“Angry” with tricks on Black Friday

In Western countries, Black Friday is considered the largest shopping festival on the planet. These days, stores, shopping malls, and supermarkets have slashed prices, drawing people to buy.

In Vietnam, in recent years, Black Friday is no stranger, especially for fans of fashion in big cities. These days, shopaholics often stay up all night to “sell soup.”

On the streets these days, from shopping malls, supermarkets, fashion stores to restaurants, sidewalk cafes, hair salons … everywhere, there are signs of “crash discounts”, “super discounts”, “storm sale” , “non-profit sales”, “70% impact reduction”, “buy 1 get 1 free” … to attract “god”.

However, the reality of this discount depends on the store. Many people, after crowding and shopping, had to exclaim “Black Friday in Vietnam is just a gimmick.”

The “ruin the price” and “reduce the impact” trick

This is the tactic that many stores use the most. To attract God, stores often increase the price of promotional products 2 or 3 times and then offer a 50-70% impact reduction.

Share on social networks, a “follower” said “angry” when buying “the jacket he likes for normal days costs 800,000 VND, now on Black Friday he sees the message 50% discount to run to buy, has increased” . at 1,800,000 VND, 50% less than 900,000 VND “.

A 70% reduction turns out to be “up to 70%”

This technique is also commonly seen and many customers are fooled when they look at some stores with a large 70% sign, not paying attention to the little “to” next to it.

Referring to the anniversary of the Black Friday hunt, Ms. Phuong Hang (Khuong Trung, Thanh Xuan) still shook her head “please go away.”

“Seeing the message of a 70% discount in a family clothing store, so I took advantage of the lunch break, I immediately asked the sisters in my room to buy them. It turns out that the 70% discount is only for bad, obsolete and other articles “. new products, with beautiful designs, only leak 10-30%. Ask the staff, they explain that the store with signs up to 70%, that means only a few models can reduce that, “said Ms. Hang.

“From there, learning from experience, I pointed out the stores that reduced all the products and there were no small ups and downs inserted there,” Hang said.

Reduce all inventory, tear marks

Black Friday is also an opportunity for stores to take inventory “out of the world”, “sell and sell”.

TH, who owns a clothing store in Hanoi, revealed that the number of promotional items on Black Friday is mainly clothing and shoes from the previous season, which is too low to sell.

To cover customers’ eyes, all old products will be repaired by shop staff and laid flat before being displayed. “Anything that breaks the lock, the platform is stitched all over. There are black dots, lipstick and ink that are carefully washed and then hung in my store. Usually these items will be 60-80% off ., customers can just watch, not try to exchange payments, “said Mr. H.

The “buy 1 get 1 free” movement

This is also a trick that stores and supermarkets often apply. Many people still understand that “buy 1 get 1 free” is to buy 2 the same but only charge 1. But in fact, in some stores, the gift is a different product, with a cheaper price and quality. often lower.

However, this technique is quite effective in attracting users. And once they “drop” in the store, the staff will have plenty of other ways to get customers to pay their bills. Not to mention that the price of that product is sometimes “lowered” compared to normal days.

“Buy fast, get a good price”

This is also a popular trick when buying discounted products via live streaming on social media.

The seller presents a very good product, a nice design and a “super discount in 30 minutes” in limited quantity. This creates psychological pressure for customers to buy quickly and quickly to get a good price.

However, when the goods are received, the quality is generally not the same as the sample, it is not the correct size, the color is pale, the stitches are schematic as “market goods”. This situation is more common in clothes, blankets …

“I just bought a set of blankets from a store on Facebook. When they filmed the live feed, the colors, patterns were sharp, the outlines and all very complete. I had to pay the shipping fee and refused to accept the merchandise “said Nguyen Thi Thanh (Dong Da, Hanoi).

How to avoid the “trap”?

In fact, many people, although there is no need to buy, but before the attractive advertisements, hitting the low-price psychology, many people have launched into the fever of “hunting” for discounted products.

Therefore, to avoid getting caught, said the specialists in “sales soup”, it is advisable to make the habit of going online to compare prices to know the real price of the product as well as the promotion history of that product in the past. .

For online shoppers, ask the seller for an actual photo of the product taken or returned by the store. Also, check online store or product reviews before deciding to place an order.

Currently, many phishing sites often do not display post comments to “block” customer comments, so users should be aware of posts with high status. “angry”. These may be buyers who were tricked into not commenting or texting the page.

Ideally, consumers should go to shopping malls or stores that are familiar, branded and reputable to avoid buying counterfeit products, counterfeit products and poor quality products.

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