Many shopping offers on “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” are certainly tempting.
Bargain hunters should still keep a cool head - experts give tips.
On
"Black Friday"
(November 27th) and on "
Cyber Monday
" (November 30th), many retailers will be luring again with numerous
bargain prices
.
Shoppers and bargain hunters should still keep a cool head, as consumer advocates emphasize.
Just one of many
shopping tips on the occasion of the discount battle on the Internet
: Make a
wish list
beforehand
of all the things you really need.
Then you avoid (all too) spontaneous quick purchases that you may regret afterwards.
You can also read here
when and where you can find the best deals on Black Friday 2020 - and what the bargains are really good for *.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2020: Set price alert on comparison page for bargains
If you don't want to miss real bargains
, you should, as a report by the AFP news agency says, set a
price alert
on a comparison site
, according to another
piece of
advice on the occasion of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Then an email will come as soon as an offer is below the set limit.
The lowest price in the past three months could be a clue.
If the price falls a little below, consumers are generally "not getting a bad deal".
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Here you can find the best Amazon offers for "Black Friday" 2020 on Merkur.de
If you know what you are looking for, you can use
price search engines
to look up current prices, the report also says.
Then it would be easier to distinguish "supposed offers" from actual bargains
.
Because, according to the report, many retailers advertise with high percentages - “but calculate the discount on the manufacturer's original recommended retail price”.
These are "free recommendations that many dealers undercut".
In addition, often cast them
dead stock
offered at bargain prices
or excessive prices initially displayed, so the discount appears higher.
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: Cyber Monday 2020 on November 30th: How to benefit from the offers now
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2020: Price search engines can also help
In the search for the cheapest price, the
consumer
advice center
recommends
using
"
at least two price search engines
".
Only when a
special
offer cannot be undercut with searches in two price search engines, writes the consumer advice center on its homepage, the click on the buy button can be “quite reliably worthwhile”.
Here you can find the best Amazon offers for "Cyber Monday" 2020 on Merkur.de
Online shopping: consumer advocates warn against fake offers
The
consumer
advice center also warns of possible fake offers that one should not fall for on the net.
Especially “on big discount days”, when many retailers advertise with bargains, “the
risk of confusion with other fake shops
, even outside of Amazon, is greater”, say the consumer advocates on their website.
Therefore: "Preferably pay by invoice or direct debit and don't let yourself be lured into a dangerous prepayment purchase."
Online orders: The right of withdrawal is valid for 14 days
The experts also refer to the
right of withdrawal
: If you order
online,
you
have
14 days to withdraw your order
.
However, consumers should know that they sometimes
have to pay
for
return shipping
costs.
Those affected should check the respective specifications of a retailer before buying, advises the consumer advice center.
(
ahu) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editors network.
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With these seven tips you will save a lot of money in everyday life