Ask HN: Is there anything worth purchasing on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

#1

Post by coreyp_1 » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 5:18 AM UTC

I just haven't seen anything that catches my eye (and many sites make it surprisingly difficult to browse their Black Friday deals). I refuse to go out and shop (it's too cold, & I don't really want to mess with the crowds), but I would buy something online if it was a good price & I had a use for it.

Any suggestions or discoveries?

Re: Ask HN: Is there anything worth purchasing on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

#2

Post by GuiA » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 6:55 AM UTC

The nature of your question in itself indicates that there is nothing you should buy. Buy things if you need them, otherwise leave your wallet in your pocket.

Re: Ask HN: Is there anything worth purchasing on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

#3

Post by slededit » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 6:59 AM UTC

I purchased a 1TB EVO 850 from newegg/amazon (both have the same price). But I had a specific need for large fast storage.

Re: Ask HN: Is there anything worth purchasing on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

#4

Post by ryuker16 » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 7:02 AM UTC

Slickdeals.net is your friend. Some TV deals and SSD deals. Amazon discounted all its hardware stuff around 15% it seems. Picked up the fire 4k box for $65.

Re: Ask HN: Is there anything worth purchasing on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

#5

Post by rebirth2 » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 7:11 AM UTC

am waiting for the safari books online subscription deal. Last yr they had a 50% price drop.

Re: Ask HN: Is there anything worth purchasing on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

#6

Post by psyklic » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 7:22 AM UTC

rebirth2 wrote: post #5

am waiting for the safari books online subscription deal. Last yr they had a 50% price drop.

On Twitter: "sorry, no big sale this year. Contact us via http://bit.ly/1aK0wMg and we are happy to talk about available discounts."

- https://twitter.com/safari/status/798558536905224192

Re: Ask HN: Is there anything worth purchasing on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

#7

Post by Steppschuh » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 8:00 AM UTC

Newton Mail subscription is 50℅ off at the moment, which I find is a great deal for their service.

Re: Ask HN: Is there anything worth purchasing on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

#8

Post by sorahn » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 8:12 AM UTC

GuiA wrote: post #2

The nature of your question in itself indicates that there is nothing you should buy. Buy things if you need them, otherwise leave your wallet in your pocket.

I took it to mean "I have some extra money, and I want something to fiddle with, is there anything that the hackernews readers know of that might be on sale?"

But maybe that's just my question...

Re: Ask HN: Is there anything worth purchasing on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

#9

Post by mmerlin » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 8:24 AM UTC

Udemy has a few interesting courses reduced to $0 courtesy of OzBargain https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/276987

Re: Ask HN: Is there anything worth purchasing on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

#10

Post by cookingrobot » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 8:28 AM UTC

HTC Vive is $100 off this weekend on Amazon.