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The Official Black Friday 2025 Sucks WAAAAHHH Thread

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Last Edited by J3ff November 9, 2025 at 04:49 AM
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Ho ho ho, laugh out loudlaugh out loudlaugh out loud merry early November—because apparently Black Friday STILL can't wait until after we've stuffed our faces with turkey, am I right? Is Black friday even still a "Thing" in 2025 ?? shake head Frown Last year, some sneaky deal-hunter beat me to starting this thread, but not this time—I'm claiming my spot early in 2025 and not having any of that!

What a bunch of yawn-inducing "deals" we've got so far, folks. The retailers are stretching this *** out like a bad one-night stand, and the savings? About as satisfying as a limp handshake—or worse, if you catch my drift.

The "best" ones I've spotted? Target's got 40% off pajamas for the whole family—wow, because nothing screams doorbuster like discounted flannel that'll see more action on the couch than in the bedroom. Or how about 40% off select holiday décor? Groundbreaking! Deck the halls with overpriced plastic that's barely marked down enough to justify the hangover from holiday shopping. And 40% off LEGO? Sure, build something exciting while the real deals stay hidden like a bad secret. Don't forget their up to 50% off select toys like Barbie or Hot Wheels—because nothing says "savings" like half off the stuff your kids will break in a week, if you can even find the good ones in stock.

Over at Walmart, the previews are dropping like a lukewarm hot chocolate. Their Black Friday Event 1 kicks off November 14-16 with gems like a Dewalt ATOMIC 20V MAX Cordless Brushless 1/2 in. drill—ooh, get your power tools revved up for... what, exactly? Or the Eddie Bauer Heavyweight Full Zip Hoodie for $14.99, which is basically the same as saying "stay warm while regretting not holding out for better." And don't forget the Super7 Super Cyborg Batman figure—because who doesn't need more plastic heroes when the savings feel villainous? How about that KONG Classic Stuffable Dog Chew Toy down from $13.99 to $11.96? My furry friend is howling with indifference—two bucks off, groundbreaking! The Philips Norelco 7200 Electric Razor at $79.96? Apparently the same price it's been on Amazon for weeks—thanks for the "exclusive" Black Friday magic, you teases!

Sure, there's a 98" TCL QLED TV for $998 (down from $1,798), but let's be real, that's probably the only thing not disguised as a regular Tuesday sale, and even then, the Google TV platform has folks bitching about it being a letdown. Oh, and a Keurig Iced Essentials for $44.97 (was $79)? Brew your own disappointment at home for slightly less—because who needs real coffee when you can pod your way to mediocrity? Or the Dyson V12 Detect Slim Vacuum at $399.99 (from $729)? Still highway robbery for something that just sucks... dirt, that is. And a Barbie Malibu Travel Playset for $12 (was $21.88)? Nine bucks off more plastic that'll end up underfoot—parental joy!

Sam's Club isn't faring much better with their month-long "savings" tease from November 7 to December 1. A $50 Panera Bread eGift card for $39.98? Damn, $10 off on carbs—call the kink club, we've got a hot deal here! Membership required, of course, because why not add a little exclusivity to your underwhelming sandwich savings? And a 40" Vizio TV for $128, which slickdealers are already pointing out is beat by Best Buy's $99 doorbuster—talk about getting screwed on pixels.

Will we see hordes trampling each other in stores again, or has everyone wised up and stayed home for these half-markdowns? There'll never be a better Black Friday than that 2010 Lowe's Facebook frenzy—90% off coupons, double-dipping on water heaters, and salty commenters losing their minds over our hauls. Ah, the good ol' days before "Black November" turned everything into a diluted drip-feed of disappointments.


Anyway, spill the tea—tell us how awful this BF is shaping up in 2025! What's the lamest "deal" you've seen so far?

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Have a good Holiday Season all!! wootwootwootwootWaveLMAO

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apcks
11-28-2025 at 12:35 PM.
11-28-2025 at 12:35 PM.
i only foudn one good deal this year
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Knyght1234
11-28-2025 at 02:21 PM.
11-28-2025 at 02:21 PM.
Quote from Chris29 :
I dunno if it's the retailers at fault here. Black Friday was supposed to be about retailers getting "out of the red" financially for the year. With tariffs and everything else going on, retailers are already hurting trying to keep prices at a reasonable level. If they discount their merch much further, they'll just lose money - which defeats the purpose of Black Friday entirely. Might as well treat it like a normal day....which is exactly what they're doing.
It's been like this for nearly a decade. Blaming the tariffs and acting like this is something new is laughable at best.
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beggerking
11-28-2025 at 02:30 PM.
11-28-2025 at 02:30 PM.
i have yet to make any purchase this BF.... nothing stands out
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balloonshark
11-28-2025 at 02:44 PM.
11-28-2025 at 02:44 PM.
I was hoping for a good sd card for the steam deck. The only deal I see is the 512gb samsung evo select on sale.
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kitki83
11-28-2025 at 03:40 PM.
11-28-2025 at 03:40 PM.
I purchased only a few items: a pair of inexpensive $10 headphones with a microphone to store in the car while traveling between offices, because AirPods are giving me ear aches, and a travel thermos for making tea at my desk. My only splurge was an $60 Anker mystery box.
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J3ff
11-28-2025 at 07:06 PM.
11-28-2025 at 07:06 PM.
Well folks, 2025 Black friday... lets see... thanks to paypal for giving us a 20% off coupon we could use on pretty large items. Ebay did the same thing... picked up a 34 inch widescreen monitor for more than 200 off thanks to stacking coupons with the paypal thing... got a bunch of junk from amazon haul for 50% and 3 alpaca christmas tree ornaments, the boss will get one , had never heard of that before... big shout out to USMobile for giving a true unlimited data plan for 14ish a month with a 25 dollar referral credit, that goes up pretty big the more you get signed up.

Other things of note. Seems like TV's were not that hot this year, maybe we all have too many as it is.

One thing I did notice is the pre-built PC market seems to be hot as hell. Deals left and right, anyone else notice that?

Wyze threw a couple deals out, 30 dollar noise cancelling headphones and such..

I hope you all got something that made you happy and makes life better for you and your loved ones.

Till next year..... WAAHHHHHH this black friday sucked!!! Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season !

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CrazyHorse
11-28-2025 at 07:34 PM.
11-28-2025 at 07:34 PM.
I honestly had better deals in July. The only good deals I thought was the Newegg Combo Deals. They were great, their Doorbusters were more of a scam than anything. So yeah I have mixed feelings about Newegg. Great Combo Deals on one hand and Doorbusters for the bot farms on the other.
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JBX945
11-28-2025 at 10:49 PM.
11-28-2025 at 10:49 PM.
I like today's Black Friday better. Easier to actually find deals and not locked into one day. The prices are still good for some products. Then just sit back and watch Football and eat Turkey.
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krazyshopper
11-28-2025 at 10:55 PM.
11-28-2025 at 10:55 PM.
CNBC article on the dilution of Black Friday rings true

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/28/b...tdown.html
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steven99
11-29-2025 at 11:01 AM.
11-29-2025 at 11:01 AM.
Quote from krazyshopper :
CNBC article on the dilution of Black Friday rings true

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/28/b...tdown.html
Retailers got what they wanted, shopping days that de-emphasized a single day. I notice that Cyber Monday deals got better as Black Friday deals got worse. Probably because of the migration of in person to online shopping.
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minifigg
11-30-2025 at 01:38 PM.
11-30-2025 at 01:38 PM.
Quote from steven99 :
Retailers got what they wanted, shopping days that de-emphasized a single day. I notice that Cyber Monday deals got better as Black Friday deals got worse. Probably because of the migration of in person to online shopping.
Cyber Monday used to be a Joke! NOW Anthropologie of all places has a sale for CM that was BETTER than BF! What?
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cgsample
11-30-2025 at 03:55 PM.
11-30-2025 at 03:55 PM.
All the Amazon deals I wanted to buy had the "For Prime Members" catch in the pricing. I can't justify Prime.
Very disappointed with Amazon!
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sportykev
11-30-2025 at 09:54 PM.
11-30-2025 at 09:54 PM.
"back in my day" I camped outside CompUSA for a CHANCE to purchase a Western Digital 2.9gb PATA hard disk for $150 AFTER $150 MIR. First 5 got some $500 desktop, next 10 got the WD HD. Froze my ass off.
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tqlla3k
11-30-2025 at 10:34 PM.
11-30-2025 at 10:34 PM.
What were the Best deals this year, excluding Used items from Amazon?

The only deal I even considered was the $1000 98" TCL. But my Sony 85 is still going strong.
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FuschiaFriction2206
12-01-2025 at 08:21 AM.
12-01-2025 at 08:21 AM.
Yeah, this thread is right. I created a profile this year just to see what deals were out there and comment. Pretty much every thread I lurked in said no deal was actually good.

PayPal basically saved the forum/BF this year. Every deal I lurked had people saying after they stacked the 20% cashback it a good deal, which made it hard to judge if a deal was good on its own. The cashback was YMMV not everyone has PayPal, and it was limited to one purchase or a $1,250 cap, so you really had to pick and choose.

If Paypal didnt do the 20% cash back this thread probably has more people discussing how bad BF was this year.
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