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Amazon made it an international thing. Since Amazon started the heavy promotion of their Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales in Germany, basically every German

Amazon made it an international thing. Since Amazon started the heavy promotion of their Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales in Germany, basically every German (online) store also offers Black Friday discounts. However, they discounts aren’t typically as big as they can be in the US, at least that is what I found from my comparison

rasz 5y ago
In Poland most 'black friday' discounts are of the 1 item per shop or 30% off the price we raised by 40% a week ago kind.
- genocidicbunny 5y ago
  So, perfectly keeping with the American tradition then.
Semaphor 5y ago
Amazon now almost has Black Friday month, since I think the 8th they had "Early Black Friday" deals, since yesterday it’s "Black Friday Week", and after BF it will be "Cyber Monday Week".
usrusr 5y ago
Discounts aren't typically as big because manufacturer mandated retail prices are quite illegal in the EU so retailers are competitively squeezing their margins the entire year, not just for one week in November.
bigB 5y ago
In all honesty I get better prices and quicker delivery from Ebay than i would on Amazon on Black Friday....makes no difference to me at all
- moooo99 5y ago
  Unfortunately I find eBay absolutely awful to use. More often than not eBay still just looks super sketchy for basically anything I'd consider buying online. On two occasions I accidentally ordered products from China which ended up being stuck in customs. Additionally, I found the eBay app to be absolutely awful, both as a buyer and an occasional seller. Those problems were much worse a few years ago, but instead of eBay getting significantly better, Amazon got much much worse. Amazon is being flooded with cheap knockoff Chinese products that often seem very questionable in regards of quality and safety. For many things that I end up buying I just use a shopping search engine such as Geizhals or idealo. It is very very rare that Amazon is among the cheapest shops for any product I'm looking for

rasz 5y ago

In Poland most 'black friday' discounts are of the 1 item per shop or 30% off the price we raised by 40% a week ago kind.

genocidicbunny 5y ago
So, perfectly keeping with the American tradition then.

Semaphor 5y ago

Amazon now almost has Black Friday month, since I think the 8th they had "Early Black Friday" deals, since yesterday it’s "Black Friday Week", and after BF it will be "Cyber Monday Week".

usrusr 5y ago

Discounts aren't typically as big because manufacturer mandated retail prices are quite illegal in the EU so retailers are competitively squeezing their margins the entire year, not just for one week in November.

bigB 5y ago

In all honesty I get better prices and quicker delivery from Ebay than i would on Amazon on Black Friday....makes no difference to me at all

moooo99 5y ago
Unfortunately I find eBay absolutely awful to use. More often than not eBay still just looks super sketchy for basically anything I'd consider buying online. On two occasions I accidentally ordered products from China which ended up being stuck in customs. Additionally, I found the eBay app to be absolutely awful, both as a buyer and an occasional seller. Those problems were much worse a few years ago, but instead of eBay getting significantly better, Amazon got much much worse. Amazon is being flooded with cheap knockoff Chinese products that often seem very questionable in regards of quality and safety. For many things that I end up buying I just use a shopping search engine such as Geizhals or idealo. It is very very rare that Amazon is among the cheapest shops for any product I'm looking for