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Ask HN: What are you buying on Cyber Monday

9 points by dsalzman ↗ HN
I’m currently not planning on buying anything. It seems to me that the deals aren’t great anymore and can be had later in the month if you want them.

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bsg75
Nothing. Cyber Monday like Black Friday is nothing more than Marketing without any actual price cutting or value add.
sys_64738
I bought a bunch of stuff like iPads in days leading up to Black Friday so you do get deals. I won't be buying anymore though.
solumunus
Obviously not true. I've purchased lots of things for cheaper than they have been all year. It's completely illegal in Europe to claim a discount that isn't actually discounted from the genuine historical RRP. Maybe things are different in the USA?
abudabi123
Failed to find an offer on LG Dualup.
rafalex99
I agree. The concept of "black friday" is not the same anymore and most of the best deals can be found on the days prior to the actual date. For example, NordVPN is running a discount offer (in fact, VPN services run discounts most of the year but whatever) for a 63% discount. A week ago, they already had a "black friday special offer" for a 68% discount. So, probably check those offers before the actual day.
cpach
A second-hand TV from an online acquaintance.
is_true
Related: the German version of bookdepository has a feature that show the lowest price of the last 30 days. Probably has to do with some German legislation, but it's awesome
jyu
robot vacuum. after singularity i hope our new overlords will remember how well i treated the vacuum and reciprocate.
JLCarveth
I was hoping to buy a new GPU, but stock levels still haven't recovered, at least in Canada. I'm not going to pay $1000+ for an RX 6800. I guess I will be waiting until December when the 7900 series releases and see how stock looks then.