

Talked Tp4 out of it... Pheww....

Who, exactly, did the talking? If you are indeed Tp4, Tp4 could have talked you out of it and we would not know the difference 
Also, why a second TV?

[tp4tissue]

Almost bough'nother TV today,

Talked Tp4 out of it... Pheww....

Who, exactly, did the talking? If you are indeed Tp4, Tp4 could have talked you out of it and we would not know the difference 
Also, why a second TV?

If only it were that simple.

The line of yesterday's questioning amounted to Why a 12'th TV.

[HappyB0T]

Maybe some Steam games if some are on sale? Otherwise nothing.

This is always my plan. nab a few games that I wanted to play 6 years ago for 3$.

[tp4tissue]

Maybe some Steam games if some are on sale? Otherwise nothing.

This is always my plan. nab a few games that I wanted to play 6 years ago for 3$.

What games did everyone buy..  The WORLD MUST KNOW... !!!

[Sintpinty]

Getting my paycheck soon and i will get paid very well.

[Sniping]

did a good amount of my personal shopping already but i might go out on black friday to do some gift shopping. recent interesting pickups were airpods pro and 512gb microsd for da switch. i've been pretty good these days about not buying random crap, but maybe i'll cave and do some clothes shopping on black friday.

[Bub]

already got all my shopping done for the holidays (including a keyboard for myself)... had a tough time with shipping last year. bought a purse for my partner that got lost at the post office. feels good to be done early.

[HungerMechanic]

After couple days of listening -Blon BL03-They are better than earbuds to me.
I'm not audiophile I don't know what the graphs mean..

Ahh....joined the BLON cult, I see.

j/k I am also a fan of BLON. The BL-03 is a real crowd-pleaser. Warm, bassy tuning. A bit low-res in imaging and instrument reproduction, though. Sort of like vinyl, or that 'vasoline-o-vision' effect on N64.

I am actually a big fan of the BL-01, whose tuning may resemble the Sony IER-Z1R.

The strategy for the BL-03 for most people is usually replacement eartips, such as those from the Sony MH-755 (and clones).

With the BL-01, stock eartips might work. I use the MH-755 ones, and also those fat blue foam ones from AliExpress. The trick with the BL-01 is that it needs to be amped. No question. The sound won't fill out unless there's amp power behind it.

The BL-05s is also kind of fun. It's a more trebly, cooler, and thinner sound than the BL-03, although of similar heritage. I like it for 90s video game OSTs. BL-01 is good for orchestral film soundtracks. BL-03 is good for pop music, ordinary listening music. Bonus about the BL-05s is that it's almost the same colour as the cyan accents in Matt30's 3277 MT3 keycap set.

[noisyturtle]

Laptop prices this year..  INSANITY

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Tell me about it! Computers in general are really becoming absurd in terms of pricing. This is the new norm, anyone who thinks prices will drop when shipping and manufacturing gets sorted is living in a dreamland.

[tp4tissue]

Laptop prices this year..  INSANITY

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Tell me about it! Computers in general are really becoming absurd in terms of pricing. This is the new norm, anyone who thinks prices will drop when shipping and manufacturing gets sorted is living in a dreamland.

It's kind of BS too, because computer pricing isn't heavily affected by shipping since the unit items are not very large vs something like refrigerators.

[treeleaf64]

I keep thinking of stuff to buy, like microphone, switches, etc. then I realize I have too many already and
I'd be better off just making keyboadrs to fit the stuff i've already got!

[tp4tissue]

I keep thinking of stuff to buy, like microphone, switches, etc. then I realize I have too many already and
I'd be better off just making keyboadrs to fit the stuff i've already got!

Everyone could use an X-rite colorimeter.

[phinix]

SSDs have nice prices on Amazon, pity I have no pennies, I would grab some nice 2TB slab:(

[tp4tissue]

SSDs have nice prices on Amazon, pity I have no pennies, I would grab some nice 2TB slab:(

Games are noming it all up.

[phinix]

SSDs have nice prices on Amazon, pity I have no pennies, I would grab some nice 2TB slab:(

Games are noming it all up.

Yeah, I have 1TB SSD for games and its full - maybe I should just uninstall games I dont play...

[Leslieann]

SSDs have nice prices on Amazon, pity I have no pennies, I would grab some nice 2TB slab:(

Beware Amazon for electronics like this, especially SSDs.
They bin all common part numbers, and while you will probably get a genuine one, it may have been a model intended strictly for let's say the Asian market.  It will work just fine but if it doesn't some manufacturers will demand you deal with their Asian counterpart for a warranty/return if it's outside the Amazon help window.

I've seen this very thing with an SSD (not mine) but also my cell phone, depending on who you ask was meant for the Candian market, which is why it doesn't always get proper updates*.


*Why would my phone need to be in the intended country to get an update over wifi, it's total nonsense.

[Sintpinty]

This was a test from god to see if i would save my money.. aaand i failed.

My corsair k63 is now retiring.. say hello to Logitech G pro with Logitech Clickies! Thanks The Source!

[tp4tissue]

/Kinda disappointed ALL day.

Nothing.. like Wowww that's a good deal. Maybe holdout for cyber monday


Anyone buy anything ??

[noisyturtle]

The fortified wine and isolation got the better of me and I ordered a hentai figure off Aliexpress 

Black Friday, a dark Friday indeed

[tp4tissue]

? didn't expect that, hahaha

[suicidal_orange]

As usual didn't buy anything, can't say I looked very hard to find anything worth buying though.

[Sniping]

lol didn't end up getting anything, which is probably a good thing. clothes are always tempting but i've really kicked the habit of buying useless tech on black friday, took more strength than i'd like to admit though

[tp4tissue]

Monitor prices aren't so gud' this year.

Even last years' walmart's acer 32"1080p165hz is $200 this year vs $150.


Sooooo.. the best price "today" , for a 32"  2560x1440 ,144hz is the (acer, aopen) 32HC1QUR at $250,  it was $230 a month back.

A 2018 monitor BUT,  BUTTTTT,  it has Wide Gamut.. < if specs are accurate >

[Michabc]

Yearly purchase - adobe cc 40% off and perfect timing for next year…

[tp4tissue]

Hope this deal-wasteland turns around Monday..

[MIGHTY CHICKEN]

I missed on ar87 deal
CNC tkl that was 240, on sale for 150, on BF sale for 80 bucks
include switch and cap
was so good

[Leslieann]

Hope this deal-wasteland turns around Monday..

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HAHAHAHA
Have you not been following things...

A Honda Civic type R just sold for $70k on a dealer showroom floor.
Dealers have 5-10% or less of normal inventory, some with fewer than half a dozen, all with 50% or more in markups. New broncos are selling for $90-100k. My local Mazda and VW both have nothing in the showroom, the plinths out front have used cars from other manufacturers and they have employees parking out the front lot so it looks like they have inventory, inside is a ghost town. The Lincoln dealer looks worse. And you don't even want to see used prices on newer cars either, got something a few years old, it's probably worth what you paid for it.

And it's not just cars.
AMD just announced a 10% price increase.
The owner of Beanie Babies had to charter the better part of a dozen cargo planes to get their inventory here in time for Christmas.


There's no way this gets fixed within a few months let alone a few weeks or even days. Seriously, things are bad.
While there are obvious shortages, a lot of it has to do with companies holding things hostage or hoarding things.

[tp4tissue]

GOD Damn it !!!! , there was a decent deal on a gaming monitor, missed it..

[noisyturtle]

Hope this deal-wasteland turns around Monday..

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HAHAHAHA
Have you not been following things...

A Honda Civic type R just sold for $70k on a dealer showroom floor.
Dealers have 5-10% or less of normal inventory, some with fewer than half a dozen, all with 50% or more in markups. New broncos are selling for $90-100k. My local Mazda and VW both have nothing in the showroom, the plinths out front have used cars from other manufacturers and they have employees parking out the front lot so it looks like they have inventory, inside is a ghost town. The Lincoln dealer looks worse. And you don't even want to see used prices on newer cars either, got something a few years old, it's probably worth what you paid for it.

And it's not just cars.
AMD just announced a 10% price increase.
The owner of Beanie Babies had to charter the better part of a dozen cargo planes to get their inventory here in time for Christmas.


There's no way this gets fixed within a few months let alone a few weeks or even days. Seriously, things are bad.
While there are obvious shortages, a lot of it has to do with companies holding things hostage or hoarding things.

Literally idiots with too much money and zero sense of financial responsibility ruining it for the rest of the planet. I firmly stand by my idea that you need to be able to pass a basic intelligence test to be able to be wealthy.

[fohat.digs]

you need to be able to pass a basic intelligence test to be able to be wealthy.

In my opinion, it should be a human decency test.