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Ask HN: Are retailers raising prices ahead of Black Friday?
Is it possible to gather data at a large scale on whether retailers have been raising prices in advance of Black Friday, so they can have big "sales"?
I just noticed that a tshirt I was looking at on Woot went from $15 to $19. I had been watching the price to see how much it would be discounted next week (typically they can be had for $6 if you order a couple at a time), and was interested to see that the price went up in the last few days.
I realized this is probably happening all over the place and wondered if it is possible to measure the prevalence on a macro level to see which stores/companies/sectors do this the most.
- nullindividual 3y agocamelcamelcamel.com might be a good place to watch for Amazon, specifically. The other thing to watch out for is the "deals", certainly for TVs, are often Black Friday-specific models. Whether this means goods of lesser quality, I'm unsure, but I'd imagine so given the lower price point.
- b20000 3y agowondering if i should wait until black friday or cyber monday to upgrade my iphone. thoughts?
- gnicholas 3y agoMy understanding is that it depends a lot on your carrier. Some already have great deals and won’t get better, especially if you’re trading in your current iPhone. Apple doesn’t typically offer Black Friday discounts, though they sometimes offer gift cards or similar freebies.
- b20000 3y agoyeah the question is if a 75 dollar gift card is worth the chaos on black friday