Predictions for this year's sales and deals?

[Brad]

How do you think this year will compare with recent years as far as number of sales, quality of deals, sale formats, etc?

 

How do you think the tariffs will affect the deals? Will prices be higher or will retailers eat those increases when it comes to their Black Friday deals?

 

Black Friday also falls on the 28th, which is the second latest possible day and gives retailers less time between BF and Christmas so will that once again cause sales to start even earlier?

 

What items do you think we'll see the best deals on this year? What items are you hoping to score deals on?

 

Share your thoughts and remember that posts in this forum qualify for the giveaways we'll be having this year (more on that soon).

[Kanyon71]

I have a feeling it’s going to be a little worse with all the tariffs taking their toll on deals. I also think it’s going to be so spread out that it’s going to be hard to determine if the deals will be any better with the later sales. 

[len_mullen]

 

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How do you think this year will compare with recent years as far as number of sales, quality of deals, sale formats, etc?

I expect Amazon, Walmart, and others will hold their own 'deal days' events leading up to Black Friday.  You'll have to have some sort of membership to participate.

 

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How do you think the tariffs will affect the deals? Will prices be higher or will retailers eat those increases when it comes to their Black Friday deals?

The biggest factor impacting prices will be lack of interest.  I haven't bought a computer in more than a year and will not be shopping for one.  I bought my kids 65" 144 hz 'televisions' to play video games on last year.  Before that, my last TV purchase was in 2021.  Not looking for televisions this year.  My kids do not need/want televisions, computers, or new phones this year.  We're full.

 

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Black Friday also falls on the 28th, which is the second latest possible day and gives retailers less time between BF and Christmas so will that once again cause sales to start even earlier?

Just means more sales leading up to BF and a less important BF.  Last deal I got between BF and Christmas was that 75" TV I bought in 2021.  I ordered Christmas Eve but did not take delivery until after Christmas.

 

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What items do you think we'll see the best deals on this year? What items are you hoping to score deals on?

As always, TVs and Computers will be steeply discounted.  Personally, I'm hoping to get deals on a couple Arcade1Up cabinets.  The company seems to be teetering, so maybe some clearance action from Kohls, Target, Walmart, or Amazon?  After Christmas, the 'unfit' toys QVC could not sell will end up as 'free after Crazy Deals at Ocean State Job Lot.  I can hope, right?

 

 

Edited yesterday at 03:30 AM by len_mullen

[setlok73]

I think the deals will be substantial to try and make up for some of the pull back.  But they start the deals so early and spread them out for so long its hard to see what all is available.  

 

I have seen in my own family a big shift.  My kids are trying to downsize and not have have so much "stuff" so obviously the spending slows.  Which is great! But I think this is happening across the country and it is going to impact revenue.