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dashbarron wrote:I exclusively used Newegg which has since lost a lot of luster
TheRazorsEdge wrote:dashbarron wrote:I exclusively used Newegg which has since lost a lot of luster
I've noticed them going downhill as well. Too many Amazon-style pricing games, and most of their marketplace partners aren't that great.
I waited for the sales, and they were disappointing all around. Steam are GoG are good as they've always been, but I got that meh feeling too. Especially from Newegg.
tanker27 wrote:The Lego deals on Cyber Monday were Phenomenal! I bought 5 large Star wars sets for under 150 bucks.
TheRazorsEdge wrote:
I've noticed them going downhill as well. Too many Amazon-style pricing games, and most of their marketplace partners aren't that great.
CScottG wrote:-yeah, few (VERY FEW) really good deals overall. (..that Seasonic gold full modular power supply with rebate was really good.)
What was really skanky going through Newegg's listings for Black Friday and Cyber Monday was the laptop section.
Not only were most of them not "deals" , but more than half the listings were REFURBISHED : not just used, but previously BROKEN - and potentially more likely to break again (or at least that's been my experience with that "market").
Of course set the option for New only (which isn't default), and any sense of a really good deal dry's-up *real* fast.
Hawkwing74 wrote:tanker27 wrote:The Lego deals on Cyber Monday were Phenomenal! I bought 5 large Star wars sets for under 150 bucks.
Oh wow, was not aware they had such deals! Too many Lego in the house already, but sounds like a great deal.
Kougar wrote:Cyber Monday deals have (almost) universally been not as good as the Black Friday promos, it's just how the scheme has always worked.Sure there are exceptions, but they are going to be few and far between.
The way Black Friday has been going, my advice is to start the week before and watch things like a hawk. A lot of the best deals for things like HDDs were available up to a week in advance. A lot of promos kick in before or at the start of Thursday, and by 1am Friday you should already be done with most of the shopping list. Physical stores had some decent Black Friday promos, but even then I noticed places like JC Penny's opened at 2pm on Thursday. The line was gone inside 30 minutes.
tanker27 wrote:Hawkwing74 wrote:tanker27 wrote:The Lego deals on Cyber Monday were Phenomenal! I bought 5 large Star wars sets for under 150 bucks.
Oh wow, was not aware they had such deals! Too many Lego in the house already, but sounds like a great deal.
You can never have too many Legos!
Usacomp2k3 wrote:tanker27 wrote:That's what I was going to reply with.You can never have too many Legos!
Captain Ned wrote:It's been years, but stepping on one at 3AM in the dark belies that statement.
Captain Ned wrote:Usacomp2k3 wrote:tanker27 wrote:That's what I was going to reply with.You can never have too many Legos!
It's been years, but stepping on one at 3AM in the dark belies that statement.
morphine wrote:Since I do the deals and guides all the time, I feel like I have a little authority on the matter.
Basically your general impressions are true. I did find many deals since BF/CM promotions are generally going to affect far more items than on any other day. However, I think that the days of insane deals are long gone. You'd be forgiven for thinking there would be like twenty 50% discounts on monitors, and maybe motherboards half-off, or something equally crazy, but that's all in the past. It doesn't seem restricted to computing gear either.
I'll even anecdotally point out that Amazon UK and DE, from where I shop a lot, also didn't have much that was all that impressive. I remember seeing a cheap LG 4K monitor, Crucial MX300s, then some peripherals that aren't all that expensive to begin with. Contrast this with 3 years ago when I saw and bought a TON of stuff at stupid discounts from there.
I figure that BF and CM are simply hot enough shopping days that shops don't even need to bother doing big discounts anymore. The cash will roll in anyway. Wasn't it Amazon that made some stupid-high amount of cash thanks to BF alone?
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