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  • #16
    Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

    Originally posted by Never-In-Doubt View Post
    Not at all. I live 30 miles from anywhere. Others are poorly etc.

    Loads of reasons not to go queuing.
    I didn't explain that very well mate. what i mean was is that this *queue* is another way of creating this panic buying from the retailers perspective. I am not trying to suggest attending the store is a benefit to the consumer in any way. They could get their sites to cope with the demand if they really wanted to.
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    • #17
      Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

      Worth keeping an eye on


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      • #18
        Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

        Originally posted by Never-In-Doubt View Post
        Can't believe you even shop there

        Searched and searched, was the only place that had what I wanted, personally not that enamoured with them, ho hum and I did it online so I didn't have to suffer their infernal hard selling idiots in the shop.

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        • #19
          Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

          Best staying at home if you ask me ......


          Police have been called to supermarkets across the UK amid crowd surges as people hunt for "Black Friday" offers.


          Greater Manchester Police appealed for calm after attending seven Tesco shops, at which three men were arrested and a woman was hit by a falling television.


          More -----> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30241459
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          • #20
            Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

            Originally posted by Sapphire View Post
            Searched and searched, was the only place that had what I wanted, personally not that enamoured with them, ho hum and I did it online so I didn't have to suffer their infernal hard selling idiots in the shop.
            3 month wait or only 2?
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            • #21
              Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

              Three weeks (allegedly), not that fussed about the time to be honest anyway, three weeks and one day I will start getting angry lol.

              I wanted a matching large sideboard, tv/entertainment unit and 4 lamp tables, we went everywhere, we could get the sideboard and lamp tables but not the matching tv/entertainment unit, and some places said that they had them but you couldn't see them and had to order from a picture online, the only place that had all on show was Harveys.

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              • #22
                Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

                Yea we were victims to that. A couple years ago they sold Kashmir Furniture - big chunky stuff. We spent £3k plus for a dining table, tv unit, 3 mirrors, nest of tables, sideboard & 2 floating shelves.

                Waited 3 months. It arrived - was too dark lol. So we sold it pretty much straight away for a grand. Gutted.

                Went to Oakland place and got chunky replacements in oak for a grand in total. Lol

                We were happy enough as technically we got what we wanted (eventually)!
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                • #23
                  Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

                  I was down at Tesco Extra Havant at midnight last night fecking chaos I tell yah 4 pallets of TV's were flying off and could not move in the electrical dept and toys, kids clothing was the same.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

                    My friend has just called me and said that people are fighting outside Argos

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                    • #25
                      Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing



                      Staff tried to keep order as customers competed over items including televisions.......Mad if you ask me ....
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                      • #26
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                        This is so sad, sorry but I think that if this event happens next year then better crowd control and systems need to be put in place, someone is seriously going to be hurt or even killed and for what eh.... life is far more precious than fighting over a bloody tv.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

                          Originally posted by Sapphire View Post
                          This is so sad, sorry but I think that if this event happens next year then better crowd control and systems need to be put in place, someone is seriously going to be hurt or even killed and for what eh.... life is far more precious than fighting over a bloody tv.
                          Capitalism gone mad

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                          • #28
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                            Are the effing mad?
                            7.30 there was a queue out side PC world in Brum city centre, couldn't get on websites until I tried John Lewis, they price match . Yes I know there are some bargins to be had, Ipad mini 1 at £150 and 2 at £209 but mostly these things are manipulated to make us feel as if the retailers have done us a favour. Come the glorious day all the capitalist Tory voting barstweards will be up against the wall

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                            • #29
                              Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

                              Originally posted by Sapphire View Post
                              My friend has just called me and said that people are fighting outside Argos
                              Was that in Essex?

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                              • #30
                                Re: Black Friday - Websites Crashing

                                Originally posted by Pat View Post
                                Are the effing mad?
                                7.30 there was a queue out side PC world in Brum city centre, couldn't get on websites until I tried John Lewis, they price match . Yes I know there are some bargins to be had, Ipad mini 1 at £150 and 2 at £209 but mostly these things are manipulated to make us feel as if the retailers have done us a favour. Come the glorious day all the capitalist Tory voting barstweards will be up against the wall
                                steady. I'm Tory. Capitalist? Hardly.....
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