Likely TurboTax 2022, it's the only thing I'll really need.
Ask HN: What are you waiting to buy with a Black Friday / Cyber Monday deal?
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#222 TB SSD and maybe I can fulfill my dream of a 30'+, 4K, 144hz, 1000 nits screen.
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#23Anova Precision Oven
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#24I'll wait for after Black Friday and after layoffs and catch some good stuff on craigslist. Plus this time it is different, 1st most deals went online, long before and after into December and January so no rush, 2nd due to inflation deals are worse so better deals might come months after, 3rd post-covid even Halloween is almost no-more so everything is changing
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#25Probably nothing, because I have come to dislike waste or pointless consumption. However, if, following these sales, I can pick up a cheap second hand Pixel 6 or a very good coffee grinder, I could be tempted.
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#26Clothes, hopefully higher quality ones if they are on discount. I was looking to buy a bunch of merino wool socks/boxers/shirts. I buy electronics year round, on the other hand, I never buy any clothes since they always seem so expensive (100$ jeans, or new SSD?)
Costco has great clothes if there's one near you
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#27I've already got my holiday shopping done since summer so I'm looking forward to a low stress holiday season this year. Also I just never do black friday and I dont think I need to justify it.
Pretty soon the seasonal popup roasted almond stand will appear at the dead mall near the office and I'll be raiding it liberally!
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#28Aren’t the discounts during Black Friday/Cyber Monday scams/fake? They increase the original price weeks before these events. During the events they “lower” the price simulating discounts… but you’re buying the product at its original price. Been tracking some products I’m interested in it always happens.
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#29I’ve come to the realization that the things I want to buy, usually don’t get discounts during holiday sales. Maybe like 3% off sometimes, but never mouthwatering deals.
Everybody around me has some deals to be excited about. Not me. I looked through my wish list, no red marks, no discounts, one of them is actually more expensive now. I’m on a forgotten island in the world of capitalistic celebration.
Re: Ask HN: What are you waiting to buy with a Black Friday / Cyber Monday deal?
#30Like others have said, all the sales are fake in some way, or at the very least not compelling enough to spend money I wouldn't have otherwise.
I am however waiting for GPU prices to come down significantly, but I'm not sure yet that I'd actually buy one.
Right now, an RTX 3070 (2 years since launch) is still $760 CAD off the shelf (with supposed black friday discount), which is a shit ton of cash.