明らかにする/漏らすd: Whopping 98 PER CENT of 黒人/ボイコット Friday 取引,協定s are cheaper at other times of the year - as Which? tells Brits to take 申し込む/申し出s 'with a pinch of salt'

The 広大な 大多数 of 黒人/ボイコット Friday 取引s - 98 per cent - are cheaper at other times, によれば a new 熟考する/考慮する.

研究 across hundreds of 取引,協定s 申し込む/申し出d by major retailers for the event last year 設立する just 2 per cent were at their cheapest on 黒人/ボイコット Friday itself.

The findings come from a 熟考する/考慮する by Which?, whose 専門家s 警告する shoppers to 扱う/治療する (人命などを)奪う,主張するs of big 貯金 with scepticism.

Many retailers are already running 黒人/ボイコット Friday 取引,協定s ahead of the main event at the end of this week and through the 週末.

The 消費者 支持する/優勝者 調査するd 208 取引,協定s 申し込む/申し出d by アマゾン, AO, Argos, Currys, John 吊りくさび, Richer Sounds and Very. They looked at the prices of these items in both the six months before and six months after the sales day.

Shoppers on Oxford Street, central London, ahead of the annual Black Friday sales (James Manning/PA)

Shoppers on Oxford Street, central London, ahead of the 年次の 黒人/ボイコット Friday sales (James Manning/PA)

Apple Airpods (2nd 世代) headphones at both Argos and Currys were 割引d from £139 to £119 on 黒人/ボイコット Friday. However, these 製品s were 設立する at a cheaper £99-£109 every day between May 25 and September 9.

At アマゾン, the Garmin Lily Sports 版 smart watch was 割引d from £199 to £149 but Which? 設立する it had been cheaper 58 days before 黒人/ボイコット Friday 含むing a 削減 to £114.99.

At Richer Sounds, the Bowers and Wilkins 603 S2 周年記念日 版 床に打ち倒す standing (衆議院の)議長s went from £1,599 to £1,299 on 黒人/ボイコット Friday. In fact, they had been £1,299 for a long period before the event and dropped to £1,249 before Christmas.

At Argos, 75 per cent of the 調査するd 製品s, mostly TVs, were cheaper at other times of the year. In its defence, Argos challenged whether many of the 製品s 含むd in the 研究 had been labelled as 黒人/ボイコット Friday 申し込む/申し出s.

Some 69 per cent of アマゾン's 調査するd 製品s were cheaper at other times of the year. アマゾン argued it 目的(とする)s to 申し込む/申し出 広大な/多数の/重要な value throughout the year, 含むing through price-matching and seasonal 取引,協定 events.

Which? 設立する around half the 製品s, or more, were cheaper in the six months before or after 黒人/ボイコット Friday at AO (59 per cent), Very (54 per cent) and Richer Sounds (47 per cent).

Which? 小売 editor, Ele (訂正する) Cl ark, said: 'Our 研究 shows that you don't need to feel 圧力d to splash out on 黒人/ボイコット Friday as it's rarely the cheapest time to shop.

'Retailers are not unaware of the extra 圧力 on 世帯 財政/金融s this year and will be keen to use 黒人/ボイコット Friday to attract shoppers looking to get the most for their money.

'While they're rare, there are some 本物の 取引s to be had - just make sure you do your 研究 and don't panic buy.

'It's 価値(がある) comparing the price at 多重の retailers and checking the 製品's price history using a 場所/位置 such as PriceRunner or PriceSpy - that way you'll know a good 取引,協定 when you see one.'

AO 明言する/公表するd that Which?'s findings didn't 代表する the value that their 黒人/ボイコット Friday 昇進/宣伝s 供給する.

Boots said: 'We always 目的(とする) for our 黒人/ボイコット Friday 取引,協定s to be our very lowest prices - last year we had over 18,000 取引,協定s on 申し込む/申し出.'

John 吊りくさび said: 'Our 顧客s can get 広大な/多数の/重要な 申し込む/申し出s with us all year 一連の会議、交渉/完成する... we're 焦点(を合わせる)d on 広大な/多数の/重要な 質 and value, having 投資するd 意味ありげに to keep prices 負かす/撃墜する in-shops and online.'

Richer Sounds said: 'We try hard to be 100 per cent transparent with our 顧客s, so they can make 知らせるd buying 決定/判定勝ち(する)s.'

Very said: 'We 申し込む/申し出 広大な/多数の/重要な value on a 範囲 of 製品s across all 部類s throughout the year, 含むing 経由で 正規の/正選手 宣伝の events.'

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