No Black Friday threads this year?

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That just shows you they're giving you a toffee finger the rest of the 363 days of the year on pricing and have a red light hanging outside their front door

 

 

 

[Robbie Stewart]

2 hours ago, Jewbacca said:

I'm all for a bargain on stuff I need, but these days what I need is money to pay the bills and put towards my kid's education, not a new air fryer or TV.

This is wisdom. 

[Furbz]

i have loaded up a few good deals on bikehub  - while not officially black Friday stuff. it is a lot less than normal retail

Edited November 22, 2022 by Furbz

[dexterdent]

4 hours ago, dexterdent said:

I got an Elite Direto from chainreactioncycles, that will have a landed cost here of ~R8.5k. Typically costs more than double that, and even on special I could only see it at R13.5k.

Oh, and just got delivered in 5 days (including the weekend). Blows my mind that this is possible.

[Vye Cycle Kit]

We have some deals going

https://vye.co.za/collections/black-friday-2022

 

[Super Sywurm]

I only browse the specials for items I need.  Last year, a bought a lot of dishwash tablets. 

[Frosty]

My black Friday deal with my VPN provider expires in the odd years (2019, 2021, 2023, etc), so I'll renew next year this time, like I do every 24 months. If Disney+ has a special, then I'll sign up, otherwise keep paying monthly.

Black Friday happens on the 15th of every month (D-Day miles), so I've already used miles for what I needed this month. 
 

[Zeffer]

16 hours ago, dexterdent said:

Oh, and just got delivered in 5 days (including the weekend). Blows my mind that this is possible.

Awesome - is that standard shipment or priority tracked?

Some really great deals on there!

 

[Zeffer]

Anyone ever order a complete bike from chainreaction?

From what I can understand the tax on a bike is different from the tax on parts - so would you want the bike and wheels to be delivered separately?

 

[Bomberman]

21 hours ago, Jewbacca said:

It's ALL a scam.... Buying stuff you probably don't need because it's on special.

It isn't even part of our local culture. 

We don't celebrate thanksgiving, our stockmarket didn't crash in 1869 and we never had an Army vs Navy Football game! But I'm sure many of our employees will call in sick on Friday! hahaha

I'm all for a bargain on stuff I need, but these days what I need is money to pay the bills and put towards my kid's education, not a new air fryer or TV.

To all those out buying bargains, I salute you!

[Bub Marley]

18 hours ago, dexterdent said:

Oh, and just got delivered in 5 days (including the weekend). Blows my mind that this is possible.

What was the customs amount you paid?

[Bub Marley]

1 hour ago, Zeffer said:

Anyone ever order a complete bike from chainreaction?

From what I can understand the tax on a bike is different from the tax on parts - so would you want the bike and wheels to be delivered separately?

 

If you order the parts separately, then you don’t pay customs on bicycle components. You still pay VAT and clearing fees.

 

If you buy the bike complete you will pay customs as well as the other fees.

[dexterdent]

2 hours ago, Zeffer said:

Awesome - is that standard shipment or priority tracked?

Some really great deals on there!

 

It was standard, but I did have to pay extra for a bulky item (it was like 50 GBP, but a trainer is pretty substantial so seems fair). It was with DHL and I got full tracking so maybe because it was "Bulky" I automatically got priority tracked?

There were genuinely some really good deals on there, so was able to get a few things I need by waiting for this.

 

27 minutes ago, Bub Marley said:

What was the customs amount you paid?

My purchase (including a couple of other parts, and the delivery fee) was R8662.62 and my fee to DHL was R1411,25 (includes a R200 flat fee for admin). I tried to be careful and not include things that have duties (like clothing).

Edited November 23, 2022 by dexterdent
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[Bub Marley]

11 minutes ago, dexterdent said:

It was standard, but I did have to pay extra for a bulky item (it was like 50 GBP, but a trainer is pretty substantial so seems fair). It was with DHL and I got full tracking so maybe because it was "Bulky" I automatically got priority tracked?

There were genuinely some really good deals on there, so was able to get a few things I need by waiting for this.

 

My purchase (including a couple of other parts, and the delivery fee) was R8662.62 and my fee to DHL was R1411,25 (includes a R200 flat fee for admin). I tried to be careful and not include things that have duties (like clothing).

Strange that you never paid customs on a trainer as technically this doesn’t qualify has bicycle parts. 

[dexterdent]

It's the second time this has happened (last time was a cheaper one so was willing to take the risk).

[Koos Likkewaan 2]