Official 2015 Black Friday thread

[xer0h0ur]

i'm glad there are so many cool people in this thread that don't like cheap deals...less people i have to knock out of the way to get my 35$ 50 inch flat screen

I'm disappointed you didn't manage to put a racial angle to this. Do better.

 

[Monk]

Black Friday was good when stores used it to sell off overstock.

Now manufacturers build shoddy things at with the cheapest components, and make that their Black Friday deal. Why do people fall for it? Because one in five people still have a working Bluray player that they bought on a black friday a few years ago.


My $0.02. Sorry zack. I don't mean to debbie downer. Just how I strongly feel about something that used to mean good deals, and now it means bad quality.

Any MP3 player my mom has gotten my daughter on Black Friday has been a joke. Dirt cheap but she's got like 4 and none of them work.

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

Consumers are stupid. Retailers know it. The consumer should be controlling the retailer, not vice versa. Black Friday perpetuates this twisted relationship.

 

[1ke]

Unless you do your homework.

Last year I was able to get 200$ beats headphones for 89$. I got myself a pair, my sister a pair, and my brother a pair. All my Xmas shopping done for my siblings done in half an hour and I was back home eating pie by time the 4th quarter of the game started.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

I see where it gets it's name:

[video=youtube;MSigZkYRHiU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSigZkYRHiU[/video]

INB4 GalePayton

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

Unless you do your homework.

Last year I was able to get 200$ beats headphones for 89$. I got myself a pair, my sister a pair, and my brother a pair. All my Xmas shopping done for my siblings done in half an hour and I was back home eating pie by time the 4th quarter of the game started.

Great, but beats suck.

 

[Rush]

This will be my 2nd black friday not working in retail. I now use it as an anniversary to thank the fucking lord that I no longer work retail.

 

[botfly10]

Unless you do your homework.

Last year I was able to get 200$ beats headphones for 89$. I got myself a pair, my sister a pair, and my brother a pair. All my Xmas shopping done for my siblings done in half an hour and I was back home eating pie by time the 4th quarter of the game started.

lol, you still got ripped off tho

 

[1ke]

lol, you still got ripped off tho

Why?

 

[1ke]

Great, but beats suck.

They sound good to me.

 

[botfly10]

lol, do some research on beats Get some Grado SR60s

If You Read This Review and Still Buy Beats Headphones, You’re An Idiot

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/201...nd-still-buy-beats-headphones-youre-an-idiot/

 

[1ke]

lol, do some research on beats Get some Grado SR60s

If You Read This Review and Still Buy Beats Headphones, You’re An Idiot

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/201...nd-still-buy-beats-headphones-youre-an-idiot/

For real Bot? Lol. FFS

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[1ke]

The review of the headphones on your link are 300$. He is basing his comparison on some beats headphones that are 400$. Paying 400 quid for some headphones is idiotic indeed. No matter what brand it is. I'm not making music.... Also.....

His review are in ear buds, which I dont like.

The SR60 he mentions in the review are the same price I paid for mine anyway.

The SR60 is an open back set as well, and that won't do me much good in the situations I use mine for which ain't even alot.

Now we have headphone snobs. (not calling Bot one). But FFS.

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[brett05]

Unless you do your homework.

Last year I was able to get 200$ beats headphones for 89$. I got myself a pair, my sister a pair, and my brother a pair. All my Xmas shopping done for my siblings done in half an hour and I was back home eating pie by time the 4th quarter of the game started.

That's the trick for the Black Friday deals. Make sure it's a product that they sell year round. If not, it's probably going to be a shoddy product like Crys stated.

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

The review of the headphones on your link are 300$. He is basing his comparison on some beats headphones that are 400$. Paying 400 quid for some headphones is idiotic indeed. No matter what brand it is. I'm not making music.... Also.....

His review are in ear buds, which I dont like.

The SR60 he mentions in the review are the same price I paid for mine anyway.

The SR60 is an open back set as well, and that won't do me much good in the situations I use mine for which ain't even alot.

Now we have headphone snobs. (not calling Bot one). But FFS.

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I simply think beats are poor, and overpriced headphones. It's not a shot at you. You don't have to defend your choice. I do think that the marketing of beats was superior to the design and production of them.

Everyone has their preferences. Some prefer a punched up bass. I prefer a more flat, reference sound for music. Some want closed back for using in public. I prefer open back for use at home.

I'd say headphones go in $100 increments. The Grados are a nice $100 choice. AKG Y50s or Y55s are a nice closed back choice for $100. Audio Technica ATH-M50s are a nice $200 headphone. I don't think $400 is outrageous for a nice set of phones, depending on the purpose, but I do feel once you hit $500 you are entering a diminishing returns area.

If you're enjoying your beats, all the power to you. May I ask why you chose them? Did you do a listening and comfort test? I would never buy a set of phones based on reviews, marketing, or solely on pricing. You have to try them.

The beats you bought are properly priced at $70-$80. $200 is way overpriced, so in my opinion you really didn't save anything. But if you're happy, you don't have to defend your choice or take my comments personally.

Beats are on sale everywhere now. Consumers have finally found out the swizz.

 

[1ke]

I simply think beats are poor, and overpriced headphones. It's not a shot at you. You don't have to defend your choice. I do think that the marketing of beats was superior to the design and production of them.

Everyone has their preferences. Some prefer a punched up bass. I prefer a more flat, reference sound for music. Some want closed back for using in public. I prefer open back for use at home.

I'd say headphones go in $100 increments. The Grados are a nice $100 choice. AKG Y50s or Y55s are a nice closed back choice for $100. Audio Technica ATH-M50s are a nice $200 headphone. I don't think $400 is outrageous for a nice set of phones, depending on the purpose, but I do feel once you hit $500 you are entering a diminishing returns area.

If you're enjoying your beats, all the power to you. May I ask why you chose them? Did you do a listening and comfort test? I would never buy a set of phones based on reviews, marketing, or solely on pricing. You have to try them.

The beats you bought are properly priced at $70-$80. $200 is way overpriced, so in my opinion you really didn't save anything. But if you're happy, you don't have to defend your choice or take my comments personally.

Beats are on sale everywhere now. Consumers have finally found out the swizz.

Yes. I tried them beforehand. I've always needed/wanted a decent pair, but I was never willing to pay more than a 100 for headphones. Not because I never thought they were worth it, but because I never used them enough to justify spending big money on headphones. I tried the beats, some Koss, and some JBLs. All were decent, but the fact of the matter was the Koss and the JBLs were both priced over 100$, and were just a bit overkill. For me, it had more to do with the price point than the brand name. Had the JBL headphones been on sale, I would have gotten them.

But with the sale, it just made sense and killed Christmas shopping for my siblings with one stone.

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[Xuder O'Clam]

Fair enough. But Beats still suck.

 

[zack54attack]

Unless you do your homework.

Last year I was able to get 200$ beats headphones for 89$. I got myself a pair, my sister a pair, and my brother a pair. All my Xmas shopping done for my siblings done in half an hour and I was back home eating pie by time the 4th quarter of the game started.

This.

You have to do your homework on what you want and you'll be fine. I've never had a problem. Picked up a nice Keurig machine for $60 last year, plus over $80 of Kcups for like $20. Also grabbed a nice soundbar and going to grab another one for the bedroom this year.

The videogames are great deals as well. Walmart usually has EA Sports games for $25. BlackFriday may seem like cheap products, and some are, but there are a TON of quality products out there.

 

[zack54attack]

That's the trick for the Black Friday deals. Make sure it's a product that they sell year round. If not, it's probably going to be a shoddy product like Crys stated.

aka the $20 Blu Ray players or extremely cheap laptops.

 

[zack54attack]

Black Friday was good when stores used it to sell off overstock.

Now manufacturers build shoddy things at with the cheapest components, and make that their Black Friday deal. Why do people fall for it? Because one in five people still have a working Bluray player that they bought on a black friday a few years ago.


My $0.02. Sorry zack. I don't mean to debbie downer. Just how I strongly feel about something that used to mean good deals, and now it means bad quality.

If you're buying the $20 blu ray player for yourself on BF, then you're doing it all wrong. lol.