However, travel deals on offer are likely to point towards travel in 2023/2024.South Africans finally get some Black Friday travel deals – for the first time in two yearsPretty much everyone thinks footfall numbers in stores and malls will be back around pre-pandemic levels this Black Friday – which isn't necessarily good news.
Stores and malls with backup power will be okay, but will likely attract shoppers that may have gone elsewhere, making them extra crowded. Websites that may have struggled under demand anyway certainly won't do any better when the power is off in some parts of the country, though the biggest online impact will likely be to your local internet connection, as always.
The increasingly global special shopping day Black Friday falls on 25 November 2022. But South African retailers have rolling discount windows that stretch all the way through to early January – and that is important if you are looking for something with a big price tag but not necessarily a specific model, say a TV of a certain size but without a preference as to the manufacturer.We have closely tracked Black Friday promotions since 2018, and we have seen some eye-popping promotions.
BISouthAfrica But. The downside is that unlike other countries local companies do not cut prices on current stock but import discounted products especially for these sales. So you land up buying inferior product. People beware.
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BISouthAfrica What consumers must know is that Black Friday becomes black weekend which becomes black two weeks and then morphs into Xmas specials... blah blah blah.. I wouldn't sell my sole for a cheap airfryer..
BISouthAfrica Rubbish