Some consumers have described South Africa's Black Friday as a 'scam', saying discounts are not significant.This year's Black Friday has again left many disappointed, with some calling it a “scam”. complained prices listed were “not actually” discounts.
On Twitter, the hashtag #BlackFriday trended as customers screen-grabbed images of items allegedly cheaper days before Black Friday. Over the past few years some online retailers such as Takealot have been hyped as the ultimate Black Friday extravaganza. However, the retailer faced criticism this year for allegedly inflating prices or offering no real discounts.
Some shoppers were not impressed with the less than 50% discounts offered by many shops and said prices were not reduced as much as expected.
So this wokes only figured that now?
Lmao perfect reason to follow the axiom of 'don't believe the hype'
This has been happening for a long time, just think about it when businesses reduce their prices exponentially what are they gaining? People where flocking to malls and leaving empty handed
South Africans have still to learn the meaning of the word 'gratitude'. They want everything for free.
Biggest Scam
Everything i bought was 40% 50% off if what you want is not on special so my stuff was black fridayed so i am sharp. Ga re tlo ya ka mogofe o kare re bana.
They must stop this black friday black Friday must fall
It's good seba hlalefa jwanong! Black Friday ke SCAM, vuka darkie 😀
Yup...and TAKEALOT loves doing that. They hike prices and make like it's on special
South African consumers are the most gullible of consumers you can find. Black Friday is a customer rip off. Products pre black Friday are 40% marked up and black Friday 30% discounted.
Easy. If discount is below 40% then it should not be part of black friday. I agree yesterday's one was a rip off
Egdars is the only store that had real black Friday special. Buy one shirt for 400 and get another one for free.
The norm overseas where this began is 50% off in stock items. In South Africa it’s a con job to create sales with no advantage to the purchaser. We are the suckers in this market.
Just what I thought would happen 😜...it was the same last year
It has always been a scam in SA. Black Friday it's self is another scam unless you are able to buy the items at under cost since the companies are renewing stock or upgrading new items
It’s such a sick scam on Thursday jeans 👖 at superberlist was R600 on Black Friday same pair was R719
😂🤡👍
It's Ramaphosa who's in charge so what were they expecting?
If it's not 50% off, Dnt buy it
Saved 100% but not getting caught in the Black Friday frenzy
Especially TAKEALOT
So retailers thought shoppers would never figure it out, if I could see it many years ago, then probably most people saw it too, we will wait for a better Friday, the black one is a scam
You don’t say!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
They only found out this year?
Black Friday in South African was always going to be a scam . It won’t get me !!!
When will people realise that black Friday it's a Scam.
Black Friday is a big scam
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Slaves of capitalism.
What ppl also do not know is that most of the retailers get massive backend rebates. Which means they make margin in the store and are guaranteed margin on the backend from the supplier. Over and above this it is the supplier that gives discounted prices and not the retailers
Black Friday doesn’t exist
Wow.. big surprise. The is a shopping campaign, retail is now here to make customers happy . Just their pockets. Let's all wake up a little
I agree ‼️
That’s the whole point of Black Friday.. I thought it was obvious to people by now!
They’ve been doing a number y’all since inception
Black friday in sa is a con
Aaaah ke go na le bona?
No one cares 😂
Wow only now people are complaining while it it has been happening all these years.
Hahahahahaha🤣🤣🤣
Of course, they're not! These black Fridays things are jokes and mockery...Keep your savings warm! FaneleBazi
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